OTTAWA — Ottawa has announced $7 million in humanitarian relief for Caribbean states hit by Hurricane Melissa — and the government says it might deploy soldiers if asked.

"Canada stands with the people of the Caribbean in its efforts at this moment, not with words but with action," Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, told reporters Thursday on Parliament Hill.

"And we'll be here tomorrow to help rebuild stronger, safer and more resilient communities."

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday. The Category 5 storm has since killed dozens of people in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti while damaging infrastructure and causing widespread power outages.

No Canadians had been reported missing or dead as of Thursday morning, Sarai said.

He said $5 million will go to life-s

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