UNDRO 88/2280
TROPICAL STORM JOAN
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
18 OCTOBER 1988
BETWEEN FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER AND MONDAY 17 OCTOBER TROPICAL STORM JOAN, WHICH DEVELOPED IN THE CARIBBEAN BASIN WHILE SOME STATES ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM DAMAGES CAUSED BY HURRICANE GILBERT, MAINTAINED HER SOUTHERLY TRACK DUE WEST APPROXIMATELY ALONG 12 N LATITUDE AFFECTING NORTHERN VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA, BONAIRE, CURACAO AND ARUBA. AT 03.00 GMT, JOAN WAS CENTERED JUST OFF COLOMBIA'S GUAJIRA PENINSULA ABOUT 640 MILES EAST OF THE CENTRAL NICARAGUAN COAST AND WAS MOVING WEST GAINING STRENGTH.
2. ACCORDING FIRST UNOFFICAL REPORTS FROM NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, DAMAGE OCCURED TO ROOFS, BONAIRE AIRPORT AND LOCAL RADIO STATION. ONE DEATH REPORTED.
3. NO REPORTS ON SERIOUS DAMAGE FROM ST. VINCENT, ST. LUCIA, GRENADA OR TOBAGO. ASSESSMENTS STILL UNDER WAY.
4. UNDRO MANAGED PAN CARIBBEAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION PROJECT ADVISING CONCERNED CARIBBEAN STATES TO CLOSELY MONITOR FURTHER PROGRESS OF JOAN TO WEST.
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UNDRO 88/2299
HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2
20 OCTOBER 1988
1. SYSTEM DEVELOPED INTO FULL-FLEDGED HURRICANE BY TUESDAY, 18 OCTOBER, AND FURTHER STRENGTHENED ON WEDNESDAY APPROACHING THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA WITH TOP WINDS OF 110 MILES/H. AT 13.00 GMT ON WEDNESDAY, JOAN CENTERED AT ABOUT 170 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLON, PANAMA, AND 245 MILES EAST/SOUTHEAST OF ISLAND OF SAN ANDRES, COLOMBIA. SYSTEM WAS MOVING WEST AT 5 TO 10 MILES/H.
2. JOAN CAUSED DAMAGES IN NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND COLOMBIA ON MONDAY/TUESDAY AND BRUSHED CLOSE TO ENTRANCE OF PANAMA CANAL ON WEDNESDAY. THREATENING TO STRIKE COSTA RICA AND/OR NICARAGUA ON THURSDAY. ERRATIC MOTION OF STORM MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO EXACTLY PREDICT COURSE.
3. NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA SET UP HURRICANE WATCH ON CARIBBEAN COASTS AND ISSUED WARNINGS. NICARAGUA EVACUATED HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES TO SHELTERS IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. EMERGENCY SUPPLIES OF FOOD, WATER AND MEDICINES STOCKED IN COASTAL REGION AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL DEPLOYED.
4. JOAN HAD CAUSED HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING IN COLOMBIA WHERE IT STRUCK MONDAY/TUESDAY. AT LEAST 11 PEOPLE REPORTED KILLED, FIFTY MISSING AND THOUSANDS HOMELESS ON THE GUAJIRA PENINSULA AND IN CARMEN DEL BOLIVAR. MANY RESIDENTS TREATED IN HOSPITALS FOR BITES FROM SNAKES WASHED OUT BY FLOODWATERS. ONE MAIN HOSPITAL IN DEPARTMENT OF BOLIVAR DESTROYED.
5. REPORTS FROM THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AFFECTED BY THE STORM ON MONDAY NIGHT INDICATE ONE DEATH, SIX MINOR INJURIES, SOME TWENTY ROOFS BLOWN OFF AND DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HUNDRED HOUSING UNITS. BONAIRE AIRPORT TERMINAL ROOF DAMAGED.
6. STRONG WINDS OF HURRICANE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED LOCUST INFESTATION WHICH NOW THREATENING TO DEVELOP IN CARIBBEAN. AFRICAN LOCUSTS SIGHTED IN ANTIGUA, BARBADOS, DOMINICA, ST. KITTS, ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT AND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN SWEPT ALONG BY THE WINDS OF THE STORM SYSTEM FROM SAHARA AREA OF AFRICA. EXTENT OF INFESTATION BEING ASSESSED.
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UNDRO 88/2312
HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 3
21 OCTOBER 1988
1. HURRICANE JOAN MAINTAINED POSITION FOR MOST OF THURSDAY AND WEAKENED SLIGHTLY. MIAMI HURRICANE CENTER ADVISES POSITION ON FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER, 12 NOON EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (4.00 PM GMT): 11.6 DEGREES N, 81.5 W - APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ISLAND SAN ANDRES (COLOMBIA) AND 150 MILES EAST OF CITY OF BLUEFIELDS (NICARAGUA). MOTION TOWARDS WEST WITH 5 MILES/H, HIGHEST WINDS 110 MILES/H. HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ENTIRE EAST COAST OF NICARAGUA AND ON ISLANDS SAN ANDRES, ALBUQUERQUE AND PROVIDENCIA. WARNINGS FOR FLASHFLOODS AND MUDSLIDES IN FORCE IN COSTA RICA, INCLUDING PACIFIC COAST, AND SIMILARLY FOR NICARAGUA AND PANAMA. MORE THAN 15 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED IN NICARAGUA, PANAMA AND COSTA RICA WITHIN NEXT TWO DAYS. LANDFALL OF HURRICANE CURRENTLY EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CLOSE TO BLUEFIELDS BUT CHANGE OF TRACK POSSIBLE.
2. HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTED FROM NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA. PREPAREDNESS MEASURES INCLUDING EVACUATIONS, MOBILIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS THROUGH TV AND RADIO CONTINUING. HURRICANE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST STORM TO HIT NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA SINCE RECORDS BEGAN LATE LAST CENTURY AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE VERY SERIOUS DAMAGE DUE TO THE LIGHT, NON-REINFORCED CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES ALONG THE COAST.
3. NICARAGUA DECLARED 30-DAY STATE OF EMERGENCY AND ALERTED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MIGHT BE NEEDED. SOME 200,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN COASTAL ZONE MOSTLY THREATENED BY STORM. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BEING EVACUATED BY BOATS AND VEHICLES FROM BLUEFIELDS AND NEARBY COASTAL VILLAGES TOWARDS HIGHER GROUNDS.
