Unprecedented deaths and destruction.. What did Hurricane Melissa do to Jamaica?
intends to Several field hospitals have been set up on the Caribbean island, according to Health Minister Christopher Tufton on Saturday, as part of dealing with the damage caused by .
Four days after the arrival of On land in western Jamaica, the official death toll is still standing at 19, but Tufton expressed during a press conference his belief that it is higher. "Because there are areas that we still have difficulty reaching".
Hurricane Melissa
Tufton said that in the face of the damage to hospitals in the west of the country on the southern and northern coasts, many field hospitals will be deployed in the coming days and weeks.
Hospitals in western Jamaica suffered severe damage after their roofs were blown off and flood waters entered their buildings, which led to the destruction of medical equipment.
The first hospital Field
The minister added that the first field hospital will be delivered on Sunday in Black River, the capital of the most affected province. "We will start setting it up immediately"
He continued: "This facility will be fully equipped, including an operating room and other essential diagnostic and treatment equipment, in addition to medical staff". Tufton predicted that "The hospital will start operating next week"He revealed that several other field hospitals are scheduled to be opened in cooperation with the World Health Organization, Spain, Canada and India, without specifying their locations. And he said: "We are working on a scenario that includes establishing two or even three additional field hospitals" West and on the northern coast.
50 people killed
Hurricane Melissa, which killed nearly 50 people in the Caribbean, destroyed entire areas of Jamaica and flooded Haiti and Cuba during its path that lasted for several days through the region.
The hurricane arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale, causing "Unprecedented levels" From destruction.
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