Samaritan’s Purse dispatches team to Jamaica, third in the Caribbean
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American charity organisation Samaritan’s Purse has dispatched an emergency relief team to Jamaica, its third to the Caribbean since the passage of Hurricane Beryl, to deliver vital supplies to the island as part of recovery efforts.
The North Carolina, USA-based organisation launched a flight on a DC-8 cargo aeroplane with essential materials like tarps and hygiene kits to help families recover in the storm’s aftermath. On the flight were seasoned members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) who will be conducting immediate assessments upon arrival and begin distributing the life-saving cargo where it is most needed.
President of Samaritan’s Purse Franklin Graham expressed that, “It is heart-breaking to see the devastation across the Caribbean caused by Hurricane Beryl.”
“My prayer is that our emergency field hospital, DART members, and the rest of these life-saving supplies will be a blessing to those who are suffering and remind them that God loves them and that they are not forgotten,” he added.
Since Tuesday, Samaritan’s Purse has also conducted two additional airlifts that have carried an emergency field hospital to be used on the flattened island of Carriacou in Grenada alongside thousands of rolls of tarp, solar lights, and multiple desalination units for fresh water provision.
As such, Samaritan’s Purse is now operating across three island nations in the Caribbean: Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Jamaica.
According to the philanthropic organisation, its response team is utilising more than 100,000 pounds of imported aid that will provide shelter, clean water, and medical care. This effort is being conducted by over 50 Samaritan’s Purse staff in coordination with local church partners throughout the Caribbean.
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