The UK Government is mobilising £5 million in additional emergency humanitarian funding to support the Caribbean region's recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
- Financial support package of £5 million provided by UK Government to support the Caribbean region
- Follows on from immediate financial support package of £2.5 million announced earlier this week
- Foreign Office teams also preparing flights to support British nationals who are unable to fly home commercially.
The UK Government is mobilising an additional £5 million in emergency humanitarian funding - on top of £2.5 million announced earlier this week - to support the Caribbean region's recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
This new funding will enable the UK to send humanitarian supplies - including over 3000 shelter kits and over 1,500 solar powered lanterns to help those whose homes have been damaged and those without power.
The UK is working with the World Food Programme and Red Cross, to ensure emergency relief reaches those who need it most.
UK humanitarian and technical experts have been deployed to the region to assist with the coordination and delivery of aid. The UK Government had already prepositioned emergency supplies in Antigua & Barbuda to ensure they could be rapidly deployed to where they are needed most.
Some of the funding will be used to match public donations up to £1 million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies appeal in support of Jamaica.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said:
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