As Jamaica's Prime Minister says today marked day one of his country's national recovery from the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, the President and the Secretary of the United States have said the U.S. will provide help to Jamaica and other parts of the region impacted by the Hurricane.
00:00Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Allness announced on his Facebook page that Wednesday is day one of Jamaica's national recovery from the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which hit the island as a Category 5 hurricane.
00:13Prime Minister Allness said the government he leads is acting quickly to assess the damage and bring relief.
00:18He also said, quote, Jamaica, we are strong and we will get through this, end quote.
00:24Prime Minister Allness said the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in just one area, St. Elizabeth, is truly heartbreaking, yet the spirit of the people remains unbroken.
00:36On Air Force One on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will offer assistance to Jamaica.
00:42I've never seen numbers like that. I saw it a little while ago, 195 mile an hour wind. I've never seen that before. I've never seen, I guess it can get that high, but I've never seen it.
00:52And it's literally just, you know, knocking down everything in front of it. It's a stage five, I guess.
01:00And you don't see stage five. You don't see fives very often. You see fours and threes, but this is a five early on, meaning it gets worse.
01:09So it's done a tremendous job. You mean what you make?
01:12It is the United States going to.
01:14Well, we have to. On a humanitarian basis, we have to. So we're watching it closely and we're prepared to move.
01:20But, you know, it's doing tremendous damage. As we speak, it's right there, right now.
01:26And in a statement on Facebook, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is in close contact with the governments of Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic and the Bahamas
01:36as they confront the devastating impacts of Hurricane Melissa.
01:40Secretary Rubio further said that the U.S. has rescue and response teams heading to the affected areas along with critical life-saving supplies
01:48and that the prayers of the U.S. are with the people of the Caribbean.
01:53On Monday, Prime Minister Kamala Pusabas has said in a statement that the government of Trinidad and Tobago,
01:58in partnership with key stakeholders, will launch a national collection drive to gather relief supplies to be sent to Jamaica to assist those most in need.
02:07Prime Minister Pusabas has said that the government of Trinidad and Tobago is mobilizing to provide immediate assistance to Jamaica in the aftermath of this disaster
02:16and is prepared to offer manpower, technical resources, emergency supplies and foodstuffs to aid relief and recovery efforts.
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