In Brief

This Information Bulletin (no. 02/2004) is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time . DREF funds up to CHF 50,000 have been allocated. Further updates will be issued as required.

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six-person tents, 1,000 blankets, 5 portable water tanks, 900 plastic jerry cans and 10 water purifiers, to the Government of Papua New Guinea, which has sustained disastrous

volcanic eruptions.

2. On October 24 (Sun) and 31 (Sun), a volcano of Manam Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, suddenly erupted, spilling lava flows and spewing ash. These eruptions

affected about 9,500 islanders and the

Vulcanologists said the eruption on Manam island, off Papua New Guinea's north coast, had quietened after a major eruption on Tuesday sent ash soaring 14 km (nine miles) into the air.

The eruption remained in the stage 3 category, which usually involves voluntary evacuations, but vulcanologists

Much of the island is covered in ash and the risk of a major eruption remains high after a month of increasing volcanic activity. The eruptions have prompted a voluntary evacuation of 16 villages on the island - home to 9000 people.

New Zealand Red Director General Flora Gilkison said today it was critical to get help to the region as quickly as possible.

"The $10,000 from New Zealand will

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In Brief

This Information Bulletin (no. 01/2004) is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. CHF 50,000 has been released from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF). Further updates will be issued as required.

The Situation

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
Note: This updates Fact Sheet #1, FY 2004, dated November 26, 2003

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