UNDRO 91/1317
CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
23 AUGUST 1991

1. SEVERE FLOODING OF EXTENSIVE AREAS REPORTED ON 22 AUGUST BY UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE.

2. AREA AFFECTED INCLUDES PROVINCES OF KAMPOT, KAMPONG SPEN, TAKEO AND KANDAL, WITH KAMPONG SPEN AND KANDAL WORST HIT.

3. DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS:

• 2 CHILDREDN DIED, MORE CASUALTIES EXPECTED BUT NOT YET KNOWN
• AT LEAST 200 FAMILIES RENDERED HOMELESS IN KAMPONG SPEN
• NATIONAL ROADS 2 AND 3 COMPLETELY WASHED OUT
• SIGNIFICANT TRUNKS OF NATIONAL ROAD 4 DAMAGED AND 1 MAJOR BRIDGE EN ROUTE TO KAMPONG SPEN COLLAPSED
• RAILWAY LINES TO TAKEO AND KAMPOT DAMAGED
• APPROX. 10,000 HA RICE CULTIVATION AFFECTED

4. MINISTRY OF HEALTH, CAMBODIAN RED CROSS AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES HAVE FORMED COMMITTEE TO ASSESS DAMAGE AND NEEDS IN DETAIL.

5. IN MORNING OF 22 AUGUST WFP DISPATCHED STAFF MEMBERS TO KAMPOT TO ASSESS SITUATION. WFP COULD DIVERT 1000 TONS FOOD AID FROM PHNOM PENH PORT. NO OTHER DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS YET KNOWN.

6. AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF ALL AID AGENCIES OPERATING IN CAMBODIA CAMBODIA WAS CONVENED MORNING 22 AUGUST BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LAUNCHING APPEAL FOR EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

7. UNDRO HAS REQUESTED MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON PEOPLE AFFECTED, MAGNITUDE AND NATURE OF DAMAGE, AND RELIEF NEEDS AND THEIR ESTIMATED COST.

8. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES PLEASE INFORM UNDRO IMMEDIATELY ON PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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UNDRO 91/1336

CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
27 AUGUST 1991

SITUATION

1. UNDP/UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT THE FLOODS IN FIVE PROVINCES ( KAMPONG SPEU (THE MOST AFFECTED ONE), KANDAL, PHNOM PENH TOWN, TAKEO, KAMPOT, KAMPONG CHAM) HAVE MADE 150,000 HOMELESS (OUT OF MORE THAN 200,000 AFFECTED) AND PUT UNDER WATER MORE THAN 100,000 HA AGRICULTURAL LAND.

2. OWING TO LIMITED ACCESS, PRESENT DAMAGE ASSESSSMENTS COVERING ONLY PERIPHERY OF DISASTER AREA (INFORMATION ESPECIALLY SCANTY REGARDING PROVINCES TAKEO, KAMPOT AND KAMPONG CHAM).

3. - KAMPONG SPEU: 84,000 PERSONS AFFECTED AND 16,000 HOUSES DAMAGED IN 150 VILLAGES. 21 OUT OF 24 DAMS DAMAGED AND 7,400 HA CULTIVATED LAND INUNDATED. MAJOR ROAD BETWEEN TO PHNOM PENH DESTROYED AT THREE POINTS.

- KANDAL: 73,000 PERSONS AFFECTED AND 70 PER CENT OF HOUSING DAMAGED IN 29 VILLAGES. 9,300 HA INUNDATED.

- PHNOM PENH TOWN: 27,800 PERSONS AFFECTED.

- TAKEO: 2,200 PERSONS AFFECTED. 80,000 HA FLOODED.

- KAMPOT: ROADS, BRIDGES, 23 DAMS AND RAILWAY LINE DAMAGED. 29,000 HA FLOODED.

- KAMPONG CHAM: 50,000 PERSONS AFFECTED. 80 PER CENT OF CULTIVATED LAND FLOODED.

