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US State Department Sends Emergency Teams After Hurricane Melissa Hits Jamaica, Cuba

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Waves splash in Kingston as Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica on Oct. 28, 2025. Matias Delacroix/AP PhotoThe U.S. Department of State said on Wednesday that it will be deploying emergency teams to Caribbean countries that were slammed by Hurricane Melissa this week.“In response to catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in many Caribbean countries, [the State Department] is deploying a regional Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and activated US-based Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams to bolster response efforts,” the department said in a post on X.

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