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UNDRO 88/1926
CARIBBEAN REGION - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
12 SEPTEMBER 1988

ALERT MESSAGE

HURRICANE GILBERT, WITH CENTRAL WINDS OF 100 MPH (160 KMPH) AND EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY, THREATENING HISPANIOLA, JAMAICA AND CUBA, ACCORDING TO THE (UNDRO-PAHO/WHO-LRCS) PAN CARIBBEAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION PROJECT TEAM (PCDPPP) AND UNITED STATES NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

HURRICANE WARNINGS INFORCE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI, JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN CUBA. UNDRO WITH PCDPPP SUPPORT MONITORING SITUATION.

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UNDRO 88/1927

CARIBBEAN REGION - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.2
12 SEPTEMBER 1988

UNDRO PROJECT MANAGER PCDPPP REPORTS FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS HURRICANE GILBERT:

JAMAICA

AT 1400 GMT GUSTS OF HURRICANE FORCE BEING EXPERIENCED IN EASTERN JAMAICA, EYE EXPECTED MOVE ACROSS ISLAND 12 SEPT AFTERNOON. CONTACT ESTABLISHED WITH GOVERNMENTAL DISASTER COORDINATOR AND THOROUGH PREPAREDNESS MEASURES SET UP.

HAITI

DAMAGE EXPECTED IN SOUTH WEST PENINSULA WITH WHICH CONTACTS LOST. UNCONFIRMED AMATEUR RADIO REPORTS FROM LES CAYES INDICATE LOSS OF POWER AND DAMAGE. STRONG WINDS EXPERIENCED IN PORT-AU-PRINCE.

CUBA AND CAYMAN ISLANDS

EXPECTED TO BE HIT LATE 12 SEPT/EARLY 13 SEPT.

ST. LUCIA

MINOR FLOODING OF CASTRIES

GUADELOUPE/MARTINIQUE

LOSS OF 20,000 MT BANANA PRODUCTION. MINOR FLOODING IN BASSETERRE.

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UNDRO 88/1946

CARIBBEAN REGION - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.3
13 SEPTEMBER 1988

GILBERT, ONE OF LARGEST ATLANTIC HURRICANES, HIT MAINLY JAMAICA, AND ALSO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SOUTHWEST HAITI. CUBA UNDER ALERT. SEVERE DAMAGES IN JAMAICA, SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, VENEZUELA. HURRICANE MOVING TOWARDS CAYMAN ISLANDS.

JAMAICA

EYE OF GILBERT MOVED ACROSS ISLAND IN EASTWEST DIRECTION CAUSING HEAVY DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND AGRICULTURE, ACCORDING TO UNDRO PROJECT MANAGER PCDPPP. WINDS UPTO 140 MPH (225 KMPH) EXPERIENCED IN KINGSTON FORCING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE HOMES. DAMAGE CAUSED TO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ELECTRICITY AND TELEPHONE SERVICES OUT OF ORDER. RESIDENTS OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG SOUTH COAST EVACUATED AND EMERGENCY SHELTERS SET UP IN SCHOOLS,CHURCHES. AUTHORITIES CARRYING OUT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

AUTHORITIES REPORTED HURRICANE KILLED FOUR PEOPLE, INJURED SIX AND LEFT HUNDREDS HOMELESS. HARDEST HIT SOUTHERN AREAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICITY AND COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS. BANI'S WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTED.

CUBA

ACCORDING TO NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY 90,000 RESIDENTS FROM EIGHT EASTERN PROVINCES EVACUATED FROM LOW-LYING AREAS. THREE PROVINCES (SANTIAGO DE CUBA, GUANTANAMO AND GRANMA) IN STATE OF EMERGENCY. HURRICANE WATCHES SET UP ALONG SOUTHERN COASTLINE EAST OF CAMAGUEY.

VENEZUELA

HEAVY RAINS PROVOKED BY GILBERT'S STORM SYSTEM SET OFF MUDSLIDE NEAR CARACAS, KILLING THREE PEOPLE, ACCORDING TO CIVIL DEFENCE.

