DHA-GENEVA 93/0247

PHILIPPINES - TYPHOON KORYN
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
26 JUNE 1993

1. THIS MORNING TYPHOON KORYN HIT NORTHERN PHILIPPINES KILLING AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE AND UNLEASHING MUDFLOWS FORCING MORE THAN 18,000 PEOPLE TO FLEE THEIR HOMES, ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

2. KORYN'S 180 KM/H WINDS DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE, CAUSING POWER AND TELEPHONE LINE CUTS. ENSUING RAINS FLOODED LOW-LYING AREAS MANILA AND AFFECTED AIR TRAFFIC.

DHA-GENEVA 93/0239
BANGLADESH - FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
21 JUNE 1993

SITUATION

1. FLOODS WHICH STARTED TO AFFECT BANGLADESH EARLY JUNE HAVE WORSENED DURING THE LAST DAYS DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL, SEASONAL STORMS AND OVERFLOWING RIVERS. FLASH FLOODS AND LOCALIZED LANDSLIDES HAVE FLATTENED HOUSES, WASHED AWAY BRIDGES AND RAILWAY TRACKS, BLOCKED ROADS AND CUT OFF COMMUNICATION LINKS. STORMS WITH WINDS UP TO 43 MILES PER HOUR DESTROYED HOUSES AND CAUSED BOATS TO CAPSIZE AND SINK.

DHA-GENEVA 93/0237

RUSSIA - FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
17 JUNE 1993

1. HEAVY RAINS AND ENSUING FLOODS HAVE AFFECTED THE DISTRICT SEROV (300 KM NORTH OF REGIONAL CAPITAL YEKATERINBURG (SVERDLOVSK) IN THE URALS REGION. SITUATION IN TOWN SEROV WORSENED BY DAM BURST.

2. MORE THAN 10 PERSONS REPORTED DEAD AND BETWEEN 3,000 AND 4,000 EVACUATED.

3. SOME 1,500 HOUSES DAMAGED. DAMAGE CAUSED TO BRIDGES AND FARMS.

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DHA-GENEVA 93/0208

SRI LANKA - FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
1 JUNE 1993

SITUATION

1. MONSOON RAINS IN SOUTHERN PART OF SRI LANKA, INCLUDING COLOMBO, SOUTHERN KALUTARA, GALLE, MATARA AND RATNAPURA AREAS, CAUSED FLOODING WHICH STARTED LAST WEEK AND WORSENED ON 31 MAY 1993. OFFICIAL SOURCES ESTIMATE THAT OVER 28,000 FAMILIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WITH 8 PEOPLE REPORTED DEAD. THE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT HAS PREDICTED THAT THE PRESENT FLOOD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AND MIGHT WORSEN DURING NEXT FEW DAYS.