Montserrat
OLVESTON, Montserrat (Reuter) - A British official visited Montserrat Monday to try to mend fences with residents angered by London's handling of the island's volcano crisis. International Development junior minister George Foulkes flew near the Soufriere Hills volcano for a…
Montserrat
By Colin Braley OLVESTON, Montserrat (Reuter) - Montserrat's new Chief Minister David Brandt traveled to neighboring Antigua Tuesday to meet with Caribbean leaders in hopes of pressuring Britain to offer more help to the volcano-ravaged colony, a government spokesman said.…
Montserrat
By Colin Braley OLVESTON, Montserrat (Reuter) - The evacuation of Montserrat resumed at a slow trickle Monday as government officials urged Britain to do more for those who want to stay on the volcano-ravaged island. Twelve families were expected to…
Mexico
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 33 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs UPDATE: EMERGENCY APPEAL MEXICO VOLCANO -- $200,000 Disaster Bulletin No. 76355 Aug. 25, 1997 SITUATION: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano continues to release ash clouds over Mexico City and several surrounding Mexican…
Montserrat
The surgeon who coped with the aftermath of the sinking of the Marchioness, the IRA bombing of Victoria Station, and the mortar bomb in Downing Street, is one of two emergency specialists to be flown into Monserrat tomorrow (22 8…
Montserrat
(Extract) DATELINE ACT Global ACTions No 4 Montserrat - following the continuous volcanic eruptions on the Caribbean island of Montserrat ACT-Caribbean Council of Churches (CCC) is providing emergency assistance to 1250 persons displaced from their homes. ACT is providing food, shelter and…
Montserrat
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS As voluntary evacuation begins in volcano-devastated Montserrat, the Deputy Coordinator of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) told UN radio today that meetings are being held with representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to determine whether…
Montserrat
OLVESTON, Montserrat (Reuter) - Frustrated Montserrat residents protested outside the British governor's office Wednesday, demanding details of a plan to evacuate the volcano-stricken island, officials said. The government announced that registration for the voluntary evacuation would begin Thursday, and the Royal…
Montserrat
(12:03pm AEST) Britain says the evacuation is imminent of the Caribbean Island of Montserrat, threatened by an eruption of the Soufriere volcano. Britain's Development Minister, Clare Short, says authorities will ask whether some five-thousand people remaining on the island, if they…
Montserrat
Montserrat Volcanic Eruption DHA-Geneva Situation Report no. 5 1. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) reports that the danger zone in Montserrat has now been extended. The safe area is consequently becoming more constricted. 2. The British and the Local…