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UNDRO 88/1973

CARIBBEAN REGION - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.4
14 SEPTEMBER 1988

1. HURRICANE GILBERT GAINED STRENGTH AND NOW RANKED ONE OF MOST POWERFUL STORMS IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE THIS CENTURY, WINDS UP TO 175 MPH (280 KMH) AND HIGHER IN GUSTS. APPROACHING YUCATAN (MEXICO) AFTER HITTING CAYMAN ISLANDS, JAMAICA (SEPARATE REPORT BEING ISSUED), SOUTHWEST HAITI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. INFORMATION ON EFFECTS LIMITED DUE TO COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS.

MEXICO

2. ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES, AN ESTIMATED 75,000 PEOPLE BEING EVACUATED FROM EXPOSED AREAS IN YUCATAN PENINSULA, INCLUDING TOURISTS FROM BEACH RESORTS OF COZUMEL AND CANCUN.

CAYMAN ISLANDS

3. DAMAGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND FLOODING REPORTED.

CUBA

4. LIMITED DAMAGE REPORTED ON SOUTHERN COAST AND EMERGENCY DECLARED IN WESTERN TIP OF ISLAND, WHERE, ACCORDING TO NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY, 60,000 PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM LOW-LYING AREAS IN PROVINCE OF PINAR DEL MAR AND ISLE OF YOUTH. UP TO 4,000 REDCROSS RELIEF VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY COLLABORATED EVACUATIONS AND PROVIDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

GUATEMALA

5. GOVERNMENT INITIATING PREPAREDNESS MEASURES ARRIVAL OF GILBERT. FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS, MUDSLIDES CAUSED DEATH SIXTEEN PEOPLE NEAR GUATEMALA CITY.

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UNDRO 88/1979

JAMAICA - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.5
14 SEPTEMBER 1988

SITUATION

1. METROPOLITAN KINGSTON EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED, WITH MANY BUILDINGS PARTIALLY AND/OR TOTALLY DESTROYED. POWER, WATER AND TELEPHONE SERVICES LARGELY INOPERATIVE.

2. ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENTAL ESTIMATE, 60-70 PERCENT OF KINGSTON POPULATION HAD HOUSES DESTROYED OR DAMAGED AND 50-55,000 PEOPLE MOVED TO TEMPORARY SHELTERS, SUCH AS SCHOOLS.

3. COMMUNICATIONS WITH AREAS OUTSIDE KINGSTON TOTALLY DISRUPTED, INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE VERY LARGE DAMAGE TO HOUSING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CROPS.

4. SUBSTANTIAL FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS AT KINGSTON AND MONTEGO BAY STILL CLOSED TO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC. FIVE DEATHS CONFIRMED, UP TO THIRTY MISSING ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES.

APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

5. GOVERNMENT, QUOTING EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE DAMAGE IN KINGSTON, MONTEGO BAY AND OTHER TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS, REQUESTED UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MOBILIZE INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH UNDRO AND OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCIES. GOVERNMENT IDENTIFIED BLANKETS AND CANNED FOOD AS IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES. 6. NEEDS FOR WATER PURIFICATION SUPPLIES (100,000 MALATHION TABS, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE BLEACH, IODINE TABS), DRUGS, POWER EQUIPMENT TO CLEAR TREES AND DEBRIS ALSO INDICATED INITIALLY.INFORMATION ON REQUIREMENTS BEING COMPLETED AND UPDATED.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE SO FAR

7. UNDRO PROVIDING EMERGENCY GRANT OF US DLRS 25,000 AND SENDING RELIEF COORDINATION OFFICER FROM HEADQUARTERS. UNDP DONATING US DLRS 50,000.

8. OFDA/PAHO/AMERICAN REDCROSS RESCUE TEAM REACHED KINGSTON ON 13 SEPT ON US GOVT AIRCRAFT AND ASSISTING IN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. OFDA AIRLIFTING BY FOUR C-130 PLASTIC SHEETS, 200 TENTS, 9,600 BLANKETS, TEN CHAINSAWS, 3,966 FIVE GALLON WATER TANKS, EIGHTEEN LARGE WATER TANKS.

9. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE, WITH COPY TO UNDP RESREP KINGSTON (TLX 0291/2245 UNDEVPRO).

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UNDRO 88/1994

JAMAICA - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.6
15 SEPTEMBER 1988

SITUATION

1. CURRENT GOVERNMENTAL ESTIMATES PUT TOTAL DAMAGE AT USDLRS 400 MILLION, 500,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS (NEARLY A FOURTH OF POPULATION). AT LEAST NINE PEOPLE KILLED.

