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UN SITUATION REPORT DATA BASE
WEDNESDAY 09 AUGUST 1989
CARIBBEAN - HURRICANE DEAN - INFOREP NO. 2 (890523)
UNDRO 89/1636
TO: UNDRO LISTS 1 AND 6C
CARIBBEAN - HURRICANE DEAN -
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.2 - 9 AUGUST 1989
1. HURRICANE DEAN PASSED JUST EAST OF ISLANDS OF BARBUDA,
ST MAARTEN, AND ANGUILLA WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY THUNDER SHOWERS,
WHICH RIPPED DOWN POWER LINES, DAMAGED HOMES AND SANK PLEASURE
BOATS ON THIS RESORT ISLANDS BEFORE ROLLING FARTHER NORTH
EARLY THIS WEEK.
2. HURRICANE WAS MONITORED BY RADAR OPERATED BY DUTCH IN ST
MAARTEN WHO PROVIDED EXCELLENT CLOSE-UP COVERAGE OF MOVEMENT
OF 'EYE'. PCDPPP(+) WATCHED PROGRESS OF SYSTEM AND WILL
REVIEW EFFECTIVENESS OF RESPONSE AS THIS VERY NEAR MISS
PROVIDES A REALISTIC SIMULATION OF WARNING AND MOBILISATION
ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMERGENCIES.
= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
DPR 310 CAB
(+) PCDPPP (PAN CARIBBEAN DISASTER AND PREVENTION PROJECT,
INITIATED BY UNDRO IN 1981 TO ASSIST CARIBBEAN STATES IN
RESPONDED TO FREQUENT DISASTER THREATS IN THE REGION, AS
RECOMMENDED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 34/18)
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