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Father, daughter killed in plane crash carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica

A father and daughter were killed in a small plane crash on Monday in Florida, which was bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission, according to their ministry. Alexander Wurm, 53, and his 22-year-old daughter, Serena Wurm, died after the aircraft crashed into a waterway in a residential area of Coral Springs, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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2 dead after small plane on hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood

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2 dead, on way to Jamaica Hurricane Melissa relief, crashed in Broward County pond

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2 dead after plane bound for Jamaica hurricane relief effort crashes in South Florida

Two people are dead after a small plane that was bound for Jamaica for Hurricane Melissa relief efforts crashed into a lake behind a home in a Coral Springs gated community on Monday morning, official...

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2 dead after small plane heading to Jamaica for hurricane relief crashes in Coral Springs

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2 dead after small plane on hurricane relief trip to Jamaica crashes in Florida suburb

Jamaica tallies losses from Hurricane Melissa as more than 2 dozen communities remain cut off

Officials in Jamaica say that Hurricane Melissa ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures when it struck last week, affecting some 90,000 families in the island’s western region

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In hurricane-torn Jamaica, Winnetka couple’s climate-resilient breadfruit program offers food and hope

Rita Hilton, who has lived in Jamaica for 60 years, works with the McLaughlins and helps farmers export their crops. She called the hurricane “the most intense, horrific storm” she has experienced. Hilton was airlifted to Kingston, the country’s capital, this week after seven days in her isolated, torn-down home.

Recovery efforts continue in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island

In Jamaica, survivors of Hurricane Melissa describe losing everything as the storm's fury lays bare the island's new climate reality.