Reports

The Disaster An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit Vanuatu, chain of islands located in the South Pacific, at 12:21 am (local time) on 27 November 1999. The earthquake caused a tidal wave which affected the islands of Pentecost,…

1999 11 26 13:21:15.4 16.417S 168.220E Depth: 33N 6.5mb 7.3MS VANUATU ISLANDS. Comment: At least five people killed and 40 injured by collapsed buildings and landslides on Pentecost. At least three people killed and two others missing off the south coast…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0047 Kiribati - Drought OCHA Situation Report No. 1 12 March 1999 1. According to preliminary information gathered by the UNDP's Disaster Management Programme-South Pacific Office (DMP-SPO), a drought has persisted in Kiribati for over a year. Kiribati is situated…

VANUATU: CYCLONE Information Bulletin N=B0 01 1 February 1999 The Disaster On 15 January 1999 a tropical depression alert was issued to all communities in the Northen Ports of the Vanuatu archipelago. By 18 January, the tropical depression had been upgraded to a…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 99/0006 Fiji - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 3 25 January 1999 General Situation 1. Since the morning of 19 January, extremely heavy rain and squally thunderstorms have been experienced throughout the country, with disastrous effects in the western part…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 99/0005 Tonga - Tropical Cyclone Cora OCHA Situation Report No. 1 22 January 1999 SITUATION 1. On 26 December 1998 Tropical Cyclone Cora struck the Kingdom of Tonga. Reports from the Disaster Management Programme - South Pacific Office (DMP-SPO) relate…

FIJI: FLOODS Information Bulletin N=B0 1 21 January 1999 The Disaster Fiji is in the grip of the worst floods since rainfall records began. Floods this week swept through the towns of Nadi, Rakiraki, Tavua, Ba and Lautoka, among others, directly affecting an…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 99/0003 Fiji - Tropical Cyclone Dani/Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 2 20 January 1999 General Situation 1. A high tide and exceptionally heavy rainfall sent flash floodwaters sweeping through the northwest coastal towns of Fiji, mainly in the districts of…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 99/0002 Fiji/Vanuatu - Tropical Cyclone Dani OCHA Situation Report No.1 19 January 1999 1. According to the United Nations Disaster Management Programme South Pacific Office (DMP-SPO) in Fiji, Tropical Cyclone Dani is presently affecting Vanuatu and Fiji. Currently TC…

OCHA/GVA 98/0360 Fiji - Drought OCHA Situation Report No. 2 16 December 1998 Introduction 1. As reported in OCHA Situation Report No. 1 of 2 September 1998, since 1997 Fiji has been affected by very severe drought conditions linked to the El Niño…