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Ecuador - Rains/Landslides Apr 1993 UN DHA Situation Reports 1-9


DHA-GENEVA 93/0103
ECUADOR - RAINS/LANDSLIDES
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
1 APRIL 1993

SITUATION AND IMPACT

1. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR REPORTS SEVERE LANDSLIDES FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF ECUADOR NEAR THE CITY OF CUENCA AND PAUTE RIVER.

RAINS AND MUD HAVE CREATED AN ARTIFICIAL WALL OF 30 MILLION M3 OF STONE AND MUD BLOCKING THE RIVER AND AFFECTING THE TURBINES OF A MAJOR ELECTRICITY PLANT SUPPLYING A LARGE PART OF THE COUNTRY. 30,000 - 40,000 PEOPLE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AFFECTED AND EVACUATION HAS BEGUN.

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Vanuatu Cyclone Perma Mar 1993 UNDHA Information Reports 1-5


DHA-GENEVA 93/0102
VANUATU- TROPICAL CYCLONE PREMA
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
31 MARCH 1993

1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 'PREMA' HIT VANUATU ON 30 MARCH 1993 WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 90 KNOTS. CYCLONE HAS AFFECTED LARGE PARTS OF VANUATU, WITH EPI, THE SHEPHERD ISLANDS AND EFATE MOST DIRECTLY HIT.

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Afghanistan + 1 other
Pakistan/Afghanistan - Avalanches Mar 1993 UN DHA Information Report No.1

DHA-GENEVA 93/0098
PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN - AVALANCHES
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
29 MARCH 1993

SITUATION

1. ON 24 AND 25 MARCH 1993, AVALANCHES HIT MOUNTAIN VILLAGES IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN. IN GULTAR SITUATED 720 KM FROM GILGIT IN KARAKORAM MOUNTAINS ON BORDER WITH CHINA, EIGHT PEOPLE REPORTED KILLED AND THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED. IN THALESTAL VILLAGES NEAR CHOTA DEOSAI, SKARDU DISTRICT, 16 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 5 INJURED. HEAVY LOSS TO PROPERTY ALSO REPORTED. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS VISITED AFFECTED AREAS AND DISTRIBUTED RELIEF. UN/DHA RESIDENT COORDINATOR

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Somalia: Resolution 814 (1993) adopted by the Security Council at its 3188th meeting, on 26 March 1993 (S/RES/814)

S/RES/814 (1993)
The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 733 (1992) of 23 January 1992, 746 (1992) of 17 March 1992, 751 (1992) of 24 April 1992, 767 (1992) of 27 July 1992, 775 (1992) of 28 August 1992 and 794 (1992) of 3 December 1992,

Bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 47/167 of 18 December 1992,

Commending the efforts of Member States acting pursuant to resolution 794 (1992) to establish a secure environment for humanitarian relief operations in Somalia,

Acknowledging the need for a prompt,

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Cuba - Tropical Storm and Floods Mar 1993 UN DHA Situation Reports 1-5


DHA-GENEVA 93/0093
CUBA - TROPICAL STORM AND FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO 1
17 MARCH 1993

GOVERNMENT OF CUBA REQUESTING INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

SITUATION

1. ON 13 MARCH 1993 ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT TROPICAL STORMS IN RECENT HISTORY WITH WINDS UP TO 160 KM/H AND WAVES OF UP TO 8 M HIT CUBA FROM PINAR DEL RIO IN THE WEST TO CIEGO DE AVILA AND CAMAGUEY IN CENTRAL CUBA. REPORTS INDICATE THAT EASTERN PROVINCES MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN FLOODED BY SEA WATER.

IMPACT

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Pakistan Avalanches Mar 1993 UN DHA Information Report 1

DHA-GENEVA 93/0092

PAKISTAN - AVALANCHES
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
17 MARCH 1993

SITUATION

ON 14 MARCH 1993, AVALANCHES LOOSENED BY RECENT RAINS STRUCK NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE KILLING 23 PEOPLE IN BADAY SERAI VILLAGE, SWAT DISTRICT. 9 PEOPLE REPORTED INJURED, TWENTY HOUSES COMPLETELY DESTROYED, FORTY HOUSES PARTIALLY DAMAGED. FIVE WATER MILLS SWEPTAWAY. SWAT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION PROVIDED CASH COMPENSATION TO HEIRS OF DECEASED VICTIMS AND RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO THE AFFECTED POPULATION. IN CHITRAL, 13 DEATHS WERE REPORTED. COMMUNICATION
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Afghanistan + 1 other
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