U.S. Offers Support to Jamaica in Advance of Hurricane Threat

According to the United States Agency for International Development in a recent press release, the United States has recently offered support to Jamaica as a powerful hurricane is approaching the area.

The much anticipated hurricane season that scientists predicted may have final hit close to the United states as expected. The United States has already seen one hurricane in the Pacific Waters, dealt with Hurricane Erin plummeting into the Texas are this week and now another Hurricane? Hurricane Dean, an already powerful hurricane an not even close to the United States yet is a powerful Category Four Hurricane that is continuing to strengthen and is in range of showing its force to Jamaica.

As Jamaica prepares for Hurricane Dean, the United States is also offering help in this preparation. Our United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Brenda LaGrange Johnson contacted the Leader of the Opposition Bruce Golding as well as the Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller offering help, assistance, and reassurance as the storm arrives.

The United States us as prepared for the Hurricane to hit Jamaica as Jamaica is themselves. The United States has already set money aside in Miami that will be distributed in Jamaica as well as the Caribbean Islands if this upcoming Hurricane does produce the damage that it is potential of. So How much will the United States offer? $2 million dollars. And that is not all that they have done to help. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have also set up assessment teams in the areas of the Caribbean Islands and Jamaica where the hurricane is anticipated to touch down.

"In Jamaica, the USAID has already released funds to USAID/Jamaica for the Jamaican Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management to procure emergency preparedness supplies. In addition, USAID has positioned a five-person team of disaster response specialists in Jamaica who will work closely with ODPEM to provide emergency assistance to save lives, assess damage, and coordinate required assistance to the people of Jamaica," said Ambassador Johnson.

United States Aid is also getting kits ready that will be sent to Jamaica in the aftermath of this storm. Not only will 32,000 be airlifted to the region to help, but also supplies such as medicine, generators, water, hygiene kits, plastic sheeting will be sent there as well.

Though very please that the United States is willing to provide so much help to other questions, it leads me to wonder if we are prepared at home if Dean continues on its path to the United States after hitting Jamaica. Will we have the same issue with FEMA? I hope not if were willing to help other areas with the problems they encounter.

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