2. POWER SUPPLY IN KINGSTON AREA INTERRUPTED, PORTABLE GENERATORS USED FOR MOST URGENT NEEDS. SEVERE PROBLEMS REGISTERED WITH WATER SUPPLY.

3. GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN RELIEF: OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER WHICH IS COORDINATING OVERALL EFFORTS: OFFICE OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY COORDINATION (ODP): CONCERNED MINISTRIESSUCH AS PUBLIC WORKS. JAMAICAN RED CROSS MOBILIZED 2,500 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST AUTHORITIES.

REQUIREMENTS

4. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS NOT YET AVAILABLE.

5. LEAGUE OF REDCROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES APPEALED TODAY FOR FUNDS UPTO USDLRS 3.7 MILLION FOR FOOD, LANTERNS, BLANKETS, BEDDING, PLASTIC AND GALVANIZED SHEETING, WAREHOUSING, VANS, GENERATORS AND PERSONNEL COSTS. IN ADDITION TO ABOVE EMERGENCY NEEDS KEY PROBLEM TO BE ADRESSED IS WATER SUPPLY AND QUALITY CONTROL. NO NEED AT PRESENT FOR MEDICAL TEAMS OR MEDICINES FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE .

CONTRIBUTIONS (AS REPORTED TO UNDRO)

GOVERNMENTS
US DLRS
US (OFDA)
FOUR RELIEF FLIGHTS AS REPORTED IN SITREP NO.5
436,000
UN SYSTEM
UNDRO
EMERGENCY GRANT (SEE SITREP NO.5)
25,000
UNDP
AS ABOVE
50,000
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
LRCS
14,858 BLANKETS, 392 FIRST AID KITS FROM PANAMA WAREHOUSE
APPROX.+
70,000
BRITISH RED CROSS
200 ROLLS PLASTIC SHEETING, 12,500 BLANKETS,3 GENERATORS, CASH GRANT
APPROX.+
164,000
NORWEGIAN RED CROSS
2 WAREHOUSING UNITS
APPROX.+
44,000
FRG RED CROSS
5,000 BLANKETS
APPROX.+
22,000
+ ABOVE VALUES EXCLUDING TRANSPORT.
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS AS REPORTED TO UNDRO SO FAR APPROX.+811,000
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UNDRO 88/1995

CARIBBEAN REGION - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.7
15 SEPTEMBER 1988

1. HURRICANE GILBERT LOSING STRENGTH AFTER HITTING YUCATAN PENINSULA (MEXICO), WINDS UPTO 125 MPH (200 KMPH). HEADING TOWARDS TEXAS.

2. DEATH TOLL ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES: 26 (TEN IN HAITI, NINE IN JAMAICA, FOUR IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, THREE IN VENEZUELA).

MEXICO

3. DAMAGE AND FLOODING BUT NO CASUALTIES REPORTED ACROSS YUCATAN. MEXICAN RED CROSS ORGANISING RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT TO ASSESS EXTENT OF DAMAGE.

HAITI

4. NO DAMAGE ASSESSMENT YET AVAILABLE. TEN FISHERMEN REPORTED KILLED AFTER OVERTURNING OF BOAT OFF SOUTHERN COAST.

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UNDRO 88/2004

CARIBBEAN REGION - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 8
16 SEPTEMBER 1988

SITUATION

1. AS THE HURRICANE HEADED DIRECTLY FOR COASTAL CITIES IN TEXAS (USA) THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FLED INLAND. DEATH TOLL ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES: 67 (THIRTY IN HAITI, THIRTY IN JAMAICA, FOUR IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, THREE IN VENEZUELA).

MEXICO

2. THE HURRICANE PASSED THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, MEXICO, CAUSING DISRUPTION TO COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT, WITH ROADS AND AIRPORTS HAVING TO BE CLOSED. ELECTRICAL AND WATER SUPPLIES WERE TEMPORARILY CUT AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE TO MINIMISE FURTHER DAMAGE, BUT EXPECTED TO BE RESTORED SHORTLY. CONASUPO, THE GOVERNMENT FOOD ORGANIZATION IS SENDING FOOD TO AFFECTED AREA, NO CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS ALSO OCCURED BUT STILL BEING ASSESSED. AT RISK POPULATION HAD BEEN ALREADY EVACUATED AS WELL AS OIL INDUSTRY WORKERS IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. NATIONAL RED CROSS REPORTED AS HAVING SENT TRUCK CONVOY OF RELIEF SUPPLIES TO AREA.

