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Yemen Floods Mar 1989 UNDRO Situation Reports 1-5


UNDRO 89/0626

YEMEN PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
26 MARCH 1989

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT HEAVY RAINS,
WHICH STARTED FALLING 19 MARCH, CAUSED FLOODS IN CENTRAL AND
EASTERN REGIONS (GOVERNORATES OF HADRAMAUT, SHABWA AND MAHRA).
DAMAGES SUSTAINED EXPECTED TO SURPASS THOSE CAUSED BY 1982
FLOODS.

2. FIRST ESTIMATE OF NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED IS 50,000. 15
PEOPLE DEAD IN SEYOUN AREA, AND 16 VILLAGES ISOLATED AS RAINS
WASHED AWAY ROADS. DAMAGES REPORTED TO SOME 900 HOUSES, 2,000
HECTARES OF AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AND MANY AGRICULTURAL MACHINES.
WITH HEAVY RAINS STILL FALLING, DAMAGES EXPECTED TO INCREASE.

3. GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED UNDRO TO LAUNCH APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL
ASSISTANCE. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE MET GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS AND DISCUSSED DISASTER SITUATION AND APPEAL.

4. NEEDS: TENTS, BLANKETS, FOOD, EMERGENCY MEDICINES,
TRANSPORTATION (FOUR-WHEEL VEHICLES) AND BUILDING MATERIALS.
NEEDS BEING QUANTIFIED BY GOVERNMENT AND UNDRO/ UNDP
REPRESENTATIVE.

5. UNDRO CONTRIBUTING US DLRS 20,000 FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF
EMERGENCY NEEDS.

6. UNDRO READY TO CHANNEL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DONORS.

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

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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UNDRO 89/0635

YEMEN PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
28 MARCH 1989

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT HE MET DEPUTY
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND RECEIVED OFFICIAL DAMAGE REPORT
AND LIST OF REQUIREMENTS. AS OF 25 MARCH, DAMAGES STATUS AS
FOLLOWS:
- 1,433 HOUSES
- 40 PUBLIC BUILDINGS
- ONE HOSPITAL COMPLETELY DESTROYED
- 1,980 HECTARES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WASHED OUT
- 40 KM MAIN AND 30,500 KM SUB IRRIGATION CANALS
- 2,100 HEADS OF LIVESTOCK LOST
- 10,000 FRUIT TREES UPROOTED
- 30 PERCENT OF WHEAT CROP DESTROYED
- 900 METRES OF RUNWAY MUKALLA AIRPORT
- 750 METRES OF RUNWAY SAIYOON AIRPORT, AND ITS TERMINAL
BUILDING COMPLETELY DESTROYED
- ADEN - MUKALLA ROAD AND ALL ROADS IN HADRAMAWT GOVERNORATE

FLOODS STILL CONTINUING.

2. LIST OF REQUIREMENTS:
- BUILDING MATERIALS:
(CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SCRAPPERS, DUMPER/CONCRETE TRANSPORT,
CEMENT MIXERS, CONCRETE SHAKERS, CONSTRUCTION WORK TOOLS,
SCAFFOLDING MATERIALS, CONCRETE NETTING, SALINITY RESISTANT
CEMENT, RED TIMBER SLABS, IRON BARS, WIRES, ASBESTOS ROOFS,
PRESSED WOODEN SLABS, GLASS SHEETS)
- VARIOUS WATER PIPES AND DRAINAGE PIPES
- PORTABLE ORIENTAL TOILETS, HAND WASHING BASINS, PORTABLE
SHOWERS
- ELECTRICAL WIRES, PLUGS, BULBS
- AGRICULTURAL INPUTS (PUMPS)

SPECIFICATION DETAIL AVAILABLE FROM UNDRO. TEL 346011 EXT 3516.
MEETINGS ARRANGED WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO UPDATE ABOVE
LIST.


