UNDRO 92/0793
ST. VINCENT - FLOODS
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.
1
4 DECEMBER 1992
1. DHA-UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE
IN BARBADOS REPORTS FOLLOWING. COMMENCING SUNDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 1992,
ST. VINCENT HAS SUFFERED HEAVY RAINS CAUSING SEVERE LOCAL FLOODING.
VIOLENT
TROPICAL STORMS CAUSED THE AIRPORT TO
BE CLOSED (SINCE RE-OPENED). A RIVER BURST ITS BANKS AT MESOPOTAMIA,
RESULTING IN THE DEATHS OF 3 CHILDREN.
2. COASTAL ROADS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
ISLAND WERE PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY LANDSLIDES, AND HOUSING HAS BEEN DAMAGED.