4. IT IS FEARED THAT LEVEL OF MEKONG RIVER MAY INCREASE WHICH WOULD AFFECT CAPITAL WHERE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF DYKES NOW REACHED.

RESPONSE

5. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES PROVIDING TRUCKS, BOATS AND TEMPORARY BRIDGES AS WELL AS FOOD AND MEDICINES. APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS ISSUED BY PRINCE NORODOM SIHANOUK.

6. UN DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM INCLUDING INPUT FROM NATIONAL RED CROSS, ICRC AND SEVERAL NGOS CARRYING OUT ASSESSMENT MISSIONS WHOSE RESULTS WILL BE CONSOLIDATED THIS WEEK TO SPECIFY NEEDS CONCERNING IN PARTICULAR SHELTER FOR DISPLACED, FOOD AND WATER.

7. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDRO SHOULD BE DEPOSITED WITH THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 WITH MENTION FOR CAMBODIA FLOODS EMERGENCY SITUATION.

8. CONTRIBUTIONS		USD
UN SYSTEM:
UNDRO	CASH FOR RELIEF GOODS	20,000
UNICEF	CLEAN DRINKING WATER	- -
UNDP	10,000 EMERGENCY KITS	50,000
WFP	1,000 TONS OF FOOD	- -

9. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM UNDRO IMMEDIATELY ON FURTHER PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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UNDRO 91/1355

CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
30 AUGUST 1991

SITUATION

1. UNDP/UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES OF TOTAL DAMAGE IS AROUND USD 1.5 M AND OVER 100,000 HA DAMAGED OR DESTROYED RICE PADDY. NO OFFICIAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED DEATHS, BUT NUMBER COULD BE OVER ONE HUNDRED. THIS FLOOD MOST SEVERE RECORDED IN LAST 37 YEARS AND HUNDREDS OF VILLAGES FLOODED AND OVER 200,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED.

2. AREA AFFECTED NOW INCLUDES PROVINCES OF TAKEO, KOMPONG SPEU, KANDAL, PREY VANG, KOMPANG CHAM AND KRATIC AND SUBURBS PHNOM PENH.

3. MAJOR DAMAGE TO BRIDGES AND HUNDREDS OF BREAKS IN ROADS, BOTH NATIONAL AND SECONDARY. BREAKS IN DYKES ALL ALONG MEKONG AND TONLE BASNA RIVERS.

4. ESTIMATED LEVEL MEKONG IN PHNOM PENH WILL REACH 10.15 AND 10.35 FOR PERIOD 4-7 SEPTEMBER. SINCE AVERAGE LEVEL MAIN ROAD 10.6 URGENT SANBAGGING REQUIRED. METEOROLOGIST FROM MEKONG COMMITTEE REPORTS THIS YEARS RAINFALL DOUBLE THE NORM FOR JUNE-JULY. LAST 10 YEARS RAINFALL BELOW AVERAGE CAUSING UNPREPAREDNESS FOR PRESENT SITUATION. EXPECTS STILL HEAVY RAINS FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER.

5. AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT UNDRO IS DISPATCHING A DELEGATE TO ASSIST IN ASSESSMENT OF NEED AND CO-ORDINATION.

RESPONSE

6. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES INVITED UN REPRESENTATIVES AND SELECTED NGO'S INCL. CAMBODIAN RED CROSS, TO FLY OVER AFFECTED AREAS. UN DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCL. INPUT NGO'S CONSIDER MOST URGENT NEED IS FOR ASSISTANCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR AND SUGGEST UNDRO EXPERT ON ROADS AND BRIDGES. MORE SHORT-TERM NEEDS ARE FOOD, COOKING MATERIALS, SHELTER (PLASTIC SHEETING), MEDICINE AND IMMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL INPUTS. INFORMATION ON NEEDS FOR TAKEO, KAMBOT AND KANDAL, WHICH INACCESSIBLE, VERY SCANTY. MORE SPECIFIC INFO REQUESTED.

7. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDRO SHOULD BE DEPOSITED WITH THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-0590-160-1 WITH MENTION FOR CAMBODIA FLOODS EMERGENCY SITUATION.

8. CONTRIBUTIONS		USD
UN SYSTEM:
UNDRO	CASH FOR RELIEF GOODS	20,000
	DISPATCH UNDRO DELEGATE	3,000
UNICEF	CLEAN DRINKING WATER	++
UNDP	10,000 EMERGENCY KITS	50,000
WFP	1,000 TONS OF FOOD	++
OSRSG (BANGKOK)	CASH FOR RELIEF GOODS INCLUDING SANDBAGGING	100,000
GOVERNMENTS
JAPAN	RELIEF GOODS	75,000
	TRANSPORT	39,000
NGO'S
WORLD VISION INTL	CASH	50,000
LWS	RELIEF GOODS	20,000
CIDSE	CASH	30,000
++ VALUE NOT REPORTED

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UNDRO 91/1364

CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
4 SEPTEMBER 1991

SITUATION

1. ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS REMAIN INUNDATED, FIELD VISITS CONFIRM THAT WATERS ARE RECEDING. HOWEVER REPORT RECEIVED IN UNDRO TODAY INDICATES MEKONG RIVER IN PHNOM PENH HAS REACHED 10.5 METER LEVEL AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY DUE TO HEAVY PERCIPITATION UPSTREAM. CURRENT FORECAST IS 10.8 METERS BY 8 SEPT. GOVERNMENT POST-FLOOD ASSESSMENT TEAM (MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE, HEALTH, TRANSPORT, NATIONAL RED CROSS AND, PROBABLY, UN SYSTEM AND NGO REPRESENTATIVES AND NATIONAL RED CROSS) WILL DETERMINE FURTHER RELIEF REQUIREMENTS AND REHABILITATION NEEDS.

2. UNDP/UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HAS UPON RECOMMENDATION OF UNDRO DELEGATE ESTABLISHED AN INFORMATION OFFICE THAT SERVES AS CENTRAL LOCATION FOR COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES (GOVT, UN SYSTEM, INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, DONORS, NGOS). UN DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM BASING ITS ACTION ON DATA FROM THIS OFFICE.

3. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE MADE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURE: 100,000 HA PADDY FIELDS DAMAGED, 30,000 MT PADDY STOCKS AND 6,000 MT RICE STOCKS LOST.

RESPONSE/NEEDS

4. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR VULNERABLE GROUP FEEDING PROGRAMME, WFP IS RELEASING RICE TO MEET EMERGENCY FOOD NEEDS CREATED BY THIS DISASTER.

5. NO OUTBREAK OF DISEASE. SUFFICIENT MEDICAL SUPPLIES AVAILABLE IN CAPITAL.

6. ASSESSMENTS MADE SO FAR SHOW STILL UNMET EMERGENCY NEED FOR BLANKETS AND PLASTIC SHEETING.

7. LIMITED LOCAL RESOURCES USED TO CARRY OUT MOST URGENT REPAIRS OF ROAD NETWORK. OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE IS NECESSARY FOR FULL RESTORATION. 500 METRES OF BAILEY BRIDGES REQUESTED TO SPEED UP EMERGENCY REPAIRS. SOME OF THESE BRIDGES WOULD BE LEFT PERMANENTLY IN PLACE, OTHERS WOULD REPLACED AND THEN STORED FOR FUTURE USE.

8. LRCS APPEALING FOR CHF 1,755,000 TO SUPPORT RELIEF ACTION BY NATIONAL RED CROSS.

9. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDRO SHOULD BE DEPOSITED WITH THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-0590-160-1 WITH MENTION FOR CAMBODIA FLOODS EMERGENCY SITUATION.

