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23 Aug 2009

United States Virgin Islands
VITEMA receives NOAA grant for tsunami preparedness in the Virgin Islands

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— Government of the United States of America
The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) has received a $42,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to begin work on tsunami preparedness in the Virgin Islands.

"This project will enable the Territory under the leadership of VITEMA to provide preparedness and mitigation activities as will as to integrate tsunami response with emergency response plans. The direction for VITEMA as a response coordinating agency which has been charted by Director Mark A. Walters and supported by the Office of the

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30 Oct 2008

Anguilla + 9 others
Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 24

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
This situation report is based on information received from, the UN Emergency Technical Team (UNETT) in the affected countries, the Regional Office in Panama and the National Hurricane Centre.

HIGHLIGHTS

- The Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes visited Haiti on 23 and 24 October. He called for continued efforts from the humanitarian community and appealed for donors to sustain their generosity.

- The situation in Gonaives and other affected areas in Haiti remain difficult in particular with regards to shelter and food security.

SITUATION

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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22 Sep 2004

Cayman Islands + 7 others
Hurricane Ivan & Tropical Storm Jeanne: What the UK is doing to help, Information note #2

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— Department for International Development
Hurricane Ivan

After passing through the Caribbean, Hurricane Ivan came ashore the US Gulf coast on Thursday, 16 September as a category 4 hurricane. It took one week, from 7 to 14 September, for the hurricane to travel across the Caribbean, causing over 70 deaths and severe damage along its way. Hurricane Ivan caused devastation in Grenada and Grand Cayman, significant damage in Jamaica, and lesser damage in other island nations such as Trinidad and Tobago.

Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada the hardest. The death toll ranges from 28 to 37 with hundreds injured. 90% of the homes

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