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27 Dec 1984

India
India Gas Leakage Dec 1984 UNDRO Information Reports 1 - 3

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UNDRO 84/2804

INDIA - GAS LEAKAGE AT BHOPAL
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
27 DECEMBER 1984

1. FURTHER TO TRAGIC GAS LEAKAGE 3 DECEMBER 1984 WHICH KILLED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 PEOPLE AND AFFECTED OVER 150,000, ASSISTANCE NOW NEEDED FOR SURVIVING VICTIMS OF EXPOSURE TO TOXIC GAS.
EVACUEE CAMPS HAVE BEEN SET UP. APPROX 70,000 PERSONS NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION, OF WHICH 2,000 CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EYE, CHEST AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. LONG-TERM EFFECTS NOT YET DETERMINED.

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20 Nov 1984

India
India Cyclone Nov 1984 UNDRO Information Reports 1 - 2

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— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs


UNDRO 84/2475

INDIA CYCLONE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
20 NOVEMBER 1984

1. A STRONG CYCLONIC STORM WITH WINDS OF 100 MILES PER HOUR STRUCK SOUTH INDIAN PROVINCES OF TAMIL NADU AND ANDHRA PRADESH ON 14-15 NOV 1984. CYCLONE WAS FOLLOWED BY FLOODS INUNDATING LARGE PART OF AFFECTED PROVINCES. 200 VILLAGES IN ANDHRA PRADESH ARE STILL UNDER WATER.

2. CYCLONE UPROOTED TOWERS AND ELECTRIC POLES IN THE ROCKET LAUNCHING CENTRE OF THE INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION LOCATED ON AN ISLAND 100 KM NORTH OF MADRAS.

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