HAITI

3. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE ON SOUTHERN COAST SUSTAINED, WHERE GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY. TELECOMMUNICATIONS STILL CUT.

4. PRELIMINARY GOVERNMENT REPORTS INDICATE: THIRTY PEOPLE FEARED DEAD, 3,000 HOUSES DESTROYED OR DAMAGED, 4,000 HOMELESS, 20 SCHOOLS DAMAGED. INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANTATION OF BANANA, COFFEE, COCONUT PALM, AVOCADOS, FRUIT TREES EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. AGRICULTURE DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT US DLRS TEN MILLION.

5. GOVERNMENT REQUESTING CASH FOR RESTORATION OF SCHOOLS, HOUSING AND LOCAL PURCHASES RELIEF SUPPLIES (FOOD, CLOTHING). PORTABLE WATER TANKS AND MATERIAL TO EQUIP GOVERNMENT RESCUE TEAMS (THREE TRUCKS, THREE FOURWHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES, TEN MECHANICAL SAWS, 250 FLASHLIGHTS, 50 FIRST AID KITS ALSO REQUIRED.

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UNDRO 88/2005

JAMAICA - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.9
16 SEPTEMBER 1988

SITUATION

1. DEATH TOLL RAISED TO THIRTY, INCLUDING NINETEEN BODIES RECOVERED. EASTERN COAST MOST SEVERELY HIT WITH ESTIMATED 80 BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND 20 PERCENT DESTROYED. OF THE HALF MILLION HOMELESS, MANY (60,000 IN METROPOLITAN KINGSTON ONLY) SHELTERED IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND WAREHOUSES WITH LIMITED SANITATION AND COOKING FACILITIES, OTHERS STAYING WITH NEIGHBOURS AND MAKESHIFT SHELTERS. ELECTRICITY SERVICES STOPPED PREVENTING WATER DISTRI-BUTION COUNTRY WIDE EXCEPT FOR TRUCKED WATER. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUT BETWEEN KINGSTON AND REST OF COUNTRY.

2. OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER AND OFFICE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COORDINATING RELIEF WORK BY CONCERNED MINISTRIES, DEFENSE FORCES, REDCROSS AND OTHER NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH IS FACILITATED BY PARTIAL REOPENING OF ROADS. DAWN TO DUSK CURFEW IMPOSED IN CAPITAL AREA. HOSPITALS PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES. TWO RADIO STATIONS OPERATIVE.

3. LIMITED AIR TRAFFIC RESUMED AT KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MAINLY FOR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

REQUIREMENTS

4. GOVERNMENT CONFIRMING REQUEST FOR PRIORITY FOOD SUPPLIES (POWDERED MILK, RICE, CANNED FOODS) AND BEDDING, BLANKETS, CHAIN SAWS, SHELTER MATERIALS. ACCORDING TO UNDRO PCDPPP PROJECT MANAGER, FUNDS FOR REGIONAL PURCHASE SHELTER MATERIALS SUCH AS CORRUGATED IRON SHEETS ARE PARTICULARLY NEEDED TO RELIEVE HOUSING PROBLEM.

5. UNICEF APPEALING FOR USDLRS 250,000 TOWARDS NEEDS IN FIELDS OF HEALTH, NUTRITION, WATER, SANITATION AND HOUSING TO BE MET IN COOPERATION WITH CONCERNED MINISTRIES AND PAHO.

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

6. PAHO TEAM OF EXPERTS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENT IN ASSESSING HEALTH SITUATION AND COORDINATING INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO HEALTH NEEDS, ALSO IN FIELD OF WATER SUPPLY AND QUALITY CONTROL. ITS PORTABLE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT BEING USED BY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES, UNITED NATIONS AND RELIEF AGENCIES.

