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Cape Verde
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08 May 1995

Cape Verde
Cape Verde Volcanic Eruption Information Report No.6

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA-GENEVA 95/0167
1. THE UNDP/DHA COORDINATOR IN PRAIA, REPORTED THAT THE FOGO VOLCANO IS NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF DECREASING ITS ACTIVITY IN SPITE OF SOME EXPLOSIONS AND MODERATE TO STRONG VOLCANIC TREMOR. THE VOLUME OF LAVA IS RELATIVELY LOW, ERUPTING FROM A CRACK THAT OPENED AT THE NORTHWESTERN BASE OF THE MAIN CONE LATE APRIL. SO FAR THE AREA COVERED BY 1995 LAVA FLOWS IS ABOUT 5KM2.

2. THE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES (LOCAL AND THE GOVERNMENT) CONSIDER THAT, FOR THE TIME BEING, THE EMERGENCY NEEDS HAVE BEEN MET. NEVERTHELESS SOME PROBLEMS MAY ARISE SOON AS THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES

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15 Apr 1995

Cape Verde
Cape Verde Volcanic Eruption Information Report No.5

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA-GENEVA 95/0159
SITUATION

1. DHA UNDAC TEAM REPORTS THAT THE VOLCANO IN FOGO ISLAND, CAPE VERDE, IS STILL ACTIVE AND STILL PRESENTS A THREAT. NO WAY OF PREDICTING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN VOLCANO ACTIVITY. IF ERUPTION CONTINUES THE MOST LIKELY WORST-CASE SCENARIO WILL BE LAVA FLOWING DOWN EAST SIDE, CUTTING OFF TWO THIRDS OF THE ISLAND FROM THE AIRPORT AND DESTROYING THREE TO SIX VILLAGES - DEPENDING ON THE FLOW OF THE LAVA - MAKING THUS 2500 TO 6000 (15 PER CENT OF FOGO POPULATION) PEOPLE HOMELESS. THE PRESENT LAVA FLOW HAS DESTROYED 10 PER CENT OF FOGO AGRICULTURAL LAND AND

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11 Apr 1995

Cape Verde
DHA to send two planes to relieve people displaced after volcanic eruptions in Cape Verde

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
The United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) is sending two planes to Cape Verde with emergency relief material to relieve populations displaced as a result of the Fogo volcanic eruption.
Financed by the Government of Italy and released to DHA by the Government of Belgium, the planes will transport tents, kitchen sets, agricultural tools, medicines, and generators, also provided by Italy. They will be shipped from the DHA warehouse in Pisa to the Fogo island, located south west of Praia, the capital.

Since the Fogo volcano began to erupt,

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10 Apr 1995

Cape Verde
Cape Verde Volcanic Eruption Information Report No.4

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA-GENEVA 95/0157
1. FOGO VOLCANO CONTINUES TO EXPEL LAVA FROM TWO FISSURES, BUT ITS ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED IN THE LAST THREE DAYS.

2. TO DATE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT 5,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED.

3. THE CAPVERDIEN GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE WHICH WILL BE COORDINATED BY THE DHA/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE.

4. THROUGH MCDA STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURES DHA IN COOPERATION WITH THE BELGIUM AIRFORCE IS SENDING TODAY TWO FLIGHTS WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF GOODS DONATED BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT FROM DHA WAREHOUSE IN PISA. DHA HAS ALSO

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07 Apr 1995

Cape Verde
Cape Verde Volcanic Eruption Information Report No.3

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA-GENEVA 95/0154
1. DHA/UNDP REPRESENTATIVE INFORMS THAT SINCE BEGINNING FOGO VOLCANIC ERUPTION, LAST MONDAY 3 APRIL, THOUSANDS BECAME HOMELESS WHEN THEIR HOMES/PROPERTIES IN CHA DAS CALDEIRAS, WERE DESTROYED BY A STREAM OF LAVA EXPELLED FROM FISSURES OUTSIDE THE MAIN CRATER.

2. TO DATE FOGO VOLCANO CONTINUES ITS ACTIVITY, EXPELLING LAVA ASH AND SMOKE THREATENING OTHER VILLAGES.

3. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT SO FAR APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THE MAJORITY OF DISPLACED PERSONS ARE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ELDERLY. THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED

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04 Apr 1995

Cape Verde
Cape Verde Volcanic Eruption Information Report No.2

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA-GENEVA 95/0132
1. UNDP OFFICE IN PRAIA REPORTS THAT FLANK ERUPTION HAS OCCURRED OUTSIDE CRATER FROM A FISSURE 200 METRES LONG FROM WHICH A LAVA STREAM 10 METRES WIDE AND 2 METRES THICK IS MOVING AT 5 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. VOLCANIC ASH IS BEING CARRIED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 4000 TO 5000 METRES.

2. MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE THAT ONE THOUSAND PERSONS HAVE SO FAR LEFT THEIR HOMES IN THE MOST DANGEROUS ZONE.

3. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTING BY BOAT FOOD, TENTS AND BLANKETS FOR THOSE AFFECTED.

4. WHO IS SENDING ONE EMERGENCY HEALTH KIT FROM DHA WAREHOUSE PISA.

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03 Apr 1995

Cape Verde
Cape Verde Volcanic Eruption Information Report No.1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA-GENEVA 95/0130
1. AS PER INFORMATION FROM UN AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES, FOGO VOLCANO ON FOGO ISLAND SOUTHWEST OF CAPITAL PRAIA (SANTIAGO ISLAND) SHOWS UNUSUAL ACTIVITY SINCE 03 APRIL EARLY MORNING. A SERIOUS ERUPTION OF FOGO LAST OCCURRED ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO.

2. ASSESSMENT MISSION LED BY MINISTER OF DEFENCE AND INCLUDING MINISTRIES OF TRANSPORT AND OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AS WELL AS NATIONAL RED CROSS IS ON LOCATION. GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING EVACUATION BY BOAT AS PER EXISTING PREPAREDNESS PLANS.

3. FOGO ISLAND HAS A POPULATION OF 33,000

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