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A man wades through floodwaters with his dog and belongings from his home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa
No Canadians reported dead from Hurricane Melissa, Ottawa offers to help region
Published 2:12 PDT, Wed October 29, 2025
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The MP overseeing Canada's foreign aid says that, as of this afternoon, no Canadians have been reported dead as a result of Hurricane Melissa.
Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, says Canada has supported making United Nations crisis funds available to Caribbean governments and is ready to help with logistics.
His office says Canada has deployed members of Global Affairs Canada's rapid-deployment team to the region to support emergency response and offer consular assistance.
Sarai says Canada is also ready to consider requests for help from Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti or other affected countries.
The Category 5 hurricane, which made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica, is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever and has caused widespread power outages and dozens of deaths.
Global Affairs Canada has been warning Canadians in the region to register with the department, follow local shelter and evacuation orders and avoid misinformation online.
– Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
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