Rapports

Caritas Mexicana Episcopal Commission for the Social Pastoral Details of the Situation Rains that for the past five days have been drenching six states of the Mexican Republic, five of which are in a critical condition, have provoked grave damage with…

Comunicado No. 1800 Poza Rica, Ver., octubre 9, 1999. El Presidente de la Rep=FAblica recorrió zonas afectadas por las lluvias en Veracruz y encabezó evaluación de acciones de auxilio. Coordinación de más de 20 dependencias para hacer llegar los apoyos a todas…

As the Ecuadorean volcano has spewed 5,000 tons of ash upon the city of Quito's 1.4 million people Contact: Suzanne Baroody Phone: 800-225-8550 FAX: 912-265-6170 Interviews with disaster relief experts are available. BRUNSWICK, GA. For nearly a year this volcano has been menacing the…

Press Release 1800 Poza Rica We will not fail the families affected by the rains in Veracruz President Zedillo visited the areas of Veracruz affected by rain and headed the evaluation of aid measures. More than 20 Government agencies are coordinating their…

ROME, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The U.N.'s food aid agency warned on Friday that Central America was facing a $40 million loss of crops and a major food crisis after recent heavy rain which killed more than 70 people…

By Julio Martinez PUEBLA, Mexico (Reuters) - Soldiers were to intensify efforts to rescue any remaining survivors from mudslides at daybreak Friday as rains subsided and Mexicans set to shoveling the mud and grime left in their homes by flooding…

OCHA GVA - 99/0175 Mexico - Floods OCHA - Situation Report No. 2 8 October 1999 More than 200 persons killed as rains continue 1. After more than a week of torrential rains, unconfirmed figures show that more than 200 hundred persons…

The Disaster The worst floods in 40 years have occurred in southern Mexico. Eleven days of torrential rains have seriously hampered national and local government authorities in bringing assistance to the victims in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, Chiapas, Michoacan,…