4. IN COSTA RICA, POPULATION EVACUATED FROM COASTAL AREAS TO VILLAGES OF SIGUIRRES AND GUAPILES WHERE SIX TEMPORARY SETTLEMENTS ESTABLISHED WHICH EXPECTED TO HOUSE 15,000 PEOPLE. MANY PEOPLE EVACUATED VOLUNTARILY FROM PORT OF LIMON. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH DESPATCHING SANITARY BRIGADES TO REINFORCE LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES. PAHO PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE. NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMISSION SET UP OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN RED CROSS, SAN JOSE, TO COORDINATE ACTION BY GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
5. UNDRO DELEGATE REPORTS CRITICAL SITUATION IN COLUMBIA DEPARTMENTS CORDOBA, BOLIVAR, ATLANTICO AND GUAJIRA DUE TO COMPOUNDED EFFECTS FROM HURRICANE JOAN AND CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE AUGUST. TENTATIVE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES INDICATE: 128,000 PERSONS AFFECTED, 12,000 HOUSES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED, 120 DEATHS.
6. 11 PEOPLE REPORTED KILLED IN VENEZUELA DUE TO LANDSLIDES TRIGGERED OFF BY RAINS FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE JOAN EARLIER THIS WEEK.
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DPR 310 CAB
UNDRO 88/2316
HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 4
22 OCTOBER 1988
1. HURRICANE JOAN MADE LANDFALL IN NICARAGUA NEAR COASTAL CITY OF BLUEFIELDS EARLIER TODAY. HEAVY WINDS AND RAINFALL CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND AGRICULTURE IN LOWLAND AREAS SURROUNDING BLUEFIELDS. LATEST MIAMI HURRICANE CENTRE REPORT CONFIRMS HURRICANE DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WHILE MOVING WEST AT 8 MILES/HOUR WITH WINDSPEEDS 70 MILES/HOUR.
2. UNDRO RECEIVED TODAY COMPREHENSIVE AND MULTI-SECTORAL APPEAL PREPARED BY GOVERNMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL UNATIONS SYSTEM REPRESENTATIVES. AREAS COVERED: MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, FIELD HOSPITALS, FOOD AID, CLOTHING, MISCELLANEOUS RELIEF SUPPLIES AND ASSISTANCE IN CASH. UNDRO CONTACTING POTENTIAL DONORS TO ENCOURAGE CO-ORDINATED RESPONSE. FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS APPEAL MONDAY 24/10.
3. SO FAR FOREIGN MEDICAL AND/OR SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS NOT REQUESTED. UNDRO CONTINUING TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSULTATION WITH WHO/PAHO AND LRCS.
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DPR 310 CAB
UNDRO 88/2319
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
24 OCTOBER 1988
1. HURRICANE JOAN (NOW CALLED MIRIAM AFTER REACHING PACIFIC OCEAN) IS MOVING WEST-NORTH-WEST AT SPEED OF 10 MILES/HOUR ALONG CENTRAL AMERICA'S WEST COAST (LATEST POSITION NORTH 13.7, WEST 90.6.). WIND FORCE IS 55 MILES/HOUR.
2. IN NICARAGUA TOWN OF BLUEFIELDS ON EASTERN COAST DESTROYED UP TO EIGHTY PER CENT. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALSO IN AREA EL RAMA. ELECTRICITY CUTS IN CAPITAL MANAGUA.
3. THE MULTISECTORAL APPEAL REFERRED TO IN UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.4 DATED 22 OCTOBER 1988 IS BEING STUDIED TO PROVIDE RANKING OF NEEDS. UNDRO DELEGATE BEING FIELDED TO ASSIST UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.
4. IN ORDER TO RESPOND EXPEDITIOUSLY TO NEEDS FOR BASIC RELIEF ITEMS, UNDRO IS AIRLIFTING PLASTIC SHEETING, WATER CONTAINERS AND FAMILY KITS FROM ITS SUPPLY DEPOT IN PISA.
SPECIAL APPEAL FOR EMERGENCY CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
5. UNDRO IS FURTHERMORE APPEALING FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMOUNT OF US DLRS 500,000 TO ASSIST GOVT IN ALLEVIATING ADDITIONAL BURDEN CAUSED BY HURRICANE. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO UNOG TRUST FUND, US DLR ACCOUNT NO. 183 598-01-10 AT LLOYDS INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD, 1, PLACE BEL AIR, 1211 GENEVA 11, REFERENCE: HURRICANE JOAN/NICARAGUA. UNDRO IS MAKING AN EMERGENCY CASH CONTRIBUTIO US DLRS 25, 000.
6. FIRST LIST OF MEDICAL NEEDS FOR TARGET POPULATION OF APPROX. 100,000 AS FOLLOWS:
PARACETAMOL: TABLETS 500 MG.
AMPICILLIN: 500 MG CAPSULES, SUSPENSION 125 MG/5LML
BENZYLPENICILLIN: INJECTABLE 0.6 G
TETRACYCLINE: TABLETS 250 MG
NEOMYCIN AND BACITRACIN: OINTMENT 5 MG AND 500 IU/G
GLYCERYL TRINITRATE: TABLETS 0.5 MG
HYDROCORTISONE: CREAM 15,30 G TUBE
FUROSOMIDE: TABLETS 40 MG
AMINOPHYLLINE: INJECTABLE 25 MG/ML, 10M. AMPS
ORAL REHYDRATION SALTS: ENVELOPES
SYRINGES: 3CC, 5CC AND 10CC
NEEDLES: 22 X 1 1/2
7. UNDRO BEING ADVISED OF LRCS ADN MSF SENDING DELEGATES TO DISASTER AREA.
8. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
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DPR 310 NIC 88 )1)
UNDRO 88/2331
HURRICANE JOAN/TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 6
24 OCTOBER 1988
1. HURRICANE JOAN WEAKENED OVERLAND, WAS DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM AND RENAMED MIRIAM WHEN IT HIT THE PACIFIC. POSITION ON MONDAY, 24 OCTOBER, AT 8. A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (12 NOON GMT): 13.5 N LATITUDE, 90.5 W LONGITUDE - APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES SOUTH OF GUATEMALA CITY. STORM DRIFTING NORTHWEST AND CAUSING HEAVY RAINFALL IN PARTS OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR. RISK OF LANDSLIDES AND FLOODING IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.
2. WHILE NICARAGUA HARDEST HIT BY PROGRESS OF JOAN SINCE LAST SATURDAY (SEE UNDRO INFORMATION/SITUATION REPORTS 4 AND 5) COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR ALSO AFFECTED.
3. COLOMBIA - SAN ANDRES
ISLAND SAN ANDRES WAS HIT BY JOAN ON FRIDAY. REPORTS INDICATE FOUR PERSONS SLIGHTLY INJURED, ROOF DAMAGE, UPROOTED TREES AND DAMAGE TO TELEVISION TOWER AND TELEPHONE LINES. 40,000 INHABITANTS AND TOURISTS ON ISLAND WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. AIR FORCE TRANSPORT PLANE AND NAVY SHIPS DELIVERING RELIEF. HEALTH SITUATION NOT EXPECTED TO BE SERIOUS. NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMITTEE STANDING WITH POLICY NOT TO REQUEST INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE BUT TO RELY ON NATIONAL RESOURCES FIRST.
