UNDRO 86/1631
COLOMBIA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
10 JULY 1986
1. CONTINUING HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED FLOODS IN EASTERN PROVINCES OF COLOMBIA. 4 DEAD CONFIRMED WHILE PRESS INDICATED HIGHER NUMBER. A TOTAL OF 15,000 PERSONS AFFECTED.
- PROVINCE ARAUCA: CITY ARAUCA INUNDATED. SCHOOLS USED AS TEMPORARY SHELTER.
- PROVINCES CASANARE, GUAINIA, GUAVIARE, META: EVACUATION TO SAFER AREAS OF POPULATION LIVING CLOSE TO RIVERS. SEVERAL TOWNS CUT OFF BY FLOODS.