DHA-GENEVA 94/0064

PERU - FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
28 FEBRUARY 1994

1. HEAVY RAINS, FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES DURING HIGHLANDS' RAINY SEASON, CAUSED WIDESPREAD ECONOMIC DAMAGE ACROSS PERU LAST WEEK(S). 5,500 FAMILIES HOMELESS, 50 DEATHS REPORTED. AREAS AROUND AREQUIPA, CUZCO, HUANCAYO, IQUITOS, PUNO AND TRUJILLO
WERE AFFECTED.

DHA-GENEVA 94/0055

UGANDA - EARTHQUAKE
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO.1
18 FEBRUARY 1994

1. DHA/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT THE SEVERE EARTHQUAKE (MAGNITUDE: 6.2 ON RICHTER SCALE) WHICH ROCKED MANY PARTS OF UGANDA AT 2.45 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON 6 FEBRUARY 1994, CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THREE WESTERN DISTRICTS OF KABAROLE, BUND IBUGYO AND KASESE. WHILE CASUALTIES WERE LIMITED TO EIGHT DEATHS, HEAVY DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED TO PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS (SUCH AS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND HOSPITALS). AS A

DHA-GENEVA 94/0046
MAURITIUS - CYCLONE HOLLANDA
ALERT
10 FEBRUARY 1994

CYCLONE HOLLANDA, WITH WIND STRENGTH 220 KM/H AND INCREASING, IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING MAURITIUS FROM A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. EMERGENCY STATUS 'FLASH CLASS 3' IN EFFECT AND 'CLASS 4' MAY BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. SINCE IT IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY (CHINESE NEW YEAR) MOST PEOPLE ARE AT HOME, AND STAYING HOME IS ONE OF RECOMMENDATIONS DURING 'CLASS 3.'

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS/GENEVA - 414242 DHA CH

DPR 310 MAR

DHA-GENEVA 94/0048