UNDRO 88/2473
CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
8 NOVEMBER 1988
1. ON 6 NOVEMBER EARTHQUAKE 7.6 DEGREE ON RICHTER SCALE HIT SOUTHWEST CHINA IN LANCANG AND MENGLIAN COUNTIES OF YUNNAN PROVINCE. EPICENTRE 23 DEGREES NORTH, 101 DEGREES EAST. NUMBER OF AFTERSHOCKS STILL CONTINUING. LANCANG HAS POPULATION OF 392,000 AND LOCATED 400KM SOUTH OF KUNMING, CAPITAL CITY OF PROVINCE NEAR BURMESE BORDER. ROADS LINKING TOWN OF SIMAO TO DISASTER AREA HAVE BEEN CUT. SIMAO HAS NEAREST CIVIL AIRPORT TO AFFECTED AREA.
2. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS: MORE THAN 938 DEAD, NUMBER OF INJURED NOT YET CONFIRMED BUT ASSUMED TO INCREASE. MOST HOUSES COLLAPSED IN LANCANG AND MENGLIAN. HIGHWAYS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUT OFF.
3. STATE COUNCIL STARTED RELIEF ACTIVITIES BY DESPATCHING FIRST MEDICAL TEAM CONSISTING OF 37 MEMBERS. 5 MORE MEDICAL TEAMS STANDING BY AT KUNMING. FIRST GROUP OF TRUCKS FULLY LOADED WITH FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND TENTS LEFT FOR AFFECTED REGION. WORK HAS STARTED TO CLEAR ROADS INTO DISASTER AREA.
4. MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS ASSESSING ASSISTANCE NEEDED.
5. SO FAR UNDRO HAS NOT RECEIVED REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
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DPR 310 CHA
UNDRO 88/2506
CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2
10 NOVEMBER 1988
1. AFFECTED AREAS INVOLVES 14 COUNTIES IN YUNNAN PROVINCE POPULATED MORE THAN 1 MILLION. MOST AFFECTED IS LANCANG COUNTY WHERE 607 DIED, 466 INJURED.
2. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE UPDATES: 2,800 PEOPLE INJURED, 200,000 ESTIMATED MADE HOMELESS. 200,000 HOUSES DAMAGED/DESTROYED. MOST HOUSES IN AREA ARE OF BAMBOO/THATCH CONSTRUCTION.
3. CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICE OF PROVINCE ALLOCATED US DLRS 539,000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF OPERATIONS. 2,000 MEDICAL WORKERS REACHED DISASTER AREA. FOOD, BUILDING MATERIALS INCLUDING, ROLLS OF FELT, WIRE AND NAILS TRUCKED TO AREA BUT ROADS STILL BLOCKED BY LANDSLIDES. HELICOPTERS BEING USED TO AIRDROP FOOD INTO THESE INACCESSIBLE AREAS.
4. ALTHOUGH UNDRO HAS NOT RECEIVED REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, GOVERNMENT WOULD WELCOME ANY APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE FROM INTERNATIONAL DONOR COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING IS LIST OF REQUIREMENTS SUBMITTED BY MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS:
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QUANTITIES
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ITEMS
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100 MT
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BISCUITS
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75 MT
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CANNED MEAT
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75 MT
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CANNED VEGETABLES
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15 UNITS
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JEEPS
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UNSPECIFIED
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PLASTIC SHEETING FOR SHELTERS
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10,000 UNITS
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TENTS
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50,000 UNITS
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BLANKETS
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100,000 SETS
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CLOTHES
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UNSPECIFIED
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CALVANIZED WIRE
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- WHO EXAMINING LIST OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND WILL MAKE AVAILABLE SOON.
6. ALL RELIEF ITEMS LISTED IN PARA.4 ARE LOCALLY AVAILABLE IF CASH CONTRIBUTION PROVIDED. UNDRO WILLING TO CHANNEL SUCH CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.
7. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES, WHITH COPY TO UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE BEIJING (TELEX 085/22314 DPBJGCH).
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DPR 310 CHA'88(1)
UNDRO 88/2513
CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 3
11 NOVEMBER 1988
1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZING INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP COMPRISING UNDP, UNICEF, WHO AND WFP.
2. FOLLOWING IS LIST OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.
IMMEDIATE RELIEF REQUIREMENTS
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QUANTITIES
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ITEMS
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(UNITS)
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200,000
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DISPOSABLE SYRINGES/NEEDLES
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200,000
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I/V GIVING SETS
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20,000
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GLASS SYRINGES 1 CC
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20,000
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- DITTO - 2 CC
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40,000
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- DITTO - 5 CC
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20,000
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- DITTO - 10 CC
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100,000
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NEEDLES FOR GLASS SYRINGES
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50,000
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THERMOMETERS
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20
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ELECTRIC BONE DRILLS
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60
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ORTHOPAEDIC SCALPELS
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(DOSES)
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20,000
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PARACETAMOL
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10,000
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IBOPRUFEN
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10,000
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NOVALGIN
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50,000
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AMPICILLIN 500 MG
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10,000
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CEPHALOSPORIN (5.52 YUAN/AMPOULE)
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1,000,000
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PENICILLIN G. 400,000 UNITS
(0.47 YUAN/AMPOULE) |
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50,000
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ACETYLSPIROMYCIN
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UNSPECIFIED
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WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
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UNSPECIFIED
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ORS
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MEDIUM TERM REQUIREMENTS
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(UNITS)
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20
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PORTABLE X-RAYS
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5,000
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VEYTALO TABLETS
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1,000
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ANTRENYL
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5,000
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ORTHOXINE (METHOXYPRENAMINE)
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5,000
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ISOPRENALINE
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200,000
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VITAMIN C
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5
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AMBULANCES
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- DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES, WITH COPY TO UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE BEIJING (TELEX 085/22314 DPBJGCH).
