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Relief supplies in position for onslaught of Hurricane Matthew in Caribbean
04.10.2016 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Relief supplies have been put in place by a UN team in Jamaica, as Hurricane Matthew began to churn across the Caribbean on this week Mon, UN Radio reports.
In meanwhile, it is to be admitted, he report, the Category 4 hurricane has already reached Haiti (the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos remain under the threat).
As to the report, Haiti national authorities expect 20% of the population, some 2 million people, to be affected. A United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team has arrived in the country. And in Jamaica, some 150,000 people could be displaced due to the impact of the hurricane.
Reportedly, pre-positioning of relief supplies and emergency resources has started, and an UN team has also arrived to support the national preparedness efforts.
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