7. ECLAC OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION PLANNING.

CONTRIBUTIONS

FOLLOWING IS AN UPDATE OF SITREP NO.6. NEWLY REPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INDICATED BY +

GOVERNMENTS
US DLRS
FRG
AIRLIFT OF 2.2 TONS MEDICAL SUPPLIES, 5,500 COLLAPSIBLE WATER-CANISTERS(10 LITRES) 5,000 BLANKETS, 10,000 M PLASTIC SHEETING ETA 16 SEPTEMBER
+ 91,000
UK
700 TENTS, 12,000 BLANKETS AIRLIFTED, RELIEF SUPPLIES FROM TWO ROYAL NAVY SHIPS. CASH GRANT THROUGH BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER. MEDICINES, CANNED FOOD, GENERATORS, CHAIN SAWS, DISINFECTANT, PLASTIC SHEETS BEING AIR LIFTED (ETA 16/17 SEPTEMBER)
+929,000
US (OFDA)
FOUR RELIEF FLIGHTS, OTHER GRANTS
436,000
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
EEC THROUGH BRITISH RED CROSS
200 ROLLS PLASTIC SHEETING,12,500 BLANKETS, 3 GENERATORS, (AS CORRECTECD FROM SITREP NO.6)
171,000
UN SYSTEM
UNDRO
EMERGENCY GRANT
25,000
UNDP
AS ABOVE
50,000
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
LRCS
14,858 BLANKETS,392 FIRST AID KITS FROM PANAMA WAREHOUSE
APPROX. 70,000
BRITISH RED CROSS
CASH GRANT
8,000
NORWEGIAN RED CROSS
2 WAREHOUSING UNITS
APPROX. 44,000
FRG RED CROSS
5,000 BLANKETS
APPROX. 22,000
CRS
+ 25,000
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO SO FAR APPROX. 1,871,000
  1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE, WITH COPY TO UNDP RESREP KINGSTON (TLX 0291/2245 UNDEVPRO).

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UNDRO 88/2022

JAMAICA - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.10
19 SEPTEMBER 1988

SITUATION

1. GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES MOVEMENT OF AFFECTED PEOPLE FROM EMERGENCY SHELTERS TO PERMANENT AND SEMI-PERMANENT ACCOMODATION AS WELL AS RESTORATION COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO OFFSET PRICE INCREASES.

2. 30 PERCENT WATER SUPPLY KINGSTON'S AREA RESTORED, REST EXPECTED TO BE FUNCTIONAL BY WEEK STARTING 19 SEPTEMBER (CONTINGENT UPON PROVISION ELECTRICITY). DAMAGE TO HOSPITALS BEING REPAIRED WITH ASSISTANCE BRITISH AND CANADIAN MILITARY PERSONNEL. DAMAGE TO TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BEING GRADUALLY RESTORED. KINGSTON'S AIRPORT OPEN FOR DAYLIGHT TRAFFIC.

REQUIREMENTS

3. SHELTER: BUILDING MATERIALS SUCH AS GALVANIZED ZINC SHEETS (MOST IMPORTANT), PLASTIC SHEETING, LUMBER, NAILS AND HANDTOOLS.

FOOD: GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHING LIST OF CRITICAL NEEDS.

HEALTH: DISINFECTANTS CURRENTLY IN SHORT SUPPLY.

WATER: PORTABLE TANKS FOR HOSPITALS, WATER TESTING KITS.

COMMUNICATIONS: TWO SETS OF PORTABLE REPEATERS (IN-COUNTRY).

4. MASSIVE DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL SECTOR NOT YET ASSESSED AND REQUIREMENTS NOT YET QUANTIFIED.

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

5. DAILY UNITED NATIONS/GOVERNMENTAL/DONOR MEETINGS CONVENED IN UNDRO/UNDP OFFICE KINGSTON WITH PARTICIPATION UNDRO FIELD REPRESENTATIVE (PCDPPP PROJECT MANAGER), TO ASSIST OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER IN SPEEDY AND EFFECTIVE RECEIPT AND DELIVERY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

6. PAHO TEAM OF EXPERTS REINFORCED BY ADDITION SANITARY ENGINEER AND EPIDEMIOLOGIST. IBRD MISSION TO JAMAICA PLANNED TO START THIS WEEK FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVT ON EMERGENCY RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

CONTRIBUTIONS

7. SINCE SITREP NO.9:

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
US DLRS
EEC
551,000
  1. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO SO FAR APPROX. 2,422,000

9. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE, WITH COPY TO UNDP RESREP KINGSTON (TLX 0291/2245 UNDEVPRO).

