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


SITUATION: A hurricane watch remains in effect for much of the US Gulf
Coast as Isidore continues to move north and may hit the Louisiana or
Mississippi coasts later in the week.

Meanwhile, the damage from the storm's effect on Mexico's Yucatan
Peninsula and other parts of Mexico is still being assessed. Samuel Labato
of the CWS Office in Mexico reports that the storm in Mexico killed four
persons; up to 10,000 remain in temporary shelters and that 80 percent of
those affected remain without electricity or drinking water. In addition,
more than 100,000 hectares of corn were destroyed.

In other areas of Mexico - including Campeche, Chiapas and Quintana Roo -
some 7,000 people were evacuated due to the flooding and further rains are
expected later this week.


RESPONSE: Labato is assessing whether there will be a need for a CWS
response in Mexico, depending on how Mexican authorities respond to the
disaster.

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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