Latin America & The Caribbean 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season – Snapshot #6 (as of 17 July 2024) – Grenada

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Hurricane Beryl response in Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Jamaica is well underway. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s (CDEMA) Rapid Needs Assessment Teams (RNAT) have finished in Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sharing findings with their governments. In Jamaica, damage assessments continue, with ongoing damage and loss assessments to measure Beryl’s economic impact, the Jamaica Red Cross supporting household-level needs assessments and the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and Ministry of Labour and Social Security carrying out assessments to identify support needed and to provide temporary residence. Municipal Corporations are also evaluating affected areas.

OCHA remains on-site in Barbados to support sub-regional efforts in Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is in Jamaica supporting operations as well. With the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team in Jamaica in the process of handing over to the Government and recovery teams, some members are moving to Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to reinforce operations.

JAMAICA

Most roads are cleared, but 60% of the population remains without electricity.

Access to clean water, sanitation services, food, shelter repair, medical supplies and livelihood support are priority needs

82 health facilities were damaged, needing an estimated US$12 million for repairs.

Some 45,000 farmers were affected, with damage costing US$15.9 million.

About 20% of the population lacks access to clean water, relying on water trucking, bottled water, and stored water in tanks.

GRANADA

Pese a los retos logísticos, los suministros están llegando a las áreas afectadas.

La electricidad es limitada Carriacou y Petite Martinique, pero mejora con generadores.

Los tanques de agua y otras infraestructuras han sido destruidos o enterrados bajo escombros.

La capacidad reducida de albergues ha llevado a condiciones de hacinamiento.

La vigilancia sanitaria es una preocupación por la información limitada, especialmente en los albergues en las áreas más afectadas.

ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

Power networks on Canouan are damaged, though service has been partially restored.

On Union Island, the destruction of rainwater harvesting systems has left many without clean water.

Reduced shelter capacity has led people to set up makeshift shelters.

38 of 49 health facilities are working, but their damage is limiting services. A field hospital will be set up on Union Island.

Local food suppliers are struggling to meet demand.

Disclaimer

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.

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Latin America & The Caribbean 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season – Snapshot #6 (as of 17 July 2024) – Grenada

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