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More than 130 roads were blocked, power and communication networks disrupted, while health services remain under heavy strain, according to the UN aid coordination office (OCHA).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cUp to 360,000 people may require food assistance\u201d, underscored the World Food Programme (WFP). Access to some western parishes continue to be difficult due to debris and fuel shortages, OCHA said.<\/p>\n

WFP has been \u201cworking around the clock\u201d, developing joint plans and strategies with the Government, said Brian Bogart, Country Director for WFP Multi-Country Caribbean Office, briefing journalists in New York via video link.<\/p>\n

Jamaican resilience<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe Jamaican people are resilient\u201d, he said, \u201cbut they need urgent support to maintain that resilience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Bogart reiterated that urgent needs remain food, water, shelter, and medicine for communities which have been hardest hit.<\/p>\n

In the past two days, both a French and a Dutch navy vessel loaded with relief items have made landfall in Kingston\u2019s harbour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the days ahead, WFP is planning to assist up to 200,000 people across the country with food assistance and cash transfers, which is critical as the country moves from an immediate humanitarian response to a longer-term recovery strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cuba and Haiti<\/h2>\n

Food distribution in Cuba has already reached 180,000 in protection centres across the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantanamo, reported WFP Country Director there, Etienne Labande.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Highlighting the UN food agencies\u2019 deep understanding of the local context and their ability to coordinate with authorities and communities, M. Labande emphasised that having WFP on the ground was \u201ccritical\u201d for ensuring a fast and effective response.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Haiti, at least 30 people died during the extreme weather generated by Melissa, according to the authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A boy receives support from a UNICEF worker in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cAn estimated 1.25 million people have been affected by the hurricane\u201d<\/strong>, said the Cuba country director.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To make matters worse, relief efforts and the delivery of ongoing aid are further complicated by the continuing humanitarian crisis and security vacuum created by armed groups who control the vast majority of the capital, Port au Prince.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecovery is a marathon, not a sprint\u201d<\/strong>, underscored M Labande.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite severe funding shortages, access challenges and logistical constraints, the UN and partners are continuing to assess damage and ramping up efforts to reach people in need.<\/p>\n

$74 million is urgently needed to deliver life-saving assistance to up to 1.1 million people across the Caribbean in the wake of Melissa, and coordinate emergency logistics and telecommunications.
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