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Bringing aid to remote communities affected by a category 5 hurricane which swept across Jamaica last week remains the priority according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in the west of the Caribbean island nation, bringing rain, storm surges and catastrophic flooding which has caused widespread devastation.

UN News’s Charlotte Frantz, spoke to WFP’s Alexis Masciarelli who is currently in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, and began by asking him about the immediate needs of people in the hurricane’s path.

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