Mexico: Hurricane Stan OCHA Situation Report No. 2
This Situation Report is based on information provided by the Secretariat of the Government of Mexico as well as the UN Country Team.
National Response
1. The Central Coordination Command at the Secretariat of the Federal Government, is providing assistance to the affected population of Hurricane Stan, as well as working on rehabilitation of living conditions in affected areas. It reports as follows:
2. In order to prevent contagious diseases, the Secretariat of Health has implemented the III Week of the National Vaccination Campaign in the affected localities, prioritising Hepatitis A and tetanus control.
3. The Central Coordination Command has also distributed 27 tonnes of medicines and 14,000 doses of oral rehydration salts to treat evacuated people in temporary shelters.
4. In order to ensure a good state of health of the population in shelters as well as of those in their own houses, the Secretariat of Health has deployed some 39,000 staff including doctors, paramedics and nurses, who have provided medical care to more than 14,000 cases.
5. The Secretariat of the Marines installed an air shuttle in Chiapas, using 3 helicopters to improve rescue operations in the state of Veracruz.
6. The National Commission for Water and the Federal Commission for Electricity are operating 9 additional helicopters in Chiapas, focusing on the reestablishment of basic services. The two Commissions are also aiming at distributing food in the most remote areas. The Federal Government has further deployed 44 helicopters to support these 2 Commissions in assisting the beneficiary populations.
7. In Oaxaca, the General Prosecutor for the Republic (PGR) provided a Cessna plane to the state authorities and was scheduled to provide on Tuesday (Oct. 11) two helicopters from the police forces.
8. The Secretariat of the Marines installed a maritime shuttle with ships operating between the ports of Salina Cruz in Oaxaca and Puerto Madero in Chiapas. One of the ship was leaving on Oct. 9 for Chiapas to deliver 225 tons of food and potable water donated by the Mexican population as well as 24 tons of medicines donated by the Republic of Cuba.
Source: reliefweb.int
Hurricane Rita - Cuba/Gulf of Mexico: OCHA Situation Report No. 1
This report is based on information provided by the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cuba and several media report.
1. The Hurricane RITA, classified already category IV event according to the Saffir-Simpson scale, has been affecting the territory of Cuba during the last days. RITA continues advancing in the Gulf of Mexico due west, leaving behind in Cuba torrential rains.
2. Torrential rains and thunderstorms, accompanied by strong wind squalls, some of them up to 100 km an hour, pounded many areas of Cuba for several days.
Stan fading fast over Mexico
Once mighty Hurricane Stan "is now a rainmaker," and should weaken even more over the high terrain of southeastern Mexico, forecasters said Tuesday night.
At 10 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said the broad center of what was just Tropical Depression Stan was over the state Oaxaca, Mexico.
Maximum sustained winds were near 35 mph, and Stan was moving southwestward near 3 mph. "Little motion (movement) is expected before dissipation," the center said.
Stan was expected to produce 5 to 10 inches of rain over portions of southeastern Mexico. The center warned of possible life-threatening flash
Central America, Mexico and Haiti: Floods from Hurricane Stan Emergency Appeal No. 05EA021
THIS EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 1,568,000 (USD 1,230,694 OR EUR 1,012,648) IN CASH, KIND, OR SERVICES TO ASSIST 10,250 FAMILIES (SOME 51,250 BENEFICIARIES) FOR 6 MONTHS
CHF 250,000 (USD 196,188 or EUR 161,463) has been allocated from the Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to begin relief operations in response to the floods. Unearmarked funds to reimburse the DREF are encouraged.
A separate appeal seeking CHF 487,000 for 21,000 people (4,200 families) for floods and volcanic activity in El Salvador was launched on 5 October 2005
The situation
Hurricane Stan hits Mexico
Hurricane Stan slammed Mexico's Gulf coast Tuesday with high winds and heavy rain that closed Mexico's main oil ports before returning to a tropical storm.
