Jamaica, Samaritan's Purse and Hurricane Melissa

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Samaritan’s Purse mobilizes field hospital and disaster response team after Jamaica suffers worst ever hurricane
Samaritan’s Purse, the international aid agency headed by veteran evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham, has mobilized its Disaster Assistance Response Team to help Jamaicans suffering after Hurricane Melissa devastated the Caribbean island —the most powerful in the nation’s history since records began in 1851.

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Samaritan’s Purse in Greensboro airlifts aid to Jamaica in response to Hurricane Melissa
Samaritan’s Purse airlifts relief supplies, disaster response team to hard-hit Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica’s farmers and fishers
Hurricane Melissa is blamed for at least 28 deaths in Jamaica, bringing catastrophic winds up to 185 mph (298 kph) and storm surge that wrecked homes and public infrastructure.

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Communities in Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Still Cut Off as Death Toll Climbs
Hurricane Melissa death toll in Jamaica rises to 32 as officials scramble to rebuild for tourism season
Jamaicans plead for help as aid begins to trickle in after hurricane
"We need every help we can get," Westmoreland resident Tackeisha Frazer tells AFP.

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Jamaica rallies to aid survivors after hurricane Melissa’s devastation
Jamaican Montrealers rally to help the hurricane ravaged country
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Samaritan's Purse sends resources, emergency field hospital to Jamaica following Melissa damage

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EXCLUSIVE: Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse launches 767 airlift of food, aid for Gaza families amid war

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Samaritan's Purse to distribute free lunches to federal workers

Samaritan's Purse says its teaming up with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to supply federal workers with free lunch next week, according to a post. Federal employees who've not received a paycheck because of the government shutdown can pick up a ...

FRANKLIN GRAHAM ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL TO BLACK RIVER, JAMAICA, IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MELISSA

Tomorrow, Samaritan's Purse will launch its third airlift to Jamaica, scaling up the organization's ongoing relief efforts to Hurricane Melissa—the largest storm in the country's history. The 767 cargo plane will carry an Emergency Field Hospital to the island nation.
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