US rescue teams to descend on hard-hit Caribbean after catastrophic Hurricane Melissa's impact
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The State Department is deploying disaster response teams to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa's strike. Teams will arrive as soon as Thursday with search and rescue support.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
A senior State Department official told Fox News Digital Wednesday that these teams are expected to arrive in Jamaica Thursday since the airport hasn’t suffered too much damage, but plans are in place to coordinate with the Department of War for a potential airlift in case commercial operations are not available.
Likewise, the State Department also has requested the Department of War provide airlift support to provide food, water and other nutritional supplies to those in need throughout the island.
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