Archives for Saturday, September 11, 2004:

Worsening Hurricane Ivan kills 14 in Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): Hurricane Ivan was upgraded to a rare, maximum strength category-five storm Saturday as it lashed Jamaica, claiming at least 14 lives as it churned relentlessly through the Caribbean toward the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the Florida Keys... read more...

Special Report from Grenada: ‘Indescribable Ivan’

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Two things strike the senses in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan’s devastating pass over Grenada. First, the green lushness of the island has now been replaced by a dry, brown and barren appearance. Second, the stench of death in the air, whether from the carcasses of livestock or human corpses, no one can tell for sure at this point... read more...

Red Cross appeals for aid for hurricane-devastated Grenada

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): Thousands of people in Grenada and other Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Ivan are in desperate need of food, clean water and shelter, the Red Cross said Friday as it appealed for 1.4 million dollars to help the victims.... read more...