10. CONTRIBUTIONS		USD
UN SYSTEM:
UNDRO	CASH FOR RELIEF GOODS	20,000
	DISPATCH UNDRO DELEGATE	3,000
UNICEF	CLEAN DRINKING WATER	++
UNDP	10,000 EMERGENCY KITS	50,000
WFP	1,000 TONS OF FOOD	++
OSRSG (BANGKOK)	CASH FOR RELIEF GOODS INCLUDING SANDBAGGING	100,000
GOVERNMENTS
JAPAN	RELIEF GOODS	75,000
	TRANSPORT	39,000
USA/OFDA	PLASTIC SHEETING	86,000
	TRANSPORT	150,000
NGO'S
LRCS	RELIEF GOODS	13,500
WORLD VISION INTL	CASH	50,000
LWS	RELIEF GOODS	20,000
CIDSE	CASH	30,000
LOCAL NGO'S	280,000 SANDBAGS	30,000
++ VALUE NOT REPORTED

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UNDRO 91/1371

CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
5 SEPTEMBER 1991

SITUATION

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS SERIOUSLY INCREASED FLOODING PEAKING SATURDAY 07-09-91. HAS AGREED WITH VICE PRESIDENT KONG SOM OL AND FLOOD DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOLLOWING URGENT NEEDS.

2. NEEDS

- MORE SANDBAGS (NOW CUMULATIVELY AVAILABLE AROUND 275,000 ONLY. ESTIMATED 1 MILLION REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF ALL KEY INSTALLATIONS IN PHNOM PENH).

- FUEL FOR TRANSPORT, ACCESS TO FLOOD STRICKEN AREAS, AMOUNT IMMEDIATELY UNQUANTIFIABLE BUT EVERY DROP USEFUL.

- COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - NETWORK OF WIRELESS RADIOS AND SATELLITE DISK SYSTEM ESSENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ABROAD AND BETWEEN PROVINCES. ALL ASSESSMENTS DELAYED BY INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS TO DATE. RECOMMENDED NETWORK OF 10.15 RADIO UNITS PLUS BASE SET FOR USE BY THE AUTHORITIES.

- CASH FOR HIRING OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE BOATS ESSENTIAL.

- RELIEF ITEMS INCLUDE ADDITIONAL BLANKETS, SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD ITEMS FOR 20 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION, INCLUDING CANNED FOOD.

- TENTS/PLASTIC SHEETS.

- CHLORINE FOR WATER PURIFICATION.

- BAILEY BRIDGES - AT LEAST 500 REQUIRED PRIMARILY FOR ACCESS TO OTHER AFFECTED AREAS.

- NO MEDICINES REQUIRED AT PRESENT.

3. QUANTIFICATION OF ABOVE NEEDS REQUESTED.

CONTRIBUTIONS

4. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDRO SHOULD BE DEPOSITED WITH THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-0590-160-1 WITH MENTION FOR CAMBODIA FLOODS EMERGENCY SITUATION.

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UNDRO 91/1385

CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
11 SEPTEMBER 1991

SITUATION

1. FURTHER RAINFALL IN LAOS OF 40MM RESULTING IN PEAK FLOOD AT PHNOM PENH ON 10 SEPTEMBER (10.80 METERS). THUS PASSING CRITICAL LEVEL OF 10.50 METERS. WIDESPREAD AND DEVASTATING FLOODING AFFECTING CITY, WHICH TOTAL POPULATION ESTIMATED AT OVER 1 MILLION.

COUNTRY LEVEL RESPONSE

2. POPULATION MOBILIZED FOR SANDBAGGING OF IDENTIFIED INSTALLATIONS INCLUDING 15KM OF DYKES FOR PROTECTION, MUNICIPALITY AND PROTECTION POCHENTONG AIRPORT, WHICH ONE METER BELOW FLOOD LEVEL.

