Final Evaluation Of Hurricanes Operation 2004 Cayman Islands, Cuba, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, And Trinidad And Tobago

Author(s)
Gamarra, T., Reed, S. and Wilding, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
129pp
Date published
01 Aug 2005
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Contingency Planning, Disaster preparedness, Disaster risk reduction, Early warning, Disasters, Hurricanes
Countries
Cayman Islands, Cuba, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

he International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched appeals and
requests for assistance to respond to the effects of Hurricanes Charley, Ivan and Jeanne in
August and September of 2004. Hurricane Charley destroyed or damaged 90,000 houses in
Cuba. Hurricane Ivan devastated Grenada, destroying or damaging 90% of the homes, damaged
34,000 homes and destroyed 5,000 in Jamaica, and damaged 80% of homes in the Cayman
Islands. The floods resulting from Jeanne killed 3,000 in Haiti and affected 300,000 people.
The Regional Delegation in Panama, PADRU, the Sub-regional office in Trinidad and Tobago
and the National Societies implemented operations to respond to the disasters.