WASHINGTON (AFP) - World Bank teams are in the Caribbean tallying damage from Hurricane Ivan as a prelude to sending aid, the bank's president, James Wolfensohn said.
"Our disaster management staff arrived in the affected countries immediately in the hurricane's wake, and will continue to work around the clock until we have a full picture of what needs to be done," Wolfensohn said in a statement.
The teams are "actively engaged with the authorities of each of the affected countries in providing both financial and technical support to their emergency operations."
In the Cayman Islands, dozens of people had not been accounted for, and the British territory remained under a state of emergency.
Grenada was the worst hit, with at least 37 people killed and up to 90 percent of all buildings damaged or destroyed, officials said. In Jamaica, police put the death toll at 21.
The hurricane was also blamed for five deaths in Venezuela, four in the Dominican Republic, three in Haiti and one in Tobago.
Aid for the devastated nations has started pouring in. The European Commission said it was sending 1.5 million euros (1.8 million dollars) and Canada pledged 500,000 Canadian dollars (385,000 US dollars).