THE CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
SITUATION REPORT: HURRICANE KENNA
October 28, 2002

SITUATION: Hurricane Kenna dissipated into a tropical depression over
the weekend, but not before the once-powerful Category 5 hurricane
causing major damage to the tourist destination Puerto Vallarta, on the
Pacific Coast, as well as other cities in the state of Nayarit state,
including San Blas. Also damaged were fishing villages along the coast.

Destruction in Nayarit state was major, with 1,690 homes damaged; also
damaged were 26 hotels, at least 48 businesses. Some 30,000 people were
forced from their homes; two people were killed.


RESPONSE: Samuel Lobato, CWS representative in Mexico City, reports
that no CWS partners have yet made requests for assistance; "It appears
that federal and state authorities have the capacity to respond to the
disaster," Lobato reports.

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:  donnajderr@aol.com
After-hours emergency pager: (800) 780-0853
Web site: www.cwserp.org


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