UNDRO 89/0801
CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
20 APRIL 1989
1. ON 16 APRIL, AT 5:34 LOCAL TIME, EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 6.7 ON RICHTER SCALE OCCURRED IN BATANG COUNTY OF SICHUAN PROVINCE. EPICENTER PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED AT 29.54 N. AND 98.56 E. BATANG LIES IN REMOTE MOUNTAINOUS REGION (800 KM FROM CHENGDU, PROVINCIAL CAPITAL) CLOSE TO TIBETAN BORDER AND INHABITANTS ARE MOSTLY TIBETANS.
2. OVER 1,800 AFTERSHOCKS REPORTED. MOST SERIOUS MEASURED 4.4 ON RICHTER SCALE. HEAVY SNOW IN MOUNTAINS REGION ALSO HAMPERING COMMUNICATIONS.
3. ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AFFAIRS OF SHICHUAN PROVINCE REPORT, 7 DEAD, 37 INJURED, HOUSES EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED OF WHICH 54 COLLAPSED.
4. DISASTER RELIEF HEADQUARTERS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AND RELIEF TEAMS HAVE BEEN SENT TO AFFECTED AREA.
5. UNDRO HAS NOT SO FAR RECEIVED REQUEST TO LAUNCH AN INTERNATIONAL APPEAL.
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CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
18 MAY 1989
1. AMONG 10,000 AFTERSHOCKS OVER 1 RICHTER SCALE RECORDED, MAJOR AFTERSHOCKS HIT SAME AREA ON 25 APRIL WITH 6.7 MAGNITUDE, ON 3 MAY WITH 6.4 AND ON 4 MAY WITH 6.2 IN BATANG COUNTY OF SICHUAN PROVINCE.
2. AS OF 10 MAY, UPDATED DAMAGE REPORTED AS FOLLOWS:
- 8 DEAD, 107 INJURED. OVER 9,000 HOUSES IN 23 TOWNSHIPS COLLAPSED/DAMAGED. 1,850 ANIMALS PERISHED.
- SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ELECTRIC POWER STATION, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, ROADS, 21 BRIDGES AND 672 (228 KM LONG) IRRIGATION DITCHES.
- TOTAL ECONOMIC LOSS IN BATANG ONLY ESTIMATED AT US DLRS 67 MILLION.
- NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES OF LITANG, BAIYU, DERONG, XIANGCHENG AND DAOCHENG ALSO AFFECTED IN VARIOUS DEGREES WITH TOTAL ECONOMIC LOSS OF US DLRS 97 MILLION.
3. WFP FIELD MISSION TO DISASTER STRICKEN AREA FOUND WORST AFFECTED TOWN WAS ZHUBALONG AND ALMOST ALL OF HOUSES IN BATANG FLATTENED. MAJOR BRIDGE COLLAPSED, WHICH LEADS ACCESS TO THE AREA VIA ANOTHER MINOR ROUTE.
4. GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY PROVIDED 230 MT OF BARLEY AND EVACUATED 40,000 PEOPLE, WHO ARE TEMPORARILY ACCOMODATED IN MAKESHIFT CAMPS OF PLASTIC SHEETS AND SACKING. RECONSTRUCTION GRANT OF WORTH US DLRS 1 MILLION ALLOCATED BUT CONTINUOUS AFTERSHOCKS HAMPERING START TO WORK.
5. GOVERNMENT OF CHINA WELCOMES ANY APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FROM FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
6. MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS PROVIDED FOLLOWING LIST OF URGENT REQUIREMENTS.
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CANNED MEAT
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180 MT
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MILK POWDER
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180 MT
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COOKING OIL (BUTTER)
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135 MT
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BLANKETS
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50,000 UNIT
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TENTS
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5,000 UNIT
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TRUCKS
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20 UNIT
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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SEPERATE LIST FOLLOWS
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- ALL OF RELIEF REQUIREMENTS ARE LOCALLY AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, CONSIDERING THAT DISASTER AREA IS IN EXTREMELY COLD CLIMATE AND STILL COVERED WITH SNOW, BLANKETS AND TENTS SHOULD BE HEAVY-DUTY WINTER TYPE.
8. UNDRO PROVIDING EMERGENCY CASH GRANT OF US DLRS 25,000 AND UNDP CONSIDERING ALSO GRANT OF US DLRS 50,000 WITH ANY OTHER THIRD DONOR COUNTRY COST SHARING. UNDRO/UNDP JOINTLY PLANNING TO PURCHASE BLANKETS LOCALLY IN ORDER TO MEET IMMEDIATE RELIEF REQUIREMENTS.
9. DONORS WHO WISH TO MAKE CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH UNDRO MIGHT FOLLOW BANKING INSTRUCTION BELOW:
ACCOUNT NO. 183598-01-10 UNOG TRUST FUND FOR UNDRO WITH MENTION: CHINA - EARTHQUAKE 89
LLOYDS BANK
1, PLACE BEL AIR
CH-1211 GENEVA
10. WFP APPROVED US DLRS 1.9 MILLION WORTH OF ASSISTANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY EARTHQUAKES AND HAILSTORMS IN SICHUAN PROVINCE BY PROVIDING 9,375 MT OF WHEAT ON A FOOD-FOR-WORK BASIS.
11. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH, FAX 022-7335623, UNIENET UNDRORCP UNX004) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES, WITH COPY TO UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE BEIJING (TELEX 085/22314 DPBJGCH).
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