The Caribbean: Hurricane Sandy Situation Report No. 2 (as of 19 November 2012)
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Highlights
Hurricane Sandy caused the deaths of at least 68 people and left hundreds of thousands without homes as it passed through the Carribean affecting the Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.
A Plan of Action for Cuba was launched on 16 November for $30 million.
In Jamaica, severe losses were felt in the agriculture, infraestructure, housing, services, education and health sectors.
In the Dominican Republic, the agriculture sector was severely impacted with losses estimated at $30 million.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:
To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.
