The Canadian Red Cross Society Duplicate Of 10049981

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October 2025 – Hurricane Melissa swept through the Caribbean, reaching Category 5 speeds and becoming one of the strongest tropical storms on record. Over 6 million people are estimated to have been impacted across the region. Melissa caused significant damage and destruction, particularly in Cuba and Jamaica. With the support of a GAC Matching Fund, the Canadian Red Cross (CRCS) is responding to needs emerging from Hurricane Melissa in Cuba and Jamaica. The project addresses life-saving needs of crisis-affected people, through both CRCS relief operations and support to emergency response led by national Red Cross societies in Cuba and Jamaica. In Cuba, project activities include: (1) providing essential shelter and non-food items; (2) providing health and protection services, including emergency medical services and mental health and psychological support; (3) providing water, hygiene and sanitation services. In Jamaica, CRCS will deploy its Emergency Clinic with outreach/mobile capacity to affected areas, reinforcing essential health-service delivery. This responds to a request from the Government of Jamaica and is undertaken in coordination with the Jamaica Red Cross and IFRC. Project activities include (1) providing health and protection services, including emergency medical services and mental health and psychological support.