3. UNDRO DELEGATE WHO HAS ASSISTED IN ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND CO-ORDINATION HAS SUBMITTED REPORT WHICH IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

4. LOCAL NGOS AND UN SYSTEM, ACTIVELY PROCURING SANDBAGS FROM VIET NAM AND THAILAND.

5. THE FLOOD DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM (DMT), INCLUDING UNDP, UNICEF, WFP AND THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL IN BANGKOK (OSRSG), IS ACTIVELY CO-OPERATING WITH THE AUTHORITIES AND IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC CONCERNS.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

6. FOR PHNOM PENH ONLY (BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS):

- ONE MILLION ADDITIONAL SANDBAGS AND THEIR TRANSPORT COST
- 150,000 LITRES OF FUEL
- 20 DUMPTRUCKS FOR EARTHMOVING
- TOOLS INCLUDING SPADES AND HOE HEADS
- 50 MT OF RICE AND SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD
- BLANKETS AND PLATIC SHEETS
- BOATS OR CASH TO HIRE LOCALLY AVAILABLE BOATS
- CHLORINE FOR WATER PURIFICATION

QUANTITIES WHERE NOT INDICATED REQUESTED.

7. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES FOR OTHER FLOOD STRICKEN AREAS (BASED ON HELICOPTERS SURVEYS) TO WHERE AUTHORITIES DISPATCHED ASSESSMENT TEAMS:

FOOD

- 2,500 - 3,000 MTS OF RICE PER MONTH FOR 6 MONTHS CURRENT STOCKS IN PHNOM PENH ARE 400 MTS.

- ADDITIONAL PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS IN DURABLE FORM

FUEL

- 320,000 LITRES OF DIESEL FUEL FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ACCESS TO STRICKEN AREAS.

AGRICULTURE

- TOTAL 8,000 TONS OF RICE SEED, 4,000 TONS OF WHICH BEING PURCHASED ABROAD BY PHNOM PENH AUTHORITIES. ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR REMAINING 4,000 TONS.

- 5,000 MTS OF FERTILIZER FOR EVERY 50,000 HA CULTIVABLE LAND AFFECTED (TOTAL 10,000 MTS).

- VEGETABLE SEEDS

- CASSAVA AND SWEET POTATO CUTTINGS AND BUDS FOR AREAS OF HIGHER ELEVATION TO SUPPLEMENT LOSS OF RICE CROP.

PUBLIC WORKS/INFRASTRUCTURE

- 500 M OF BAILEY BRIDGES TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY ACCESS ON NATIONAL ROADS 2 AND 3 WHICH ARE VITAL TO DELIVERY OF RELIEF ASSISTANCE.

COMMUNICATIONS

- NETWORK OF 10-15 RADIOS INCLUDING BASE SET WITH ELECTRICAL GENERATORS TO SET UP COMMUNICATIONS WITH PROVINCES.

- INMARSAT SATELLITE DISH UNIT FOR EFFECTIVENESS COMMUNICATIONS ABROAD BY FLOOD MANAGEMENT TEAM.

8. CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE 3 SEPTEMBER 1991

(CLARIFICATION ON ADDITIONAL PLEDGES/DONATIONS IS BEING SOUGHT)

UN SYSTEM		USD
OSRSG	SANDBAGS INCL. TRANSPORT	66,000
UNICEF	SANDBAGS	20,000
GOVERNMENTS
AUSTRALIA	TRANSPORT (HERCULES C120) WITH RELIEF GOODS, INCL. BOATS AND SANDBAGS)
GERMANY	CASH	28,000
UK	CASH THROUGH UNDRO	50,000
	RELIEF KITS	251,000
NGO'S
LRCS	RELIEF KITS, SANDBAGS	255,000
LOCAL GROUP OF 11 NGOS	SANDBAGS	17,000
OXFAM	RELIEF KITS	240,000
SCF (AUS)	RELIEF KITS, SANDBAGS	12,000

9. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDRO SHOULD BE DEPOSITED WITH THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-0590-160-1 WITH MENTION FOR CAMBODIA FLOODS EMERGENCY SITUATION.

