Disaster Relief: Hurricane Donna

BACKGROUND The hurricane emerged into the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane, and hit in the Gulf Coast of the United States.

DAMAGE • Rough high tides, hurricane force winds, and tornadoes, which caused considerable damage in the archipelago, especially on Cat Cays. At least 800 houses were destroyed, and the cyclone left substantial damage to the transport, communications, water, sanitation, agriculture, and fishing sectors. • Overall, Donna caused four deaths and $250 million in damage in . Throughout the southern portions of , Donna brought very high winds: a wind gust of 177 mph (282 km/h) was reported. • High winds caused catastrophic damage in Florida, especially in -Dade County, where approximately 117,000 houses were either severely damaged or destroyed. • In the Everglades, 70,000 acres (280 km2) of trees were knocked down and about 182 million fish were killed. Rainfall in Florida was substantial, peaking at 13.98 in (355 mm) in western Miami-Dade County. • In Louisiana, Donna produced hurricane force winds along its path, which left about 152,000 without electricity, downed 80% of trees in the Atchafalaya River Basin, and caused significant agricultural damage. • Elsewhere, the storm spawned at least 28 tornadoes, especially in Alabama, , and Mississippi.

PROPERTY DAMAGE • An F3 in St. John the Baptist Parish damaged or destroyed 163 structures. Seventeen deaths were reported in Louisiana, six of which were drowning victims offshore. • With 23,000 homes damaged, and 985 homes and 1,951 mobile homes destroyed, property losses in the state exceeded $1.7 billion.

BUSINESS • Considerable damage to oil platforms was reported. One company lost 13 platforms, had 104 structures damaged, and five drilling wells blown off course. Total losses to oil companies reached approximately $700 million.

DEATHS • Overall, Donna caused 65 fatalities and $58 billion in damage.

RESPONSE Often disaster relief donation decisions occur within a 72-hour window. If you are choosing to donate you will need to have it approved by a company executive. Please be prepared to report to your Board tomorrow about the company response to this disaster.

Disaster Relief: Hurricane Donna

Support Is your company supporting disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Donna? □ Yes □ No Reason Why are you or are you not supporting this disaster?

Amount If you are supporting disaster relief for Hurricane Donna, what is the donation amount? Cash ______Product ______Employee Are you conducting a matching gift program to support Hurricane Disaster Match Relief? □ Yes □ No If so: What is the match______? What is the cap for donation amount ______? How long is the campaign open ______? What NGOs are eligible for a match ______? Is the program only open to US employees? □ Yes □ No Disaster What stage(s) of disaster relief are you supporting? Relief □ Resilience, Risk Reduction, and Mitigation Preparedness Stage □ □ Response and Relief □ Reconstruction and Recovery THINGS TO CONSIDERS WHEN FUNDING DISASTER RELIEF Partner(s) Which NGO(s) are you supporting for this disaster, and why?

Budget What budget line are you using to pay for the donation? (Where is the money coming from?)

If you are using funds from another program how will that impact that program?

Volunteers Are you allowing Volunteers to participate in the relief? □ Yes □ No Have they been trained for disaster relief? □ Yes □ No Are they on company time or taking vacation? □ Company time □ Vacation time If company time, are they eligible for workman’s compensation if they are hurt while on site? □ Yes □ No