Rapports

QUITO, Ecuador, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A volcano near the Ecuadorean capital, Quito, poured ash on the city of 1.2 million on Wednesday, and officials later issued a "yellow alert" warning that a second volcano south of the city…

By Athena Damianos NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Dealt a stunning blow by powerful Hurricane Floyd, the far-flung islands of the Bahamas began digging out on Wednesday from the damage caused by its worst hurricane strike since Hurricane Andrew…

The following preliminary assessment of damage to the Bahamas following the impact of Hurricane Floyd was provided by the National EOC at 1500 hrs AST. 1.0 THE EVENT Hurricane Floyd, a category 4 Hurricane on the Safir/Simpson scale, passed over the…

Bahamas Assessing Damage Hurricane Floyd is no longer affecting the Bahamas. At 8.00am EDT the hurricane warning was discontinued for the Grand Bahama and Abaco Island as the position of the hurricane center was then located at latitude 29.3north and…

The Disaster Since Saturday, 11 September, severe rais and storms in Central America have caused flooding and landslides, resulting in destroyed homes and crops in many communities. People have been evacuated to prevent casualties. { In Costa Rica, the Costa Rican…

The Disaster Hurricane Floyd is rated as a category 5 force, raging over an area 950 kms wide with winds of more than 250 kms per hour, and forming a storm surge of flooding 6 meters above normal tide levels.…

OCHA-Geneva 99/0146 Bahamas - Hurricane "Floyd" OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No. 1 15 September 1999 This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any country. 1. The National Weather Centre in Miami reports that at 1200GMT, 15 September 1999,…

By Athena Damianos NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Hurricane Floyd, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, pounded the central Bahamas early on Tuesday and was expected to give parts of Florida a foretaste of…

Floyd still affecting the Bahamas At 5.00pm EDT the eye of Floyd was reported to be over the Abaco islands. The Center of Hurricane Floyd was located near latitude 26.5north and Longitude 77.4 West. Maximum sustained winds are near 140mph(220km/hr)…

Hurricane Floyd strikes the Bahamas Severe damage to Eleuthera The Bahamas Islands began to feel the force of Hurricane Floyd around yesterday evening. At 11.00 am AST, the center of the Hurricane Floyd was located near latitude 25 degrees North and…