Rapports

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0341 1. REPORTS INDICATE INCREASING SEISMIC ACTIVITY, AND SCIENTISTS MONITORING THE VOLCANO IN MONTSERRAT HAVE ADVISED A RAISING OF THE LEVEL OF ALERT. 2. ON AUGUST 6, THE ELDERLY AND SICK FROM THE VILLAGES…

95/0336 1. HURRICANE ERIN PASSED OVER THE BAHAMAS ISLANDS OF LONG ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, BIMINI, GRAND BAHAMA, ELEUTHERA AND SOUTHERN PART OF ABACO. 2. NO CASUALTIES REPORTED AND MINIMUM PROPERTY DAMAGE. 3. ASSESSMENT OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE IN SMALL ISLANDS IS CONTINUING. TELEPHONE NO.…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0338 1. AS A RESULT OF ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-QUAKE BUILDING CODES CASUALTIES OF EARTHQUAKE OF 7.8 MAGNITUDE IN RICHTER SCALE REMAIN LOW: 3 DEATHS, 58 INJURED. ONLY OLD AND LOW-INCOME SELF-BUILT DWELLINGS WERE DAMAGED, AFFECTING…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0337 1. SCIENTISTS INDICATE THAT THERE IS STILL NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN SEISMIC ACTIVITY MEASURED. 2. COORDINATION TEAM ASSEMBLED IN MONTSERRAT CONSISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF ANTIGUA AND UK, CARIBBEAN DISASTER EMERGENCY…

CUBA - HURRICANE DHA - GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1 2 AUGUST 1995 1. IN VIEW OF POSSIBLE NEGATIVE IMPACT BY HURRICANE ERIN THAT DID NOT DIRECTLY HIT CUBA, CIVIL DEFENCE SYSTEMS WERE PUT ON ALERT THROUGHOUT COUNTRY WITH…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0334 1. YESTERDAY TROPICAL STORM ERIN PASSED OVER SOUTH ISLANDS. NO REPORTS OF LOSS OF LIFE OR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.INTERRUPTION IN PHONE AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY NETWORKS. 2. ERIN, NOW UPGRADED TO HURRICANE, MOVING OVER BAHAMAS ISLANDS. GRAND BAHAMAS TAKING PREPARATORY MEASURES…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0332 1. CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR EVACUATION, IF NEED BE, TO NORTHERN PART OF MONTSERRAT HAS NOW BEEN FINALIZED. 2. GOVTS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND OF UK HAVE AGREED ON A RECEPTION STORAGE AREA…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0351 1. A TAILINGS DAM AT THE OMAI GOLD MINE BREACHED ON SATURDAY NIGHT, RELEASING UP TO 100,000 CUBIC METRES PER HOUR OF WASTE CONTAINING CYANIDE. THE TOXIC WASTE ENTERED THE OMAI RIVER BEFORE FLOWING INTO THE ESSEQUIBO RIVER,…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0331 1. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES CONVEYED BY DHA/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE SANTIAGO, EARTHQUAKE OF 30 JULY AFFECTED AN AREA FROM ARICA TO LOS VILOS AS FOLLOWS: TOWN/CITY DEGREE ON MERCALLI SCALE ARICA 4 IQUIQUE 6 - 7 TOCOPILLA 6 - 7 CALAMA 6 - 7 CHUQUICAMATA 6 ANTOFAGASTA 6…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0328 1. AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 7.8 ON THE RICHTER SCALE OCCURRED NEAR THE NORTHERN CHILE CITY OF ANTOFAGASTA (POPULATION APPROXIMATELY 228,000) AT 01.11 LOCAL TIME (05.11 UTC). 2. THE CHILEAN NATIONAL EMERGENCY OFFICE (ONEMI) REPORT…