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UK aid reaches Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

A UK aid flight landed in Jamaica early Saturday with over 3,000 emergency shelter kits, part of a £7.5m regional package that includes matched public donations to the Red Cross, with King Charles and Queen Camilla among contributors. The UK plans its first chartered flight to bring British nationals home later Saturday. Distribution is slowed by fallen trees and landslides after category five Hurricane Melissa, which killed at least 19 in Jamaica and at least 30 in Haiti; Cuba also saw flooding and landslides. Officials report 72% without power, about 6,000 in shelters, fuel shortages, and fraying patience.

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