Samaritan’s Purse prepares to fly aid to Jamaica

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Help will be on the way to Jamaica from the Piedmont Triad.

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Samaritan’s Purse is loading up their cargo planes to send relief from Greensboro.

Samaritan’s Purse loaded up their first plane on Tuesday with about 375,000 pounds of cargo. The plane is set to take off on Wednesday at 10 a.m., and the cargo will help thousands of people get back on their feet…

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