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16 Aug 1986

Uruguay
Uruguay Floods Aug 1986 UNDRO Information Report 1

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— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
UNDRO 86/1987

URUGUAY - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
16 AUGUST 1986

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS EXTENSIVE FLOODING EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DEPARTMENTS AFTER INTENSE RAINS AND OVERFLOW CEBOLLATI AND SANTA LUCIA RIVERS. MAJOR ROADS CLOSED. VILLAGES ISOLATED. UP TO 2,500 PERSONS HOMELESS. 16,000 INHABITANTS SANTA LUCIA BEING EVACUATED. SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS UNDERWAY WITH LIMITED MEANS. CONTINUED RAINS EXPECTED. GOVT HAS NOT REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL APPEAL. UNDRO WILL KEEP ADDRESSEES ADVISED AS NECESSARY.

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11 Aug 1986

Bangladesh
Bangladesh - Floods Aug 1986 UNDRO Information Reports 1-2

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs


UNDRO 86/1873
BANGLADESH - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
11 AUGUST 1986

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1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE DHAKA REPORTS FLOODS CAUSED BY MONSOON RAINS IN GANGES BASIN NORTH-WESTERN BANGLADESH DISTRICT OF RAJSHAHI.

2. WATER ROSE SHARPLY LAST TWO WEEKS AND FLOODED 1600 SQ MILES AFFECTING 100,000 PEOPLE. 4 PERSONS WERE REPORTED KILLED AND 48,500 ACRES OF CROPS DAMAGED. GOVT FLOOD FORECASTING COMMITTEE ANTICIPATES POSSIBILITY SIMILAR FLUSH FLOOD IN LATE AUGUST.

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