Emergency Aid for Hurricane Disaster in Grenada

September 13, 2004

On September 13 (Mon), the Government of Japan decided to extend, through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), emergency assistance in kind (tents, plastic sheets and electric generators), equivalent to about 6.7 million yen, to Grenada, which has sustained a large-scale hurricane disaster.
Hurricane Ivan, which hit the whole of Grenada on September 7, has caused such serious damage as: 17 people dead, at least 60 injured, quite many people missing or evacuated; about 90 % of the buildings including the prime minister's official residence, police stations and prisons throughout the country totally or partially destroyed; and basic infrastructure such as water supply, electricity and telecommunications cut off (Figures announced by the CDERA as of September 9 at 21:00.).

At present, the victims in Grenada are forced to take shelter in uncomfortable surroundings over a wide-ranging area. The Government of Grenada, while conducting relief operations of its own in cooperation with the CDERA, has requested emergency aid from the international community.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend the emergency aid as humanitarian assistance for those afflicted by the disaster and in view of the friendly relations between Japan and Grenada.

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