TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A second plane-full of American evacuees from Jamaica will land at the Tampa International Airport Saturday night, Grey Bull Rescue said.
The first flight, carrying 170 passengers, arrived at TPA late Friday night. The flight coming in Saturday night is also expected to have around 170 evacuees.
Grey Bull Rescue, a Tampa-based foundation founded by an Army and Navy veteran, often deploys teams to war zones or sites of natural disasters to evacuate Americans when government intervention isn't an option.
The rescue mission comes after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday and left a path of destruction across much of the northern Caribbean.
Nearly 50 deaths have been reported so far, a number that is expected to continue rising as authorities work through the debris.
A spokesperson for Grey Bull Rescue noted the struggles faced by the rescued Americans over the last few days.
"It's been a long and difficult journey for these evacuees — days without electricity, communication, or reliable access to food and water."