4. COSTA RICA
HEAVY FLOODING AS WELL AS LANDSLIDES AFFECTING POPULATION AND PRODUCTIVE AREAS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROADS AND BRIDGES. PRELIMINARY GOVERNMENT EVALUATIONS AS AT 23 OCTOBER AS FOLLOWS: 18 DEAD, 16 MISSING, 120,000 AFFECTED. 55,000 PEOPLE HAD BEEN EVACUATED PRIOR TO EMERGENCY. 105 SHELTERS OPENED. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY: 594 HOUSES DESTROYED, 430 DAMAGED, 4 HOSPITALS DAMAGED.
5. THE MOST AFFECTED AREAS ACCORDING TO MAGNITUDE OF DAMAGES ARE:
ZONE 1: SOUTH OF COUNTRY: NELLY CITY, GOLFITO, CORTES CITY AND PALMAR NORTE.
ZONE 2: SOUTH PACIFIC: QUEPOS, PARRITA.
ZONE 3: GUANACASTE AND PUNTARENAS
ZONE 4: SAN CARLOS AND NORTHERN ZONE
ZONE 5: ATLANTIC REGION
ZONE 6: CENTRAL REGION.
6. ACCORDING PAHO REPORTS HEALTH SITUATION UNDER CONTROL. HIGH LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS IN HEALTH SECTOR RESULTED IN CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION OF LOSSES AND DAMAGES. NEEDS FOR EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE IN HEALTH SECTOR, IF ANY AT ALL, LIKELY TO BE LIMITED.
7. GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE/VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAVE CO-ORDINATED LOCAL RELIEF ASSISTANCE UNDER LEAD OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR EMERGENCIES. FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO 38,500 PERSONS. 500 HEAVY/MEDIUM WEIGHT TRUCKS, 950 DOUBLE TRACTION VEHICLES AND 125 AMBULANCES MOBILIZED. THOUSANDS OF RESCUERS, FIREMEN AND VOLUNTARY PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN RELIEF OPERATIONS.
8. HONDURAS
HONDURAS AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS. PRESS REPORTS 12 CASUALTIES. HEALTH SITUATION BEING ASSESSED BY PAHO IN CO-OPERATION WITH GOVERNMENT.
9. EL SALVADOR
STRONG RAINS EXPERIENCED ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND EVACUATION OF POPULATION FROM COASTAL AREAS STARTED. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGES RECEIVED SO FAR.
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DPR 310 CAB
DPR 310 COL
DPR 310 COS
DPR 310 HON
DPR 310 ELS
UNDRO 88/2335
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
24 OCTOBER 1988
1. MAIN AREAS AFFECTED: (A) GREAT AND LITTLE CORN ISLANDS, (B) BLUEFIELDS, (C) SAN CARLOS, JUIGALPA AND BOACO, (D) MANAGUA, MASAYA, GRANADA, CORINTO.
2. PEOPLE AFFECTED: 200, 000 IN AREAS LISTED UNDER 2 A - C AND 100, 000 IN AREA LISTED UNDER 2 D. AMONGST THE 200, 000 PERSONS AFFECTED THERE ARE 40, 000 CHILDREN AND AGED PEOPLE.
3. DESTRUCTION IN AREA BLUEFIELDS ESTIMATED AT 90 PERCENT. VERY SEVERE DAMAGE ALSO ON LITTLE AND GREAT CORN ISLANDS.
4. EVACUATION (APPROX. 20, 000 PERSONS) FROM AREA BLUEFIELDS TO RAMO AND JUIGALPA. IN MANAGUA, MASAYA, GRANADA PEOPLE LIVING IN POOR PARTS SUBJECT TO FLOODING MOVED TO SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND WAREHOUSES. IN PORT OF CORINTO FLOODING OF LIVING AREAS SITUATED UNDER SEA LEVEL.
5. DONOR ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28 148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
DPR 310 NIC 88 )1)
UNDRO 88/2347
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
25 OCTOBER 1988
1. FIELD ASSESSMENT UNDERWAY TO DEFINE OUTSTANDING EMERGENCY NEEDS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS ALREADY MADE.
2. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND FIELDED UNDRO DELEGATE COORDINATING ASSESSMENTS WITH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES, REPRESENTATIVES OF UN SYSTEM, EEC, BILATERAL DONORS, AND NGOS (IN PARTICULAR LRCS).
3. ECLAC IS PREPARING FIELD MISSION TO CARRY OUT IN ABOUT A MONTH'S TIME A STUDY OF NEEDS FOR REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION.
4. IT HAS BEEN RECONFIRMED THAT FOREIGN MEDICAL TEAMS ARE NOT NEEDED.
CONTRIBUTIONS
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UN SYSTEM
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US DLRS | |
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UNDRO
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EMERGENCY CASH GRANT
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25,000 |
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UNICEF
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CASH FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF BLANKETS, WATER CONTAINERS WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS ESSENTIAL DRUGS
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25,000 |
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WFP
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EMERGENCY FOOD AID 3,078MT FOR 200,000 PEOPLE DURING 30 DAYS
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IGOS
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EEC - COOPERATED WITH UK GOVERNMENT/BRITISH RED CROSS
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MEDICINES, 250,000 TETRACYCLINE, 25,000 AMPICILLIN, 17,250 BLANKETS 100 FAMILY KITS, 2 MILLION WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS, 300 ROLLS PLASTIC SHEETING, 50,000 SACHETS ORS
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191,111 |
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EEC - COOPERATED WITH SPANISH GOVERNMENT / SPANISH RED CROSS
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2,500 BLANKETS, 100 FAMILY TENTS
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3,888 |
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EEC - COOPERATED WITH SPANISH GOVERNMENT / SPANISH RED CROSS
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2,500 BLANKETS, 100 FAMILY TENTS
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2,700 |
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EEC - COOPERATED WITH MSF
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12 SHELTERS
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62,777 |
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3 TENTS (25 SQM), 1 MOTORPUMP, 3 WATER CONTAINERS (2 SQM), 1 WATER ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT, 5 EMERGENCY KITS, 2 GENERATORS (FROM MSF/HONDURAS STOCK)
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12,222 | |
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES (FROM MSF/NICARAGUA STOCK)
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20,555 | |
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13 WATER CONTAINERS (2 SQM), 12 WATER CONTAINERS (15 SQM), 3 MOTORPUMPS, 8 WATER ANALYSIS EQUIPMENTS
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43,111 | |
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3 MEDICAL DISPENSARY, 10 EMERGENCY KITS
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10,666 | |
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2 GENERATORS
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2,000 | |
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CASH FOR STAFF COSTS
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12,444 | |
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GOVERNMENTS
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CUBA
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1 MEDICAL TEAM
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++ |
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ITALY
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MEDICINES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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++ |
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SPAIN - COOPERATED WITH EEC/SPANISH RED CROSS
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5MT MEDICINES, WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
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++ |
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TRANSPORT COST OF EEC-FUNDED AND SPANISH GOVT-FUNDED RELIEF SUPPLIES
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19,444 | |
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SPAIN - COOPERATED WITH EEC/SPANISH RED CROSS
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MILK POWDER, TINNED MEAT, TOTAL WEIGHT 2MT TRANSPORT COST OF EEC-FUNDED AND SPANISH REC CROSS-FUNDED ITEMS
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19,444 |
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UK
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TRANSPORT COST OF EEC-FUNDED RELIEF THROUGH BRITISH RED CROSS
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116,666 |
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NGOS
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MSF
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1 MEDICAL TEAM FROM HONDURAS
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++ |
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24 TENTS (25 SQM)
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24,111 | |
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5 RADIOS
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13,111 | |
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3 MOTORBOATS, 6 INFLATABLE BOATS
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19,222 | |
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TRANSPORT OF EEC- AND MSF-FUNDED RELIEF SUPPLIES:
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AIR TRANSPORT
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77,777 | |
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LOCAL TRANSPORT
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10,777 | |
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MEDECINS DU SECOURS POPULAIRE FRANCAIS
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CASH FOR FOOD
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15,748 |
- DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO UNDRO, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
UNDRO 88/2356
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 8
26 OCTOBER 1988
1. 72 CONFIRMED DEAD. UP TO 350,000 EVACUATED. MANY EVACUEES NOW RETURNING HOME.
