Approximately 924 containerised housing units are in the island as the Government presses ahead with its temporary housing relief programme aimed at assisting families displaced by Hurricane Melissa.

The units are being stored at locations including Spanish Town, St Catherine; Luana in St Elizabeth, and Montpelier, St James under the supervision of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), said Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development,  Robert Montague.

An additional 500 units are expected within the next three weeks as part of a larger order of 2,500 units.