Jamaica minister says 19 dead from Hurricane Melissa: media
A person walks down a street affected by Hurricane Melissa; in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Oct. 30. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) pledged to provide essential supplies to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm, hit the southwestern part of the country. EPA-Yonhap
By AFP
WASHINGTON — At least 19 people in Jamaica have died as a result of Hurricane Melissa which devastated the island nation when it roared ashore this week, a government minister told broadcasters late Thursday.
"The confirmed death toll from Hurricane Melissa is now at 19," including nine in the far west parish of Westomoreland, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon told local news outlets including the Jamaica Gleaner.