Caribbean: Storm (Isidora) - OCHA-08: 25-Sep-02

OCHA Situation Report No. 8 Hurricane Isidore - The Caribbean 25 September 2002

This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any country. 1. The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 1500 GMT today, the center of Isidore - downgraded to tropical storm - was located near latitude 26.0 north and longitude 90.2M west. Cuba 2. Recovery activities in the Isle of Youth and the Province of Pinar del Rio, in western Cuba, are being hampered by rainfall. 3,800 persons remain in shelters, as flood waters have not receded completely from several areas. Classes remain suspended in Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth. 3. Emergency crews have restored electricity services in several towns in the most affected western areas of Pinar del Rio, and water systems have begun pumping safe water in the capital of Pinar del Rio. Telephone services are being progressively restored. Medical teams are checking sanitary conditions in flooded areas. 4. On Thursday and Friday, a UN interagency mission (including the Cuban Civil Defense). will try to reach the most affected areas of Pinar del Rio and prepare an assessment report. 5. For further information, please refer to the Website of the National Hurricane Service in Miami at www.nhc.noaa.gov, and www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Gif/atl.latest.gif 6. This situation report, together with further information on ongoing emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at http://www.reliefweb.int Telephone: +41-22-91712 34 Fax: +41-22-917 00 23 E-mail: ochagva@un.org In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10 Desk Officers: Mr. E. Haegglund / Mr. R Mena / Ms. M. Kondo Direct Tel. +41-22-917 32 99 / 14 55 / 19 97 Press contact: (GVA) Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 2653 (NYC) Brian Grogan direct Tel. +1-212-963-1143 distributed by - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Center for International Disaster Information Volunteers in Technical Assistance web: www.cidi.org listserv: www.cidi.org/listsub.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - comments/suggestions/requests to incident@cidi.org