Informes

Ref. OCHAGVA - 98/0205 Government has launched an appeal for international assistance 1.The UNDP/OCHA Resident Representative has reported that the Government has launched an appeal for international assistance. 2. Data on the situation and requirements is still preliminary. The towns most affected…

Ref. OCHAGVA - 98/0204 SITUATION 1.According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake occurred in Bolivia at 00.49 hours local time on 22 May, 75 miles (120 km) east of City of Cochabamba , magnitude: 6.6 on the richter Scale. 2.…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) MEXICO and CENTRAL AMERICA - FIRES Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 - Situation Report # 3 Background: During 1998, Mexico and the entire Central American region have…

LA PAZ, May 22 (Reuters) - An earthquake that hit Bolivia before dawn on Friday killed at least 18 people in two colonial towns in the center of the country, Interior Minister Guido Nayar said. Nayar said 100 people were…

CWS/ACT APPEAL: BRAZIL - RORAIMA FIRES AND DROUGHT (#976309) (In support of ACT Appeal #LABR81 for $374,379) May 22, 1998 SITUATION: The northern Brazilian state of Roraima, located along the border of Venezuela and the Republic of Guyana, is facing a crisis…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 - Situation Report # 2 Background: During 1998, Mexico and the entire Central American region have been affected by drought exacerbated by…

Ref: OCHAGVA - 98/0201 SITUATION 1. According to the UN Resident Coordinator in San Jose, limited rainfall during the last rainy season(May / November 1997) associated with an exceptionaly dry season (December 1997 / April 1998) and abnormal high temperatures, has…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 - Situation Report # 1 Background: During 1998, Mexico and the entire Central American region have been affected by drought exacerbated by…

Brazil - Roraima Fires & Drought - LABR81 Appeal Target : US$ 374,379 ($100,000 Donated To Date) - Total Project Value: US$ 1,633,379 Geneva, 15 May 1998 Dear Colleagues, The state of Roraima in northern Brazil, situated along the border with…

MEXICO CITY, May 10 (Reuters) - Mexico's giant Popocatepetl volcano hurled steam and rock about a mile (two km) into the air on Sunday, the latest in a series of eruptions that were expected to continue during the week,…