Rapports

Department of the Interior Report - Bulletin No. 415/99 Federal officials are present in various of the affected states. Over the last 24 hours, the supply of provisions and drinking water has been increased by 44% and 10%, respectively; 37,000 families will…

The Disaster Hurricane Irene, of category 1 force, is passing over the north-western part of Cuba with maximum winds of 120 kilometres per hour. The capital city, Havana, and the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and the Island of…

Direct Relief International is in the midst of sending its first four shipments of aid to areas in Mexico facing severe flooding. Mexico's worst floods and mudslides in 40 years have already killed over 400 people and left more…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE Church World Service is the Humanitarian Agency of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. 35 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs EMERGENCY ACCOUNT #976720 for $100,000 SITUATION: The worst…

The Government of Mexico has announced that they will accept outside aid for victims of flooding in southern Mexico. Operation USA is now gathering resources to respond to the crisis.The Los Angeles-based relief agency is monitoring the situation in…

1. BACKGROUND The torrential rains that hit Honduras in mid September caused flash flooding in the towns of Juticalpa and Santa Rosa de Copán and river levels to rise throughout the country, leading to a series of emergencies in this…

OCHA-GENEVA-99/0181 Cuba - Hurricane "Irene" OCHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT No. 2 15 October 1999 Approximately 130,000 persons evacuated from the western part of Cuba This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any country 1. According to the National Weather Service in Miami,…

by Louis Armenta - World Vision Mexico, Communications Manager Ten days of intense and constant rain have caused large damages in different states of Mexico. Several rivers have overflowed, whilst mountains and hills have had landslides flooding small villages and towns…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Strong rains are expected to persist in Mexico, already suffering its worst floods in 40 years, the national Meteorological Service said Wednesday. Heavy rainfall of two to three inches is forecast for the next 24 hours…

By Martin Roberts RANCHERIA JIMENEZ, Mexico, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Mexican smallholders in the flooded Gulf Coast state of Tabasco spend their daylight hours chest-deep in fetid water salvaging what they can of their maize crop. At nightfall, which brings…