3. CONTRIBUTIONS

US DLRS
UN SYSTEM:
UNDRO
CASH GRANT FOR LOCAL PURCHASE POWDERED MILK
20,000
GOVERNMENT:
SAUDI ARABIA
AT LEAST TWO PLANE LOADS RELIEF MATERIALS
(15 MT RICE, 3.75 MT SUGAR, 750 CANS DRIED MILK 750
BOTTLES COOKING OIL, TENTS AND BLANKETS)
(++)

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

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

DPR 310 PDY 89 (1)


UNDRO 89/0693

YEMEN PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
4 APRIL 1989

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS MATERIAL DAMAGES IN
SAIYOON DISTRICT ALONE AMOUNT TO US DLRS 33 MILLION. FOLLOWING
MEETINGS WITH OFFICIALS OF MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUC-
TION, HEALTH AND PLANNING, UPDATED LIST OF REQUIREMENTS DRAWN UP.
REQUIREMENTS FALL INTO FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

- AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
- ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
- EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
- FOODSTUFFS AND SURVIVAL ITEMS
- MEDICINES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
- SANITARY ITEMS

SPECIFICATION DETAIL AVAILABLE FROM UNDRO. TEL 346011, EXT. 3516.
LOCAL AVAILABILITY OF THESE REQUIREMENTS LIMITED.

2. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITUATION REPORT NO.2 28 MARCH)


US DLRS
UN SYSTEM:
UNDP
CASH FOR LOCAL PURCHASE FOODSTUFFS
50,000
WHO
CASH
10,000
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
EEC
MEDICINES, MEDICAL MATERIALS, WATER TANKS,
3 MOTOR PUMPS, 2 CHLORINATION KITS, THROUGH MSF
FRANCE. VALUE ECUS 25,000
28,249
GOVERNMENTS
FRANCE
4.5 TONS (TENTS, BLANKETS, JERRYCANS),
2.5 TONS (MEDICAMENTS, WATER TANKS). VALUE
FF 947,000 FOR GOV. AND MSF FRANCE
152,251
KUWAIT
MEDICINES, TENTS, 25 TONS FOODSTUFFS
(RICE, FLOUR, MILK, COOKING OIL,TEA)
(++)
OMAN
THREE PLANES WITH TENTS, BLANKETS, MILK,
LENTIL, RICE, WHEAT, SUGAR AND MEDICINES
(++)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
2 PLANE LOADS WATER PUMPS, PIPES, TENTS AND FOODSTUFFS
(++)
UNITED KINGDOM
ONE PLANE LOAD: 2 LANDROVERS, 640 TENTS, 4,000 BLANKETS, ONE MILLION WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS. VALUE PDS.STG. 190,000
333,333
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
SIX BATCHES OF RELIEF MATERIALS
(++)
(++) VALUE NOT REPORTED

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

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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UNDRO 89/0771

YEMEN PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
13 APRIL 1989

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS, DUE TO CONTINUING
RAIN, FLOODS BEING REPORTED IN CENTRAL REGION OF SHABWA
GOVERNORATE. DAMAGES ASSESSED AS FOLLOWS:
- 4,569 ACRES AGRICULTURAL LAND WASHED AWAY
- 643 KM IRRIGATION CANALS DESTROYED
- 66 WELLLS DAMAGED
- 1,550 TONS ONION CROPS DESTROYED
- 1,328 CATTLES KILLED
- 2,254 FRUIT TREES UPROOTED
IN ADDITION, YET UNACCOUNTED DAMAGES TO HOUSES, CO-OPERATIVE
STORES, INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT.

2. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 3, 4 APRIL)


US DLRS
IGO
OPEC FUND
CASH GRANT THROUGH UNDRO/WHO FOR PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES
50,000
CASH GRANT THROUGH UNDRO FOR PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OF EMERGENCY SHELTER MATERIALS
50,000
GOVERNMENTS
ITALY
CASH GRANT THROUGH UNDRO FOR PROCUREMENT
AND TRANSPORTATION OF RELIEF SUPPLIES
300,000
RED CROSS/ CRESCENT
NATIONAL SOCIETIES
(BAHRAIN, CANADA, DEM. REP. GERMANY 169,009
JAPAN, SPAIN, UK, USA, USSR AND ARAB REP. YEMEN) PLEDGED CASH SF 123,600 AND IN KIND WORTH SF 155,100
  1. SO FAR, THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH ARE REPORTED WITH VALUES
    TO UNDRO AMOUNT TO US DLRS 1,162,842.

