OTTAWA — No Canadians have been reported dead as a result of Hurricane Melissa making landfall in the Caribbean, the MP overseeing Canada's foreign aid said Wednesday.

Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, said Canada is "very closely" monitoring the situation and is ready to help with any local requests for logistics or humanitarian assistance.

"It's a huge disaster. It's a class 5, it is the largest that Jamaica has ever seen in recorded history," Sarai said on Parliament Hill. "There is nothing that can withstand that pressure."

Sarai noted that Cuba and Jamaica have both tapped US$4 million from a United Nations emergency fund to which Canada has contributed more than $29 million this year.

There have been similar disbursements from Canadian-supported fun

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