Reports

UNDRO 89/0250 S P E C I A L A P P E A L POWER SHORTAGE IN GUYANA 1. DUE TO BREAKDOWN OF POWER GENERATING STATIONS FOLLOWING RECENT FLOODS, SAFE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE DISPOSAL IN GEORGETOWN PROVINCE HAVE…

UNDRO 90/0292PARAGUAY - FLOODS UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1 14 FEBRUARY 1990 1. STARTING MID-JAN AND REACHING A PEAK IN EARLY FEB, RIVER PARANA OVERFLOWED ITS NORMAL LEVEL UP TO 15 M. AFFECTED AREAS ARE SITUATED IN DEPARTMENTS ITAPUA,…

UNDRO 89/2532BRAZIL - FLOODS UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.1 29 DECEMBER 1989 1. UNDP/UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS FOLLOWING: A) RAINS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY HEAVY IN NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL REGIONS. B) ACCORDING TO FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENCE, FOLLOWING DAMAGE: STATES BAHIA MINAS GERAIS GOIAS TOCANTINS CITIES AFFECTED 157 70 9 20 UNSHELTERED PEOPLE 125,000 30,000 3,000 2,000 HOUSES…

UNDRO 89/1817COLOMBIA - VOLCANIC ERUPTION UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1 02 SEPTEMBER 1989 1. ON 1ST SEPTEMBER NATIONAL OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY ATTENTION IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCAL EMERGENCY COMITTEE OF CALDAS AND TOLIMA HAVE DECLARED…

UNDRO 89/1620CARIBBEAN - HURRICANE DEAN UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.1 4 AUGUST 1989 1. UNDRO/PCDPPP (+) REPRESENTATIVE IN ANTIGUA REPORTS THAT HURRICANE DEAN PASSED WITHIN 75-100 MILES EAST OF NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLAND OF ANTIGUA, BARBUDA, ST.MAARTEN, ANGUILLA AND THE VIRGIN…

UNDRO 89/1498BRAZIL - FLOODS UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1 19 JULY 1989 1. UNDP/UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAIN CAUSED FLOODS IN MARGINS. LATEST CASUALTY FIGURES AT LEAST 49 DEAD. 2. CASUALTY FIGURES BREAKDOWN AS FOLLOWS IN MOST AFFECTED…

UNDRO 89/0907 MEXICO EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION REPORT NO.1 26 APRIL 1989 1. UNDRO/UNDP REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EARTHQUAKE WHICH HIT MEXICO ON 25 APRIL 1989 AT 08:29 A.M LOCAL TIME (14:29 GMT): 2. EARTHQUAKE'S MAGNITUDE MEASURED 6.8 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. 3. EPICENTER, LATITUDE 16.9…

UNDRO 89/0821BRAZIL - FLOODS UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1 21 APRIL 1989 1. UNDRO/UNDP REPRESENTATIVE IN BRAZIL REPORTED FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON FLOODS IN NORTH/NORTH EAST REGIONS OF BRAZIL: A) AS RESULT OF 10 DAYS OF TORRENTIAL RAINS, LARGE AREAS FLOODED…

UNDRO 89/0718COLOMBIA - GALERAS VOLCANO UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1 6 APRIL 1989 SITUATION 1. ON 5 APRIL COLOMBIAN NATIONAL DISASTER OFFICE (ONAD) DECLARED STATUS OF YELLOW ALERT FOLLOWING INCREASED SEISMIC ACTIVITY OF GALERAS VOLCANO IN SOUTHERN COLOMBIA. YELLOW ALERT…

UNDRO 89/0131 CHILE - ERUPTION UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1 16 JANUARY 1989 1. AN ERUPTION OF LONQUIMAY VOLCANO NEAR TEMUCO BEGAN ON 25 DECEMBER 1988. IT IS OF MODERATE INTENSITY WITH ASH CLOUDS DRIFTING UP TO 50 KM DOWNWIND AND A LAVA…