Organizers in the Greater Toronto Area have begun work to collect donations and supplies for Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa hit the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday.

The Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation , an organization based in Markham that helps build schools and upgrade classrooms in the country, says it is urgently calling on its partners, donors, volunteers, and friends to donate money as the Category 5 storm made landfall, bringing with it a torrential downpour.

“Hurricane Melissa is disrupting lives across Jamaica, and families are facing devastating loss,” the national organization’s founder Karl Hale said in a news release.

“Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation needs everyone’s support now so we can provide immediate relief and begin rebuilding, especially for the children, thei

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