Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as aid struggles to reach parts of Jamaica | BBC News

At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon has said, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-hit areas.

Electricity remains out to most of the island and as people try to salvage damaged homes and belongings from floodwaters and mud, many thousands are growing increasingly desperate for aid.

Aid agencies and the military are bringing in the urgently needed supplies from Kingston via road, many of which remain unpassable in places.

The hurricane, one of the most powerful to strike the Caribbean, has also killed at least 30 people in Haiti, officials said.

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