Mexico
Press Release 1794 Ottawa, Canada, October 6, 1999. President Ernesto Zedillo gave instructions for immediate aid to be sent to areas affected by the rains President Ernesto Zedillo gave instructions for immediate aid to be sent to all the regions…
Mexico
By Michael Christie MEXICO CITY, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Mexico declared disaster areas in four states on Tuesday as heavy rains caused some of the worst floods in 40 years, killing at least 64 people and driving tens of thousands…
Costa Rica
Ref:GVA/99/0173 Costa Rica - Floods OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.2 06 October 1999 1. Red Alert has been downgraded to a yellow alert in the province of Guanacaste which has been the province most affected by recent rains. The…
Ecuador
Las estaciones sísmicas que monitorean el Volcán Tungurahua registraron en la mañana 3 señales correspondientes a explosiones las cuales arrojaron bloques de roca y ceniza en los alrededores del cráter. Las explosiones ocurrieron a las 7h21,7h38 y 7h43, siendo el…
Ecuador
El Instituto Geofísico mantiene el monitoreo del volcán Guagua Pichincha y da cuenta de la actividad de las =FAltimas horas: SISMICIDAD En las =FAltimas 24 horas se registraron 334 sismos tipo LP, 420 tipo híbrido, 88 señales de caídas de rocas.…
Ecuador
Ref:GVA/99/0170 Ecuador Volcanoes Guagua Pichincha and Tungurahua OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.1 05 October 1999 1. Guagua Pichincha volcano, 13 km west of Quito, capital of Ecuador begun a period of abnormal volcanic activity a year ago. As a precautionary measure, the…
Ecuador
By Gustavo Oviedo QUITO, Ecuador, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Ecuador's Guagua Pichincha volcano belched a huge cloud of ash over Quito on Tuesday, closing the capital's airport and schools and forcing choking residents to wear face masks. The cloud, up to…
Bahamas
Secretariat of the Japan Disaster Relief Team The following is a report on emergency relief (provision of supplies) to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas as authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 8:50 pm, September 30 (Thu), after consultations with…
Mexico
Comunicado No. 1791- San Pedro Tututepec, Oax., octubre 5, 1999. El presidente Zedillo puso en marcha el Programa Emergente de Vivienda. Lamentó la pérdida de 31 vidas humanas. Se destinan 500 millones de pesos para atender daños y pérdidas de viviendas. 23…
Costa Rica + 3 more
The Disaster Heavy rains accompanying tropical storms have battered most parts of Central America, specifically Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, for more than two weeks. They are causing fatalities (over 60 deaths have been…
