Informes

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 99/0253 Date: 13 December 1999 Philippines - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 2 13 December 1999 Situation 1. A strong earthquake hit Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, on Sunday, 12 December 1999, at 02:03 hrs local time (Saturday,…

Ref: GVA/99/0252 Philippines Earthquake OCHA Situation report No. 1 12 December 1999 1. A strong earthquake hit Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, on Sunday, 12 December 1999, at 02:03 hrs local time (Saturday, 11 December 1999, 18:03 hrs GMT). According to…

Heavy rains in late October, affected the maturing (main) rice crop somewhat. Main rice is mainly planted around May/June for harvest in Oct/Nov. The procurement price of paddy has been increased to support local farmers who experienced difficulty due…

Appeal Target: US$ 79,555 Geneva, 20 August 1999 Dear Friends, A wide swathe of devastating rains swept across Asia at the end of July and first week of August this year. This weather aberration did not spare the Philippines where the…

The Disaster Continuous monsoon rains since late July 1999, which meteorologists say are the heaviest in three decades, caused floods that seriously affected the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Additionally, DPR Korea, China, and the Republic of Korea have experienced extensive…

Ref: OCHA/GVA 99/0108 Philippines - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 2 11 August 1999 General situation 1. On 8 August 1999, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) in Manila provided through the Office of the Resident Coordinator an updated list of statistics…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0103 Philippines - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 5 August 1999 General situation 1. On 5 August 1999, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) in Manila reports through the Office of the Resident Coordinator that heavy monsoon rains…

The Disaster Continuous monsoon rains since late July 1999, which meteorologists say are the heaviest in three decades, have effected Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Additionally, Korea and China have also seen extensive flooding (see separate Federation…

The context Between September and October 1998, three typhoons devastated northern and eastern parts of the Philippines. The typhoons -- Vicki, Zeb and Babs -- inflicted suffering on more than 5.2 million Filipinos. More than CHF 350…

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