UNDRO 90/0044

SRI LANKA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
10 JANUARY 1990

1. HEAVY RAIN DURING LAST FEW DAYS CAUSED FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN AMPARA, BADULLA, KANDY, KURUNEGALA, MATALE, MONARAGALA, NUWARA ELIYA, POLONNARUWA AND TRINCOMALEE DISTRICTS. MOST AFFECTED IS AMPARA DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH FLOODS NOW SUBSIDING, ROAD ACCESS TO AMPARA STILL IMPOSSIBLE.

2. 10 PERSONS DEAD, 37,653 FAMILIES RENDERED HOMELESS, 151,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED. MORE THAN 5,400 HOUSES TOTALLY/PARTIALLY DAMAGED.

3. STATE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ALLOCATED EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD RATIONS HAS STARTED.

4. ROOFING MATERIAL, CEMENT, TIMBER AND DRY RATIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS IMMEDIATELLY AFTER DISASTER. LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE COLLECTING RELIEF SUPPLIES.

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DPR 310 SRL

UNDRO 90/0172

SRI LANKA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2
30 JANUARY 1990

1. UPDATED INFORMATION PROVIDES OVERALL FIGURES OF DAMAGE: 33 DEAD, 400,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED AND MORE THAN 16,000 HOUSES PARTIALLY/COMPLETELY DAMAGED.

2. PUTTALAM, MANNAR, ANURADHAPURA AND BATTICALOA DISTRICTS ARE ADDED TO LIST OF AFFECTED REGIONS. MOST AFFECTED ARE AMPARA AND BATTICALOA WHERE OVER 300,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED. 26 DEATHS RECORDED IN TRICOMALEE AND IN MATALE DISTRICTS. (SEE ALSO UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1 OF 10/01.)

3. FOLLOWING LOCAL RELIEF REQUIREMENTS INDICATED BY DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE:

-RICE OR FLOUR	890 MT
-MILK POWDER	267 MT
-KITCHEN UTENSILS (1 RICE POT, 2 PANS, 1 POT COVER, 1 JUG)	16,468 SETS
-ROOFING SHEETS	253,100
-WATER BOWSERS	20
-HIGH POWERED MOTOR BOATS	10
-VEHICLES	8 DOUBLE CABS

4. GOVERNMENT IS NOT PLANNING TO LAUCH AN INTERNATIONAL APPEAL, HOWEVER, INDICATED THAT ANY SPONTANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS CEMENT, TIMBER ROOFING SHEETS, OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS AND DRY RATIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

5. CONTRIBUTIONS		US DLRS
GOVERNMENT
CANADA	CASH THROUGH LRCS	12,500

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DPR 310 SRL