Date: Wed, 2 Aug 95 05:50:04 EDT

From: incident@vita.org (Disaster Information Administrator)

To: event@vita.org

Subject: Cuba: Hurricane  DHA-01





                              CUBA - HURRICANE

                    DHA - GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1

                               2 AUGUST  1995





  1.    IN  VIEW OF POSSIBLE NEGATIVE IMPACT BY HURRICANE ERIN THAT DID NOT

DIRECTLY  HIT  CUBA,  CIVIL  DEFENCE  SYSTEMS WERE  PUT ON ALERT THROUGHOUT

COUNTRY WITH EMPHASIS ON EASTERN PROVINCES.



  2.      THE  AUTHORITIES  EVACUATED  MORE  THAN  10,000 PEOPLE FROM

  LOW-LYING  AREAS IN PROVINCE OF GUANTANAMO (EASTERNMOST PROVINCE OF

  CUBA) AND LIVESTOCK WAS MOVE TO HIGH LEVEL PLACES.



  3.      NEGATIVE  CONSEQUENCES OF HURRICANE ERIN WERE INSIGNIFICANT

  AND HURRICANE ERIN IS NOW MOVING WEST-NORT-WEST.



  TELEPHONE NO. +41-22 917. 12. 34

  IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY: +41-22 917.20.10

  DESK OFFICER: MR. E. HAEGGLUND, DIRECT TEL: +41-22 917.32.99

  PRESS TO CONTACT: MRS. MOULIN ACEVEDO, DIRECT TEL:+41-22 917.28.56



  TELEX: 414242 DHA  CH

  FAX: +41-22 917.00.23

  INTERNET EMAIL:  DHAGVA AT UN. ORG



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