2. NORMAL COMMUNICATION WITH LARGE AREAS NOT YET RESTORED. GOVT HAS ORGANIZED TEAM INCL. UN AGENCIES TO VISIT WORST AFFECTED AREAS ON ATLANTIC COAST FOR INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION PLANS.
3. BETWEEN 22 AND 23 OCTOBER MOST SEVERERLY AFFECTED AREAS (CORN ISLANDS, BLUEFIELDS AND RAMA ) HAD RAINFALL OF UP TO 500 MM. MORE THAN 80 PER CENT OF THE HOUSES HAVING LOST ROOFS REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT. AT RAMA, THE ROAD HEAD NEAREST BLUEFIELDS, THE RIVER FLOODED THE TOWN CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND IT IS REPORTED THAT THE RIVER HAS NOT YET SUBSIDED TO NORMAL LEVELS.
4. IN ZONE RAMA TO JUIGALPA UP TO 80 PER CENT OF HOUSING SEVERELY DAMAGED. FROM JUIGALPA TO BOACO UP TO 40 PER CENT HOUSING HAS SEVERE DAMAGE, FROM BOACO TO PACIFIC COAST HOUSING DAMAGE REPORTED TO BE AVERAGE 25 PERCENT OR LESS. PANAMERICAN HIGHWAY IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO COLLAPSE OF ONE BRIDGE AND SEVERAL OTHER BRIDGES SEVERELY DAMAGED THUS CURTAILING ACCESS TO SOME AREAS.
5. COORDINATING COMMITTEE REPORTING TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMITTEE HEADED BY MINISTER IN CHARGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY RELIEF OPERATIONS. COORDINATING COMMITTEE IS MAINTAINING CLOSE CONTACT WITH UN ORGANISATIONS, BILATERAL DONORS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND HAS INDICATED THAT INSTRUCTIONS ON EXACT PROCEDURES FOR CONSIGNMENTS OF RELIEF SHIPMENTS IN KIND WILL BE PROVIDED BY THURSDAY. RELIEF FLIGHTS ARE HANDLED EXPEDITIOUSLY.
6. UNDRO/UNDP REPRESENTATIVE M. R. GONZALEZ-VIGIL IS LOCAL CONTACT PERSON WITHIN UN SYSTEM. TELEPHONE NO. (005052) 664-586, TELEX 0375/1204, FAX NO. 502-2 666909.
7. CONTRIBUTIONS
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GOVERNMENTS
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US DLRS | |
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U.K.
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CASH CONTRIBUTION IN RESPONSE TO UNDRO APPEAL
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84,459 |
- WFP PROVIDING FOOD AID (3,078 MT) COVERING NEEDS OF 200,000 PEOPLE DURING 60 DAYS (CORRECTION OF FIGURE MENTIONED IN SITREP NO. 7 DATED 25 OCT 88).
9. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO UNDRO, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
DPR 310 NIC 88 (1)
UNDRO 88/2387
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.9
28 OCTOBER 1988
1. ASSESSMENT MISSION, CARRIED OUT IN AREA BLUEFIELDS BY TEAM OF UNDRO/UNDP AND PAHO STAFF TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, FOLLOWED BY COORDINATION MEETING IN MANAGUA WITH DONOR REPRESENTATIVES TO CONSOLIDATE COORDINATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.
2. MISSION CONFIRMS EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTIVE FACILITIES AND AGRICULTURE: 80-90 PERCENT HOUSING NEED REPLACEMENT OR MAJOR REPAIRS, HOSPITAL ROOF 70 PER CENT DAMAGED AND NUMBER BEDS REDUCED FROM 80 TO 20, POWER LINES DAMAGED AND WATER SUPPLY NOT YET RESTORED. POPULATION MAKING REPAIRS WHEREVER POSSIBLE USING DAMAGED ZINC SHEETS. MISSION ALSO OBSERVED DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD.
3. SHIPMENTS FROM CUBA AND MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERE HAVE ARRIVED AT BLUEFIELDS AIR STRIP.
4. EMERGENCY NEEDS: ZINC SHEETS, PLASTIC SHEETING, WOOD, NAILS, CHAIN SAWS ANS SUPPLIES FOR RESTORING POTABLE WATER. PART OF THESE NEEDS BEING COVERED BY SHIPMENT FROM DONORS (INCLUDING SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND CHURCH GROUPS) BASED IN COSTA RICA. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS APPEALED FOR BY UNDRO (SEE SITREP NO.5 DATED 24 OCTOBER 88) MAY SERVE PURCHASE OF FURTHER ITEMS THIS TYPE.
5. REPORT ON MEDICAL NEEDS BEING FINALIZED.
6. BLUEFIELDS PORT LIMITED TO VESSELS OF 1000 MT. NO COVERED WAREHOUSING AVAILABLE.
7. LATEST FIGURES ON POPULATION AFFECTED AND DAMAGE: 70 DEAD, 257 INJURED, 9 REPORTED MISSING. A POPULATION OF 170,000 WAS EVACUATED. DAMAGE/DESTRUCTION: 13,000 HOUSES, 14 BRIDGES, 24 ROADS (INCLUDING PANAMERICAN HIGHWAY BETWEEN CARAZO AND NANDAIME) AND 300 SCHOOLS.
