UNDRO 92/0263
ECUADOR - FLOODS EQUATORIAL COAST
DHA/UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
26 MARCH 1992
SITUATION AND PRELIMINARY NEEDS
1. ON 24 MARCH 1992 HEAVY FLOODS OCCURRED AT THE EQUATORIAL COAST FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAINS.
2. ACCORDING TO CIVIL DEFENCE THE FLOODS HAVE AFFECTED 10,200 HA. 10,000 HA HAVE BEEN DECLARED ALERT ZONE YELLOW (TEMPORARY EVACUATION) AND 200 HA ALERT ZONE ORANGE (EVACUATION FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD).