Reports

(1:37pm AEST) North Korean officials say a series of Tidal waves has hit the country's west coast, leaving nearly 30,000 people homeless. The North Korean official newsagency says the waves, which were the highest for many years, affected 20 cities…

WFP Food Aid Liaison Unit (FALU) Activity Report, June-July 1997 Dear Friends, Mr. Erich Weingartner, the International Officer for the WFP Food Aid Liaison Unit, arrived in Pyongyang on May 27, 1997, and began his duties at the WFP offices the…

From the frontline On the afternoon of 21 August two rival factions from the northern alliance clashed in Mazar. Two rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were fired in a residential area near the Mazar jail, causing people to…

APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Yangon informs that the Government of Myanmar appeals for international assistance in providing relief to the population affected by floods which hit Myanmar due to heavy and continuous rainfall since…

The Australian Government today announced a contribution of $50 000 in emergency assistance to help cope with recent monsoonal flooding in Burma. The flooding has caused widespread loss of life and displaced thousands of people from their homes. Heavier than usual…

The Philippines - Typhoon Winnie DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 1 General situation 1. According to the UNDP/DHA Resident Representative in Manila, on 18 August 1997, fringes of Typhoon Winnie together with torrential monsoon rains hit several regions in the…

Appeal no. 01.23.97 (Revised) Situation Report no. 04/97 period covered: July - mid August 1997 The DPRKRC/Federation's expanded programme of food aid, health support and disaster preparedness got under way on 1 July. Monthly food rations were delivered in July and August…

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuter) - South Korea plans more food aid worth millions of dollars to North Korea and the value would be announced soon, a senior Seoul official said on Friday. "We are now talking to international aid organizations…

(Extract) DATELINE ACT Global ACTions No 4 ASIA North Korea - a further ACT International donation of 379,5 tons of Corn Soya Blend and 61 tons of emergency biscuits should reach North Korea within days. This donation should suffice as daily rations for…

The Disaster Incessant monsoon rains from the last week of July 1997 to the third week of August, compounded by the especially high tides, resulted in extensive flooding of the low lying areas along the rivers, Chindwin, Ayeyarwaddy, Sittaung and Thanlwin…