Rapports

Washington, DC, February 3, 1999- The Pan American Health Organization is seeking to mobilize some $30 million for regional health, nutrition, and food projects to help the Central American countries affected by Mitch, said Dr. Irene Klinger, Chief of…

By Eric Green USIA Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- The hurricane-ravaged countries of Central America and the Caribbean stand to benefit from new legislation in the U.S. Senate. At a February 3 news conference at the Capitol, a bipartisan group of sponsors of…

The following is a report on the activities of the Rescue Team and Medical Team as of February 2 (Tue): 1. Activities of the Rescue Team Early in the morning of January 29, the team was split into two units…

Ref. OCHAGVA - 99/0013 COLOMBIA - EARTHQUAKE OCHA - GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 5 3 February 1999 US$13.9 million reported to OCHA Situation 1. According to OFDA/USAID reports, the rescue phase has officially ended, following a declaration by the President of Colombia, and international…

Church World Service is helping people affected by the powerful January 25 earthquake that leveled large areas of western Colombia, the country's coffee belt. Hardest hit is the city of Armenia, where as many as 2,000 people may be…

Eight days have passed since the 6.0 magnitude earthquake seriously affected the towns of Pereira and Armenia in Colombia's coffee-growing region. To date, the following has been reported: AFFECTED POPULATION: *Homeless: 30,042 families (approximately) DAMAGES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE: HOSPITAL TYPE OF…

In an effort to expedite the delivery of food and non-food aid to the victims of last week's earthquake in the north-west of the country, the Colombian Red Cross (CRC) -- in coordination with central government -- has set…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background: On January 25, 1999 at 1:19 p.m. EST, the epicenter of an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale struck central Colombia at 4.29N…

JERUSALEM, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it was sending 5.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Colombia where a massive earthquake last week killed at least 938 people and injured 4,000. ''Today 5.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid including medicine,…

Due to inaccessibility of the roads, the Government of Colombia has created an air bridge between CATAM military airport in Bogota and Armenia and Pereira, the most severely affected cities. The Armenia and Pereira airports were closed to commercial…