Today the United States of America is coming to terms with the enormity of the destruction inflicted on its southern states by Hurricane Katrina.

The city was affected by the massive tsunami that struck Japan's Pacific coast following a massive earthquake in March 2011.

Last December, we witnessed an unprecedented outburst of solidarity with the Asian tsunami victims.

He began by requesting a minute of silence in commemoration of the victims of the earthquake which struck India on 30 September 1993.

He began by requesting a minute of silence in commemoration of the victims of the earthquake that struck India on 30 September 1993.

It was with deep shock and sorrow that we learned of the devastating earthquake in parts of India.

After the recent Typhoon 10 that hit Hong Kong a few days ago, a grim discovery was made by Tracey Read on Discovery Bay s North Beach.

47. In the aftermath of the tsunami that hit the Pacific coast in September 1992, UNDP took an active role in rebuilding.

Within the first two months of the devastating tsunami that struck that December, close to 50 heads of state and foreign ministers visited the island.

President Nkurunziza (spoke in French) I should first like to refer to the victims of the natural disaster that has just stricken the southern United States.

The Minister stated that in relation to the fiscal year 2003 2004, the cost of the overall damage caused by hurricane Fabian, which hit Bermuda in September 2003 (see para.

But today I speak with a heavy heart, grieving over the losses my people have suffered as a result of the devastating tsunami of last December.

Allow me also to convey at this time to the Government and the people of India our deepest sympathy for and solidarity with the victims of the earthquake that ravaged that country yesterday.

As more time passes since the devastating Earthquake that shook Japan on March 11th, people in Japan are feeling the need to return to normal and put the disaster behind them.

The importance of fisheries to many local communities in developing States was brought into stark focus by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004.

The local economy suffered a setback in September 2004, when tropical storm Jeanne hit the island, prompting President Bush to declare Puerto Rico a disaster area.8 Serious concerns have also been raised lately over structural imbalances in public finances.

Noting also the devastation caused by hurricane Val in December 1991 and the recovery efforts of the territorial Government in conjunction with the administering Power and the international community,

The Loja Cultural Network thanks its audience for believing that theatre can be a path to helping those affected by the earthquake that shook Ecuador on April 16, 2016.

The Maldives, another small island sister nation, has made pleas for a delay in the process set in motion for its graduation from the list of least developed countries, owing to the tsunami.

Mr. MOCK (Austria) (interpretation from French) I should like to begin my statement by expressing my most sincere condolences to the victims of the terrible disaster which has taken place in India and to the Indian population.

The Committee noted that remote sensing imagery and satellite based communications, including telemedicine services, were used in the disaster relief operations following the Indian Ocean region tsunami.

Many borrowers, unable to get funding on reasonable terms domestically, were forced to take hard currency loans from abroad, creating disastrous burdens when the ruble collapsed.

On behalf of the people and the Government of the Marshall Islands, I wish to express our condolences and sympathies to the victims and families who have suffered severely as a result of the recent catastrophic Hurricane Katrina in the United States.

We must remember that the United States Administration and the American people were among the first and most generous to respond to the tsunami tragedy that befell the peoples living on the borders of the Indian Ocean on 26 December last year.

Mr. Win (Myanmar) I should like at the outset to convey the deepest sympathy of my delegation to those affected by Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf coast of the United States of America.

In Myanmar, despite bitter resistance from the military regime, Ban pressured the authorities to let in humanitarian aid after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country last year.

Deeply regretting the loss of human lives and the scores of victims in the wake of Tropical Storm Stan, aggravated by other natural events, in El Salvador and Guatemala, from 3 to 12 October 2005,

Suriname joins the rest of the international community in expressing its profound sorrow at the tremendous loss of life and property caused by Hurricane Katrina to the Gulf Coast of the United States of America.

Deeply regretting the loss of human lives and the scores of victims in the wake of tropical storm Stan, aggravated by other natural events, in El Salvador and Guatemala, from 3 to 12 October 2005,

In the light of the Asian tsunami of last December, it would be cost effective for the world to invest in mitigation measures, in particular renewable energy resources.

Deeply regretting the loss of human lives and the scores of victims in the wake of tropical storm Stan, aggravated by other natural events, in El Salvador and Guatemala, from 3 to 12 October 2005,

Mr. Pintat Santolària (Andorra) Before I begin, I would like to express, on behalf of the people of the Principality of Andorra, our sympathy for and solidarity with those who have suffered following the recent hurricane on the American Gulf Coast.

I should like to avail myself of this opportunity to express from the very bottom of the Peruvian heart our sincere feeling of solidarity with the women and men of the United States who have suffered as a result of the natural disasters in Mississippi, Alabama and other southern states.

As the death toll mounts from the cyclone that struck a densely populated area of Burma stretching from the Irrawaddy Delta to the capital city of Rangoon continues to soar, the country s military dictatorship is pressing ahead with efforts to consolidate its power.

Mr. Mekdad (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic) I should like, first of all, to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting to consider the tragic effects of the natural disaster that struck South Asia and South East Asia.

New Providence was struck directly in 2001 by Hurricane Michelle, whose eye passed over Nassau, and then almost struck directly by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, whose eye shifted just to the west of our island in the last hours before it struck.

However, according to historian Giuseppe Carlo Marino, Cascioferro was transferred to another prison in Pozzuoli in 1940, and the octogenarian was left to die during an Allied bombardment of that prison in 1943 (other sources mention 1942).