Gilbert Hurricane Toll Hits 66 Dead Across Caribbean to Mexico
The storm weakened to 110 mph winds after landfall near Tamaulipas and crossed Yucatan and the Gulf, causing 66 deaths and billions in damage. Mexico reports flood and power outages, with 300000 homeless in Yucatan and 10000 in Campeche.
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Brownsville
Gilbert
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Michael Pass
National Weather Service
Galveston
Yucatan
Houston
Tamaulipas
Mark Zimmer
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
Fla
Honduras
Cancun
Cozumel
Campeche
Mexico
Matamoros
Gulf
Alabama
Harlingen
Robert Rios
International Boulevard
Rios
Texas
American Red Cross
Barbara Lohman
Mother awaits word on daughter in Cancun
Nancy Mortimore of Cedar Rapids says her daughter Jamie, employed by Thomson Vacations, is among nine to ten Thomson staffers in Cancun. They moved from the hotel strip to a nearby house as hurricane damage hit the coast. Her family has asked ham radio operators to help locate her while Thomson supervisors plan travel once Cancun airport reopens.
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Nancy Mortimore
Cedar Rapids
Jamie
Thomson Vacations
Cancun
Thomson
Thomson Vacations Home
Chicago
Iowans raise funds for ravaged Yucatan Peninsula
Iowans may donate to the Yucatan Hurricane Project through the Iowa Sister State Committee in Des Moines. Donations support medical supplies, temporary shelters, water restoration, and powdered milk for Yucatan, Iowa’s sister state for 23 years, though no formal Mexican appeal exists.
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Gazette
Yucatan
Iowa
Mexico
Dick Vohs
Terry Branstad
Burma orders workers to quit party
Burma's government ordered civil servants and military members to resign from the single ruling party. The move signals a plan for multiparty elections while opposition demands power-sharing. Striking workers were warned to return to work within 10 days or face action.
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Burma
Bangkok
Thailand
Cedar Rapids man recalls Jamaica hurricane terror
Terry Holub of Cedar Rapids described a light-hearted Jamaican hotel party turning terrifying as Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica. He recalled 100 to 200 mph winds, three to four hours of destruction, and his relief upon surviving with two weeks of island recovery ahead.
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Nancy Stevens
Azette
Cedar Rapids
Gilbert
Island Paradise
Terry Holub
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
Holub
Southview Dr. NW
Negril Inn
Jamaica
Terry
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