A global Red Cross emergency team is on its way to Dominica.The 12-person Field Assessment and Coordination Team (FACT) is made up of experts from around the world and will serve as a frontline for Red Cross support to the battered island.
Initial relief efforts will focus on shelter, water, food, sanitation, and broader health.
The Dominica Red Cross Headquarters has been damaged with some windows blown out, shutters ripped off, and the main floor is under inches of water. Office computers and other equipment have been damaged or destroyed. The roof of a Red Cross storeroom was blown off.
Some who experienced Hurricane David in 1979 claim Hurricane Maria was far worse.

In Antigua, the Red Cross is providing assistance to the Barbuda victims of Hurricane Irma who were evacuated to Antigua.Immediate relief supplies of food, hygiene kits and potable water are being supplied to those at the shelters, along with First Aid services.Medical posts have been set up with emergency and observation rooms.
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