As you can see on our projected path map below, Irene is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher on Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) by early Wednesday as it tracks in the direction of the Bahamas on a path towards the East Coast of the U.S. Friday into the weekend. 

Projected path of Hurricane IRENE

Please bring your donation to the following collection point:

St. James/ OLPH

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

13155 NW 7th Ave.

North Miami, Florida

Contact Person:

Rev. Msgr. Jean Pierre

Phone: (305) – 681 – 7428

Centre National de Météorologie (CNM) Haiti, Situation synoptique dans la Caraïbe et sur l’Atlantique & Prévisions pour Haïti @ www.meteo-haiti.gouv.ht

ALERTE ROUGE par rapport aux conditions de cyclone du Plan National de Gestion des Risques et des Désastres(PNGRD)

La tempête tropicale EMILY continue son évolution en direction ouest nord-ouest en mettant le cap vers l’ile Hispaniola.

En effet, à 08 heures am le centre de la tempête tropicale EMILY a été localisé à 16.6 degrés de latitude nord et 69.0 degrés de longitude ouest soit à environ 230 km sud sud-est de Santo Domingo ou à environ 390 km sud-est de la ville de Jacmel ou 420 km sud-est de la ville de Hinche. Elle se déplace toujours en direction ouest nord-ouest à 22km/h. La dernière position de trajectoire montre que le centre d’EMILY devrait traverser Hispaniola tard mercredi pour se retrouver sur la portion sud-est des Bahamas jeudi. Compte tenu des conditions evironnementales, un léger renforcement est toujours possible avant que le centre d’EMILY ait pu atteindre les reliefs d’Hispaniola. De même qu’un léger affaiblissement reste possible une fois que le système touche la terre ferme. Les vents max soufflent toujours à 85 km/h avec des rafales bien plus supérieures. La pression centrale est estimée à 1005 millibars vents.

EMILY est prévue de produire entre 100 à 150 millimètres de pluie sur les plaines de la République Dominicaine et Haïti avec des excédents de précipitations sur les reliefs.

En conséquence, le SPGRD maintient ce mercredi 03 août 2011 le niveau de vigilance rouge du Plan National de Gestion des Risques et des Désastres (PNGRD) (i.e. risque d’impact d’intensité violent à extrême) face aux menaces persistantes de fortes pluies, de coup de vent, avec risques d’éboulements, de glissement de terrain et d’inondations d’intensité rouge notamment pour les départements du Sud, du sud-est, de la Grand-Anse, des Nippes, de l’ouest, du centre, de l’artibonite et les régions nord d’Haïti.

Le CNM de concert avec le SPGRD, DPC et la SEMANAH interdit les opérations de cabotages sur toute la côte sud d’Haïti à partir de ce mercredi 03 aout 2011 jusqu’à nouvel ordre.

Tropical Weather Outlook – For the North Atlantic & Caribbean Sea
Source: National Hurricane Center @ www.nhc.noaa.gov
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

View of Tropical Storm Emily

All possible paths.

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL, 800 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2011

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO …

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM EMILY…LOCATED ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

Weather Overview & Forecast (hourly updates)
Source: The Weather Channel @ www.weather.com

Port au Prince: http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Port-au-Prince+Haiti+HAXX0004

Weather Overview & Forecast (regular updates not available outside Port au Prince)
Source: Weather Underground @ www.wunderground.com

Cap Haitian: http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/78409.html
Les Cayes: http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/78447.html
Gonaives: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=gonaives%2C+haiti
Hinche: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=hinche%2C+haiti
Jacmel: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=jacmel%2C+haiti
Jeremie: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=jeremie+haiti
Port de Paix: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Port%20De%20Paix,%20Haiti
Fort Liberte: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=fort+liberte%2C+haiti
Miragoane: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=miragoane%2C+haiti

Information on hurricanes and severe weather, including tracking and mapping.
Source: Stormpulse @ www.stormpulse.com
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Reporting and Monitoring – MINUSTAH Delta Camp – Building 15
Planning and Coordination – MINUSTAH LogBase Area 5
Port-au-Prince
Ext. 3333, 3645
Mobile  (+509) 3702-6855, 3702-7055.
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FEMA Opens Second DRC In Joplin 
Release Date: May 26, 2011
Release Number: 1980-016

» More Information on Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The State of Missouri, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will open an additional Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) on Friday, May 27, 2011, at 9 a.m., at the Taylor Performing Arts Center, Missouri Southern State University, 3950 E. Newman Rd. in Joplin. The DRC will close Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, and reopen Monday, May 30.

