Reports

By Frances Kerry HAVANA, Nov 2 (Reuter) - Cuba said on Saturday it was not accepting part of a planeload of food aid for victims of Hurricane Lili sent by Cuban-Americans because packages had been adorned with political, ''counter-revolutionary'' slogans.…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0474 1. THE ASSESSMENT MISSION UNDERTAKEN BY THE UN DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM (DMT), FORMED BY FIELD REPRESENTATIVES OF UNICEF, UNDP, WPF, UNESCO AND PAHO/WHO, WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 25-26 OCTOBER AND COVERED THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED BY LILI,…

CUBA: HURRICANE LILI Preliminary appeal no. 16/96 information bulletin no. 01 period covered: 22-27 October Latest events After the issue of a preliminary appeal by the Federation on 21 October, Federation delegates and the Caribbean Regional Delegation, working closely with the Cuban…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0471 1. Through UNDP/DHA Resident Representative of Cuba, the Cuban Civil Defense has transmitted the following update on damage: 6,369 homes destroyed, 92,542 homes damaged; agricultural areas affected: 25,406 hectares planted with bananas, 686,893 hectares planted with sugar cane…

NICARAGUA: TROPICAL STORM The Disaster The whole of Nicaragua was affected on 14 October by heavy rain caused by tropical depression 12, which during its passage over Central America became Tropical Storm Lili and some days later, upgraded to hurricane strength,…

(Temporarily waives ban on direct U.S.-Cuban flights) (370) WASHINGTON -- A ban on direct flights from the United States to Cuba will be lifted temporarily to allow one air shipment of aid for victims of Hurricane Lili, the State Department has…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0436 1. After initial assessment in the health sector, the Ministry of Health of Cuba reports the following damage: a) Infrastructure: damage caused to 21 hospitals, dozens of clinics, 6 geriatric facilities.8 pharmaceutical warehouses destroyed. Two hospitals totally evacuated…

HAVANA (Reuter) - U.S. authorities are waiving a ban on direct flights from the United States to Cuba to allow a Catholic Church charity to send a planeload of aid to help victims of Hurricane Lili, a Cuban charity said. Rolando…

CUBA: HURRICANE LILI THIS PRELIMINARY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 2,000,000 TO ASSIST 100,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR SIX MONTHS Summary On 17 October Hurricane Lili unleashed torrential rains on several Central American countries, causing particularly severe damage in western Cuba, where almost 200,000 people had…

Washington, October 22, 1996 - Battering winds and torrential rains from Hurricane Lili forced large scale evacuation of almost 200,000 people in central and western Cuba and caused severe damage to homes, public buildings, industry, agriculture and infrastructure. The International Federation…