Grenada Emergency Ops, Prime Minister's house both destroyed

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Grenada Emergency Ops, Prime Minister's house both destroyed

#1 Postby Derecho » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:03 pm

Through http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/grenada.shtml

ISSUED BY: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA)
DATE: September 7, 2004
TIME: 7:30 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GRENADA SEVERELY IMPACTED BY HURRICANE IVAN – CDERA AND PARTNERS DEPLOYING
IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

Barbados, Sep 07, 2004 (CDERA) – Grenada, a member state of the Caribbean
Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) was severely impacted by Hurricane
Ivan. Three people are confirmed dead.

The Capital St Georges suffered incalculable damage. The Emergency Operations
Centre (EOC) and the residence of Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell were
destroyed. The EOC is presently relocating and re-establishing communications.

The CARICOM Secretariat has received a full brief from CDERA.

The Eastern Caribbean Donor Group is meeting at CDERA headquarters in the
morning to receive a detailed damage report which will inform their emergency
response.

The Caribbean Disaster Response Unit operated by the Regional Security System
is deploying restoration teams to Grenada as well as CARILEC which has
mobilized power utility restoration teams from Belize, Turks and Caicos, Cayman
Islands, and Antigua.

HMS Richmond, the British Naval patrol vessel is available to support immediate
response in Grenada.

The Emergency Assistance Funds operated by CDERA, CDB, FirstCaribbean
International Bank are being activated.

Below is a Situation Report issued by CDERA at 7:30 pm. Updates are also
available at http://www.cdera.org
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#2 Postby Brent » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:04 pm

Very sad. :(
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#3 Postby Guest » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:06 pm

ouch.
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#4 Postby dhweather » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:06 pm

Keep these people in your prayers! :(
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#5 Postby Cape Verde » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:08 pm

Makes me wonder where the Prime Minister is... :(
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#6 Postby Derecho » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:15 pm

Ah, didn't post the whole thing, later it goes on to say the PM is fine and no one in the residence was hurt.
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#7 Postby Stephanie » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:20 pm

That is so sad! I hope there aren't many casualties... :(
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#8 Postby Cape Verde » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:20 pm

Derecho wrote:Ah, didn't post the whole thing, later it goes on to say the PM is fine and no one in the residence was hurt.
<P>Thank you. I was having bad thoughts.
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