A catastrophic Category 5 hurricane has struck Jamaica.

Power, roads, and communications are down. Entire communities are cut off. Your gift today gets our skilled volunteers and vital supplies moving.

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica with sustained winds of 175 mph, life-threatening storm surge, and over a metre of rain forecast, causing catastrophic flooding. It is thought to be the strongest hurricane on record to hit the island and is expected to move toward Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

REACT’s veteran-led volunteer response teams are moving fast to help - supporting humanitarian coordination, logistics, and communications so relief gets where it’s needed, quickly and safely. We need your help to make this happen.

What your gift can achieve right now

• Get teams on the ground to assess needs

• Move relief supplies through logistics hubs and last-mile transport

• Support responders with kit and the means to reach cut-off areas

Why REACT?

REACT is a UK disaster response charity known for speed, discipline, and collaboration. Our highly trained, predominantly veteran and former emergency services volunteers integrate with local systems and international partners to support the wider response.

As a Standby Partner to the UN World Food Programme, REACT teams support government-led relief with logistics, emergency supplies, and communications.

We’ll post clear, time-stamped updates on this page as conditions allow - what we did, where, and what’s next. After the emergency phase, we’ll share a short impact report so you can see what your support has achieved.

Your gift will support REACT’s humanitarian response following Hurricane Melissa as part of our Rapid Response Fund. Any surplus funds will be used for training, resourcing, and equipment to prepare REACT to respond to future disasters.

If you’re a UK taxpayer, please add Gift Aid at checkout - it increases your impact at no extra cost.

Let’s go

• Please share this appeal with friends, family, and colleagues.

• Ask your employer about match funding - it doubles impact in minutes.

• Follow and reshare REACT updates on social channels to keep momentum high.

Thank you for standing with people affected by Hurricane Melissa.