Applicants, however, are encouraged to visit the DRC at the First Methodist Church, 501 W. 4th St., through the weekend. Hours for the 4th Street DRC are Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Beginning Monday, May 30, hours of operation for the new DRC will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday – including Memorial Day – and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays until further notice. The DRCs are staffed by representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide assistance to those affected by recent severe storms, floods and tornadoes.

On May 9, 2011, the President issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Missouri to help individuals and communities recover from the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on April 19, 2011, and continuing.

After registering with FEMA for Disaster aid, storm survivors are encouraged to visit their nearest DRC for any additional assistance they may need. Registration for federal and state disaster aid may be completed online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, by smartphone through m.FEMA.gov, or by phone by calling FEMA’s toll-free registration line at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Individuals with hearing or speech impairment may call TTY 1-800-462-7585, or use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) to call 1-800-621-3362. Telephone registration is available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., every day.

Other DRC locations and hours of operation until further notice are:

New Madrid County
Morehouse Fire Department
105 E Beech St.
Morehouse, MO 63868
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.

Butler County
Three Rivers Community College
2080 Three Rivers Blvd.
Rooms A202 & A203
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.

Taney County
Community Center (Old Train Depot)
294 Esplanade St.
Hollister, MO 65672
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.

Mississippi County
Charleston High School
604 Thorn St.
Charleston, MO 63834
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.

Jasper County
First Methodist Church
501 W. 4th St.
Joplin, MO 64801
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Missouri Southern State University
Taylor Performing Arts Center
3950 E. Newman Rd.
Joplin, MO 64801
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Scott County
103 S. Kings Hwy.
Sikeston, MO 63801
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays

SBA low-interest disaster assistance loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate.  Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.

Businesses of any size and private non-profit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets.

Before visiting a DRC, people are encouraged to register with FEMA online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, use their Smartphone to register at m.fema.gov or call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Individuals with speech or hearing impairment may call (TTY) 1-800-462-7585, or use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) to call 1-800-621-3362. Help is available in most languages.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Last Modified: Friday, 27-May-2011 09:27:57

To help manage the generous outpouring of support for Joplin, Mo., tornado survivors, disaster recovery experts have established some simple ways to help, whether volunteering or making donations.

Joplin - survivors

Along with our partners at the Missouri Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, here are some specific ways to help those impacted by the recent storms and tornadoes.

Donate or Volunteer

• The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency has established a web portal to coordinate donations and volunteers.  Keep in mind that cash is the preferred method because it offers voluntary agencies the most flexibility in obtaining the most-needed resources and pumps money into the local economy to help businesses recover as well.
• Those in Missouri can also call 2-1-1 in most areas for information on volunteering their time or making a donation.  This 2-1-1 service, operated by the United Way, is available through much of Missouri.  For those who are out of state or unable to get through on 2-1-1, call 1-800-427-4626. Those with medical skills interested in volunteering can go online at www.showmeresponse.org.Remember,  unsolicited donated goods such as used clothing, miscellaneous household items, and mixed or perishable foodstuffs require helping agencies to redirect valuable resources away from providing services to sort, package, transport, warehouse, and distribute items that may not meet the needs of disaster survivors.

Sheltering

• Missourians who need disaster information, shelter information or referrals are urged to call 2-1-1, or 800-427-4626 , or go to www.redcross.org for a list of open shelters. For individuals with a hearing loss, call 7-1-1 or use Video Relay Service to reach 2-1-1 or 800-427-4626. 

Helping survivors in other states

• For those who have been affected in Minnesota or other states outside Missouri or those who want to help can visit www.fema.gov/howtohelp.

Other Resources
If you or someone you know is looking for a friend or relative who may have been affected the storms, visit www.Redcross.org/safeandwell.