8. LRCS HAS LAUNCHED AN APPEAL FOR EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS TO A VALUE OF CHF 2,691,600. CHURCH WORLD SERVICES HAS ISSUED AN APPEAL FOR US DLRS 200,000.
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CONTRIBUTIONS
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US DLRS | |
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INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
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EEC
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CORRECTION OF 2 VALUES INDICATED IN SITREP NO.7 OF 25 OCTOBER 88
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|
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3,888 USD SHOULD READ ...
|
38,880 | |
|
2,700 USD SHOULD READ ...
|
27,000 | |
|
GOVERNMENTS
|
||
|
CANADA
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION IN RESPONSE TO UNDRO APPEAL
|
53,719 |
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH PAHO FOR HEALTH AND SANITATION SUPPLIES
|
45,000 | |
|
DENMARK
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH CEPAD
|
208,333 |
|
FINLAND
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH FINNISH RED CROSS
|
67,415 |
|
SWEDEN
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
3,100,775 |
|
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
|
||
|
CARITAS/FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
106,951 |
|
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
|
BLANKETS, YARN GOODS
|
50,000 |
|
337,000 WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
|
5,931 | |
|
MEDICINES
|
121,000 | |
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
5,000 | |
|
CLOTHING 40,000 LBS
|
60,000 | |
|
RED CROSS (UK)
|
CASH FOR EEC/UK GOVERNMENT FOR FLIGHT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES
|
17,881 |
- CONTRIBUTIONS FOR WHICH VALUES HAVE SO FAR BEEN REPORTED TO UNDRO AMOUNT TO US DLRS 4,786,257.
10. QUANTITIES REPORTED TO UNDRO WITH REGARD TO FOLLOWING RELIEF SUPPLIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: BLANKETS (30,250), PLASTIC SHEETING (500 ROLLS), TENTS/SHELTER (289), WATER CONTAINERS/TANKS (941), WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS (2,337,000), MOTOR PUMPS (4), GENERATORS (4), INFLATABLE/MOTOR BOATS (9) AND RADIOS (5).
11. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
DPR 310 NIC 88 (1)
UNDRO 88/2388
COSTA RICA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
28 OCTOBER 1988
1. FURTHER TO UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.6 PARA 4 DATED 24/10 ON DAMAGE CAUSED BY HURRICANE JOAN IN COSTA RICA, AND UPON REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE UNDP/UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE IN SAN JOSE, UNDRO IS HEREBY LAUNCHING AN APPEAL FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.
2. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND NEEDS EVALUATION BEING CO-ORDINATED BY NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR EMERGENCIES AND WITH THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RELEVANT UN AGENCIES.
3. CONTINUING HEAVY RAINFALL AFTER PASSAGE OF HURRICANE JOAN FURTHER DETERIORATING ALREADY DIFFICULT SITUATION. MANY TOWNS ISOLATED, BRIDGES WASHED OUT AND ROADS DAMAGED. US GOVERNMENT PROVIDING FUNDS FOR DELIVERY OF RELIEF SUPPLIES BY HELICOPTER TO AREAS WHICH INACCESSIBLE BY ROAD. GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA PROVIDED A HELICOPTER FOR RESCUE OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN REGION.
3. UPDATED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AS AT 26 OCTOBER (ESTIMATED VALUE IN BRACKETS):
- 22 PERSONS DEAD, 22 MISSING
- 55,000 PERSONS DISPLACED
- 1,400 HOUSING UNITS DESTROYED OR PARTIALLY DAMAGED (US DLRS 3,750,000)
- 3 HOSPITALS AND SEVERAL PRIVATE CLINICS DAMAGED (US DLRS 3,750,000)
- SEVERAL ROADS, BRIDGES AND DAMS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED (US DLRS 8,750,000)
- LOSSES TO AGRICULTURE STILL BEING DETERMINED. RICE CROP AND BANANA PRODUCTION PARTICULARLY AFFECTED.
4. FIRST PRIORITY ITEM FOR EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE ARE CONTRIBUTIONS IN CASH AND KIND FOR URGENT REPAIR OF HOUSES:
- CASH CONTRIBUTIONS OF US DLRS 1,875,000 ARE REQUESTED FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF BUILDING MATERIALS
- LIST OF BUILDING MATERIALS REQUESTED IN KIND BEING COMPILED AND WILL SHORTLY BE SUBMITTED TO DONORS.
5. FURTHER EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS BEING ASSESSED.
6. CONTRIBUTIONS:
|
GOVERNMENTS:
|
US DLRS | |
|
DENMARK
|
CASH 0.5 MILLION DK
|
69,444 |
|
UNITED STATES
|
CASH
|
25,000 |
|
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
|
||
|
CARE
|
FOOD AID FOR PEOPLE IN SHELTERS
|
2,000 |
|
LOGISTIC SUPPORT TO NATIONAL EMERG. COMMISSION
|
||
|
CARITAS GERMANY
|
CASH DM 80,000 THROUGH CARITAS COSTA RICA
|
42,780 |
- DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA
DPR 310 COS
UNDRO 88/2393
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 10
30 OCTOBER 1988
1. UN TEAM IN CONSULTATION WITH GOVT HAS REVIEWED EMERGENCY SITUATION AND AGREED ON REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW TO BE URGENTLY MET IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED AREAS.
2. PART OF ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE AVAILABLE LOCALLY OR IN ADJACENT AREAS.
SPECIAL APPEAL FOR EMERGENCY CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
3. UNDRO IS STILL APPEALING FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED IN PARTICULAR FOR LOCAL PURCHASING OF RELIEF SUPPLIES. (SEE SITUATION REPORT NO. 5 DATED 24 OCT). TARGET AMOUNT: 500,000 US DLRS. AMOUNT PLEDGED SO FAR: 138,000 US DLRS. (SEE SITUATION REPORTS NO 8 DATED 26 OCT AND NO 9 DATED 28 OCT). AMOUNT STILL UNMET: 362,000 US DLRS.
4. DONORS WISHING TO OBTAIN DETAILS ON ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL/REGIONAL PURCHASE MAY CONTACT UNDRO WHO WILL ENDEAVOUR TO ACQUIRE FROM FIELD STAFF LATEST DATA.
