05.01.2026
After cyclone Melissa: shelters built with Swiss support have helped protect hundreds of people in Haiti's south
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Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) "At the end of October 2025, Hurricane Melissa, one of the most destructive tropical storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, caused severe flooding and extensive damage to infrastructure in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba."