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El Salvador: Tropical Storm Adrian OCHA Situation Report No. 1

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2005/0083
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Tropical Storm Adrian - El Salvador
19 May 2005

This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any country

1. The Hurricane Center in Miami is issuing today advisories on tropical storm Adrian located about 215 miles southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador.

2. According to UN Resident Coordinator's Office in San Salvador, the country has been put on orange alert of a potential major Hurricane, which is expected to reach the Salvadoran Coast with full strength mid day today. All coastal zones are subject to evacuation plans due to the nature of areas, which flood quickly under heavy rain conditions. The Government has suspended all official missions and schools have been closed for the rest of this week.

3. The UN Disaster Management Team in San Salvador has decided to declare Phase II in all regions of the country including the suspension of field activities. The heads of UN agencies will meet regularly to assess the information and prepare to respond according to needs. Contact with the Government emergency entity has been established and activated.

4. OCHA Geneva has alerted the UNDAC Team in order to place a Team on stand-by in case of need.

5. OCHA is in close contact with the United Nations Resident Coordinator's offices in El Salvador and the neighboring countries, and will revert with further information as it becomes available.

6. For further information, please refer to the Website of the National Hurricane Service in Miami at www.nhc.noaa.gov.

7. This situation report, together with further information on other ongoing emergencies is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at http://www.reliefweb.int

MAP: El Salvador Tropical Storm Adrian - Situation Map

Telephone: +41-22-917 12 34
Fax: +41-22-917 00 23
E-mail: ochagva@un.org

In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10

Desk Officer:
Mr. Dusan Zupka
E-mail: zupka@un.org
Direct Tel. +41-22-917 1645

Press contact:
(GVA) Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 2653
(N.Y.) Ms. Stephanie Bunker, direct Tel. +1-917-367 51 26

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