{"id":41090,"date":"2025-11-05T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=41090"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:40:48","slug":"adra-responds-to-hurricane-melissa-across-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/adra-responds-to-hurricane-melissa-across-the-caribbean","title":{"rendered":"ADRA responde al hurac\u00e1n Melissa en todo el Caribe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was among the first humanitarian agencies able to mobilize and begin helping to alleviate suffering following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa across the Caribbean. ADRA\u2019s emergency response team is working virtually around the clock in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Haiti, where communities have been severely affected by the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur priority right now is to make sure families receive the critically important help they need as quickly and safely as possible. The damage is significant, and communication challenges have made coordination more difficult, but our teams are experienced and committed. ADRA Jamaica is working closely with partners across the region to deliver life-sustaining food and support to the most affected communities,\u201d said Ruben Ponce, member of the Emergency Response Team in Jamaica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Damage by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica [Photo: Miguel Roth]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In Jamaica, ADRA\u2019s initial response is centered on the St. Elizabeth Parish, one of the hardest-hit areas. Despite internet and power outages that have made communication difficult, ADRA continues to work steadily to reach affected families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCoordination among ADRA offices has been strong, and everyone is focused on getting help to those who need it most as quickly as possible,\u201d said Alejandra L\u00f3pez, member of the Emergency Response Team in Jamaica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, November 6, ADRA plans to distribute 1,000 additional food kits, providing emergency food assistance to approximately 4,000 people in Jamaica. Following this initial relief effort, ADRA will begin distributing cash assistance in Haiti and the Dominican Republic to help families purchase essential hygiene supplies and home cleaning kits as they begin recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople are still in shock from the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Many families have lost their homes or livelihoods, and some communities remain difficult to reach. Despite the challenges, what we\u2019re hearing and seeing from our teams on the ground is, at the same time, both heartbreaking and inspiring,\u201d said L\u00f3pez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ADRA visits hard hit areas in Laconia, Jamaica [Photo: Miguel Roth]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ADRA continues to monitor conditions and coordinate with local offices and partners across the Caribbean to ensure help reaches those most in need. \u201cWe will remain engaged with those who need support for as long as needed to ensure that that the people have a sustainable and brighter future,\u201d says Wenford Henry, country director for ADRA Jamaica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help with ADRA\u2019s Hurricane Melissa\u2019s response, you can\u00a0donate her<\/a><\/u>e<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Agencia Adventista de Desarrollo y Recursos Asistenciales (ADRA) fue uno de los primeros organismos humanitarios que pudo movilizarse y empezar a ayudar a aliviar el sufrimiento tras la devastaci\u00f3n causada por el hurac\u00e1n Melissa en todo el Caribe.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":41091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[590,624,614],"tags":[748,6,24,747],"class_list":["post-41090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emergency","category-featured-newsroom","category-news","tag-adra-responds","tag-disaster-relief","tag-disaster-response","tag-hurricane-melissa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41090"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44925,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41090\/revisions\/44925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}