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20 Sep 1996

Dominican Republic + 1 other
Dominican Republic: Hurricane Hortense Information Bulletin No.01

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— IFRC
The Disaster
After causing destruction in Puerto Rico, category 1 Hurricane Hortense, packing winds as strong as 130 km/h, and accompanied by high swells and heavy rain, hit the Dominican Republic's eastern and north-eastern coast on 10 September, causing severe floods and extensive damage to vulnerable communities. The hurricane's eye came as close as latitude 18.4 N and longitude 68.2 W, or 20 km off the north-eastern coast, at Cabo Engaño.

Although the public had been informed by the media about the hurricane's path throughout the watch, alert and

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13 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
Voluntary Agency Situation Report #5:September 13, 1996

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— American Red Cross
Adventists Communtiy Services

Distribution Centers Continue to operate at the following locations as well as at the ACS centers throughout the state:
Ephesus SDA Church
1002 Castle Street
Wilmington NC 28401

Gethsemane SDA Church
2525 Sanderford Road
Raleigh NC 27610
ACS national disaster staff assigned to this operation is Charles Drake.

The Coordination & Communication Center will continue to operate at the High Point ACS Center.

Interfaith Liaison is Joe Bryant, who will be the ACS liaison officer
American Red Cross:

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is provided at no cost, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. The Red Cross also supplies nearly half of the nation's lifesaving blood. This, too, is made possible by generous voluntary donations. To help the victims of disaster, you may make a secure online credit card donation or call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. To donate blood, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or contact your local Red Cross to find out about upcoming blood drives..


© Copyright, The American National Red Cross. All Rights Reserved.

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13 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
Hurricane Hortense Fifth Alert, 13 September 1996

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— Church World Service
This alert does not guarantee that an appeal will follow. To give your input, see contact at end of bulletin.
While Hurricane Hortense is likely to spare the U.S. mainland, the death toll from the storm's fury in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico keeps rising.

Dominican officials now say as many as 10 people died and 50 remain missing. Fifteen people in Puerto Rico perished in the storm.

With maximum sustained winds near 110 mph and moving in a north- northeastward direction at about 20 mph, Hortense is losing strength as it heads toward the cooler waters of the northern

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11 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
Hortense Aftermath

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— Voice of America
DATE=9/11/96
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-202926
TITLE=HORTENSE AFTERMATH (S ONLY)
BYLINE=VICTOR BEATTIE
DATELINE=WASHINGTON
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:

INTRO: HURRICANE HORTENSE -- MOVING NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
CARIBBEAN -- LEFT AT LEAST SEVEN DEAD, SEVERE FLOODING AND
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN THE U-S COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO.
V-O-A'S VICTOR BEATTIE REPORTS THE GOVERNOR HAS APPEALED TO
WASHINGTON FOR A DECLARATION OF DISASTER, MAKING THE ISLAND
ELIGIBLE FOR LOW-INTEREST LOANS:

TEXT: HORTENSE -- PACKING

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11 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
FEMA - Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watch Information: Hortenses Update

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— Federal Emergency Management Agency
The situation in brief as of 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, 1996

In Puerto Rico:

FEMA and Commonwealth officials are conducting an aerial survey of damage from Hurricane Hortense today. Fifty-four damage assessment teams continue to stand by for the weather to clear so they can begin evaluating the damage left behind by Hurricane Hortense.

FEMA Director James Lee Witt has been in contact with the governor of Puerto Rico and members of the Congressional delegation regarding the needs of the island. Meanwhile, FEMA is

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10 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
Hortense tears into Puerto Rico

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— Associated Press
PONCE, Puerto Rico Hurricane Hortense slammed into Puerto Rico early Tuesday with wind-whipped torrents of rain, downing trees, stirring up 12-foot seas and leaving thousands without power.

Forecasters called Hortense, the eighth storm and fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season, extremely volatile. It comes on the heels of Hurricane Fran, which skirted the Caribbean before slamming into the eastern United States late last week, killing more than two dozen people.

The National Weather Service reported that Hortense packing winds of 80 mph with higher gusts struck land

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10 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
Hurricane Hortense Second Alert - September 10

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— Church World Service
This alert does not guarantee that an appeal will follow. To give your input, see contact at end of bulletin.
With its 80 mph winds and torrential rains, a slow-moving Hurricane Hortense battered Puerto Rico Tuesday, flooding low- lying neighborhoods, knocking out power, spurring mudslides, and causing at least one death. Some parts of the island reported up to 15 inches of rain.

With the storm heading northwest toward the Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic, Hortense could threaten Florida by week's end.

Thousands of people in Puerto Rico spent

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10 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
Third Alert - Hurricane Hortense September 11, 1996

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— Church World Service
This alert does not guarantee that an appeal will follow. To give your input, see contact at end of bulletin.
Packing 100 mph winds, Hurricane Hortense gained strength Wednesday as it neared the Turks and Caicos islands after pounding Puerto Rico Tuesday with uncommonly heavy rain.

Hortense dumped up to two feet of rainfall in some parts of Puerto Rico, causing flash flooding and mudslides that killed at least seven people. Residents of some villages huddled on rooftops to escape the churning flood waters, and helicopters plucked stranded people

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09 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
Hurricane Hortense on course to sweep south of Puerto Rico

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— Associated Press
Copyright =A9 1996 Nando.net
Copyright =A9 1996 The Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Sep 9, 1996 08:30 a.m. EDT) -- Hortense revved up to a hurricane today and forecasters predicted the storm would gain strength as it swirled toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

A hurricane hunter plane found Hortense had sustained winds of up to 80 mph today, with tropical force winds extending 145 miles from the storm's center.

By 5 a.m. EDT today, Hurricane Hortense had stalled about 200 miles southeast of Puerto Rico, according to the

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09 Sep 1996

Puerto Rico (The United States of America)
First Alert - Hurricane Hortense September 9, 1996

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— Church World Service
This alert does not guarantee that an appeal will follow. To give your input, see contact at end of bulletin.
Hurricane Hortense moved slowly through the Caribbean Monday as a hurricane warning was posted for Puerto Rico and a tropical storm warning for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.

In contrast to the frightening and deadly strength of Hurricane Fran, which caused 33 deaths and millions of dollars damage along the U.S. East Coast, Hortense remained a relatively weak Category 1 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds near 80 mph. However, Hortense

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