DHA GENEVA 94/0073

REPUBLIC OF KIRGYZSTAN - LANDSLIDE
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO 1
11 MARCH 1994

SITUATION AND IMPACT

1.LANDSLIDE OF ESTIMATED 500.000 CUBIC METRES COMPLETELY DESTROYED 15 OR MORE HOUSES AND KILLED AT LEAST 50 PERSONS IN A SMALL VILLAGE NEAR OSH IN THE USGEN REGION OF KIRGYZSTAN, 700 KILOMETRES SOUTH-WEST OF THE CAPITAL BISHKEK. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS WINTERY CONDITIONS MAKING ACCESS TO THE DISASTER SITE DIFFICULT.

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