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12 Dec 2003

Afghanistan + 24 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 50 of 2003

Report
— World Food Programme


This report includes:
A) Middle East and Central Asia: (1) Palestinian Territories, (2) Iraq, (3) Iran, (4) Afghanistan

B) East and Central Africa: (1) DR Congo, (2) Burundi, (3) Rwanda, (4) Tanzania, (5) Uganda, (6) Sudan, (7) Eritrea, (8) Ethiopia

C) West Africa: (1) Guinea Bissau, (2) Liberia, (3) Côte d'Ivoire

D) Southern Africa: (1) Regional, (2) Namibia, (3) Angola, (4) Zambia, (5) Zimbabwe, (6) Malawi, (7) Tanzania, (8) Mozambique, (9) Swaziland, (10) Lesotho, (11) Madagascar

E) Asia: (1) DPR Korea

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10 Dec 2003

Dominican Republic + 1 other
ACT Alert 2/2003: Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Odette

Report
— Action by Churches Together International
Geneva, 10 December, 2003 - On December 6, Tropical Storm Odette hit the south of the Dominican Republic, affecting the provinces of Barahona, Pedernales and Baoruco and causing electric storms and flash flooding. The National Emergency Commission (CNE) reports that Tropical Storm Odette caused the death of 10 people and seriously injured 14. Substantial damage was sustained by many farms and crops, electric lines and the dwellings of 859 families, of which 34 were completely destroyed. Damages were also reported in the capital city of Santo Domingo.
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08 Dec 2003

Dominican Republic + 1 other
Tropical storm kills 10 in Dominican Republic

Report
— Reuters - AlertNet
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) - Ten people were killed and 15 injured when Tropical Storm Odette pounded the Dominican Republic over the weekend, authorities said on Monday.

At least 18 houses were destroyed by Odette, a storm that formed after the Atlantic hurricane season ended in November.

Most of the people killed were drowned or buried under mudslides, said national emergency commission spokesman Radhames Lora Salcedo,

The dead included a 58-year-old woman who was trapped in er house by a rising river in San Cristobal, in the

Reuters - AlertNet:



For more humanitarian news and analysis, please visit www.trust.org/alertnet

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07 Dec 2003

Dominican Republic
Rep. Dominicana: Presidente Mejía dijo que el Gobierno acudirá en auxilio de los afectados por la tormenta Odette en la región Sur

Report
— Government of the Dominican Republic
El Presidente Hipólito Mejía dijo este domingo, que el Gobierno enviará técnicos de la Secretaría de Agricultura y del Instituto Nacional de la Vivienda para evaluar y reparar los daños causados por la tormenta Odette en las provincias de Barahona, Pedernales y Bahoruco, las más afectadas de la zona sur.

El Presidente Mejía informó que a tempranas horas de este lunes los técnicos de Agricultura y del Invi iniciarán en Barahona y Bahoruco los trabajos de evaluación del estado en que se encuentran las plantaciones de plátanos y reparación de las viviendas que sufrieron daños.

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07 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 3 others
Caribbean - Tropical Storm Odette OCHA Situation Report No. 3

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA -- 2003/0151
OCHA Situation Report No. 3
Tropical Storm Odette - The Caribbean
7 December 2003

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

1. The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 15:00 GMT today, the centre of Tropical Storm Odette was located near latitude 21.3 north, longitude 68.8 west or about 150 miles / 240 km east of Grand Turk island. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph / 75 km/h with higher gusts.

2. According to the Comisión de Emergencia

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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07 Dec 2003

Turks and Caicos Islands
Tropical Storm Odette Advisory No. 13

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
000
WTNT35 KNHC 071438
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2003

...ODETTE RAPIDLY MERGING WITH A COLD FRONT AND BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL...

DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE THAT ODETTE NO LONGER HAS A CLOSED CIRCULATION AND IS RAPIDLY MERGING WITH A COLD FRONT. AT 10 AM EST...1500Z...THE EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ODETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.8 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES...240 KM...EAST

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06 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Caribbean - Tropical Storm Odette OCHA Situation Report No. 2

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA -2003/0149
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Tropical Storm Odette - The Caribbean
6 December 2003

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

1. The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 15:00 GMT today, the centre of Tropical Storm Odette was located near latitude 17.2 north, longitude 71.9 west or about 40 miles / 65 km south west of Isla Beata on the south coast of the Dominican Republic. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph / 100 km/h with higher gusts.

