Deployment
June 15, 2026
Kashechewan First Nation opens mobile clinic to help evacuees
More than 1,900 people have left the remote First Nation since Jan. 4
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News & Updates
Stories, updates, and reports from the field and the boardroom.
Deployment
November 19, 2025
CMAT Communiqué 4: Hurricane Melissa Appeal – Jamaica
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA: Hurricane Melissa made landfall October 28th in southwestern Jamaica (near the parish of St. Elizabeth), crossing the country from southwest to northeast as a Category 5 storm, with sustained winds reported up to ~185 mph. The country now faces the daunting challenge of recovering from this devastating storm.
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November 7, 2025
CMAT Communiqué 3 – Hurricane Melissa (Jamaica) CALL FOR POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS AND FUNDING APPEAL
As you are aware, Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm made landfall in Jamaica causing widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and major disruptions to healthcare services. Early reports from the Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness – Health Emergency Operations Centre in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) EMT Coordination Cell indicate significant current and emerging humanitarian needs, and potential requests for the deployment of additional Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) may be made in the coming days when the scope of the need is better understood.
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November 4, 2025
CMAT Communiqué 2 – Hurricane Melissa (Jamaica/ Cuba) FUNDRAISING APPEAL
The two CMAT clinicians deployed alongside Burnaby Urban Search & Rescue (with K9) continue to assess the hardest-hit southwest part of Jamaica, where Black River and surrounding communities suffered extensive damage, including near-total loss of the local hospital as a result of Hurricane Melissa.
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October 29, 2025
CMAT Communiqué 1 – Hurricane Melissa (Jamaica/ Cuba)
JAMAICA: Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica (near the parish of St. Elizabeth Parish) as a Category 5 storm, with sustained winds reported up to ~185 mph. Widespread devastation has been reported, including flooding in St. Elizabeth, blocked roads, downed trees, power outages across many parishes.
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April 8, 2025
CMAT Communiqué #4 – Myanmar Earthquake – Stand Down
The CMAT Board of Directors wishes to thank all those volunteers who sent in their Expressions of Interest, and were standing by to respond to the devastating earthquake in Myanmar.
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April 2, 2025
CMAT Communiqué #3 – Myanmar Earthquake
The death toll following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar last week are estimated to have already surpassed 3000, with more than 4500 people injured.
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March 30, 2025
CMAT Communiqué #2 – Myanmar Earthquake
Earlier today, CMAT’s Rapid Assessment Team deployed to Yangon, and an emergency appeal for donations has been launched to help the people in Myanmar.
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March 23, 2025
Myanmar Earthquake Response
Earlier today, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, with the epicenter located 16 km (10 miles) northwest of Sagaing, near Mandalay, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A M6.4 aftershock followed 12 minutes after the initial quake. The tremors were also felt as far away as China and Thailand.
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