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08 Dec 1995

Benin
Benin - Floods Situation Report No.3

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0561
1. FOLLOWING THE INTER-AGENCY ASSESSMENT MISSION, IN LATE OCTOBER 1995, TO THE AFFECTED AREAS OF MONO, ZOU, OUEME AND ATLANTIC, AND ON THE BASIS OF ITS FINDINGS, REFLECTED IN DHA SITUATION REPORT NO. 2 OF 6 NOVEMBER 1995, AN APPEAL HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE UN PARTICIPATING AGENCIES (UNDP/DHA, UNICEF, HCR, WHO, FAO AND WFP) FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE FLOODS IN THE 4 MENTIONED REGIONS.

2. THIS APPEAL IDENTIFIES A GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE FOUR DEPARTMENTS AFFECTED, AND ENVISAGES SHORT (EMERGENCY) TERM ACTIONS

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06 Nov 1995

Benin
Benin - Floods Situation Report No.2

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 95/0510
1. ACCORDING TO DHA/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, THE INTER-AGENCY ASSESSMENT MISSION (UNDP/DHA, UNICEF, WHO, FAO, HCR, WFP) WAS COMPLETED, AND ITS FINDINGS ARE BEING FINALIZED IN THE FORM OF AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MAIN FINDINGS ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF THE FLOODING, THE PRESENT SITUATION IN THE DISTRICTS AFFECTED, AND THE SHORT/MEDIUM NEEDS IN SEVERAL AREAS OF ACTIVITY.

2. THE FLOODING OCCURRED WHEN BENIN'S TWO MAIN RIVERS, OUEME AND MONO OVERFLOWED THEIR BANKS IN JULY AND AUGUST 1995 RESPECTIVELY. WHILE THE FLOODING THE OUEME

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10 Oct 1995

Benin
Benin - Floods Situation Report No.1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 95/0452
1. UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN COTONOU, BENIN, REPORTS THAT TORRENTIAL RAINS DURING THE MONTHS OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER HAVE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED THE SOUTHWEST OF BENIN, CAUSING FLOODING IN MANY TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF ZOU AND MONO DIVISIONS. THE LOWER MONO RIVER, WHICH MARKS THE BORDER BETWEEN BENIN'S SOUTH WESTERN MONO DIVISION AND SOUTHEASTERN TOGO, OVERFLEW ITS BANKS AND FLOODED ADJOINING VILLAGES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

2. PRELIMINARY FIGURES SHOW THAT SO FAR THE FLOODING HAS AFFECTED A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 86,000 PEOPLE,

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