You are subscribed to email updates from the FEMA Private Sector Division/Office of External Affairs.  Contact the Private Sector Division at: FEMA-Private-Sector@dhs.gov or visit us at www.fema.gov/privatesector, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.

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To help manage the generous outpouring of support for Joplin, Mo., tornado survivors, disaster recovery experts

• The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency has established a web portal to coordinate donations and volunteers.  Keep in mind that cash is the preferred method because it offers voluntary agencies the most flexibility in obtaining the most-needed resources and pumps money into the local economy to help businesses recover as well.
• Those in Missouri can also call 2-1-1 in most areas for information on volunteering their time or making a donation.  This 2-1-1 service, operated by the United Way, is available through much of Missouri.  For those who are out of state or unable to get through on 2-1-1, call 1-800-427-4626 . Those with medical skills interested in volunteering can go online at www.showmeresponse.org.Remember,  unsolicited donated goods such as used clothing, miscellaneous household items, and mixed or perishable foodstuffs require helping agencies to redirect valuable resources away from providing services to sort, package, transport, warehouse, and distribute items that may not meet the needs of disaster survivors.    

Sheltering

• Missourians who need disaster information, shelter information or referrals are urged to call 2-1-1, or 800-427-4626, or go to www.redcross.org for a list of open shelters. For individuals with a hearing loss, call 7-1-1 or use Video Relay Service to reach 2-1-1 or 800-427-4626.   

Helping survivors in other states

• For those who have been affected in Minnesota or other states outside Missouri or those who want to help can visit www.fema.gov/howtohelp.  

Other Resources
If you or someone you know is looking for a friend or relative who may have been affected the storms, visit www.Redcross.org/safeandwell.

You are subscribed to email updates from the FEMA Private Sector Division/Office of External Affairs.  Contact the Private Sector Division at: FEMA-Private-Sector@dhs.gov or visit us at www.fema.gov/privatesector, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.

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URGENT: Nationwide call for Volunteers and donations for massive & destructive tornadoes relief.

It's a large scale devastation everywhere.

America Continental 2000 is responding to the worst disaster caused by the massive and destructive tornadoes outbreak that struck many towns, cities, counties and states in the United States.

Therefore, we need:

Heavy Equipment Operators, Dump Trucks Drivers, Roll on Roll off Trucks, to support the Disaster Relief Operations.

If you operate your own back hoe, front loader and/or Dump Truck; or work for some contractor company that owns back hoes, front loaders and/or Dump Trucks, we need your help as soon as possible.

Please, click here to sign-up with Volunteer Match, and do not forget to write down your ZIP CODE & CITY, just to let us know about your availability, but really you need to report directly to the closer EOC in your City or County.

And let them know, that you are there or willing to be there attending the call for service from America Continental 2000, and ready to support the relief efforts.

We are choosing this announcement as a Virtual Opportunity, because doesn’t apply for one specific location, but it is not virtual because requires that you need to operate a piece of equipment or dump truck near to you.

Also we need one CDL A or B to drive a single axle Dump Truck F-700 from Coral Springs, FL. 33076 to the disaster areas in Ga.

For more information about massive & destructive tornadoes outbreak, go to our website www.amecon2000.org

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(CNN) — Severe storms pummeled Alabama and cut a path of destruction across several other southern states Wednesday, killing dozens of people, leveling buildings and trapping residents in their homes.

Authorities said at least 350 (Updated on 04-30-2011) people died in storms across the region. Alabama appeared to be the hardest hit Wednesday night, with at least 213 people killed in severe storms and tornadoes, emergency management director Art Faulkner told CNN.

The National Guard dispatched hundreds of personnel to some of the state’s hardest hit areas.

Path of destruction left by massive storm in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

“This has been a very serious and deadly event that’s affected our state, and it’s not over yet,” Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told reporters Wednesday evening.

In a statement released by the White House late Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced he had approved Bentley’s request for emergency federal assistance including search and rescue support.

“While we may not know the extent of the damage for days, we will continue to monitor these severe storms across the country and stand ready to continue to help the people of Alabama and all citizens affected by these storms,” Obama said.

