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Rapid Response in Crisis: REACT Supports Communities Hit by Hurricane Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on 28 October 2025, it arrived as a powerful Category 5 storm, the strongest the region had experienced in over a decade.
Posted by
Naomi Edler 20th November 2025 Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
REACT Volunteers Support Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
REACT volunteers are on the ground in Jamaica delivering critical aid to communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa.
Posted by
Naomi Edler 20th November 2025 Estimated Reading Time: 1 min
A rapidly intensifying hurricane threatens the Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane and is moving slowly along Jamaica’s southern coast.
Posted by
Naomi Edler 27th October 2025 Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
Hurricane Melissa Intensifies: REACT on Standby to Support Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa is gathering strength off Jamaica’s southern coast and is now on track to become one of the Caribbean’s most dangerous in years.
Posted by
Naomi Edler 26th October 2025 Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
REACT becomes a Standby Partner to the UN World Food Programme
When disaster strikes, speed saves lives. REACT has joined the UN World Food Programme’s global standby network, putting our volunteer teams on call to reinforce frontline operations anywhere in the world, from hurricane-hit islands to conflict zones.
Posted by
Olivia Everett 16th October 2025 Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
Afghanistan Earthquake: What Numbers Can't Measure
The headlines told us 2,200 people died. What they didn't tell us is why families are still sleeping outside weeks later, or how a single damaged road can doom an entire valley.
Posted by
Olivia Everett 22nd September 2025 Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins
Ex Simul 2025: London’s Volunteers Put Resilience To The Test
REACT volunteer Responders joined forces with partners from across London’s voluntary sector for Exercise Simul—an annual city-wide drill designed to test readiness for real emergencies.
Posted by
Olivia Everett 18th September 2025 Estimated Reading Time: 1 min
The Unseen Lifeline Behind Every Disaster Mission
Every REACT disaster response has a secret lifeline... and you’ve probably never heard of it. Without it, no mission could leave the ground. With it, everything changes.
Posted by
Olivia Everett 12th September 2025 Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins