THE CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
SITUATION REPORT: HURRICANE ISIDORE
September 23, 2002


SITUATION: Isidore has pounded Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula with heavy rains
and flooding after hitting Cuba with flooding. At least two people were
reported dead in Mexico from the storm, which was downgraded from a
hurricane to a tropical storm today.

The storm was expected to turn west later today and gain strength,
possibly threatening U.S. Gulf states, though forecasters said it was
still too soon to say where Isidore might strike if it moves up the U.S.
coast.

There were no hurricane-related deaths or injuries reported in Cuba, and
flooding had receded there by today, the Associated Press (AP) reported.


RESPONSE: CWS is prepared to assist the Cuban Council of Churches, the CWS
partner in Cuba, and partners in Mexico as needed. Meanwhile, CWS Disaster
Response and Recovery Liaisons (DRRLs) in the United States are tracking
the storm's path and developing contingency plans.

Call the CWS HOTLINE for updates: (800) 297-1516.

For further information about disasters to which Church World Service is
responding, contact CWS Emergency Response.

Telephone: (212) 870-3151
E-mail: cherlinger@churchworldservice.org
After-hours emergency pager: (800) 780-0853
Web site: www.cwserp.org


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