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UNDP calls Hurricane Melissa Jamaicas worst climate disaster, pledges US$400,000 for early assessments and recovery support
Summary
Kishan Kode, the United Nations Development Programmes resident representative for the Caribbean coverage area, said Hurricane Melissa made landfall Oct. 28 as a Category 5 storm with about 300 kilometers per hour winds and has produced "the worst climate disaster in Jamaica's history."
Kishan Kode, the United Nations Development Programmes resident representative covering The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Turks and Caicos, said Hurricane Melissa made landfall Oct. 28 as a Category 5 storm with about 300 kilometers per hour winds and has produced the worst climate disaster in Jamaicas history.
Kode said UNDP teams have visited affected communities, including New Hope in western Jamaica, and met residents who described total loss of homes and livelihoods. "This shows the face of the climate emergency as an exacerbator pushing people into poverty and displacement," Kode said.
Using UNDPs digital impact-assessment platform and AI-powered tools, Kode said the agency estimates close to 5,000,000 metric tons of debris across…
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