Informes

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0394 1. ACCORDING TO THE CARIBBEAN DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCY (CDERA), A HIGH ALERT STATUS IS BEING MAINTAINED AS TWO ADDITIONAL VENTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO. 2. THE SCIENTIFIC TEAM WORKING AT…

Ref: DHA-GENEVA 95/0393 1. THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO) HAS REPORTED ON A RECENT MISSION TO THE SITE OF THE RECENT GOLD MINE WASTE SPILL. 2. THE REPORT NOTES THAT AQUATIC LIFE IN THE OMAI CREEK AND AT THE CONFLUENCE…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0389 1. THE COMPANY WHICH OWNS THE MINE SUBJECT TO THE RECENT CYANIDE WASTE SPILL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE SPILL WAS STOPPED AT 05.00UTC ON AUGUST 24. THE COMPANY ESTIMATES THAT A TOTAL OF 3.2 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0388 1. SCIENTISTS (FROM UNIVERSITY OF WEST INDIES, GUADELOUPE, UK, AND US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY) NOW ESTIMATE AN EIGHTY PER CENT POSSIBILITY OF A MAJOR ERUPTION. 2. EVACUEES INCLUDING THOSE FROM THE CAPITAL REMAIN IN NORTHERN PART OF ISLAND. GOVT OFFICES HAVE…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0386 1. THE PRESIDENT OF GUYANA, HIS EXCELLENCY CHEDDI JAGAN, HAS DECLARED THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE RECENT GOLD MINE WASTE SPILL AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER ZONE AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 2. THE GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA ESTIMATES THAT UP…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0352 1. AFTER TWO ERUPTIONS ON 19 AUGUST, ONE ON 20 AUGUST AND ONE ON 21 AUGUST, THE BIGGEST SINCE THE BEGINNING OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN JULY, GOVT HAS DECIDED TO EVACUATE APPROX. 5,000 PEOPLE TO SAFE AREAS…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0346 1. THE CARIBBEAN DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCY (CDERA) REPORTS THAT OVERALL VOLCANIC ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY LOWER OVER THE PAST WEEK. SOME EARTHQUAKES FELT ON FRIDAY 11 AUGUST ON ANTIGUA, GUADALOUPE AND ST.MAARTEN AND NEARBY…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0341 1. REPORTS INDICATE INCREASING SEISMIC ACTIVITY, AND SCIENTISTS MONITORING THE VOLCANO IN MONTSERRAT HAVE ADVISED A RAISING OF THE LEVEL OF ALERT. 2. ON AUGUST 6, THE ELDERLY AND SICK FROM THE VILLAGES…

95/0336 1. HURRICANE ERIN PASSED OVER THE BAHAMAS ISLANDS OF LONG ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, BIMINI, GRAND BAHAMA, ELEUTHERA AND SOUTHERN PART OF ABACO. 2. NO CASUALTIES REPORTED AND MINIMUM PROPERTY DAMAGE. 3. ASSESSMENT OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE IN SMALL ISLANDS IS CONTINUING. TELEPHONE NO.…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0338 1. AS A RESULT OF ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-QUAKE BUILDING CODES CASUALTIES OF EARTHQUAKE OF 7.8 MAGNITUDE IN RICHTER SCALE REMAIN LOW: 3 DEATHS, 58 INJURED. ONLY OLD AND LOW-INCOME SELF-BUILT DWELLINGS WERE DAMAGED, AFFECTING…