Ada Peralta
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Jamaica only has a fraction of that on hand.
Ada Peralta, NPR News, Kingston, Jamaica.
Most of that money, about $10 million, will go to Jamaica.
Prime Minister Andrew Holden has met with U.S.
officials and thanked them for the aid.
has pledged $37 million in aid for the region.
Jamaica had also been saving money for just this type of emergency.
But this was a historic storm.
Western Jamaica is devastated.
Schools, hospitals, and tens of thousands of homes have been obliterated.
Insurance companies estimate the loss could total more than $4 billion.
Jamaica only has a fraction of that on hand.
The storm is forecast to move right through the middle of the island early Tuesday morning.
Jamaica's meteorological service says the outer bands of Melissa have already reached the island and they are expecting a life-threatening storm surge of 9 to 13 feet.
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the whole island should expect flash floods and landslides.
While we must prepare for the worst, let us also pray for the best.
Holness asked everyone to heed evacuation orders.
Ida Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
This new tax is going to have wide-ranging repercussions on both sides of the border.
Mexico exports about 90% of its tomatoes to the United States, and by some estimates, some 70% of tomatoes eaten in the United States come from Mexico.
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