Reports

1.0 EVENT 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…

In the aftermath of Hurricane Georges, CARE is increasing its food distribution and humanitarian efforts in Haiti. CARE Country Director Tom Friedeberg said flooding in Gonaives, Haiti's second largest city, seems to be the most severe problem. Throughout the Artibonite…

NEW YORK - As flood waters start to recede in the Caribbean, agencies are gearing up for what is expected to be one of the largest relief efforts in years. The American Red Cross, for instance, is expecting this campaign's…

Scottsdale, Ariz. (September 30, 1998) -- Food for the Hungry needs immediate funding and volunteers to help victims of Hurricane Georges in the Dominican Republic. "The biggest problem is homes that have been destroyed or lost their roofs," said Randy…

BACKGROUND: Hurricane Georges traveled through the eastern part of the Caribbean during the evening of September 20 and the morning of September 21, causing loss of life and damage to St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. Continuing on…

SANTO DOMINGO -- Today, a U.S. delegation, headed by USAID Administrator J. Brian Atwood, President Clinton's Special Coordinator for Foreign Disasters and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew M. Cuomo, arrived in the Dominican Republic and Haiti to…

General Assembly Plenary - Extract from Press Release GA/9459 21st Meeting (AM) 30 September 1998 EDISON JAMES, Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs, Legal Affairs and Labour of Dominica, said the damage inflicted by hurricane Georges was extensive, particularly in…

U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Response (BHR) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 - September 29, 1998 BACKGROUND: Hurricane Georges traveled through the eastern part of the Caribbean during the evening of September 20 and he…

Washington September 29, 1998, 4:00 p.m. EDT -- Selected highlights of federal response activities following Hurricane Georges: National Hurricane Center: Georges has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but continues to plague the Gulf Coast with heavy rain and gusty winds. Some…

Ref: OCHAGVA - 98/0299 Hurricane Georges The Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba OCHA Geneva Situation Report No. 5 29 September 1998 More than 1 million people affected in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba Dominican Republic 1. According to the United Nations Resident Coordinator in…