CDEMA stepping up disaster relief efforts in Caribbean
Numerous teams operating across the islands
Tuesday, 12th September 2017
Relief efforts for the countries affected by Hurricane Irma in the eastern Caribbean have been stepped up following the passage of Hurricane Jose out of the area over the weekend.
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s (CDEMA) advance team, is operating out of its staging post in Antigua, which was largely unaffected by the hurricanes.
The advance team, consisting of the CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit, Rapid Needs Assessment Team, CARICOM Operational Support Team, and the CARICOM Disaster Assessment Coordination team, have been deployed to the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla, having been into Barbuda late last week.
Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands suffered serious damage by Hurricane Irma.
CDEMA’s Rapid Assessment team, from its staging post in Jamaica, is understood to have arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday.
The agency has also been in contact with Haiti which has also suffered damage during the passage of Hurricane Irma.
The latest figures reaching WIC News are that 37 people have died in the Caribbean following the passage of Irma.SEE MORE:
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