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UNDRO 88/2041

CARIBBEAN REGION (MEXICO) - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 11
21 SEPTEMBER 1988

1. HURRICANE, AFTER PASSING THROUGH YUCATAN PENINSULA, SWEPT THROUGH STATES OF TAMAULIPAS AND NUEVO LEON, FLOODING AREAS OF CITY OF MONTERREY AND SEVERAL LOCALITIES IN TAMAULIPAS STATE. PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE 200 CASUALTIES AND EVEN MORE. NO COMPLETE INFORMATION AS TO NUMBER OF INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE IS YET AVAILABLE. DAMAGE TO YUCATAN AND ISLA DE MUJERES WILL RESULT IN SUSPENSION OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS IN TOURIST INDUSTRY. IN CANCUN ALONE, 20,000 HOUSES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR DAMAGED. LCRS HAS REPORTED ON EFFECTIVE RESPONSE OF MEXICAN RED CROSS.

2. UNDRO IS SEEKING MAINLY THROUGH UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE FURTHER INFO WHICH WILL BE COMMUNICATED NEXT SITREP.

3. TO DATE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT REQUESTED UNDRO TO LAUNCH APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

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UNDRO 88/2058

JAMAICA - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.12
21 SEPTEMBER 1988

BELOW IS LIST OF EMERGENCY RELIEF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO SO FAR. DETAILS OF CONTRIBUTIONS MARKED WITH (X) ARE TO BE FOUND IN PREVIOUS SITREPS.

GOVERNMENTS
US DLRS
AUSTRALIA
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE (FOR CARIBBEAN, PRIMARILY JAMAICA)
163,000
CANADA
RELIEF, OF WHICH USDLRS 412,000 WAS THROUGH CANADIAN RED CROSS
2,163,000
FRANCE
AIRLIFT OF FOOD, MEDICINES, WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT
81,000
FRG
91,000X
UK
929,000X
USA
436,000X
TOTAL GOVERNMENTS
3,863,000
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
EEC
722,000X
TOTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
722,000
UN SYSTEM
PAHO
EXPERTS TEAM AND EQUIPMENT
(++)
UNDRO
25,000X
UNDP
50,000X
WFP
7 TONS DRIED SKIMMED MILK, 32 TONS FLOUR, 266 TONS VEGETABLE OIL
(++)
TOTAL UN
75,000
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
RED CROSS SOCIETIES
AUSTRALIA
4,000
AUSTRIA
20,000
BAHAMAS
5,000
CANADA
132,000
GDR
22,000
FRG
22,000X
JAPAN
127,000
NETHERLANDS
47,000
NORWAY
44,000X
NEW ZEALAND
1,000
SPAIN
17,000
ST VINCENT AND GRENADINES (KIND)
(++)
SWEDEN
50,000
SWITZERLAND
130,000
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (KIND)
(++)
UK
8,000X
USA
207,000
(FOR DETAILS OF RED CROSS CONTRIBUTIONS, PLEASE CONSULT LRCS)
CRS
25,000X
TOTAL NGO
861,000
GRAND TOTAL
5,521,000
(++) NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE,WITH COPY TO UNDP RESREP KINGSTON (TELEX 0291/2245 UNDEVPRO).

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UNDRO 88/2073

JAMAICA - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 13
23 SEPTEMBER 1988

SITUATION

1. A) HOUSING: SOME 50,000 PEOPLE STILL IN TEMPORARY SHELTERS, MANY OTHERS OCCUPYING DAMAGED HOUSING. GOVT REPORTS 20 PERCENT ALL HOUSING DESTROYED, 40 PERCENT SEVERELY DAMAGED (MOST ROOFLESS).

B) ELECTRICITY: RESTORED IN MANY COLD STORAGE INSTALLATIONS, WATER SUPPLY SOURCES, INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND COMMUNICATIONS CENTRES, BUT LARGELY UNAVAILABLE IN RURAL AREAS. GOVERNMENT ACCORDING HIGHEST PRIORITY TO ITS RESTORATION.

C) FOOD: NEEDS APPEAR SATISFIED. WFP CONTRIBUTING 15 MT COMMODITIES DAILY.