5. FLIGHT WITH RELIEF GOODS FROM UNDRO DEPOT IN PISA WILL ARRIVE MANAGUA AT O6.30 HRS LOCAL TIME ON 31 OCTOBER 1988.
NEEDS
6. SUCH ITEMS AS HAVE BEEN TICKED OFF (WITH X) ARE CONSIDERED TO BE FIRST PRIORITY.
|
SOAP
|
270 MT
|
|
MATCHES
|
150 MT
|
|
BABY BOTTLES
|
25,000 UNITS
|
|
BLANKETS
|
300,000 UNITS
|
|
FLASHLIGHTS
|
50,000 UNITS
|
|
BATTERIES
|
200,000 UNITS
|
|
LIGHTERS
|
100,000 UNITS
|
|
LARGE POTS
|
50,000 UNITS
|
|
DRINKING GLASSES
|
200,000 UNITS
|
|
SUPPER DISHES
|
200,000 UNITS
|
|
X PLASTIC 5-GAL. CONTAINERS
|
50,000 UNITS
|
|
NYLON CORD
|
500,000 MTS
|
|
PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR SHELTERS
|
500,000 SQ. MTS
|
|
LARGE FRYING PANS
|
50,000 UNITS
|
|
COOKING SPOONS
|
50,000 UNITS
|
|
PLASTIC BOWLS
|
100,000 UNITS
|
|
MATS
|
150,000 UNITS
|
|
X ZINC SHEETS 8 IN.
|
400,000 UNITS
|
|
MARINE MOTORS 25 + 40 HP
|
100 UNITS
|
|
X PORTABLE POWER SAWS
|
500 UNITS
|
|
ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS - 5KW, 60 HZ
|
100 UNITS
|
|
X NAILS FOR ZINC:
|
|
|
2 INCH NAILS
|
500,000 POUNDS
|
|
4 INCH NAILS
|
500,000 POUNDS
|
|
6 INCH NAILS
|
600,000 POUNDS
|
|
8 INCH NAILS
|
600,000 POUNDS
|
|
X HAMMERS
|
3,000 UNITS
|
|
X SAWS
|
3,000 UNITS
|
|
X PLYERS
|
3,000 UNITS
|
|
X 12 INCH SCREWDRIVERS
|
3,000 UNITS
|
|
X PICKS
|
5,000 UNITS
|
|
X SHOVELS
|
5,000 UNITS
|
|
CAMPING TENTS - WATERPROOF FOR 10 PERSONS
|
5,000 UNITS
|
|
X PORTABLE TANKS 5,000 LITRES
|
600 UNITS
|
|
X PORTABLE TANKS 1,500 LITRES
|
200 UNITS
|
.
|
CONTRIBUTIONS
|
US DLRS | |
|
7. UN SYSTEM
|
||
|
UNDRO
|
AIR TRANSPORT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES: 8, 0000 BLANKETS, 245 FAMILY KITS, 900 WATER CONTAINERS, 7 WATER TANKS (3500 LITRES), 6 WATER TANKS ( 7500 LITRES) 200 ROLLS PLASTIC SHEETING
|
|
|
8. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGS
|
||
|
EEC
|
AIR TRANSPORT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES CO-SPONSORED WITH GERMAN RED CROSS: 100 TENTS, 4300 BLANKETS, 1,000 KITCHEN SETS, 1,000 TOOL SETS 10,000 TOWELS, 8 MT PLASTIC SHEETING, 10,000 BUCKETS, 5 CHAIN SAWS, 1 LAND ROVER
|
194,823 |
|
9. GOVERNMENTS
|
||
|
CANADA
|
62,000 LB PLASTIC SHEETING, 10,000 BED SHEETS, 10,000 TOWELS, 5 CHAIN SAWS
|
202,531 |
|
10. NGOS
|
||
|
NATIONAL RED CROSS SOCIETIES: (IN RESPONSE TO LRCS APPEAL)
|
||
|
AUSTRIA
|
CASH GRANT
|
6,329 |
|
CANADA
|
CASH GRANT
|
4,050 |
|
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
|
5,000 BLANKETS, 650 PCS VARIOUS CLOTHING, 200 PCS WATERPROOF PONCHOS
|
|
|
GERMANY FED. REP.
|
AIR TRANSPORT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES CO-SPONSORED WITH EEC (SEE UNDER 8)
|
53,475 |
|
SWEDEN
|
20 MT USED CLOTHING
|
(++) |
|
SWITZERLAND
|
2,000 KITCHEN SETS, 800 PLASTIC SHEETS
|
67,088 |
|
(++) NO VALUE REPORTED
|
- DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
UNDRO 88/2427
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.11
1 NOVEMBER 1988
1. ASSESSMENT BY PAHO OF MEDICAL NEEDS HAS SHOWN A HIGH POTENTIAL OF RISK FOR MALARIA AND DENGUE. TO COVER SHORT- AND MID-TERM NEEDS, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE REQUIRED (DONATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MANAGUA):
- MALATHION POWDER 95 PER CENT: 45,000 KG.
- BAYTEX SOLUTION 2 PER CENT: 200,000 LT.
- ABATE GRANULATE: 5,000 KG.
2. THE CONFIRMED FIGURE OF DEAD HAS RISEN TO 116 AND THE NUMBER OF INJURED PERSONS TO 278.
|
CONTRIBUTIONS
|
US DLRS | |
|
3. GOVERNMENTS
|
||
|
CANADA
|
CASH THROUGH SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND/CANADA
|
28,900 |
|
JAPAN
|
RELIEF SUPPLIES THROUGH JAPANESE RED CROSS
|
150,400 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM
|
CASH
|
17,427 |
|
4. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
|
||
|
NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL
|
CASH
|
36,263 |
|
NOVIB (NETHERLANDS)
|
CASH
|
50,000 |
|
OXFAM/UK
|
CASH
|
17,427 |
|
OXFAM/US
|
CASH FOR PURCHASE: ZINC SHEETING
|
15,000 |
|
REALLOCATION OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE ZINC SHEETS
|
++ | |
|
SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND/US
|
CASH
|
5,000 |
|
WAR ON WANT/UK
|
CASH
|
7,040 |
|
++ NO VALUE REPORTED
|
- DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
DPR 310 NIC 88 (1)
UNDRO 88/2483
COLOMBIA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 8
9 NOVEMBER 1988
GENERAL SITUATION
1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY HURRICANE JOAN IN SAN ANDRES IS AS FOLLOWS:
- DAMAGE TO HOUSING: 500 WITH TOTAL OR PARTIAL LOSS OF ROOFS AND WALLS - 32 COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
- PUBLIC BUILDINGS (SCHOOLS): 80 PERCENT UNFIT BECAUSE OF HEAVY DAMAGE.
- COCONUT, BANANA AND YUCCA CROPS PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
- TOTAL ESTIMATION OF DAMAGE IS ONE BILLION US DLRS
2. IT IS WORTH HIGHLIGHTING THAT INSULAR POPULATION'S CAPACITY FOR RECOVERY AS WELL AS LOW RATE OF ACCIDENTS DURING DISASTER WAS DUE TO EMERGENCY PREVENTION/PREPAREDNESS MEASURES TAKEN BY LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR DISASTERS.
