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| In
2005, the hurricane season for the Caribbean lasts from June
through November.
This year, a disaster preparedness strategy was followed
and all the National Societies of the region, with the support
of the International Federation, responded to the hazards of this hurricane season, as they did
in 2004. |
| News |
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December 2005
Hurricane
Season 2005: ‘Annus horribilis’
With 26 tropical storms and 14 hurricanes,
the 2005 hurricane season has been rated one of the most active
and destructive in history. The day before the hurricane season’s
official end on 30 November saw the formation of the last
named tropical storm of the year, the record-breaking Epsilon.
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all the story
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| Hurricane
Wilma |
|  Hurricane
Wilma
The International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies is concerned about the slow response
to the appeal it launched to support the ongoing relief operation
for victims of the strong earthquake which ravaged northern
parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on 8 October. The
73-million-Swiss franc (€ 47 million/US$ 56.5 million)
preliminary appeal is less than 25 % covered, while the emerging
picture of needs on the ground, as assessment results arrive
from remote communities, worsens by the day.
Read the press
release
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| Hurricane
Stan |
|  Hurricane
Stan: Honduras
It will take months, maybe years, before people in
Honduras recover from the trail of death and destruction left
by Hurricane Stan. Two weeks after the worst flooding and
landslides to hit the region, many are still coming to terms
with the destruction.
Read
the news story
Read the press
release
Emergency appeal
launched
Guatemalan
Red Cross distributes aid
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| Hurricane
Katrina |
 Hurricane
Katrina
Hurricane Katrina is one of the most devastating storms
in US history. More than 63,000 Red Cross volunteers and staff
have been mobilized to respond to this disaster. Around 700
Red Cross shelters were established and are housing thousands
of residents who fled Katrina’s wrath.
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article
Activities
in the United States
American Red
Cross web site |
| Hurricane
Emily |
 Hurricane
Emily
As Hurricane Emily swept over the Windward Islands, it
left a trail of destruction in Grenada and Tobago, two of the
islands still recovering from last year’s damage caused
by Hurricane Ivan. Coming less than a week after Hurricane Dennis
devastated the Caribbean, causing death and destruction in Cuba,
Jamaica and Haiti, Emily remains a threat.
Emergency appeal
launched
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