UNDRO 91/0543
MALAWI - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
15 MARCH 1991

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN MALAWI REPORTED THAT ON 11 MARCH 1991 FLASH FLOODS STRUCK SOUTHERN MALAWI NEAR PHALOMBE AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HOUSES, CROPS, BRIDGES AND TELEPHONE LINES. ACCESS AND COMMUNICATION TO AFFECTED AREA DIFFICULT.

2. BY 14 MARCH, DEATH TOLL ESTIMATED AT NEARLY 500. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DISPLACED BY DESTRUCTION OF HOUSES AND BEING SHELTERED IN SCHOOLS AND AGRICULTURAL TRAINING CENTRE.