Samaritan’s Purse is deploying a Disaster Assistance Response Team and airlifting tons of critical relief to assist the island nation in the aftermath of this powerful storm. Please pray.
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Hurricane Melissa roared ashore on Jamaica Oct. 28 as a Category 5 storm, devastating western portions of the island.
We are sending relief on multiple airlifts to the Caribbean nation.
Samaritan’s Purse has a network of over 200 local church partners on the ground in Jamaica.
Samaritan's Purse is sending tons of emergency aid and dozens of relief specialists to Jamaica to meet urgent needs in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.
“Hurricane Melissa hammered a path of destruction across Jamaica, severely damaging homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses. Please pray for those who have lost so much and for our teams as we go in Jesus’ Name.”
Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica in the early afternoon, Oct. 28, as a deadly Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph. The island nation bore the brunt of the catastrophic storm—the most powerful storm on record to ever hit the country—with extreme storm surge, high winds, and torrential rain. This triggered flash flooding and landslides. Tens of thousands of people are in shelters. The majority of the island is without power.
Samaritan’s Purse is planning multiple airlifts to bring shelter materials, medical supplies, hygiene kits, solar lights, community water filtration systems, and other emergency relief.
Please be in prayer for all those in the path of this major storm—the strongest on the planet this year.
