UNDRO 90/0883
CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
19 JUNE 1990

1. FROM 6 TO 8 AND 11 TO 15 JUNE, TORRENTIAL RAINS WITH A MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION OF 489 MM RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODS IN 39 COUNTIES OF HUNAN PROVINCE.

2. ON 18 JUNE, INITIAL ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE BY MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS AS FOLLOWS:

- MORE THAN 100 DEAD, 2,000 INJURED, 40,000 HOUSES COLLAPSED, 100,000 HOUSES DAMAGED, 7,000 LIVESTOCK LOST, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED.

3. UNDP/UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE FOLLOWING SITUATION AND UPDATED REPORT WILL BE ISSUED SOON. WHILE NO REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL APPEAL RECEIVED, GOVERNMENT SUGGESTED UNDRO ISSUE INFORMATION REPORT.

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UNDRO 90/0893

CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2
21 JUNE 1990

1. SCATTERED RAINS CONTINUING.

2. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED UPDATED ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE BY MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS 21 JUNE AS FOLLOWS:

- 229 DEAD AND 3,297 INJURED. ABOUT 350,000 PEOPLE RENDERED HOMELESS. 20 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED.

- 8,641 BRIDGES AND 1,887 KM HIGHWAYS DAMAGED.

- ABOUT 47,000 HECTARES OF FARMLAND SUBMERGED AND 3,577 TONS OF GRAIN WASHED AWAY.

- DIRECT ECONOMIC LOSSES ESTIMATED AT US DOLLARS 350 MILLION.

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UNDRO 90/0969

CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
28 JUNE 1990

1. 350,000 HOMELESS AND SOME 20 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED AS RESULT OF WIDESPREAD FLOODS HUNAN PROVINCE (PLS REFER TO UNDRO SITREPS NOS. 1 AND 2).

2. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT GOVT WOULD WELCOME INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM GOVTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

2. GOVT OF JAPAN HAS PROVIDED EMERGENCY TENTS, BLANKETS, MEDICAL KITS, GENERATORS, WATER TANKS AND WATER PURIFIERS FOR TOTAL VALUE OF USD 128,000.

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UNDRO 90/1012

CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 4
5 JULY 1990

1. BETWEEN 20-23 JUNE SIX OTHER COUNTIES OF HUNAN PROVINCE HIT BY VIOLENT RAIN STORMS. 34 PERSONS REPORTED DEAD, 1,399 INJURED AND 510,000 SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.

2. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED UPDATED ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE BY MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS 3 JULY AS FOLLOWS:

- 264 DEAD AND 3,775 INJURED.
- 71,400 HOUSES COLLAPSED AND 159,000 DAMAGED.
- 4,737 TONS OF GRAIN LOST.
- DIRECT ECONOMIC LOSSES ESTIMATED AT USD 435 MILLION.

3. SUPPLIES REQUESTED FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES ARE:

GRAIN, BLANKETS, CLOTHING, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, FUEL, STEEL AND FERTILIZERS.

UN REPRESENTATIVE ASSESSING QUANTITIES WITH GOVT AUTHORITIES.

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UNDRO 90/1120

CHINA - EMERGENCY SITUATION
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
19 JULY 1990

1. UNDRO/UNDP REPRESENTATIVE IN BEIJING REPORTS FOLLOWING OVERVIEW OF CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE SITUATION:

HUNAN PROVINCE

NEW FLOODS HIT THE PROVINCE FROM 25 JUNE TO 2 JULY 1990. ACCORDING TO CHINESE AUTHORITIES, THE TOTAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY FLOODS IN THE PROVINCE IS AS FOLLOWS: 88 COUNTIES/CITIES WITH 26 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED, 363 DEATHS, 5,805 INJURED, 110,000 ROOMS COLLAPSED, 23,730 ROOMS DAMAGED AND CROPS ON ONE MILLION HA DESTROYED. TOTAL DIRECT ECONOMIC LOSS APPROXIMATELY USD 592 MILLION.

YUNNAN PROVINCE

TWO LANDSLIDES OCCURRED IN TWO COUNTIES ON 29 JUNE 1990. 69 DEATHS AND 10 INJURED.

FUJIAN AND ZHEJIAN PROVINCES

TYPHOON NO. 5 HIT THE TWO PROVINCES ON 24 JUNE 1990, COMBINED WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FLOODS. 56 DEATHS AND 148 INJURED WERE REPORTED. TOTAL DIRECT ECONOMIC LOSS ESTIMATED AT USD 16 MILLION.

FUJIAN AND GUANGDONG PROVINCES

TYPHOON NO. 6 HIT THESE PROVINCES ON 29 JUNE 1990 SHORTLY AFTER TYPHOON NO. 5. 16 DEATHS, 288 INJURED AND 5.59 MILLION PEOPLE REPORTED AFFECTED. ECONOMIC LOSS APPROXIMATELY USD 28 MILLION.

SHAANXI AND SICHUAN PROVINCES

FROM 5 TO 6 JULY 1990 RAIN STORMS HIT NORTHERN SICHUAN AND SOUTHERN SHAANXI PROVINCES. JTALIN, HAN AND WET RIVERS FLOODED GUANGYUAN CITY IN SICHUAN AND COUNTY TOWN OF FENG AND LUEYANG. HIGHWAYS, RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER SUPPLY CUT. 72 DEATHS AND 35,000 ROOMS REPORTED DESTROYED. DIRECT ECONOMIC LOSSES ESTIMATED AT USD 211 MILLION.

2. CHINESE GOVERNMENT STATED THAT IT WOULD WELCOME INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

3. RELIEF URGENTLY NEEDED, AS IDENTIFIED BY GOVERNMENT: GRAIN, BLANKETS, CLOTHING, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, FERTILIZERS, FUEL AND STEEL.

4. CONTRIBUTION REPORT AS OF 16 JULY FOR HUNAN FLOODS:

DONOR	DESCRIPTION	VALUE IN USD
JAPAN	RELIEF SUPPLIES	180,000
USA	CASH GRANT	25,000
EEC	RELIEF SUPPLIES+	216,000
UNDP	EMERGENCY GRANT	50,000

+IMPLEMENTING AGENCY MSF BELGIUM.

5. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO PREFERABLY BY TELEX (414242 DRO CH), FAX (41-22-7335623) OR UNIENET (DIALCOM 41:UNX008), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUES PER ITEM.

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