Reports

U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Response (BHR) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 BACKGROUND: Hurricane Georges traveled through the eastern part of the Caribbean during the evening of September 20 and the morning…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Hurricane Georges left a trail of damage in some of the Leeward Islands as it passed over the islands of the Northeastern Caribbean on September 20 - 21, 1998. Georges sustained maximum winds of 115 mph with…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 34 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs EXPANDED EMERGENCY APPEAL: HURRICANE GEORGES (Addressing needs in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic) EMERGENCY ACCOUNT #976234 for $150,000 Signed by the Rev. Dr. Rodney…

Ref: OCHAGVA - 98/0323 Hurricane Georges The Caribbean Dominican Republic OCHA Geneva Situation Report No. 7 6 October 1998 Dominican Republic: About 120,000 people still in temporary shelters 1. After the passage of the hurricane there has been no rain, allowing the clean up…

At least 370 people lost their lives and several hundred thousand are homeless after Hurricane Georges hit Antigua, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, St. Kitts and other Caribbean nations last week. The UN Resident Coordinator in the Dominican Republic, Paolo…

"In the wake of Hurricane Georges, our aid workers in the Caribbean are assessing devastating damage across the island from the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo to rural Cap-Haitian on Haiti's coast," says World Vision President Dave Toycen. World Vision…

What: A group of young people is packing clothing valued at $830,000 for shipment to Haiti, The Dominican Republic and Kosovo Who: Trinity Anglican Church Senior Youth Group from Streetsville will pack the clothing for shipment. The Northern Group of stores…

By a unanimous action on Monday, the General Assembly urged all States to assist the Caribbean countries that have suffered the destruction of hurricane Georges. Adopting a resolution on emergency assistance to Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti…

Appeal Target : US$ 920,135 Geneva, October 4, 1998 Dear Colleagues, Hurricane Georges struck widespread areas of the Caribbean during the past 10 days, causing extensive damages, loss of life and the displacement of thousands of families. Winds up…

UMCOR disaster response teams continue their work in the areas affected by Hurricane Georges in the Caribbean and the United States. One team has been working with the autonomous Methodist Churches in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. They…