D) WATER: THANKS TO MAJOR EFFORTS, WATER BEING PROVIDED TO MOST AREAS (IN COUNTRYSIDE, MAINLY BY TRUCK).

E) HEALTH: OF 26 HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY, 9 SEVERELY DAMAGED, 11 MODERATELY DAMAGED. APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT PRIMARY CARE FACILITIES KNOWN TO BE DAMAGED. SEVEN HOSPITALS REPORTED WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. NEEDS FOR MEDICAMENTS APPEAR SATISFIED.

F) ROADS: CLEARANCE ALL ROADS EXPECTED BY 26 SEPTEMBER. MOST MINOR ROADS NOW OPEN TO AT LEAST ONE LANE TRAFFIC.

G) COMMUNICATIONS: TELEPHONE SERVICES INTERMITTENT. UNDRO/UNDP OFFICE TELEX, FAX OPERATIONAL INTERMITTENTLY ON STANDBY ELECTRIC POWER.

2. GOVERNMENT ADDRESSING DIFFICULTIES IN DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO SHELTERS AND HOSPITALS.

3. UNDRO CHIEF, RELIEF COORDINATION AND PREPAREDNESS BRANCH, JOINING IN JAMAICA UNDRO FIELD DELEGATE.

REQUIREMENTS

4. 17,000 MT GALVANIZED ZINC AND LUMBER. PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT US, CANADA, VENEZUELA WILL COVER PART OF ZINC SHEETS NEEDS, BUT FURTHER DONOR SUPPORT REQUIRED. STANDBY GENERATORS FOR WATER TREATMENT, PUMPS, WELLS, HEALTH FACILITIES ARE ALSO URGENTLY NEEDED. IN ADDITION, COLLAPSIBLE WATER TANKS (100 TO 1,000 GALLONS), DEWATERING PUMPS, HOSPITAL LINEN, WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT (SPECIFICATIONS WITH PAHO).

CONTRIBUTIONS

5. EMERGENCY RELIEF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO SO FAR AMOUNT TO US DLRS 5,521,000. SITREP NO.12 PROVIDES DONOR BREAKDOWN.

6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE, WITH COPY TO UNDP RESREP KINGSTON (TLX 0291/2245 UNDEVPRO).

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UNDRO 88/2096

JAMAICA - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 14
28 SEPTEMBER 1988

SITUATION

1. DEATH TOLL: 45.

A) HOUSING: SOME 60 PERCENT LOW-INCOME HOUSING LOST. GOVT DISTRIBUTING PLASTIC SHEETS FOR TEMPORARY ROOF COVERAGE AND ORGANIZING DISTRIBUTION OF DONATED BUILDING MATERIALS THROUGH PRIVATE SECTOR.

B) WATER: 60 PERCENT RESTORED, ADDITIONAL 13 PERCENT BEING RESTORED WITH REPLACEMENT ELECTRICITY PUMPS. REST DEPENDENT ON RESTORATION POWER SUPPLY.

C) FOOD: PENDING THE SETTING UP OF A FOOD SUBVENTION (STAMPS) SYSTEM FOOD DISTRIBUTED THROUGH RELIEF CENTRES.

D) HEALTH: HALF OF SHELTERS LACK WORKING WATER CLOSETS, GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TAKEN AGAINST OUTBREAK INFECTIONS AND SKIN DISEASES. 61 HEALTH CENTRES REOPENED (14 IN KINGSTON METROPOLITAN AREA).

E) EDUCATION: ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES, 85-90 PERCENT SCHOOLS DAMAGED. MOST SCHOOLS STILL CLOSED.

F) TRANSPORT: DOMESTIC AIR AND RAILWAY TRAFFIC PARTIALLY RESUMED.

G) TOURISM: ACCORDING TO TOURIST ASSOCIATION, 70 PERCENT HOTEL ROOMS OPERATIONAL BY OCTOBER.

H) INDUSTRY: SHORTAGES OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER HINDERING RECOVERY.

2. UNDRO FIELD DELEGATE CONTINUING TO ASSIST UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN COORDINATION DONORS' RESPONSES, LIAISON WITH GOVERNMENT, DAILY ISSUANCE OF COMPUTERIZED INFO ON EMERGENCY.

REQUIREMENTS

3. LIST OF EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS BY SECTOR AND DONOR RESPONSES ISSUED BY UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE. COPY AVAILABLE WITH UNDRO GENEVA.

