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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UN, November 7 /Xinhua/ — Damages caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica are estimated at approximately 30 percent of the country's GDP, Kishan Kodai, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands, said Thursday.
"Preliminary estimates put the damage at approximately 30 percent of Jamaica's GDP, and that figure is expected to rise," Kodai told reporters via video link.
UNDP estimates that nearly 5 million metric tons of debris were generated in western Jamaica after the devastating Category 5 hurricane that hit the country last week, he noted.
UN Secretary-General's Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said authorities had confirmed the deaths of 32 people in Jamaica, with the hurricane affecting around 1.5 million people.
UNDP has allocated $400,000 to conduct a baseline damage assessment and provide early support to national partners. The World Food Programme (WFP) is airlifting food from Barbados to support more than 6,000 households for a week, added F. Haque.
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