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ISSUED BY: CDERA
DATE: 9 SEPTEMBER 2004
SITUATION UPDATE
Two radio stations have come to the rescue of Grenada to fill the void
left by the absence of the Grenadian
broadcast media.
The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, headquartered in Barbados, has expanded its 900 AM service to broadcasting to Grenada, at the
direction of the Cabinet of Barbados. It is
boosting the power of its transmitter to
effectively cover the entire island. CDERA will be feeding all
official information through CBC 900 AM to
residents of Grenada and its dependencies.
CBC has also established a toll free number for Grenadians to
telephone the station and broadcast messages
to their relatives and friends. The number is 1-800-744-8222.
In Tobago, Radio Tambrin will also be broadcasting official
information to Grenada and its dependencies
on the FM frequency on 92.1 FM.
The Department of Disaster Management in the British Virigin Islands
is providing a team of technical and support
personnel and equipment to establish an FM
radio station. Work starts tomorrow.
Some Cable and Wireless and Digicel cell phone service is available
and some landlines are operational. Digicel
Barbados Limited is on the ground doing an
assessment of damage to cell phone towers and devising a method to re-establish communication across the island in the shortest
possible time.
A high level mission comprising the Secretary General of CARICOM, the Director General of the OECS, the President of the Caribbean
Development Bank and the Coordinator of
CDERA will visit Grenada tomorrow.
Assessments are being done in the areas of housing, shelter, health, communication and infrastructure by an expert Rapid Needs
Assessment Team (RNAT) which will inform
reconstruction effects scheduled to get underway by teams from the Caribbean Disaster Response Unit (CDRU) which
will be in the Spice Isle by Tuesday
September 14, 2004.
CDRU is also working with the International Federation of the Red
Cross to establish a pipeline for
distribution of relief supplies to the population.
CDERA is mobilizing medium term support for the Emergency Operating
Centre. Experienced disaster managers are
being flown in from other CDERA member
states. They should be in place by Sunday September 12, 2004.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT NEEDS
1. There is a dire need for internal communication so that news
can be broadcast to the people of Grenada.
Efforts are being made through the Caribbean
Broadcasting Corporation of Barbados and Radio Tambrin in Tobago while an FM broadcast station is being constructed.
2. There is also a dire need to re-establish telephone links with
the outside world.
3. There remains no power, no water.
4. Airport tower has been damaged.
5. Seaport has been damaged
6. There is need to get Customs and Immigration functional at
both ports of entry
SUPPLIES REQUIRED URGENTLY
1. Water
2. Food
3. Tents
4. Tarpaulins
5. Roof material
6. Batteries (all sizes)
7. Building supplies (all types)
8. Construction tools
9. Emergency housing
HOW TO HELP
All coast guard vessels in CDERA member states (see list below) are
being mobilized to ship supplies to Grenada.
Residents, companies or other interest parties in the Caribbean who
wish to donate materials or cash should
contact the local national disaster office
and coordinate the response through them. A contact list is available
at the end of this SITREP.
People in non-CDERA member states should contact the local Red Cross
for information on how to contribute to the
relief effort.
A list of supplies will be published on the CDERA website at
www.cdera.org and pledges can be made online as of Friday September 10, 2004.
Cash donations are also being accepted. CDERA has opened the Hurricane
Ivan Assistance Fund account at all
FirstCaribbean International Banks across the region. The accounts available so far are listed below. More
will be added tomorrow.
1. Antigua: 106370878
2. Bahamas, The: 200153039
3. BVI: 2345133338
4. Barbados: C/A# 1000398510
5. Cayman Islands: KYD #10031590
6. Dominica: 106371157
7. Saint Lucia: 106371256
8. St Vincent and the Grenadines: 106371165
For residents in the United States, please coordinate all donations
through the Grenada Embassy:
1701 New Hampshire Ave., NW,
Washington DC 20009
Tel: (202) 265-2561
Fax: (202) 265-2468
Information for residents of Canada will be provided in a subsequent
SITREP.
PROCEDURE FOR SHIPPING TO GRENADA
The CDRU has secured the airport and harbour. It is providing relief supplies and logistical management.
The Point Salines International Airport in Grenada is closed to all
but relief supply flights and essential
personnel flights.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT ANY AGENCY SHIPPING RELIEF SUPPLIES
INTO GRENADA NOTIFY THE CDERA COORDINATING
UNIT IN BARBADOS 48 HOURS BEFORE INTENDED
SHIPMENT SO THAT ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO RECEIVE THEM.
The notification must state the agency from which the supplies are
coming, a copy of the cargo manifest, the
method of transport i.e. ship or aircraft,
and the time of arrival. In the case of ship, the name of the vessel
and the call signs, in the case of aircraft
the tail number and frequency on which
the flight is operating. As there is no Air Traffic Control
instructions will be provided in advance on
how to approach.
Notification should be sent to [email protected].
