Rapports

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0318 1. INITIAL ASSESSMENT CARRIED OUT IN SOUFRIERE HILLS BY SEISMIC RESEARCH UNIT INDICATES CONTINUOUS FLOW OF ASH AND STEAM BUT NO LAVA APPARENT AND NO SIGNIFICANT SEISMIC ACTIVITY. 2. EVACUATION NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY FOR…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0315 1. INCREASED VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AROUND SOUFRIERE HILLS WAS REPORTED ON 18 JULY. 2. GOVT ESTABLISHED MONITORING TEAM AND INFORMED THE POPULATION. TWO SHELTERS PREPARED. 3. CARIBBEAN DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCY (CDERA) AND SEISMIC RESEARCH UNIT (SRU) HAVE BEEN…

SITUATION 1. ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES, APPROXIMATELY 27,000 PERSONS IN 26 TOWNS/SETTLEMENTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF THESE ARE IN ASUNCION AND ITS ENVIRONS. NO CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. 2. UNDP RESREP/DHA COORDINATOR REPORTS THAT SITUATION AT…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0250 1. AS OF THE 3 OF JUNE, HURRICANE ALLISON PASSING THE GULF OF MEXICO AFFECTED CUBA WITH HEAVY RAINS FOR THREE DAYS. 2. 32 BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED IN HAVANA ITSELF. TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0248 SITUATION 1. SWELLING OF PARAGUAY RIVER HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FLOODING. APPROXIMATELY 16.000 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 40 TO 50 THOUSAND CHILDREN, WERE AFFECTED BY FLOOD AND ARE BEING EVACUATED. IN NORTHERN…

GOAL is poised to sign one of the biggest contracts ever by an Irish implementing NGO, with the US Government, for its humanitarian activities in Haiti. The Irish agency has agreed a $11million plus arrangement with USAID for a programme,…

DHA-GENEVA95/0155 ARGENTINA - STORM DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1 10 APRIL 1995 1. STORM IN THE PROVINCE OF BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE RESULTED IN HEAVY RAINFALL OF 12 INCHES IN FEW HOURS NORMALLY DUE IN A PERIOD OF FIVE OR SIX MONTHS. THE…

Ref: DHAGVA-95/0125 1. AFTER HEAVY RAINS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1994, IN JANUARY 1995 THE PARAGUAY RIVER REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. SEASONAL FLOODS USUALLY OCCUR AT END OF APRIL. LEVEL OF PARANA RIVER WAS ALSO…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0115 1. EARTHQUAKE REGISTERING 5.1 ON RICHTER SCALE, SHOOK TOWN OF PASTO AND NEIGHBOURING VILLAGES 180 MILES (300KM) SOUTHWEST OF BOGOTA AT 6.23PM LOCAL TIME (2323 GMT) ON SATURDAY, 4 MARCH 1995. EARTHQUAKE, OF SUPERFICIAL DEPTH (1.7 MILES) WAS…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0106 1. EARTHQUAKE WAS OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 IN RICHTER SCALE ACCORDING TO STATE GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, WHICH ALSO REGISTERED 40 AFTERSHOCKS (11 OF WHICH SUBSTANTIAL). IT WAS ABOUT 90 KM DEEP, LASTED 13.4 (OR 40 ACCORDING TO REUTERS) SECONDS, AND…