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Aid flights sent from Florida for Hurricane Melissa victims in Jamaica

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Flights of aid are being sent from Florida to Jamaica in response to Hurricane Melissa.

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  • Aid flights are being sent from Florida, mainly Miami International Airport, to Jamaica in response to Hurricane Melissa.
  • Hurricane Melissa has displaced hundreds of thousands and left many without power across the Caribbean. 5s
  • Nonprofits, private organizations, and major groups like the Red Cross are coordinating to deliver supplies to Jamaica. 32s
  • Global Empowerment Mission is sending non-perishable items and generators from a warehouse in Doral, Florida. 1m 2s
  • Project Dynamo, a group of military veterans, is conducting search and rescue in Jamaica and returning stranded Americans to Key West. 2m 31s
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