2. At 15:00 GMT, the following warnings/watches

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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05 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical Storm Odette Advisory Number 5

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 AM EST FRI DEC 05 2003

...AIR FORCE PLANE FINDS A 50 MPH TROPICAL STORM...

AT 10 AM EST...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING EASTWARD TO ISLA SAONA. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA WESTWARD.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR JAMAICA MAY BE DISCONTINUED

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05 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical Storm Odette Advisory Number 4

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 AM EST FRI DEC 05 2003

...ODETTE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD HISPANIOLA...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA... AND FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF SANTO DOMINGO.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY.

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05 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical Storm Odette Intermediate Advisory No. 3A

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 AM EST FRI DEC 05 2003

...ODETTE MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD HISPANIOLA...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA...AND FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF SANTO DOMINGO.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY.

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05 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical Storm Odette Intermediate Advisory No. 4A

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
7 AM EST FRI DEC 05 2003

...ODETTE GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD HISPANIOLA...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA... AND FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF SANTO DOMINGO.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY

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05 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical depression intensifies to become Tropical Storm Odette

Report
— Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
Creating a record, Tropical Storm Odette becomes the first storm to form in the Caribbean Sea in December since record keeping started in 1886.

A disturbance was upgraded to Tropical Depression 20 early Thursday morning and by last evening it has strengthened to become a tropical storm.

Defying most computer models, Odette was moving to the right or more eastward, that what the models were predicting.

At 7 o'clock this morning Odette continued moving towards Hispaniola where tropical storm warnings were in effect

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05 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Caribbean - Tropical Storm Odette OCHA Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA -2003/0149
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Tropical Storm Odette - The Caribbean
5 December 2003

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

1. The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 15:00 GMT today, the centre of Tropical Storm Odette was located near latitude 14.2 north, longitude 74.2 west or about 290 miles / 470 km south west of Isla Beata on the South coast of the Dominican Republic. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph / 85 km/h with higher gusts.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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05 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical storm Odette getting better organized

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(See the NOAA National Hurricane Center for the latest information on this storm. Complete advisories are posted at 11 a.m., 5 p.m., 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. All times are Eastern. Advisories are posted more frequently as the storm nears the USA mainland.)

The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 10 a.m. EST the center of Tropical Storm Odette was located near latitude 14.2 north, longitude 74.2 west or about 290 miles southwest of Isla Beata on the south coast of the Dominican Republic. Odette is moving

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05 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical Storm Odette Intermediate Advisory No. 5A

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM CCA
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2003

...COR FOR RPT SECTION MOTION AND LONGITUDE ...ODETTE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA WESTWARD.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR JAMAICA MAY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT

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05 Dec 2003

Jamaica
Jamaica discontinues Tropical Storm warning

Report
— Government of Jamaica
By ODPEM

Dec 5, 2003, 16:00 pm

Jamaica, Dec 5, 2003 (ODPEM) - The Meteorological Service has discontinued the TROPICAL STORM WARNING for Jamaica as Tropical Storm ODETTE picks up speed and continues to move away.

At 4:00 p.m. the centre of Tropical Storm Odette was located near latitude 15.0 degrees North, longitude 73.6 degrees West, or about 440 kilometres southeast of Morant Point, Jamaica.

The Tropical Storm is moving towards the northeast at 19 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue during the next 24 hours. This motion could bring the centre near the southern

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04 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical Storm Odette Advisory Number 2

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM EST THU DEC 04 2003

...TROPICAL STORM ODETTE...THE 15TH NAMED STORM OF THE YEAR...FORMS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA...

AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR JAMAICA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF SANTO DOMINGO...THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURK AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

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04 Dec 2003

Bahamas + 4 others
Tropical Storm Odette Intermediate Advisory No. 2A

Report
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
MIATCPAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
7 PM EST THU DEC 04 2003

...ODETTE CONTINUING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF SANTO DOMINGO...THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURK AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR EASTERN CUBA LATER TONIGHT.

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04 Dec 2003

Jamaica
Jamaica: Tropical storm watch

Report
— Government of Jamaica
Arising from the recent disturbance in the weather conditions, a meeting of the National Response Team was held at the offices of the ODPEM. The meeting was advised by the Meteorological Service that the island will be affected by outbreaks of showers and thunderstorms specifically the Northern Parishes of St Ann, Westmoreland, Portland, St Thomas, Kingston and St Andrew and St Catherine. These showers are expected to continue into tonight bringing a high potential for flooding in low-lying and flood prone areas.

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