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04 Oct 1988

India
India Floods Oct 1988 UNDRO Information Report 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
UNDRO 88/2148

INDIA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
4 OCTOBER 1988

SITUATION

1. CONTINUOUS TORRENTIAL RAINS IN HILLS SINCE 21 SEPTEMBER CAUSING HEAVY FLOODS IN NORTHWESTERN INDIA. VAST AREAS IN PUNJAB, HARYANA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND DELHI INUNDATED CAUSING WIDESPREAD LOSS OF LIFE, DAMAGE TO CROPS/PROPERTY AND PARALYSING SURFACE AND AIR TRAFFIC.

2. MEDIA REPORT DEATH TOLL REACHING 174 IN FOUR AFFECTED STATES.

3. IN PUNJAB, KAPURTHALA, JALANDHAR, AMRITSAR, BATALA AND GURDASPUR DISTRICTS
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31 Aug 1988

India
India Floods Aug 1988 UNDRO Information Reports 1 - 2

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— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs


UNDRO 88/1789

INDIA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
31 AUGUST 1988

SITUATION

1. MONSOON RAINS CAUSED FLOODING OF BRAHMAPUTRA AND GANGES AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES RESULTING IN DISASTER SITUATION IN NORTH EASTERN INDIA. STATES OF UTTAR PRADESH, ASSAM, BIHAR, WEST BENGAL AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH AFFECTED. ACCORDING PRESS REPORTS FLOODING CLAIMED MORE THAN 850 LIVES.

2. IN UTTAR PRADESH ALONE 453 DEATHS OFFICIALLY REPORTED. 12,373 VILLAGES AND 1.7 MILLION HECTARES OF LAND AFFECTED.

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22 Aug 1988

India
India Earthquake Aug 1988 UNDRO Information Reports 1 - 3

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs


UNDRO 88/1694

INDIA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
22 AUGUST 1988

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08 Aug 1988

India
India: Earthquake Aug 1988 UNDRO Information Report 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
UNDRO 88/1571

INDIA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
8 AUGUST 1988

1. ON 6 AUGUST, TWO MAJOR EARTHQUAKES MEASURING 6.5 TO 7.3 ON RICHTER SCALE OCCURED IN NORTH, NORTH-EASTERN AND EASTERN INDIA. TREMORS ORIGINATIONG IN HINDUKUSH REGION RUMBLED ASSAM, MEGHALAYA ARUNACHAL PRADESH, NAGALAND, MIZORAM, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, PUNJAB, AND DELHI.

2. 2 PERSONS DEAD, AND 12 INJURED. IN ASSAM, INFRASTRUCTURE, POWER SUPPLY, TELECOM LINKS AND RAIL SERVICES GREATLY AFFECTED. RAIL-LINK BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER ASSAM SUSPENDED BY LANDSLIDES. IN ITANAGAR,

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