Cuba - Hurricane Wilma
Regional Team: LAC
Disaster Declared: 10/27/2005
Brief Description: On October 22, 2005, the outer bands of Hurricane Wilma passed over western Cuba, bringing 10 consecutive
days of rainfall that flooded 11 out of 14 provinces and resulted in the evacuation of more than 700,000 people. At the same time, rains
from Tropical Storm Alpha flooded Cuba's eastern provinces.
On October 27, 2005, the U.S. Interests Section in Havana declared a disaster due to the damage caused by Hurricane Wilma. In response,
OFDA provided $100,000 to independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the purchase and distribution of emergency relief
supplies.
FY2006
- 11-23-2005 FY2006 Hurricane Fact Sheet #3(66kb PDF)(map)
- 11-10-2005 FY2006 Hurricane Fact Sheet #2(66kb PDF)(map)
- 11-7-2005 FY2006 Hurricane Fact Sheet #1(64kb PDF)(map)
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