The State Department has asked the United States military to assist with disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, as the Trump administration mobilized its emergency response to Jamaica and its hard-hit Caribbean neighbors.
It was unclear what military assets might be involved, but the official said the mission would likely include airlifts of food, water and other supplies to remote areas of Jamaica that have been cut off
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