Samaritan’s Purse sent a Disaster Assistance Response Team along with more than 24 tons of life-saving supplies to the Caribbean.
Less than 24 hours after the hurricane made landfall, a Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 cargo plane departed Greensboro, NC. with 600 rolls of tarp, 3,000 solar lights, a desalination water unit, 300 collapsible jerry cans, and a mobile medical unit. In addition to these emergency relief supplies, the cargo plane also transported 13 disaster response specialists to Grenada.
Convoy of Hope is also responding to the Hurricane, the earliest category 5 storm in the recorded history of the Atlantic basin. Convoy is working to get essential relief supplies to survivors of the storm throughout the Caribbean and planning ahead as the storm barrels through the region.
This rapid deployment and mobilization of humanitarian aid and resources is aimed at providing critical support to the island communities and families anticipated to be the most affected by the storm. Most importantly, Samaritan’s Purse is deploying to bring help and the hope of Jesus Christ to families who are grappling with severe loss in the aftermath of the storm.
The storm has brought devastating floods, high-wind damage, and power outages to the Windward Islands.