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16.12.25 - 08:06
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A hurricane destroyed their homes in Jamaica. Now they fear losing the jobs they rely on in the US (The Guardian)
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Thousands of Jamaican workers who come to the US on an H-2A visa say they aren't sure if they'll be able to return from one year to the nextFarm worker Owen Salmon has picked apples in upstate New York for almost a decade, some 1,500 miles (2,400km) from home. In the midst of harvest season this year, Hurricane Melissa, a record-breaking category 5 hurricane, made landfall in Jamaica.“It was terrifying,” said Salmon, whose wife and two children were at home near Black River, a town on the country's south-western coast. “For days, I couldn't hear from them. When I finally did, I heard my roof was completely gone. My wife and kids had to run for their lives, but thank God they're alive.” Continue reading......
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