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28 Aug 1992

Pakistan
Pakistan Earthquake Aug 1992 UN DHA Information Report 1

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UNDRO 92/0617

PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
28 AUGUST 1992

1. AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 5.7 ON RICHTER SCALE HIT PAKISTAN ON 28 AUGUST AT 5.51 HRS LOCAL TIME, APPROXIMATELY 100 KM SOUTH WEST QUETTA. EPICENTER LOCATED AT 29.3 DEGREES NORTH, 66.7 DEGREES EAST, ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

2. PRELIMINARY REPORTS OF DAMAGE INCLUDES 4 DEATHS AND DAMAGE TO HOUSING. NO INFORMATION IS YET AVAILABLE ON RELIEF NEEDS OR ASSISTANCE. NO REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY DHA-UNDRO.
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26 Aug 1992

Bahamas
Bahamas and U.S.A. - Hurricane Andrew Aug 1992 UN DHA Information Reports 1-3

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UNDRO 92/0612
BAHAMAS AND U.S.A. HURRICANE ANDREW
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
26 AUGUST 1992

SITUATION

1. ON 22 AUGUST 1992, HURRICANE ALERTS WERE ISSUED COVERING THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS, CUBA AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA ON UNITED STATES MAINLAND AS HURRICANE ANDREW, RATED AS FORCE 4, MOVED IN WESTERLY DIRECTION ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AT AROUND 16 MPH (26 KPH) WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 120 MPH (193 KPH)

IMPACT

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20 Aug 1992

Philippines
Philippines Mt Pinatubo Volcanic Eruption Aug 1992 UN DHA Situation Reports 1-8

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UNDRO 92/0604

MOUNT PINATUBO - PHILIPPINES
VOLCANIC ERUPTION, LANDSLIDES, FLOODS
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
20 AUGUST 1992

SITUATION

1. IN JUNE 1991, FOLLOWING VIOLENT ERUPTIONS OF MOUNT PINATUBO, ONE OF 21 ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN THE PHILIPPINES, MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND THE EVACUATION OF MORE THAN 250,000 PERSONS TOOK PLACE.

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19 Aug 1992

Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Earthquake Aug 1992 UNDRO Situation Reports 1 - 3

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UNDRO 92/0601

KYRGYZSTAN - EARTHQUAKE
INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
19 AUGUST 1992

1. SEVERAL SOURCES HAVE REPORTED TO DHA-UNDRO ON A MAJOR EARTH- QUAKE WHICH OCCURRED IN KYRGYZSTAN ON 18 AUGUST 1992 AT 02:04 GMT. INFORMATION RECEIVED SO FAR DIFFERS RE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE. AFFECTED AREA IS NEAR KYRGYZSTAN/CHINESE BORDER AND MAGNITUDE HAS BEEN COMPUTED BETWEEN 6.5 AND 7.5 RICHTER SCALE.

2. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR CASUALTIES RECEIVED SO FAR. DHA- UNDRO HAS ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN BISHKEK (FORMER FRUNZE).

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11 Aug 1992

Pakistan
Pakistan Monsoon Rains Aug 1992 UNDRO Information Reports 1 - 2

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UNDRO 92/0595

PAKISTAN - MONSOON RAINS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
11 AUGUST 1992

1. AS OF 9 AUGUST, HEAVY MONSOON RAINS HAVE AFFECTED 13 DISTRICTS, BREACHED 11 CANALS AND FLOODED MORE THAN 100 VILLAGES IN SINDH PROVINCE, SOUTHERN PAKISTAN.

2. 94 PERSONS DIED AND MORE THAN 270,000 HOUSES HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED (123,000 COMPLETELY AND 150,000 PARTIALLY) IN THE FLOODS, WHICH ALSO KILLED 5,700 HEADS OF CATTLE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO STANDING CROPS OF PADDY, COTTON, SUGARCRANE AND VEGETABLES.

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