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UNDRO 91/1412

CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
17 SEPTEMBER 1991

SITUATION

1. SITUATION TEMPORARILY IMPROVED IN CAPITAL, HOWEVER EXTENSIVE AREAS STILL INUNDATED IN PROVINCES (KAMPONG CHAM, PREY VENG, KANDAL, TAKEO).

2. CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION MAY BE EXPECTED END SEPTEMBER/ EARLY OCTOBER WHEN PEAK RAINS NORMALLY OCCUR.

3. LATEST DATA PROVIDED BY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES INDICATE IN THE TEN PROVINCES AFFECTED: 650,000 PERSONS AFFECTED, 243,000 HA RICE FIELDS FLOODED TO VARYING DEGRESS, 143,000 HA RICE PADDY CROP DESTROYED.

COUNTRY LEVEL RESPONSE

4. FLOOD DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM (FDMT) ESTABLISHED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM MEET REGULARLY WITH THE AUTHORITIES INCLUDING NATIONAL FLOOD COMMITTEE. A REPRESENTATIVE OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS PARTICIPATE IN FDMT MEETINGS.

5. FDMT WORK TOGETHER WITH NATIONAL COUNTERPARTS HAS SO FAR FOCUSSED ON CAPITAL. TO ASSIST GOVT IN ASSESSMENTS IN PROVINCES, FDMT IS SETTING UP TECHNICAL TEAMS MADE UP OF EXPERTS FROM DONOR AGENCIES. FIRST TEAM (ACCOMPANIED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM RELEVANT MINISTRIES) HAS EMBARKED ON ASSESSMENT IN KAMPONG CHAM AND PREY VENG.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

6. FOOD DISTRIBUTION REQUIRED FOR 245,000 PEOPLE ON BASIS OF 10KG PER PERSON A MONTH FOR NEXT SIX MONTHS. SO FAR 3,500 MT SECURED (WFP: 2,500 MT + LRCS: 1,000 MT).

7. GOVT HAS ADVANCED USD 650,000 FOR PURCHASE OF RICE SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS (LOCAL AND IN VIETNAM). VALUE OF THIS PURCHASE NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSED. THERE IS A REMAINING NEED FOR RICE SEEDLINGS, RICE SEEDS, VEGETABLE SEEDS, FERTILIZERS TO VALUE OF USD 1,832,000.

8. FOR VACCINATION OF LIVESTOCK, VACCINES REQUIRED TO AMOUNT OF USD 392,500.

9. FUEL FOR TRANSPORT IN CAPITAL AND PROVINCES NEEDED TO AMOUNT OF USD 573,500.

10. USD 390,000 WOULD FINANCE REPLACEMENT OF HOUSES DESTROYED IN NINE PROVINCES (USD 130 PER HOUSE).

11. IN VIEW OF ABOVE REQUIREMENTS UNDRO IS URGENTLY APPEALING TO DONORS FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.

12. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDRO SHOULD BE DEPOSITED WITH THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-0590-160-1 WITH MENTION FOR CAMBODIA FLOODS EMERGENCY SITUATION.

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UNDRO 91/1443

CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 8
26 SEPTEMBER 1991

SITUATION AND RESPONSE

1. PENDING LIKELY FURTHER FLOODING AS THE RAINY SEASON PROGRESSES, THE FLOOD DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM (FDMT) HAS NOW ENTERED THE PROCESS OF MORE SYSTEMATICALLY ASSESSING IMMEDIATE, MEDIUM AND LONGER TERM NEEDS ARISING FROM THE FLOOD.

2. THE FIRST TECHNICAL TEAM ORGANIZED BY THE FDMT COMPLETED ITS ASSESSMENT OF FLOOD DAMAGES AND VERIFICATION OF URGENT NEEDS IN KOMPONG CHAN AND PREY VENG PROVINCES.

