DHA-GENEVA 95/0509
UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS:
1. CITY OF IZMIR AFFECTED
BY STRONG FLOODS ON 4 NOVEMBER FOLLOWING
HEAVY RAINS (UNPRECEDENTED INTENSITY SINCE 1939).
2. 45 CONFIRMED DEAD, MANY MISSING HAVE
NOT YET BEEN FOUND.
3. WATER AND ELECTRITICY SUPPLY DISRUPTED.
4. TURKISH HEAD OF STATE AND HEAD
OF DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER AFFAIRS ARE VISITING
DISASTER AREA. TURKISH RED CRESCENT HAS ESTABLISHED A
CRISIS MANAGEMENT TEAM AND TOGETHER WITH LOCAL
AUTHORITIES AND DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER AFFAIRS THEY ARE CARRYING
OUT RELIEF.
5. UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND
