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  Reports on Hurricane Iris

Press Release
Needs Assessment
Plenty Belize Staff Reports, Oct. 9 & 10
Plenty Belize Staff Reports, Oct. 12 - 15
Plenty Belize Fundraising Appeal Letter
Plenty Belize Response, Long and Short Term Actions
Iris and the Little People
How You Can Help

Links to Further Information about Hurricane Iris

Photos of Belize after Hurricane Iris
from the Pan American Health Organization
http://www.paho.org/English/Ped/Hurricane-Irisphotos.htm

Toledo Ecotourism Association Report on Hurricane Iris
http://www.belizehome.com/toledomaya/iris.htm

Very detailed UNICEF Reports

http://www.mayaviewkeeper.com/ This site offers a platform from which questions about Hurricane Iris and the Maya are addressed. Its purpose is to raise awareness and relief donations. Sections: What Happened?, Geography, Impact, Media Releases, Maya Spirit, You Can Help.

ReliefWeb
This page contains a list of the latest major documents added to ReliefWeb pertaining to Belize. Many important links.
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/Belize?OpenDocument&StartKey=Belize&Expandview

Volunteers Needed for Hurricane Iris Relief Effort

American Red Cross
Relief Comes to Hurricane-Battered Belize, Oct. 10, 2001
http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/hurricanes/011010iris.html

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent
Recovering After Hurricane Iris Hits Belize, Oct. 11, 2001
http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/News/01/101101/

Hurricane Iris Relief Continues, Oct. 12, 2001
http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/hurricanes/011012iris.html

IFRC Emergency Appeal, Oct. 12, 2001, PDF format
http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?01/3301.pdf


Catholic Relief Services
Agency Commits $60,000 to Belize and Guatemala for Hurricane Iris Relief
http://www.catholicrelief.org/news/20011012.cfm

"So far, CRS has committed $60,000 in aid to cover the immediate needs of disaster victims, and staff are now distributing emergency supplies such as food, water, and temporary building materials for destroyed homes. Additional funding would be used to help another 5,410 critically affected families in Belize."

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Situation Reports, several reports and photos
http://www.paho.org/English/Ped/Hurricane-Irishome.htm

Information provided by the Belize Tourism Board

http://www.BelizeEmergency.net/iris/index.html

Canadian Broadcasting Company - Winnipeg
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/editorServlets/View?filename=mb_iris171001

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