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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm.

Nonprofits mobilize cash donations for immediate relief and rebuilding.

Organizations provide medical aid, solar power, and essential supplies.

Long-term recovery efforts focus on resilient infrastructure and community support.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a devastating Category 5 storm, tied for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history.

While the extent of the destruction is not yet known, relief organizations are already mobilizing to help across the northern Caribbean. As is typical in disasters, nonprofit groups told The Associated Press that cash is the best way to help, since unsolicited goods donations can overwhelm already strained systems. Experts r

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