Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update (28 June - 4 July 2021) As of 5 July 2021
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$12.5M IN LOSSES TO AGRICULTURE IN ST. LUCIA DUE TO HURRICANE ELSA
180K PEOPLE EVACUATED ACROSS CUBA AHEAD OF HURRICANE ELSA S IMPACT
CARIBBEAN: 2021 HURRICANE SEASON
Hurricane Elsa, the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, began passing over the Caribbean as a Category 1 storm from 3 to 4 July, causing damage in Barbados, St.Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic before downgrading back to a tropical storm on its way to Cuba.
Elsa first struck
Barbados, who had not received a direct impact from a hurricane in 66 years. Media reports indicate damage to more than 1,100 homes, including some 60 homes destroyed, and to several schools and Government buildings. The storm felled trees and power lines, leaving much of the island without electricity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government is working to prevent
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