HURRICANE 'LILI'
DHA GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 4
19 OCTOBER 1996
1. HURRICANE LILI STRUCK SEVERAL CUBAN PROVINCES ON 17-18
OCTOBER. HURRICANE WARNING IN CUBA DISCONTINUED AT 06H00 UTC ON
19 OCTOBER 1996.
2. ACCORDING TO CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTS, SEA PENETRATIONS
HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED ON CUBA'S SOUTHWESTERN COAST. WINDS HAVE
DAMAGED AT LEAST 1000 HOMES IN THE SOUTHERN CUBAN'S ISLE OF
YOUTH. URBAN DAMAGE REPORTS ON THE REST OF THE
TERRITORIES IS
STILL PENDING, ALTHOUGH THE CIVIL DEFENSE AUTHORITIES
WARNED THAT
SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDINGS HAVE
SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGES IN SOME AREAS.
3. MUCH OF THE AFFECTED AREAS, INCLUDING THE CAPITAL CITY
OF
HAVANA, ARE BLACKED OUT AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE TO
TRANSMISSION
LINES. TELEPHONES ARE OPERATING, BUT PIPED GAS AND WATER
SYSTEMS ARE OUT OF OPERATION.
4. AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE STORM,
ESPECIALLY BANANA, FRUIT, TOBACCO AND COFFEE PLANTATIONS.
IN ALL
CASES, CIVIL DEFENSE AUTHORITIES WILL PROVIDE A FULL REPORT
AS
SOON AS DAMAGE EVALUATION IS COMPLETED.
5. 180,000 INHABITANTS IN DANGER-PRONE AREAS OR LIVING IN
BAD
HOUSING HAVE BEEN EVACUATED TO SPECIALLY APPOINTED REFUGES.
SEVEN PERSONS ARE REPORTED HURT BY THE STORM.
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS NOT AN OFFICIAL HURRICANE WARNING
OF
ALERT FOR ANY COUNTRY.
6. THE US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTS THAT AS OF
15H00 UTC
19 OCTOBER 1996, HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT
FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS
ISLANDS.
7. THE US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMS THAT AS OF
15H00 UTC
19 OCTOBER 1996, THE CENTER OF LILI WAS NEAR LATITUDE 25.0
NORTH,
LONGITUDE 72.8 WEST OR ABOUT 700 MILES (1,130 KILOMETERS)
SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 125
MILES (200
KILOMETERS) EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR IN THE BAHAMAS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MILES
PER HOUR
(185 KILOMETERS PER HOUR).
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