Financial support package of £5 million provided by UK Government to support the Caribbean region

Follows on from immediate financial support package of £2.5 million announced earlier this week

Foreign Office teams also preparing flights to support British nationals who are unable to fly home commercially.

The UK Government is mobilising an additional £5 million in emergency humanitarian funding – on top of £2.5 million announced earlier this week - to support the Caribbean region’s recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

This new funding will enable the UK to send humanitarian supplies - including over 3000 shelter kits and over 1,500 solar powered lanterns to help those whose homes have been damaged and those without power.

The UK is working with the World Food Pr

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