“Michelle and I extend our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives because of the tornadoes that have swept through Alabama and the southeastern United States,” he said.

At least one strong tornado swept through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, leaving dozens of roads impassable and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses.

Video from CNN affiliates there showed a massive whirling cloud darkening the sky as it approached.

“It literally obliterated blocks and blocks of the city,” Mayor Walter Maddox said, describing Tuscaloosa’s infrastructure as “decimated.”

An apparent tornado blew out windows, ripped off siding and damaged cars as it hit the DCH Regional Medical Center there, Command Center Coordinator Janet Teer said.

Soon afterward, witnesses reported tornado touchdowns in Birmingham, Alabama.

“It looked like it was probably a mile wide,” Birmingham Mayor William Bell said.

The northwest corner of the city was particularly devastated, he said, with hundreds injured and many others missing.

A “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch from the National Weather Service remained was in effect Wednesday night for parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia — including metro Atlanta.

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6 departamentos están en alerta roja. Hay más de 3 millones de damnificados

Fuente: Canal RCN

The worst floods in Colombia

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En Colombia, 16 carreteras nacionales presentan restricciones por derrumbes y los damnificados superan los 3 millones. El panorama en la mayoría del territorio nacional es lamentable.

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El río Magdalena inundó cerca de 400 viviendas en Puerto Serviez

El agua acabó con el 80 por ciento de la población, solo 100 casas de las 500 que habían permanecen a salvo del río Magdalena.

En algunos sectores el agua llegó hasta los dos metros. Muebles, electrodomésticos, años de esfuerzo y de múltiples sacrificios se fueron en medio de las tormentosas aguas.  Cerca de 2.000 estudiantes se encuentran sin clases ya que los centros educativos también resultaron afectados.

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 Universidad La Sabana, bajo el agua

Las inundaciones taparon la institución educativa, la Clínica Teletón, varias fincas, unidades residenciales y la vía que comunica a Chía con Bogotá.

El jarillón que separa la universidad de la Sabana con el río Bogotá no aguantó más. Rápidamente el agua empezó a inundar la institución educativa, laboratorio, bibliotecas, la rectoría, canchas deportivas y hasta la capilla fueron invadidas por la corriente. La Universidad también fue víctima de las continuas lluvias y los desbordamientos de los ríos

La vía que comunica a Chía con Bogotá está totalmente cubierta por el agua. En Cajicá el desbordamiento del río dañó más de 600 hectáreas de cultivos. También habitantes de conjuntos residenciales quedaron atrapados en medio de la inundación. La Gobernación de Cundinamarca tomó la decisión de restringir el paso de vehículos de carga pesada sobre el sector de la sabana norte.

El problema de la inundación  de la entrada norte a la capital de la República ya completa un mes. Sus habitantes piden una acción inmediata por parte de la CAR.

Esta situación invernal es la peor emergencia de toda la historia del país. Las cifras consolidadas que tiene el Gobierno demuestran la magnitud del desastre: 418 personas han muerto, 516 han sufrido heridas, 77 están  desaparecidas, 16 carreteras cerradas y 6 departamentos permanecen en alerta máxima por las inundaciones y deslizamientos.

San Miguel de Sema, Boyacá, perdió 6.000 hectáreas por causa del invierno

Uno de los sitios de mayor devastación por el invierno es el valle de Ubaté en límites de Boyacá y Cundinamarca, donde unas 12 mil hectáreas de zonas ganaderas están bajo el agua. Cientos de campesinos lecheros enfrentan millonarias pérdidas.

Los afectados por el desbordamiento del Río Suárez dicen que esta era una tragedia anunciada. Según los pobladores las casi 6.000 hectáreas inundadas se deben al invierno, a un descuido en el mantenimiento del río y a una falla técnica en dos compuertas que permiten la liberación del agua. 

Toda la corriente que ha entrado al valle de San Miguel de Sema lo hace por un boquete de 12 metros de ancho y por lo menos 6 de profundidad en el río Suárez en la vereda Hato Viejo. Los pobladores hacen un llamado urgente para que se supere la emergencia. Las autoridades inician las labores para intentar, con sacos de arena, cerrarle el paso a la inundación.

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