DHA-GENEVA 93/0306
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TROPICAL STORM BRET
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.
1
7 AUGUST 1993
1. THIS MORNING, SATURDAY, 7 AUGUST,
TROPICAL STORM BRET PASSED BETWEEN THE ISLANDS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND
SOUTH OF GRENADA. RAINS AND WINDS (WELL BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH) CAUSED
POWER CUTS. SOUTHERN END TOBAGO AND SOME HOUSES IN LOW-LYING CENTRAL
TRINIDAD SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO
FLOODING AND FALLING OF TREES.
2. BRET NOW MOVING WEST WITH WINDS
UP TO 50 MPH (85 KMPH). STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR VENEZUELAN COAST/ISLANDS,
ARUBA, BONAIRE AND CURACAO.
3. SEVERAL PREPAREDNESS MEASURES
WERE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED IN EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION IN ANTICIPATION OF
STORM. IN TRINIDAD/ TOBAGO, GOVT ALERTED POPULATION THROUGH MEDIA,
FLIGHTS AND PORT MOVEMENTS SUSPENDED, EMERGENCY SHELTER SET UP. NON-ESSENTIAL
WORKERS EVACUATED FROM OFFSHORE DRILLING RIGS.
4. CARIBBEAN DISASTER EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AGENCY (CDERA) MOBILIZED REGIONAL PREPAREDNESS MECHANISMS INVOLVING
NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATORS, DEFENSE FORCES, CARICOM, PAHO AND RED CROSS.
FIVE ALERT AND INFORMATION MESSAGES ISSUED TO RELIEF OFFICIALS SINCE
5 AUGUST.
5. ON 6 AUGUST, UNDP/DHA REPRESENTATIVE
IN BARBADOS CONVENED DONOR GROUP AND ACTIVATED SECURITY PLAN FOR UN STAFF.
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