3. CONTRIBUTIONS
|
UN SYSTEM
|
US DLRS | |
|
UNDP
|
PREPAREDNESS ASSISTANCE
|
100,000 |
|
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
|
||
|
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS)
|
CASH FOR HOUSEHOLD MATERIALS IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS
|
20,000 |
- DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO CONTINUE REPORTING DIRECTLY TO UNDRO PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
5. UNLESS SITUATION SHOULD CHANGE, THIS IS THE LAST INFORMATION REPORT ISSUED ON THIS DISASTER.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
UNDRO 88/2512
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 12
11 NOVEMBER 1988
CONTRIBUTIONS (REPORTED TO UNDRO SINCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 11 DATED 1 NOVEMBER 1988)
|
1. UN SYSTEM
|
||
|
UNICEF
|
ESSENTIAL DRUGS, ORS, WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS, WATER TANKS HOSPITAL AND FAMILY TENTS
|
100,000 |
|
2. GOVERNMENTS
|
||
|
AUSTRALIA
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH COMMUNITY AID ABROAD AUS. DOLLARS 80,000
|
66,115 |
|
CANADA
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH PAHO IN CAN. DLRS 90,000 (UP DATE OF ITEM INCLUDED IN SITREP NO. 9 DATED 28 OCT.)
|
75,630 |
|
GERMAN DEM. REP
|
RELIEF SUPPLIES INCL. MEDECINES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, TENTS, BLANKETS, MILK RELIEF SUPPLIES INCL. POWDER
|
5,681,818 |
|
10, 000 MT CEREALS
|
++ | |
|
GERMANY FED. REP.
|
MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR 200,000 PEOPLE FOR 3 MONTHS THROUGH MEDICO INTERNATIONAL (NGO) DM 250,000
|
133,689 |
|
NETHERLANDS
|
(1) TO FINANCE FOLLOWING ITEMS LISTED UNDER MSF IN SITREP NO. 7: TENTS, RADIOS, BOATS AND LOCAL TRANSPORT
|
67,221 |
|
(2) RELIEF GOODS, PLASTIC SHEETS, COOKING UTENSILS VALUE: DUTCH FLORIN 300,000
|
150,000 | |
|
NORWAY
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH NORWEGIAN PEOPLE'S AID
|
75,757 |
|
SAVE THE CHILDREN/NORWAY
|
37,878 | |
|
CARE NORWAY
|
75,757 | |
|
NORWEGIAN CHURCH AID
|
75,757 | |
|
3. NGOS
|
||
|
ANGL. CHURCH CANADA
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
12,453 |
|
BROT FUR DIE WELT (GERM. FED. REP.)
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
100,000 |
|
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
|
PURCHASE OF FOOD
|
20,000 |
|
PURCHASE OF FOOD, MEDICINES, WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
|
40,000 | |
|
CHRISTIAN AID (U.K.)
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
44,000 |
|
CHURCH OF SWEDEN
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
100,000 |
|
DUTCH INTER-CHURCH AID
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
50,000 |
|
DIAKONISCHES WERK (GERM. FED. REP)
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
100,000 |
|
OXFAM/U.K.
|
PURCHASE OF ZINC SHEETS
|
132,743 |
|
RELIEF SUPPLIES (UPDATE OF CONTRIBUTION LISTED IN SITREP NO. 11)
|
88,495 | |
|
SWISS INTER-CHURCH AID
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
65,000 |
|
UNITED CHURCH CANADA
|
CASH CONTRIBUTION
|
8,302 |
|
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
|
EMERGENCY FOOD AID THROUGH CEPAD FOR 15,000 FAMILIES
|
200,000 |
|
WORLD VISION INTERN'L
|
RELIEF SUPPLIES
|
121,000 |
|
WAR ON WANT
|
CASH GRANT (CORRECTION OF FIGURE IN SITREP NO. 11 DATED 1 NOV. 88)
|
37,500 |
|
SEVERAL NGOS (GERM. DEM. REP.)
|
RELIEF SUPPLIES
|
4,545,454 |
- TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS REGARDING WHICH DONORS HAVE INDICATED QUANTITIES, CERTAIN RELIEF ITEMS CAN BE SUMMED UP AS FOLLOWS:
I) TENTS, SHELTER: 389, TARPAULINS: 150, PLASTIC SHEETING: 63,315 UNITS (= WEIGHT OR ROLLS) AND ZINC ROOFING SHEETS TO A VALUE OF OF US DLRS 148, 000.
II) BED SHEETS: 10,000, BLANKETS: 40,150
III) HOUSEHOLD KITS: 3,309, SOAPS: 72 BARS
IV) SAWS: 217, HAMMERS: 216, NAILS 1 1/2 IN: 50 LBS, NAILS 2 IN. : 50 LBS, SHOVELS: 200, UTILITY ROPE 1/1 IN.: 10 LBS, TOOL SETS: 1,000
V) WATER CONTAINERS: 912 (15 L), 408 (5 GALLON), 16 (2,000 L), 7 (3,500 L), 6 (7,500 L), BUCKETS: 10,000, WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS: 2,338,152, WATER PUMPS: 4
VI) BOATS: 6
5. AFORE-MENTIONED SUMMARY MAY SERVE ONLY AS A GENERAL INDICATION OF NEEDS MET. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO WITHOUT INFORMATION ON QUANTITIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY. A SECOND INDICATION WITH REGARD TO NEEDS MET IS THE REPORTED AMOUNT OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS (US DLRS 12,182,686) WHICH IS TO BE USED TO PURCHASE EMERGENCY RELIEF ITEMS.
6. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR WHICH VALUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO UNDRO AMOUNT TO US DLRS 17,474,222.
7. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO UNDRO PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
UNDRO 88/2615
COSTA RICA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 8
28 NOVEMBER 1988
1. UPDATED EVALUATION OF DAMAGES AS FOLLOWS:
|
US DLRS
|
|
|
INFRASTRUCTURE
|
23,600,000
|
|
HOUSING SECTOR
(2359 HOUSES AFFECTED) |
7,200,000
|
|
AGRICULTURE
|
2,900,000
|
|
HEALTH SECTOR
(2 HEALTH CENTRES, 17 HEALTH POSTS) |
2,660,000
|
|
EDUCATION
(144 EDUCATION CENTRES AFFECTED) |
400,000
|
|
METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT
|
1,200,000
|
|
TOTAL
|
37,960,000
|
- GOVERNMENT EXTENDED EMERGENCY STATUS FOR TWO MONTHS AS OF 22 OCTOBER TO TRY TO COPE WITH EFFECTS OF HURRICANE. LOCAL CO-ORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE CONTINUES TO BE ASSURED BY NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMISSION IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH UN-AGENCIES, DONOR COUNTRIES, RED CROSS AND NGOS.
