San Diego relief teams assist Jamaica's recovery post-Hurricane Melissa

Mishler joins team responding to hurricane disaster

ELKHART — Registered nurse and volunteer Aaron Mishler is among those joining the advance team heading to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa, continuing more than a decade of volunteer service with Heart to Heart International.

East Texas nonprofit leads relief mission to Jamaica after devastation from Hurricane Melissa

The initial lead team will bring donated supplies of clothing, hygiene kits, tools, relief supplies, and solar lighting and batteries.

San Diego relief teams assist Jamaica's recovery post-Hurricane Melissa

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) - Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest storms to ever hit Jamaica, has left widespread destruction across the Caribbean. San Diego-based International Relief Teams is already mobilizing food, shelter and rebuilding supplies. The Caribbean is still recovering from Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit Jamaica. Whole communities were destroyed, and officials warn recovery could take years. Hu…

San Diego-based International Relief Teams responds to Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

International Relief TeamsHurricane MelissaJamaicaNewsPeople PowerEast County News Service Photo via Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on X November 3, 2025 (San Diego)  — International Relief Teams (IRT) in San Diego is actively responding to the widespread devastation in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa.

On the Ground in Jamaica, Direct Relief Emergency Team Reports Devastation, Heroism after Melissa

Standing in front of Black River Hospital after Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica, Luis David Rodriguez was horrified. “It’s by far the most destruction we’ve seen here thus far,” said Rodriguez, a Direct Relief emergency response manager who’s currently evaluating medical needs in Jamaica. “The hospital is standing but it’s in pretty bad shape.” Ivonne Rodriguez-Wiewall, a Direct Relief consultant who’s responded to numerous Caribbean emerg…

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