Informes

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0340 1. ANOTHER MEETING OF UN DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM WAS HELD ON 6 AUGUST. IT WAS ATTENDED BY BANGLADESH METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, FAO, UNICEF, WFP AND WHO. 2. CURRENTLY, BOTH THE GANGES AND BRAHMAPUTRA ARE…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0339 1. UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THE FOLLOWING DATA ON PEOPLE AFFECTED AND DAMAGE CAUSED IN ALL PROVINCES BY RECENT RAINS/FLASH FLOODS: 302 DEAD, OVERALL AFFECTED: 725,000 PEOPLE IN 3.028 VILLAGES. 109,000 HOUSES DAMAGED OF WHICH 58,000 DESTROYED. OVERALL ACREAGE…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0330 1. FLOOD SITUATION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. 2. A MEETING OF THE UNDMT TASK FORCE COMPRISING OF UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, WFP AND FAO WAS HELD ON 30 JULY TO MONITOR THE PROGNOSIS OF THE…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0329 1. UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS FROM A MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT FOCAL POINT FOR AID COORDINATION: MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED IN 1,018 VILLAGES. SO FAR 225 CONFIRMED DEAD. ALMOST 80,000 HOUSES DAMAGED…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0327 1. OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN FLOOD SITUATION HAS BEEN REPORTED. DESPITE HEAVY RAINFALLS, THE BRAHMAPUTRA IS RECEDING. THE GANGES IS ALSO RECEDING IN MANY AREAS ALTHOUGH AT SOME POINTS THE RIVER IS STILL FLOWING SLIGHTLY…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0325 1. PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT FORECASTING RAINS 11 TO 25 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL DURING CURRENT MONSOON SEASON (JULY-SEPTEMBER). 2. SO FAR, HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE IN PARTICULAR IN SWAT (NORTHERN AREAS), DERA…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0321 SITUATION 1. THE OVERALL SITUATION IN THE FLOODED AREA AROUND THE BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN (FROM CHILMARI TO ARICHA) IS IMPROVING. HOWEVER, THE BRAHMAPUTRA STILL CONTINUES TO FLOW ABOVE THE DANGER LEVEL AT ARICHA. 2. IN THE…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0313 BACKGROUND 1. IN FEBRUARY 1995, AT THE REQUEST OF WHO DIVISION OF EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION, DHA LAUNCHED AN APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHOLERA EPIDEMIC CONTROL IN LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC. 2. AT THAT TIME, WHO DESCRIBED THE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0314 SITUATION 1. THE OVERALL SITUATION IN THE FLOODED AREA AROUND THE BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN (FROM CHILMARI TO ARICHA) HAS STARTED IMPROVING. THERE HAS BEEN NO INFORMATION OF INUNDATION OF NEW AREA. THE RAINFALL HAS ALSO REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY ALTHOUGH…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0310 SITUATION 1. THE SITUATION IN THE BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN HAS STARTED IMPROVING VERY SLOWLY IN MOST OF THE PLACES ALTHOUGH SLIGHT DETERIORATION OCCURRED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF GAIBANDAH AND SIRAJGANJ OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS. IN PABNA, MUNSHIGANJ,…