The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says it is deployed in areas affected by Hurricane Beryl to provide support.

In a media release, it notes that it has been conducting damage and needs assessment using drones and satellite remote sensing.

“According to the assessments carried out so far, the primary humanitarian needs for the food security sector are focused on restoring the fishing capacity of artisanal fishermen and actors involved in the value chain, including processing, conservation, and transformation equipment and infrastructure; providing planting materials to recover affected crops as well as inputs for short-cycle crops that serve as an alternative source of food and income; cash transfers and other mechanisms so that the most vulnerable fishermen and farmers can access basic needs; and food assistance for the affected population.”

It says preliminary indications are that approximately 60,000 people require humanitarian assistance in Grenada, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines while Jamaica also suffered damage.