Stan unleashed high waves, floods and mudslides, prompting Mexico to consider evacuating several thousand people from the state of Veracruz, The Australian newspaper reported.
State oil monopoly Pemex evacuated 270 workers at five oil exploration platforms in advance of Stan, which killed 35 people in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras during the weekend as a tropical storm.
It was unclear whether the Mexican oil port closures at Dos Bocas, Cayo Arcos and Coatzacoalcos
Mexico govt sees cost of rebuilding economy after Hurricane Stan at 1.85 bln usd
President Vicente Fox estimated the cost of rebuilding the economies of the Mexican states hit by Tropical Storm Stan at 20 bln pesos (1.85 bln usd).
Stan slammed ashore as a hurricane in Mexico's state of Veracruz on Tuesday.
Seven states in Mexico's south -- the poorest region of the country -- were affected by the storm. At least 24 Mexicans were confirmed dead.
An estimated 2 mln people were affected by the storm, with 300,000 evacuated to emergency shelters and other temporary housing.
Source: forbes.com
Stan Hits Central America and Mexico, 231 Deaths
The number of casualties because of hurricane Stan in Central America and Mexico has risen to 231.
Search and rescue teams in Guatemala have taken 40 bodies from the debris of a landslide caused by the hurricane and in a small coastal village 20 more people died in another landslide, reported the country’s civilian defense spokesman Benedicto Giron.
Along with the corpses found in Guatemala, the total number of hurricane victims is 231 including the death toll in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Mexico.
Source: zaman.com
USAID Provides Assistance to Mexico Flood Victims
USAID is providing a total of $100,000 to the Mexican Red Cross and other implementing partners for the local purchase and distribution of emergency relief supplies in response to flooding and damage associated with Hurricane Stan.
On October 6, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio O. Garza, Jr. issued a disaster declaration due to the magnitude of damage caused by the flooding.
On October 4, Hurricane Stan made landfall south of Veracruz, Mexico causing rivers to overflow and widespread flooding in the states of Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabsco, Puebla, Hidalgo, and Guerrero. The flooding is
Emergency in Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador: Luck Mervil Supports Efforts to Provide Assistance to Hurricane Stan Victims Who Have Been Forgotten by International Aid
The committee to aid Hurricane Stan victims, represented by Mario Rene Henández, treasurer of the Canada-Guatemala chamber of commerce, Ana Gloria Blanch, director of the Centre d'aide aux familles immigrantes (Mexico), Ramon Quintanilla, director of the CEDESAL chamber of commerce (El Salvador), Marcel Tremblay, special advisor to Mayor Gerald Tremblay and responsible for intercultural relations for the City of Montreal, Paolo Tamburello, mayor of the Villeray - Saint-Michel - Parc Extension borough, Luck Mervil, spokesperson
Actor Mel Gibson donates U.S.$1 million to Mexico's hurricane relief
Actor Mel Gibson, sporting a long beard and no socks, met with Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday and donated US$1 million to help Mexico recover from Hurricane Stan.
Fox's office said Gibson asked to meet with Fox because he wanted to help after Hurricane Stan hit the Gulf state of Veracruz, where the actor is filming a movie.
The hurricane and related storms left more than 1,500 dead or missing in Central America and Mexico. Another storm, Hurricane Wilma, was expected to come close to hitting Mexico's Yucatan peninsula late
Hurricane Stan leaves 231 dead in Central America, Mexico
Rescue workers in Guatemala said they pulled at least 40 bodies from a massive mudslide and found 20 more dead in a swollen river, raising to at least 231 the number of people killed from five days of pounding rains after Hurricane Stan hit Central America and Mexico.
Officials expected the death to toll to climb as they searched for more than 150 others who were missing following the landslide in Solola, a town close to Lake Atitlan, 100 kilometres west of the capital, Guatemala City.
Along the country's Pacific coast, the Nahualate