3. A SECOND ASSESSMENT TEAM, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CAMBODIAN RED CROSS AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAS LEFT FOR TAKEO AND KOMPOT PROVINCES. ALSO THIS TEAM WILL REPORT TO THE FDMT.

4. WHO, UNICEF, AND NGO'S ACTIVE IN THE HEALTH SECTOR ARE IDENTIFYING NEEDS FOR BUILDING UP STOCKS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES IN PREPARATION FOR POSSIBLE OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES.

5. MEMBERS OF THE FDMT ARE MEETING WITH THE MINISTRY OF ACRICULTURE TO DISCUSS MEDIUM TERM NEEDS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR.

6. THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (OSRSG) IN BANGKOK IN CO-OPERATION WITH UNDRO AND UNICEF WILL UNDERTAKE A CROSS-BORDER SHIPMENT OF MEDICINES WITH A VALUE OF USD 50,000.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

THE ASSESSMENT TEAM HAVING VISITED THE PROVINCES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPECIFY EARLIER ESTIMATES AS FOLLOWS:

7. KOMPONG CHAM PROVINCE

- 840 TONS OF RICE PER MONTH FOR THE NEXT 4 MONTHS TO FEED 84,000 MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED PEOPLE. THIS REPRESENTS 7 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF 1.2 MILLION. THE WFP AND LRCS RICE DELIVERIES WILL COVER AMOUNTS BETWEEN 100-200 MTS PER MONTH RESULTING IN MONTHLY SHORTFALLS BETWEEN 740 AND 640 MTS.

- 2,100 TONS OF RICE SEEDS TOTALLING USD 357,000 (USD 170/MT). THIS WILL BE USED TO REPLACE ONLY TOTALLY DESTROYED RICE PADDY WHICH AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CULTIVATED LAND.

- 336 SHELTERS REQUIRE COMPLETE REBUILDING TOTALLING USD 43,680 (USD 130/SHELTER).

- VEGETABLE SEEDS, AMOUNTS WILL BE SPECIFIED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE CURRENT ROUND OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR MEETINGS.

8. PREY VENG PROVINCE

THIS PROVINCE WAS THE WORST HIT OF THE TWO VISITED. IDENTIFIED HAVE BEEN THE FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY NEEDS, WHICH WILL BE CONFIRMED OR MODIFIED SHORTLY:

- 520 TONS OF RICE TO FEED 52,000 PEOPLE TOTALLING USD 153,400 PER MONTH OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS. THE WFP AND LRCS COMMITTMENTS WILL PROVIDE BETWEEN 150-300 MTS PER MONTH LEAVING A TOTAL SHORTFALL FOR THE 4 MONTH PERIOD OF 1,080 MTS VALUED AT USD 318,600

- 2,500 TONS OF RICE SEEDS TOTALLING USD 425,000 OF THIS AMOUNT, THE FDMT CONCURS WITH THE NEED TO PURCHASE 1,500 MTS AT A TOTAL COST OF USD 255,000.

- MATERIALS FOR REBUILDING 4,251 TOTALLY DESTROYED HOUSES TOTALLING USD 552,630.

- SHELTER KITS FOR 2,300 NEEDY FAMILIES TOTALLING USD 55,200. THESE KITS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM LOCAL STOCK.

THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AGAIN REFLECT AN URGENT NEED FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE - PLEDGES, CONTRIBUTIONS

(CONSOLIDATED LIST OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE SO FAR)

9. UN SYSTEM		USD
UNDRO	SURVIVAL KITS	20,000
OSRSG	SANDBAGS, INCL. TRANSPORT	190,000
UNDP	SURVIVAL KITS, RICE SEEDS	50,000
UNICEF	SAFE WATER, SANDBAGS, MEDICINES RICE SEEDS	175,000
WFP	FOOD (RICE AND PROTEIN SUPPLY)	416,000
WHO	MEDICINES	5,000
10. GOVERNMENTS
AUSTRALIA	TRANSPORT, SANDBAGS, RELIEF KITS	183,000
DENMARK	CASH	74,000
FRANCE	SURVIVAL KITS	30,000
GERMANY	MEDICINES	30,000
JAPAN	RELIEF ITEMS	75,000
	TRANSPORT	35,000
NETHERLANDS	RICE SEEDS	200,000
NORWAY	FOOD, MEDICINES, CLOTHES	117,300
THAILAND	SANDBAGS, RELIEF ITEMS	400,000
UK	CASH	50,000
USA	PLASTIC SHEETING	86,700
	TRANSPORT	150,000
11. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ACR	AGRICULTURAL INPUTS	187,500
AFSC	ANIMAL VACCINATIONS	28,700
CARE	RELIEF KITS	40,000
CARITAS	RELIEF ITEMS	24,000
CIDSE	SANDBAGS, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS	30,300
CONCERN	SANDBAGS, SURVIVAL KITS	29,000
CWS	ANIMAL VACCINES	150,000
LRCS	SANDBAGS, SURVIVAL KITS, FOOD	471,000
LWS	SANDBAGS, SEEDS, SEEDLINGS	120,000
OXFAM (UK)	SURVIVAL KITS	127,000
REDD BARNA	SANDBAGS, SURVIVAL KITS	25,000
SCF/AUS	SANDBAGS	13,000
THAI RED CROSS	RELIEF ITEMS	8,500
WCC	SANDBAGS, SEEDLINGS, SEEDS	36,000
WV	SANDBAGS, SURVIVAL KITS, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS	192,000

12. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDRO SHOULD BE DEPOSITED WITH THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-0590-160-1 WITH MENTION FOR CAMBODIA FLOODS EMERGENCY SITUATION.

13. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM UNDRO IMMEDIATELY ON FURTHER PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA

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UNDRO 91/1818

CAMBODIA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
SITUATION REPORT NO. 9
5 DECEMBER 1991

SITUATION

1. HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY MET THE IMMEDIATE, URGENT NEEDS OF FLOOD VICTIMS, CURRENT GOVT AND DONOR FLOOD-RELATED EFFORTS BEING DIRECTED TOWARDS MEDIUM TO LONGER-TERM REHABILITATION, FOR WHICH REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING ASSESSED, INTER ALIA, BY A JOINT FAO, MEKONG COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT AND ESCAP MISSION, FIELDED BY UNDP.

2. FINAL ASSESSMENT OF FLOOD DAMAGE AND RELIEF NEEDS IS AS FOLLOWS:

• TOTAL OF 10 PROVINCES AFFECTED
• 132,000 FAMILIES (650,000 PERSONS) IN NEED OF FOOD
• 50,000 FAMILIES IN NEED OF SURVIVAL KITS CONSISTING OF TEMPORARY SHELTER AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
• 3,000 HOUSES TOTALLY DESTROYED
• 243,000 HA. MOST PRODUCTIVE RICE FIELDS (OR 1.5 PERCENT OF TOTAL PLANTED AREA) FLOODED
• 143,000 HA. OF RICE PADDY CROP DESTROYED
• MASSIVE LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK, WITH RISK OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES AMONG SURVIVORS
• SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ROADS/BRIDGES AND CRITICAL IRRIGATION STRUCTURES

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. TOTAL OF DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS IS USD 6.5 MILLION, OF WHICH 3 MILLION FROM UN SYSTEM, 1 MILLION FROM GOVERNMENTS AND 2.5 MILLION FROM NGO'S. 26 NGO'S WERE INVOLVED IN CAMBODIAN FLOOD RELIEF.

4. THIS IS LAST REPORT THIS EMERGENCY UNLESS THERE ARE UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS.

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