DHA-GENEVA 95/0557
SITUATION

1. THE UNITED NATIONS DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM (DMT) MET WITH UN AGENCIES (UNDP, DHA/IDNDR, ILO, PAHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP), DONOR COUNTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AND THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMISSION (CNE) ON MONDAY, 30 OCTOBER TO REVIEW THE SITUATION, ACTION TAKEN AND OUTSTANDING NEEDS.

2. THE EMERGENCY PHASE IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE OVER AND WORK IS COMMENCING ON REHABILITATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE. HOWEVER, THE HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY CONTINUES, BECAUSE FOR 3 TO 6 MONTHS IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR SOME 3,500 PERSONS (700 FAMILIES)

DHA-GENEVA 95/0556
UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS:

1. WITHIN INTERVAL OF TWO WEEKS, ANOTHER CYCLONE STORM WAS FORMED IN BAY OF BENGAL AND CROSSED BANGLADESH COAST BETWEEN COX'S BAZAR AND CHITTAGONG DISTRICTS ON 25 NOVEMBER.

2. CYCLONE GRADUALLY WEAKENED AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGHOUT PREVIOUS NIGHT IN THE COASTAL BELT.

3. EASTERN COAST EXPERIENCED MODERATE STORM WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 80 KMS PER HOUR. LOW LYING AREAS OF OFFSHORE ISLANDS HAVE BEEN INUNDATED BY STORM SURGE OF 3-4 FEET HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. DHAKA HAS EXPERIENCED MODERATE RAIN

DHA-GENEVA 95/0555
DHA RELIEF COORDINATION

1. DHA RELIEF COORDINATION TEAM IS IN DPR KOREA ON ITS THREE-MONTH MISSION, WHICH STARTED 24 OCTOBER. TEAM IS MONITORING PROGRESS OF RELIEF OPERATIONS OF DHA AND OTHERS, ASSESSING FURTHER ASSISTANCE NEEDS, AND ASSISTING GOVT IN RELIEF COORDINATION.

2. DHA TEAM SO FAR MADE FIELD VISITS TO SINUIJU IN NORTH PYONGAN PROVINCE, SARIWON IN NORTH HWANGAE PROVINCE, AND HITCHON IN CHAGANG PROVINCE. TEAM MONITORED DISTRIBUTION BY GOVT OF DHA AND UNICEF CHANNELLED RELIEF GOODS IN THESE AREAS, WHICH WERE CARRIED OUT IN ORDERLY AND EFFICIENT MANNER.

Signed In Erdut, Croatia
And In Zagreb, Croatia
November 12, 1995
Galbraith and Stoltenberg presented this text to the Serbs and to the Croatian Government on November 12, 1995. It closely resembled the Guiding Basic Principles of October 3. At 1:OO PM Serb lead negotiator Milanovic signed the agreement's 14 points at the Yellow House in Erdut. Croatian negotiator Sarinic signed the agreement in Zagreb's Presidential Palace at 5:OO PM that same day.

The Parties agree as follows:

1. There shall be a transitional period

DHA-GENEVA 95/0519
UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS:

1.THE CYCLONIC STORM ORIGINATING FROM THE BAY OF BENGAL MADE LANDFALL THROUGH THE ORISSA COAST OF INDIA LAST EVENING. THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE BANGLADESH METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT REVEALS THAT IT IS GRADUALLY BECOMING WEAK AND MOVING TOWARDS NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AS LAND DEPRESSION.

2.AS AN EFFECT OF THIS CYCLONIC STORM, THE SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY REGION OF BANGLADESH (COVERING THE DISTRICTS OF SATKHIRA, KHULNA, BAGERHAT, PEROJPUR, BARGUNA PATUAKHALI, BARISAL AND BHOLA)

DHAGVA - 95/0516
UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS:

GENERAL SITUATION

1. STRONG FLOODS HIT THE CITIES OF IZMIR, ANTALYA AND ISPARTA ON 4 AND 5 NOVEMBER. THE MOST AFFECTED CITY WAS IZMIR, WHICH IS THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN TURKEY. THROUGH THE NIGHT OF 4 NOVEMBER, THE INTENSITY OF RAINFALL RANGED FROM 108 LITRES PER M2 IN IZMIR TO 429 LITRES PER M2 IN ANTALYA.

2. THE SITUATION IN IZMIR HAS IMPROVED. ELECTRIC POWER, WATER SUPPLY AND TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN RESTORED.

3. THE CONFIRMED DEATH TOLL IS 62 WITH 16 MISSING AND 60 INJURED.

DHAGVA - 95/0511
UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL (NDCC) REPORT:

IMPACT

1. CONFIRMED CASUALTIES AS OF 5:00 AM, 6 NOVEMBER 1995: 490 DEAD, 190 MISSING AND 2,801 INJURED. A TOTAL OF 226,717 FAMILIES OR 1,152,397 PERSONS AFFECTED, WITH 120,704 FAMILIES OR 636,645 PERSONS EVACUATED IN 1,058 EVACUATION CENTRES.

2. DAMAGE TO HOUSING: 47,435 DESTROYED, 49,226 PARTIALLY DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO CROPS ESTIMATED AT PHP 1,072.319 MILLION (USD 41.4 MILLION) AND DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE ESTIMATED AT PHP 1,105.835 MILLION (USD 42.7

DHAGVA - 95/0512

VIETNAM - TYPHOON ZACK
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
6 NOVEMBER 1995

1. TYPHOON ZACK HIT THE CENTRAL COAST OF VIETNAM ON 1 NOVEMBER.

2. UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN HANOI AND MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES REPORT THAT THE STORM AFFECTED THE PROVINCES OF QUANG NGAI, BINH DINH, QUANG NAM - DANANG, QUANG TRI AND QUANG BINH.

3. DEATH TOLL STANDS AT 16 WITH 51 INJURED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, EMBANKMENTS, TRANSPORT, POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.