Stories tagged with: hurricane matthew

• Hurricane Matthew: Cuba is BGR's focus

  by David Roach, posted Friday, October 07, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

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  BARACOA, Cuba (BP) -- Though media reports of Hurricane Matthew's devastation in the Caribbean have tended to spotlight Haiti, the Southern Baptist humanitarian organization Baptist Global Response plans to focus its relief efforts on Cuba, where the damage reportedly is "massive" and humanitarian aid more sparse. Read More

• Hurricane Matthew raging, Baptist DR readies aid

  by Barbara Denman & Diana Chandler, posted Friday, October 07, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) -- With Florida Gov. Rick Scott warning Hurricane Matthew "will kill you, time is running out," an estimated 1.5 million people evacuated Florida's Atlantic coast communities as the storm skirted the shore early today (Oct. 7).

  "The scope of impact goes from Port St. Lucie north to the Georgia line," said Delton Beall, Florida Baptists' director of disaster relief. Read More

• DR leaders prepare for Hurricane Matthew response

  by Joe Conway, posted Thursday, October 06, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

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  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- As the first light rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew passed over south Florida Wednesday, Oct. 5, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief leaders were planning their response to the potentially devastating storm. Computer models give a high probability of a Category 4 hurricane with a massive storm surge making landfall late Thursday or early Friday somewhere near Palm Beach on Florida's east coast. Read More

• As Hurricane Matthew looms, Baptist units on standby

  by Barbara Denman & Art Toalston, posted Wednesday, October 05, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) -- Florida Baptist disaster relief volunteers are on standby for the potential impact of Hurricane Matthew along Florida's Atlantic Coast.

  Baptist DR leaders in Georgia and South Carolina, meanwhile, also are monitoring the hurricane's path and will post updates of volunteer needs at their respective websites and Facebook pages. Read More

• Haiti, Cuba lashed by Hurricane Matthew

  by Mark Kelly, posted Wednesday, October 05, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

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  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (BP) -- Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc in Haiti and Cuba Oct. 4, destroying homes, fields and businesses and driving thousands from their homes in a part of the Caribbean where many people already struggle day by day just to survive.

  Baptist Global Response, a Southern Baptist humanitarian organization, is monitoring the situation in both countries to determine what response might be most appropriate and effective. Read More