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

    = ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

    DPR 310 PDY 89 (1)


UNDRO 89/1540

PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
25 JULY 1989

1. WITH REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION WORK UNDER WAY, THIS
REPORT FOCUSES ON UPDATED INFORMATION ON CASUALTIES AND DAMAGES
ON THIS YEAR'S FLOOD DISASTER AND ON REHABILITATION AND
RECONSTRUCTION NEEDS. THIS DISASTER WAS MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN
ONE IN 1982,

CASUALTIES AND DAMAGES
----------------------
- 25 PEOPLE DEAD
- 80,000 HOMELESS, 260,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED
- 4,066 HOUSES DESTROYED
- 377 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING 35 SCHOOLS, 15 HEALTH CENTRES
DESTROYED
- 20,000 HECTARES LAND ERODED
- 400 IRRIGATION PUMPS, 70 WELLS DAMAGED
- 1,124 KM ROADS DESTROYED
- 5,467 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK LOST
- ESTIMATED CROP (WHEAT, COTTON, TABACCO) LOSSES ESTIMATED
US DLRS 5.8 MILLION

REHABILITATION NEEDS
--------------------
- CEMENT, TIMBER, METAL HOUSING FIXTURES, FARMING AND EARTH-
MOVING EQUIPMENT, WELL PUMPS, PIPES

2. REHABILITATION (IN HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE AND
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE) COST ESTIMATED AT US DLRS 72
MILLION, OF WHICH APPROX. US DLRS 46 MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED TO
COVER PROCUREMENT OF ABOVE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS, UNAVAILABLE
IN COUNTRY.

3. VARIOUS REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT PROPOSALS
WERE DRAFTED BY UNDP, FAO, AND WORLD BANK INTENDED TO ASSIST
GOVERNMENT EFFORTS, SOME OF WHICH REQUIRE FUNDING.

4. REPORT SUMMARIZING DAMAGES AND NEEDS FOLLOWING FLOOD DISASTER
SUBMITTED TO 6TH SESSION ECWA MEETING IN MAY. IT RECOMMENDED
REACTIVATING RESOLUTION WHICH WAS ADOPTED AFTER 1982 FLOOD
DISASTER CALLING FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD-STRICKEN
AREAS OF PDR YEMEN.

5. ON 10 MAY, 1989 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COUNCIL ADOPTED DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ASSISTANCE TO DEMOCRATIC
YEMEN (DOC. E/1989/L.14), CALLING ON STATES TO CONTRIBUTE
URGENTLY FOR RELIEF OPERATIONS.

6. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4, 13 APRIL)

US DLRS
GOVERNMENTS
AUSTRALIA
CASH AUD 75,000 THROUGH UNDRO
60,495
BAHRAIN
WHEAT, RICE, SUGAR, RELIEF MATERIALS
250,000
GERMANY, FED. REP
LOCAL PURCHASE 100 TONS FLOUR VALUE DM 55,000
29,101
JAPAN
CASH GRANT
100,000
NETHERLANDS
CASH DFL 100,000 THROUGH UNDRO FOR LOCAL PURCHASE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD
47,142
NORWAY
CASH FOR RELIEF MATERIALS, NKR 150,000 THROUGH NORWEGIAN RED CROSS / LRCS
21,834
SWEDEN
47 WATER PUMPS VALUED AT SKR 4 MILLION THROUGH SWEDISH SAVE CHILDREN FUND
597,015
USSR
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, TRUCTORS, TRUCK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
(++)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
28 TONS FOOD STUFFS, TENTS
(++)
OTHER
ANONYMOUS DONOR
CASH FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
250,000
ELF ACQUITANE AND TOTAL S.A.
CASH
100,000

7. TOTAL VALUE OF THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO WITH
VALUES AMOUNTS TO US DLRS 2,652,264.

8. WITH COMMENCEMENT REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES,
THIS IS LAST SITUATION REPORT ON THIS DISASTER.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

DPR 310 PDY 89 (1)