UNDRO 86/2047
CAMEROON - RELEASE VOLCANIC TOXIC GAS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
25 AUGUST 1986

SITUATION

1. ON 23 AUGUST 1986 NATURAL RELEASE OF TOXIC VOLCANIC GAS TOOK PLACE IN WUM AREA (NORTH-WESTERN CAMEROON).

2. AS YET UNCONFIRMED REPORTS INDICATE UP TO 2,000 DEATHS (40 OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED). RISK OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND OTHER GENERAL TOXIC EFFECTS. WHO IN CONTACT WITH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE.

3. ON PRESIDENT'S RETURN FROM VISIT TO WUM AREA, GOVERNMENT APPEALED FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

UNDRO 86/1987

URUGUAY - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
16 AUGUST 1986

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS EXTENSIVE FLOODING EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DEPARTMENTS AFTER INTENSE RAINS AND OVERFLOW CEBOLLATI AND SANTA LUCIA RIVERS. MAJOR ROADS CLOSED. VILLAGES ISOLATED. UP TO 2,500 PERSONS HOMELESS. 16,000 INHABITANTS SANTA LUCIA BEING EVACUATED. SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS UNDERWAY WITH LIMITED MEANS. CONTINUED RAINS EXPECTED. GOVT HAS NOT REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL APPEAL. UNDRO WILL KEEP ADDRESSEES ADVISED AS NECESSARY.