Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0093
1. GOVT OF MADAGASCAR
HAS ISSUED OFFICIAL APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AT END OF FEBRUARY,
TO RESPOND TO NEEDS OF POPULATION AFFECTED BY CYCLONE BONITA WHICH HIT
MADAGASCAR ON 10-11 JANUARY.
2. CYCLONE BONITA
CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ALONG COUNTRY'S NORTHEASTERN COAST, ESPECIALLY
IN FENERIVE, FOULPOINTE, AND MAHAMBO AREAS. 100,000-150,000 PEOPLE
WERE AFFECTED, AND NINE WERE KILLED. DHA/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE
IN ANTANANARIVO HAS BEEN CLOSELY COOPERATING WITH GOVT AND LOCAL DONOR
COMMUNITY IN COORDINATING RELIEF EFFORTS.
3. THREE SURVEYS
