These joint efforts, within the broader national and international response mechanism, continue to help communities reconnect and rebuild after the storm.

Through close field collaboration with other humanitarian actors, our teams were also able to provide phone charging services alongside connectivity access, helping people reconnect despite ongoing energy challenges.

TSF teams supported hundreds of residents who had been unable to communicate since the cyclone. Most are using the connectivity to reach family members, access information, read the news, or exchange on social media.

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"It's a big deal. Since the storm we haven't been able to send reports and tell what's happening." A responder from the Jamaican Red Cross, Savanna La Mar, Westmoreland

This connectivity will support the organization of distribution and the communication of damages and needs assessment.

The field team has been working with the Jamaica Red Cross to provide connectivity in coordination centers, available for both 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

TSF deployed quickly after the hurricane hit Jamaica, and is preparing the response with regional humanitarian actors.

Communications and power infrastructure are impacted, leaving many affected people without a way to contact their loved ones and find essential information.

On Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as the strongest hurricane to hit the island in modern history.

Strong winds, heavy rain, landslides and floods have caused catastrophic damages, leaving dozens dead in Jamaica and Haiti and destroying infrastructure.