Informes

By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press Writer LLANO DE PIEDRA DE TARRAZU, Costa Rica (AP) -- Though the hurricane has headed out into the Pacific, the flooding and mudslides it left behind have claimed at least 44 lives in Costa Rica --…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0268 1. EVALUATION OF DAMAGE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS STILL GOING ON. A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF FAMILIES LOST THEIR HOMES AND LIVELIHOOD. COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURE ACTIVITIES HAVE COME TO A STOP DUE TO DAMAGE IN ROAD…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0264 1. TOGETHER WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WHO/PAHO HAS ESTABLISHED A LIST OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL NEEDS. THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE BASED ON ASSESSMENTS MADE SO FAR. FURTHER ASSESSMENTS ARE ONGOING. 2. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TO BE PREFERRED AS DRUGS…

OVERALL POPULATION IN AREAS AFFECTED: 100,000 OF WHOM, AT THIS STAGE, 21,700 ARE TARGETED FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. NINE PERSONS REPORTED DEAD AND 34 MISSING. MOST SEVERE IMPACT IN ATLANTIC COAST AREAS. 2. MAJOR DAMAGE CAUSED TO HOUSING: 2.300 HOUSES DESTROYED (RECONSTRUCTION…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0263 APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE ON 31 JULY 1996 THE GOVERNMENT OF COSTA RICA CONVENED A MEETING WITH THE UN SYSTEM AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION AFFECTING 25% OF THE…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0257 1. GOVT AIRLIFTING RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISASTER AFFECTED AREAS AND CARRYING OUT ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE. 2. UNDMT(UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, FAO, UNICEF, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, WFP, WHO/PAHO) ARE COORDINATING WITH GOVT ASSESSMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AND INPUTS FROM…

Note: This information was circulated among the Spanish-language discussion group <desastres-ca@op.org.ni> This discussion group is relatively new and was created to promote communication and a dialogue among disaster managers in Central America. Participants include staff from Ministries of Health, National Emergency Commissions, Civil Defense,…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0258 1. IN EARLY JULY HEAVY RAINS BEGAN CAUSING FLOODING IN NORTHERN PART OF COUNTRY AND ALONG PACIFIC COASTLINE. SINCE LANDFALL OF HURRICANE CESAR (SEE DHA REPORT OF 29 JULY ON NICARAGUA) SITUATION HAS NOW WORSENED WITH…

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (Jul 30, 1996 01:29 a.m. EDT) -- A Caribbean-born hurricane jumped into the Pacific on Monday, leaving at least 35 people dead in its sweep across northern Colombia and Central America. Renamed Hurricane Douglas from Hurricane Cesar because…

Note: This information was circulated among the Spanish-language discussion group <desastres-ca@op.org.ni> This discussion group is relatively new and was created to promote communication and a dialogue among disaster managers in Central America. Participants include staff from Ministries of Health, National Emergency…