India, Oct. 29 -- Direct Relief, a humanitarian organization, said in a report dated Oct. 28, 2026, that it has delivered requested medicines and medical supplies valued at more than $41 million and provided more than $1.3 million in grant funding to local healthcare partners involved in recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
Hurricane Melissa’s impact
Direct Relief’s report said Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica in October 2025 as the strongest hurricane in the country’s history.
It said the Category 5 storm tracked near the southwestern Jamaican town of Black River before weakening and moving across Cuba and the Bahamas, and reported deaths in multiple countries:
* Jamaica:...