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CMAT Press Archive

CMAT News Archive

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Monday, September 01, 2008: CMAT Monitoring progress of Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Gustav approaching US Gulf Coast - courtesy NOAA.	VANCOUVER, Monday, September 1, 2008 — Compulsory evacuations have been issued in the Gulf Coast of the United States in light of the imminent landfall of Hurricane Gustav. CMAT is monitoring the situation closely, and have assembled an assessment team which is currently on standby, should the need for aid arise. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, a hurricane warning has been issued for an area of about 800 kilometres from Cameron, Louisiana. eastward to the Alabama-Florida border. New Orleans and Lake Ponchartrain are included in that zone, but a hurricane watch also extends east of Cameron into Texas. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina swamped flood defences in New Orleans. Much of the city is below sea level, more than 1,800 people died and property damage ran into the billions of dollars. You can help the victims of major disasters around the world each year, like the Hurricanes of 2008, by making a financial gift to Canadian Medical Assistance Teams Disaster Relief Fund. This Fund enables CMAT to provide immediate medical aid, such as trauma and primary health care, in addition to other assistance to victims of disasters. CMAT honours donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation by either online at www.canadianmedicalteams.org , or by telephone at 416-305-0290. [Back to top]

Sunday, May 18, 2008: City news - CMAT team
	City news - CMAT team City News - CMAT team departing [Back to top]

Sunday, May 18, 2008: CBC News: Canadian doctors head to China quake zone
	CBC News: Canadian doctors head to China quake zone http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/18/china-doctors.html [Back to top]

Saturday, May 17, 2008: Global News coverage CMAT team leaving for China today
L-R: Victor Wong (Chinese Canadian National Council), Zaw Kyaw (Chair - Burma Cyclone Relief Committee), Valerie Rzepka (CMAT), and Olivia Chow (MP Trinity Spadina-NDP)	[Back to top]

Saturday, May 17, 2008: CMAT departing for China - CTV News
L-R: Victor Wong (Chinese Canadian National Council), Zaw Kyaw (Chair - Burma Cyclone Relief Committee), Valerie Rzepka (CMAT), and Olivia Chow (MP Trinity Spadina-NDP)	CTV news coverage CMAT team leaving for China. CTV news coverage of BC team leaving for China [Back to top]

Thursday, May 15, 2008: Acting CMAT Chair briefs CBC news
	Acting CMAT Chair, Valerie Rzepka briefs CBC news. CBC news coverage of CMAT briefing (3.3MB Quicktime) [Back to top]

Wednesday, May 14, 2008: Regional CMAT Chair briefs CBC National News
	Comox, British Columbia: Regional CMAT chair (Western Canada) William Coltart briefed CBC National news on CMAT's emergency response plan and capabilities for China. Video clip - QuickTime format (3MB) [Back to top]

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