Hurricane Isidore and Hurricane Lili

Reporting Period: 09/26 to 10/02/2002

a) Significant Events:

Within ten days, two category-2 hurricanes hit Cuba: Hurricane Isidore made landfall on 20 September while Hurricane Lili did so on 1 October. The most affected areas were the province of Pinar del Rio and the Isla de la Juventud. More than 280,000 persons were evacuated as a precaution before Isidore arrived, while about 300,000 were evacuated before the arrival of Lili.

Two UN missions (formed by UNDP, FAO,