Seven persons lost their lives as a direct result of the hurricanes, 6 in St. Elizabeth and 1
in St. Thomas. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that a 35-year-old male drowned
due to flooding caused by Dennis in Georgia, St. Thomas while in St. Elizabeth 5 persons
drowned in a freak accident due to flooding and one was electrocuted by lightening. The
casualties in St. Elizabeth comprised 4 adults aged 20-35 years, one of whom was a
female and two children aged 4 years and 5 months, respectively.

Vulnerability of Women and Children

Hurricane Ivan took the lives of twenty-eight persons, of which 30 % were due to trauma to the head and chest, attributed directly to the hurricane. The majority or 69 % of the
victims were males, and 70 % of all deceased were over 60 years old.
Vulnerability of Women and Children
Male headed households account for some 52% of the households in Grenada and
females 48%, but among the poor the situation is reversed, female headship accounts for
52% of the households. The living conditions and capacities of the head of household is