The Government says the official death toll from Hurricane Melissa has increased to 32.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, said another eight unconfirmed deaths are being investigated by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF).
She was speaking during a special media briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Monday, November 3.
“We do expect that number to increase,” the minister said, while noting that the increasing number of deaths is “really very painful”.
