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Argentina - Floods Jan 1992 UNDRO Information Reports 1-2


UNDRO 92/0016
ARGENTINA FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
7 JANUARY 1992

1. HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING SINCE LATE DECEMBER HAVE CAUSED CROP DAMAGE IN PROVINCES OF CORDOBA, CHACO, CORRIENTES, SANTA FE AND BUENOS AIRES.

2. ON 6 JAN 92 AN AVALANCHE OF MUD, ROCKS AND TREES PROVOKED BY FLASH FLOODS/DAM COLLAPSE SWEPT THROUGH TOWN OF SAN CARLOS MINAS (2,000 INHABITANTS) IN CORDOBA PROVINCE (960 KM NORTHWEST OF BUENOS AIRES), DESTROYING 200 HOUSES, CUTTING ACCESS ROADS AND TWO BRIDGES. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, 30 BODIES RECOVERED SO FAR BUT UP TO 60 FEARED DEAD. LOCAL PEOPLE NOW CAMPING IN MAKESHIFT SHELTERS ON ELEVATED GROUND. PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES DISPATCHED 2 HELICOPTERS WITH DOCTORS, FOOD AND MEDICINES. ARMY ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE BRIDGE. EVACUATIONS CARRIED OUT AT NEARBY VILLAGE OF SOTO AND COSQUIN TOWN.

3. UNDRO HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY GOVERNMENTAL REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

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DPR 310 ARG

UNDRO TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-731.02.11
UNDRO EMERGENCY TEL.NO (OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS): +41-22-733.20.10

UNDRO DESK OFFICER: FABRIZIO GENTILONI (EXT.3512)

UNDRO TELEX: 414242 DRO CH
UNDRO FAX: +41-22-733.56.23
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UNDRO 92/0118

ARGENTINA FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2
5 FEBRUARY 1992

1. THE FLOODS WHICH OCCURRED ON 6 JANUARY 1992 IN CORDOBA PROVINCE (DEPARTMENTS OF MINAS, CRUZ DEL EJE, SAN JUSTO, PUNILLA AND RIO SECO) CAUSED THE CONFIRMED DEATH OF 34 PEOPLE (PLUS ELEVEN MISSING), THE DESTRUCTION OF SOME 450 HOMES, DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE (PARTICULARLY BRIDGES) AND CROPS/PASTURES. SEVERAL VILLAGES WERE FLOODED. MOST AFFECTED WAS VILLAGE OF SAN CARLOS MINAS, DUE TO OVERFLOWING OF LOCAL RIVER AFTER EXCEPTIONALLY INTENSE RAINS (REPORTED AT 300 MM IN MORE THAN TWO HOURS).

2. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES AND ARGENTINIAN ARMY, WITH REDCROSS ASSISTANCE, MOUNTED WIDE RELIEF OPERATION: NEEDY PERSONS WERE EVACUATED AND PROVIDED WITH MEDICAL CARE, 65 TONS OF FOOD AND RELIEF SUPPLIES WERE DISTRIBUTED, WATER AND ELECTRICITY WERE RE-ESTABLISHED IN SEVERAL AREAS, BRIDGES WERE REPAIRED AND MAKE-SHIFT BRIDGES SET UP. DETAILS OF THIS OPERATION (IN SPANISH) AVAILABLE WITH UNDRO.

3. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES (IFRCS) APPEALED FOR USD 192,000 FOR BASIC ASSISTANCE TO 450 AFFECTED FAMILIES.

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

USD
UNDP
CASH FOR LOCAL PURCHASES
50,000
GOVT OF GERMANY
CASH FOR LOCAL PURCHASES
9,868
RED CROSS SOCIETIES OF CANADA, FINLAND, ICELAND, JAPAN, SPAIN AND SWEDEN CONTRIBUTED TO THE IFRCS APPEAL (TOTAL BEING COMPILED).
  1. EMERGENCY PHASE NOW OVER. THIS IS THE LAST UNDRO REPORT ON THIS EMERGENCY UNLESS NEW DEVELOPMENTS ARISE.

ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA

DPR 310 ARG

UNDRO TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-731.02.11
UNDRO EMERGENCY TEL.NO (OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS): +41-22-733.20.10

UNDRO DESK OFFICER: FABRIZIO GENTILONI (EXT.3512)

UNDRO TELEX: 414242 DRO CH
UNDRO FAX: +41-22-733.56.23
UNDRO ELECTRONIC MAIL: UNIENET ID UNX008