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Haiti: Hurricane: 2008/08/26 Country Information on DRR

Period 2008/08/26
Country or District Haiti
Event Type Hurricane
Outline ON 26 August 2008, Hurricane Gustav made landfall in Jacmel, Haiti. So far some 59 people died, 7 are missing, and 22 injured with some 3,500 families (or 20,000 people) affected.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/09/03
Dead: 79
Missing: 7
Injured: 35
Affected families: 153,000 (650,000 people)
Totally damaged houses: 3,307
Partially damaged houses: 11,827
OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/09/03
Dead: 77
Missing: 8
Injured: 36
Affected families: 14,594
Totally damaged houses: 3,136
Partially damaged houses: 11,458
OCHA RelierWeb 2008/09/02
Dead: 76
Missing: 9
Injured: 35
Affected families: 4,875
Totally damaged houses: 2,100
Partially damaged houses: 8,150

Related Links

Report/Articles

OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/09/03
Caribbean Hurricane Season Situation Report No6

OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/09/03
Caribbean Hurricane Season Situation Report No5

OCHA RelierWeb 2008/09/02
Tropical Storm Gustav Situation Report No4

OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/08/30
Tropical Storm Gustav Situation Report No3

Geographycal Data

OCHA ReliefWeb
Hurricane Gustav (as of 28 August 2008)