UNDRO 92/0160

LEBANON
SNOWSTORMS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
14 FEBRUARY 1992

1. SEVERE AND UNPRECEDENTED SNOWSTORMS DURING MORE THAN TWO WEEKS HAVE LEFT MANY AREAS OF COUNTRY DEVASTATED AND TOTALLY ISOLATED AND RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF CASUALTIES AND MANY INJURIES.

2. COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAS DECLARED MANY REGIONS AS DISASTER AREAS. GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON HAS APPEALED TO UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.