Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/138
OCHA Situation Report No. 3
Hurricane Ivan
8 September 2004
This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any country.
1. The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 12:00 GMT today, the center of Hurricane Ivan was located near latitude 12.5 North, longitude 65.5 West or about 190 miles (310 km) east of Bonaire, the Netherlands Antilles.
2. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
3. A Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for the Guajira peninsula of Colombia and for the entire northern coast of Venezuela.
4. A Tropical Storm Watch for the Southwestern coast of the Dominical Republic from Santo Domingo westward to Pedernales.
5. Ivan is moving towards the west near 16 mph (26 km/h) and a gradual turn toward the west-northwest is expected later today. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 140 mph (220 km/h) with higher gusts.
6. In consultation with the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, OCHA is mobilizing a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team to be pre-positioned in Jamaica, in view of the expected trajectory of Hurricane Ivan.
7. According to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA, www.cdera.org), the following situation after the passage of Hurricane Ivan was reported:
8. Barbados: More than 200 houses were damaged in the southern part of the island. The Emergency Operations Center remains operational.
9. Trinidad and Tobago: Greater impact has been registered in Tobago, where the Emergency Operations Center remains operational and is coordinating response.
10. Grenada: In St Georges, the capital city, the Emergency Operations Center and the Prime Minister's residence have suffered structural damage.
11. St. Vincent and the Grenadines: More than 1,000 people in shelters.
12. St. Lucia: four shelters have been opened.
13. OCHA is in close contact with the United Nations Resident Coordinator's office in Jamaica and will revert with further information as it becomes available.
14. For further information, please refer to the Website of the National Hurricane Service in Miami at www.nhc.noaa.gov, and www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Gif/atl.latest.gif
15. This situation report, together with further information on other ongoing emergencies is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at http://www.reliefweb.int.
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Fax: +41-22-917 00 23
E-mail: ochagva@un.org
In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10
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Ms. Masayo Kondo
E-mail: kondo@un.org
Direct Tel. +41-22-917 1977
Press contact:
(GVA) Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel.
+41-22-917 2653
(N.Y.) Ms. Stephanie Bunker, direct Tel. +1-917-367 51 26