NO REFRIGERATED SUPPLIES MUST BE SENT
DEATH TOLL
The death toll has risen to 8. CDERA has requested from the Grenada authorities the names of the dead so that it can satisfy the
hundreds of requests by concerned relatives
abroad.
ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF GRENDA:
1. Deputy Coordinator of CDERA Audrey Mullings is supporting EOC operations in St Georges and other CDERA member states are
providing experienced disaster managers to
man the centre
2. The Regional Security System has deployed security personnel
to assist the Commissioner of Police
maintain law and order;
3. The CDRU is providing relief and logistical management;
4. The Emergency Assistance Funds operated by CDERA, CDB, FirstCaribbean International Bank have been activated.
5. CDERA opening an appeals account at FirstCaribbean
International at their 80 branches in 20
countries in the Caribbean to support deployment of the response teams.
6. Efforts are underway by CDERA, International Federation of the
Red Cross, Canadian International
Development Agency, USAID/Office for Foreign
Disaster Assistance, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, OXFAM, RSS, Caribbean
Development Bank, FirstCaribbean
International Bank, HMS Richmond, DFID, OAS, European Commission, and IDB.
The CDERA CU continues to issue SITREPs on Hurricane Ivan which may be viewed at www.cdera.org. The UN/OCHA Reliefweb service is also
posting SITREPS at www.reliefweb.int
Contact Details: The CDERA CU 24hr contact number is 246 425 0386
HF Radio: 14.415MHz USB and 7.850MHz USB
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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATORS
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Wycliffe Richardson
Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
National Disaster Organization
P.O. Box 296,
The Valley
Anguilla
Tel: (264) 497-5666/5667
Fax: (264) 497-2378
Email: [email protected]
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Patricia Julian
Director
National Office of Disaster Services
P.O. Box 1399, American Road
St. John's
Antigua / Barbuda
Tel: (268) 460-7075
Fax: (268) 462-4742
Email: [email protected]
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Carl Smith
National Disaster Coordinator
Disaster Management Unit
Cabinet Office, PO Box N-7145
Nassau
The Bahamas
Tel: (242) 322-2805
Fax: (242) 326-5456
Email: [email protected]
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Judy Thomas
Director
Central Emergency Relief Organisation
BNB Building,
Cnr James and Colridge Streets
Bridgetown
Barbados
Tel: (246) 427-8513
Fax: (246) 429-4055
Email: [email protected]
http://www.cero.gov.bb
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Earl Arthurs
National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Organization
Nemo Headquarters,
Belmopan
Belize (Central America)
Tel: (501) 8-222054
Fax: (501) 8-222861
Email: [email protected]
http://www.nemo.org.bz
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Sharleen DaBreo
Director
Disaster Management
#3 Wailing Road, MacNamara
Tortola
BVI
Tel: (284) 494-4499
Fax: (284) 494-2024
Email: [email protected]
http://www.bviodp.vg/
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Cecil Shillingford
National Disaster Coordinator
Office of Disaster Management
Post Office Building, Bayfront
Roseau
Dominica
Tel: (767) 448-2401 ext 3296
Fax: (767) 448-2883
Email: [email protected]
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Lawrence Duncan
Commissioner
Civil Defense Commission
Camp Ayangauna Annex, Thomas Lands
Georgetown
Guyana
Tel: (592) 226-1114, 226-1117, (592) 226-9201, (592) 226-8815
Fax: (592) 226-1027
Email: [email protected]
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Barbara Carby
Director
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
P.O. Box 122, 12 Camp Road
Kingston 4
Jamaica
Tel: (876) 928-5111- 4
Fax: (876) 928-5503/8763
Email: [email protected]
http://www.odpem.org.jm
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Captain Horatio Tuitt
Director
Emergency Department,
St John's
Montserrat
Tel: (664) 491-7166
Fax: (664) 491-2465/7003
Email: [email protected]
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Carl Herbert
National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Agency
Taylors,
Basseterre
St Kitts and Nevis
Tel: (869) 466-5100
Fax: (869) 466-5310
Email: [email protected]
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Dawn French
National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Office
P.O. Box 1517, Red Cross Building
Vigie
Saint Lucia
Tel: (758) 452-3802/2611 Ext 8035
Fax: (758) 453-2152
Email: [email protected]
http://www.geocities.com/slunemo
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Howie M. Prince
Coordinator
National Emergency Management Office
Office of the Prime Minister ,
Kingstown
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Tel: (784) 456-2975
Fax: (784) 457-1691
Email: [email protected]
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Dave Williams
Director
National Emergency Management Agency
No 4 Orange Grove Road
Trincity, Tacarigua
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 686-3808
Fax: (868) 625-8926
Email: [email protected]
http://www.nema.gov.tt
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Perry Sinclair Leo Missick
Director
Disaster Management & Emergencies
South School Lane,
Provindenciales
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tel: (649) 946-1480
Fax: (649) 946-1230
Email: [email protected]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeremy Collymore
Coordinator, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386
Donovan Gentles
Preparedness & Response Manager, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386
Terry Ally
Public Education & Information Specialist, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386
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