Hurricane Felix (as of 12 Sep 2007) www.reliefweb.int “Hurricane Felix reach the highest category of five on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, with winds of 270 km/hr, and penetrated the national territory on Tuesday September 4 at 0:045 a.m. local time, striking directly on Sandy Created by ReliefWeb on 12 Sep 2007 Bay.” Office for the Coordination of Hum anitarian A ffairs United Nations Nicaragua Hurricane Felix Flash Appeal

Nicaragua Flash Appeal for US$39,250,635: • >100,000 persons affected SITUATION $22,870,535 for Emergency Relief • 65 persons dead • 19 heath units damaged, additional units totally $16,380,100 for Early Recovery • 143 persons missing destroyed ATLANTIC • All water and sanitation systems damaged or not OCEAN working Belmopan • Local food production destroyed, no access to food MEXICO BELIZE reserves Caribbean • 10,000 families’ fishing equipment lost or destroyed Sea ACTION • UN Resident Coordinator activated situation room and Sandy Bay • 90% of communication and power lines UNCT, UNDMT and UNETE to coordinate response GUATEMALA collapsed • Hospital has severe damage • Inter-Agency Emergency Response Plan implemented • Airport control tower collapsed HONDURAS • WFP food distribution carried out for 3 months

Guatemala Bonanza, Rosita and Siuna 4 Sep • Need for medicines and emergency health kits Damage not yet assessed 6 Sep confirmed Waspam Sandy Bay 5 Sep • Utensils for hygienic storage and child feeding will be Bonanza Puerto distributed Tegucigalpa Cabezas Rosita Bilwi Capital San Salvador Nueva Jinotega Region Autonoma International Boundary Segovia EL SALVADOR Siuna del Atlantico Norte LINKS Municipality Boundary Department Boundary Nueva Segovia and Jinotega • Latest updates for Hurricane Felix Intense rainfall and mudslides Affected Country • Related maps Affected Area Region Autonoma del Atlantico Norte ______• 15,988 houses affected Based on: Hurricane Felix Track • 12,003 houses destroyed Nicaragua Hurricane Felix Flash Appeal 2007 Category NICARAGUA • 57 houses flooded GLIDE: TC-2007-000150-BLZ Tropical Depression • Bridge over River Wawa collapsed PACIFIC Managua • Urgent need for emergency shelter and Contact: [email protected] Tropical Storm non-food items 1 OCEAN • State of emergency declared

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