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Search and rescue teams from Los Angeles County and Fairfax County are deploying to Jamaica, the Bahamas and Dominican Republic within 24 to 48 hours.

Hurricane Melissa has killed dozens and devastated Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica after striking the region as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes recorded.

The Pentagon is reviewing plans to provide military transport for relief personnel and supplies, though decisions on the scale of U.S. military involvement remain pending.

WASHINGTON — The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa

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