Sri Lanka Floods and Landslides Feb 1986 UNDRO Information Report 1

Report
from UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Published on 17 Feb 1986
UNDRO 86/0345

SRI LANKA - FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
17 FEBRUARY 1986

1. HEAVY RAINS IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY IN EARLY JANUARY CAUSED FLOODS IN EASTERN AND LANDSLIDES IN CENTRAL PROVINCES. UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE TRANSMITTED FOLLOWING GOVT FIGURES GIVEN ON 12/2/86: DEATHS 43, FAMILIES AFFECTED 12,897, HOUSES COMPLETELY DESTROYED 3,030, HOUSES PARTIALLY DAMAGED 19,250.

2. GOVT IDENTIFIED NEED MMEDIATE RELIEF, BASIC FOOD, DRY RATIONS, ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS, MEDICINES AND VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT IN REMOTE AREAS. TOTAL VALUE EXCEEDED SFR 127,000.

5. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

6. UNLESS A NEW EMERGENCY SITUATION DEVELOPS, UNDRO DOES NOT INTEND AT THIS STAGE TO ISSUE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DISASTER.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

(DPR 310 SRL)