CONTRIBUTIONS

4. BELOW IS A LIST OF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO SINCE SITREP NO. 12 OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1988.

GOVERNMENTS
US DLRS
ARGENTINA
1,000 BLANKETS, 400 CAMP MATTRESSES, 1,000 PULLOVERS, 1,000 SHIRTS, 1,000 JACKETS, VARIOUS MEDICINES, 5500 KGS FOODSTUFFS
105,000
CANADA
16,357 BLANKETS, 12,000 SHEETS, 418 ROLLS OF PLASTICS, THROUGH CANADIAN RED CROSS
231,000
DENMARK
CASH CONTRIBUTION, THROUGH, DANISH RED CROSS
142,000
FINLAND
CASH CONTRIBUTION, THROUGH FINNISH RED CROSS
35,000
JAPAN
100 TENTS, 100 GROUND SHEETS, 100 SLEEPING MATTRESSES, 30 GENERATORS, 1,000 BLANKETS, 1,000 WATER TANKS, 1,000 SETS TABLEWARE, 1,000 KG DETERGENTS, 1,000 SETS SOAP AND TOWELS
218,000
NORWAY
CASH CONTRIBUTION, THROUGH JAMAICAN RED CROSS
74,000
USA
AIRLIFT OF ROOFING MATERIAL
202,000
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
RED CROSS (X) SOCIETIES
ANTIGUA
1,000
BARBADOS
(++)
CANADA
26,000
(X) (FOR DETAILS OF RED CROSS CONTRIBUTIONS PLEASE CONSULT LRCS)
WORLD ALLIANCE OF YMCAS
CASH CONTRIBUTION
10,000
TOTAL REPORTED TO UNDRO SINCE SITREP NO.12 1,044,000
(++) VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

TOTAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO SO FAR 6,775,000

5. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE, WITH COPY TO UNDP RESREP KINGSTON (TELEX 0291/2245 UNDEVPRO).

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UNDRO 88/2218

JAMAICA - HURRICANE GILBERT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 15
11 OCTOBER 1988

SITUATION

1. GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY HAS MOVED FROM EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO RECONSTRUCTION.

2. TOTAL DAMAGE PROVISIONALLY ESTIMATED BY GOVERNMENT AT OVER US DLRS 818 MILLION AS FOLLOWS:

US DLRS (MIO)
LOW INCOME HOUSING (10,300 UNITS DESTROYED, 229,300 DAMAGED)
260
FARMING (BANANA, COCONUT, COFFEE, CITRUS, TUBER CROPS, DAIRY, POULTRY)
179
ELECTRICITY SERVICE
106
SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITY OF WEST INDIES
89
FORESTRY AND FISHING
60
HOTELS AND FACTORIES (VERY PROVISIONAL)
46
ROADS, AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ETC.
37
POSTAL OFFICES, COURT HOUSES, POLICE STATIONS, OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS
16
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTRES
14
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
11
818
  1. UNDRO FIELD DELEGATE (PCDPPP PROJECT MANAGER) DEPARTING JAMAICA 12 OCTOBER 1988. UNDRO TO FOCUS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, ON PREPAREDNESS/PREVENTION MEASURES THROUGH PAN CARIBBEAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION PROJECT.

CONTRIBUTIONS

4. JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER INDICATED THAT PLEDGES TOTAL OVER US DLRS 515 MILLION.

5. BELOW IS A LIST OF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO SINCE SITREP NO. 14 OF SEPTEMBER 28, 1988.

GOVERNMENTS
US DLRS
JAPAN
CASH
200,000
NETHERLANDS
LOCAL PURCHASE FOOD, RELIEF AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
95,000
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
CASH AND KIND
122,000
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (FRANCE)
AIRLIFT PLASTIC SHEETING, WATER CONTAINERS
80,000
OXFAM (UK)
LOCAL PURCHASE FOOD, RELIEF AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
127,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN (US)
THROUGH SCF/CANADA
5,000
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
CASH THROUGH CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES
90,000
  1. THIS IS THE FINAL UNDRO SITUATION REPORT ON THIS EMERGENCY. FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTINUE INFORMING UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE, WITH COPY TO UNDP/UNDRO RESREP KINGSTON (TELEX 0291/2245 UNDEVPRO).

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