3. PRIORITY FOR EMERGENCY AID REMAINS IN HOUSING SECTOR. FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS NEEDED URGENTLY ARE TO BE PROVIDED LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY:
|
QUANTITY
|
|
|
PVC PLUMBING OF 100 MILLIMETRES (OR 4 INCHES)
|
100 UNITS
|
|
PVC PLUMBING OF 50 MILLIMETRES (OR 2 INCHES)
|
100 UNITS
|
|
ELECTRIC WIRE (NO.12)
|
100,000 METRES
|
|
HINGES OF THREE BY THREE INCHES
|
200 UNITS
|
|
LATCHES OF THREE BY THREE INCHES
|
200 UNITS
|
- NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMISSION INFORMS THAT INTERNATIONAL DONATIONS FOR REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION AMOUNTING TO US DLRS 2.33 MILLION.
5. EMERGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS (ANNOUNCED TO UNDRO SINCE SITREP NO 7 OF 28 OCTOBER 1988):
|
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
|
US DLRS | |
|
EEC
|
FOOD, KITCHEN UTENSILS (LOCAL PURCHASE THROUGH COSTA RICA RED CROSS)
|
++ |
|
50,000 ECU THROUGH CARITAS COSTA RICA FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD, BLANKETS
|
55,555 | |
|
GOVERNMENTS
|
||
|
AUSTRALIA
|
CASH AUS DLRS 20,000
|
16,529 |
|
CANADA
|
CASH CDN DLRS 25,000 THROUGH LRCS
|
21,008 |
|
FINLAND
|
FIM 100,000 THROUGH FINNISH RED CROSS
|
23,809 |
|
FRANCE
|
FOOD INCLUDING TRANSPORT (VALUE: 1.4 MILLION FF)
|
231,023 |
|
GERMANY (F.R.)
|
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DM 50,000
|
26,737 |
|
NORWAY
|
CASH 1 MILLION NOK THROUGH RED CROSS/CARITAS
|
151,515 |
|
SPAIN
|
2,040 BLANKETS, 100 TENTS, 1,5 MT MILK (VALUE: 9,295,456 PTS)
|
80,133 |
|
USA
|
2 HELICOPTERS WITH PERSONNEL
|
100,000 |
|
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
|
||
|
DIAKONISCHES WERK
|
CASH
|
17,000 |
|
CRS
|
CASH
|
7,000 |
|
WAR ON WANT
|
CASH
|
5,250 |
6. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS ANNOUNCED TO UNDRO (INLUDING THOSE REPORTED IN SITREP 7): US DLRS 874,783.
7. UNLESS THE SITUATION DETERIORATES, THIS WILL BE THE LAST UNDRO REPORT CONCERNING THIS DISASTER.
8. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.
(++ - VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO)
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
DPR 310 COS 88(1)
UNDRO 88/2673
NICARAGUA - HURRICANE JOAN
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 13
07 DECEMBER 1988
1. GOVTS'S MOST RECENT STATISTICS INDICATE A POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE JOAN OF 231,500, OF WHOM 80,000 REMAIN HOMELESS.
2.DAMAGE REACHED 90-100 PER CENT IN AREA BLUEFIELDS AND MAIZ ISLAND, 80 PER CENT IN AREA FROM EL RAMA TO JUIGALPA AND 40 PER CENT IN AREA FROM JUIGALPA TO BOACO.
3. DAMAGE STATISTICS: 30 BRIDGES DESTROYED AND 36 DAMAGED, 24 ROADS CUT OFF, 339 SCHOOLS DESTROYED, 32 HEALTH STATIONS DESTROYED (INCLUDING 3 HOSPITALS).
4. GOVT HAS PRESENTED FOLLOWING DATA THAT MAY SERVE AS AN INDICATOR FOR RECONSTRUCTION NEEDS:
DAMAGE (IN US DOLLARS MILLIONS):
TRANSPORT: 194.8
HOUSING: 273.4
AGRICULTURE/LIVESTOCK: 89.7
FISHERIES: 8.2
INFRASTRUCTURE: 76.7
HEALTH: 19.4
EDUCATION: 88.9
CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITREP NO. 12 DATED 11 NOV. 88)
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5. IGOS
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EEC
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HEALTH PROGRAMME THROUGH MSF BELGIUM/FRANCE
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58,207 |
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WATER SANITATION THROUGH MSF BELGIUM/FRANCE
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116,414 | |
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400 MT BEAN SEEDS THROUGH OXFAM BELGIUM
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407,450 | |
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6. GOVERNMENTS
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ARGENTINA
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10 MT: FOOD, BLANKETS, CLOTHING, MEDICINES
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CANADA
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CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES (LCRS) CAN DLRS 250,000
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210,000 |
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CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH CANADIAN CATHOLIC ORG. FOR DEV. AND PEACE (CCODP) CAN DLRS 300,000
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252,100 | |
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CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH ORGANISATION CANADIENNE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ET SOLIDARITE (OCSD) CAN DLRS 50,000
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42,016 | |
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CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH CARE CANADA CAN DLRS 167,175
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140,483 | |
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CUBA
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463 MT: RICE, BEANS, CONDENSED MILK, FRUIT JUICE, TUNA FISH
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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14 MT: TINNED MEAT, MILK POWDER, MEDECINES
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DOMINICAN REPUPLIC
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13 MT: FOOD AND MEDICINES
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ITALY
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3,000 BLANKETS
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16,364 |
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84 ROLLS PLASTIC SHEETING
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11,645 | |
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9 GENERATORS
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41,543 | |
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TRANSPORT
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120,000 | |
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MEXICO
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22 MT: BLANKETS, FOOD
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NETHERLANDS
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BLANKETS, MEDICINES, KITCHEN UTENSILS, PLASTIC SHEETING, ZINC SHEETS THROUGH NOVIB DFL 1,473,400
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736,700 |
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USSR
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12 MT: BLANKETS, CLOTHING, MEDICINES, CAMP BEDS
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7. NGOS
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ARBEITER - SAMARITEBUND
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RELIEF GOODS (500 BLANKETS, (FED. REP.) 50 TENTS, 1 PURIFICATION UNIT) GERM. DM 27,000
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15,340 |
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CEPAD/USA
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FOOD, BLANKETS, MEDECINES, GENERATORS
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DIAKONIA/SWEDEN
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8,200 BLANKETS
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FINNCHURCHAID
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CASH CONTRIBUTION
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65,000 |
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OXFAM U.K.
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AIRFREIGHT OF DONATED PLASTIC SHEETING
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11,955 |
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RED CROSS / CANADA
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BEDSHEETS, PLASTIC SHEETINGS
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++ |
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RED CROSS / EL SALVADOR
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0.9 MT: FOOD, MEDICINES, ZINC SHEETS
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++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO
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- CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO FOR WHICH A VALUE HAS BEEN INDICATED AMOUNT TO US DOLLARS 23,110,499.
9. THIS REPORT IS THE LAST DEALING WITH THIS DISASTER.
10. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO UNDRO PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148