Hurricane Ivan designated terrorist, will not be let in U.S.
Hurricane Ivan was heading towards Jamaica last night after devastating
Grenada with 160mph winds, leaving at least 23 people dead in five countries
and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed. The Jamaican prime minister, PJ
Patterson, urged his people to pray. "We have to prepare for the worst-case
scenario. Let us pray for God's care," he said. "This is a time that we must
demonstrate that we are indeed our brother's and sister's keeper."
Some 500,000 people - one in five Jamaicans - need to evacuate, said Barbara
Carby, head of Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency
Management.
The most dangerous storm to hit the Caribbean in years is projected to pass
over Jamaica, Cuba and into the heart of the southern United States.
Details of the death and destruction in Grenada are only emerging now
because the storm cut all communications after hitting the island on Tuesday
and Wednesday.
"We are terribly devastated, it's beyond imagination," said Grenada's prime
minister, Keith Mitchell, from a Royal Navy warship helping with the rescue.
emergency relief. "This is just a jump start," said the US agency for
international development. "We'll send more."
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