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DPR 310 CHA'88(1)
UNDRO 88/2522
CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 4
14 NOVEMBER 1988
1. POPULATION OF 14 COUNTIES IN YUNNAN PROVINCE IS 3.1 MILLION, OF WHICH OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED BY EARTHQUAKE.
2. 3,364 PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED. OVER 200,000 BUILDINGS, INCLUDING 144,000 HOUSES, COLLAPSED. IN ADDITION, 500,000 BUILDINGS, INCLUDING 253,000 HOUSES, DAMAGED. ALMOST 1,000 SCHOOLS AND 98 CLINICS DESTROYED.
3. 23,000 HA OF CROPS ESTIMATED DAMAGED CAUSING LOSS OF 150,000 MT OF GRAIN. ALSO REPORTED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ROADS, BRIDGES, IRRIGATION FACILITIES, SHOPS, FACTORIES AND OFFICES. TOTAL ECONOMIC LOSS ESTIMATED AT US DLRS 269 MILLION.
4. IN LANCANG COUNTY, 2,590 PERSONS INJURED, 70 PERCENT OF POPULATION AFFECTED. 74 PERCENT OF HOUSES DAMAGED/DESTROYED AND 40,000 MT OF GRAIN REPORTEDLY RUINED.
5. NO CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED IN AFFECTED AREA. RESCUE, RELIEF AND AIRLIFT OPERATION ON GOING. MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS ADVISING PLASTIC SHEETING FOR SHELTER SHOULD BE IN ROLL OF FOUR METERS AND TENTS BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR 10 PEOPLE (REFER TO UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2, 10 NOVEMBER).
6. GRATITUDE EXPRESSED BY GOVT TO COUNTRIES AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATIONS WHICH CAME FORWARD SPONTANEOUSLY IN PROVIDING HELP.
7. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES, WITH COPY TO UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE BEIJING (TELEX 085/22314 DPBJGCH).
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DPR 310 CHA'88(2)
UNDRO 88/2563
CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 5
21 NOVEMBER 1988
1. UNDRO/UNDP/UNICEF PARTICIPATING IN JOINT RELIEF PROJECT FOR LOCAL PROCUREMENT OF TENTS, PLASTIC SHEETING AND BLANKETS.
2. FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS SO FAR REPORTED TO UNDRO
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UN SYSTEMS
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US DLRS | |
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UNDRO
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EMERGENCY CASH GRANT
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15,000 |
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UNDP
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CASH FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF TENTS, PLASTIC SHEETS, QUILTS/BLANKETS
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50,000 |
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UNICEF
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CASH FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF 12 MT BISCUITS
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12,500 |
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AMPICILLIN, CEPHALOSPORIN, PENICILLIN G, PARACETAMOL
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12,500 | |
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GOVERNMENTS
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AUSTRALIA
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CASH FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AND OTHER RELIEF ITEMS
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206,611 |
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JAPAN
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MEDICINES INCLUDING TRANSPORT
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174,800 |
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CASH
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500,000 | |
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UK
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CASH FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF 75 MT OF CANNED MEAT
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121,293 |
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USA
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CASH
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25,000 |
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
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AMERICARE
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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(++) |
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RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES:
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CANADA
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CASH
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4,201 |
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GERMANY F.R.OF
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CASH
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14,204 |
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JAPAN
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CASH
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16,000 |
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UK
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CASH
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17,699 |
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(++) VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO
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- DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES, WITH COPY TO UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE BEIJING (TELEX 085/22314 DPBJGCH).
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DPR 310 CHA'88(2)
UNDRO 88/2656
CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 6
02 DECEMBER 1988
1. ON 30 NOVEMBER, AFTERSHOCK MEASURING 6.7 ON RICHTER SCALE REPORTEDLY HIT SAME AREA ADDING TO DAMAGE PROVOKED BY 6 NOVEMBER EARTHQUKAKE. DETAILS OF DAMAGE NOT YET AVAILABLE.
2. GOVT. OF CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND MADE THEIR CONTRIBUTION AVAILABLE FOR UNDP/UNDRO/UNICEF JOINT RELIEF PROJECT (REF: UNDRO SITREP NO.5 OF 21 NOVEMBER) TO PROVIDE 290 TENTS, 12,295 BLANKETS AND 27 MT OF PLASTIC SHEETING.
3. END OF NOVEMBER, IT HAS BEEN RAINING IN YUNNAN PROVINCE. RELIEF ITEMS MENTIONED IN UNDRO SITREP NO.2 OF 10/11 AND NO.3 OF 11/11, PARTICULARLY TENTS AND PLASTIC SHEETING ARE NOT TOTALLY MET. FOOD REQUIREMENTS APPEAR TO BE MET.
4. FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS SO FAR REPORTED TO UNDRO
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GOVERNMENTS
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FRANCE
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CASH THROUGH FRENCH AND CHINESE RED CROSS SOCIETIES
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49,504 |
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NEW ZEALAND
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CASH THROUGH UNDP/UNDRO
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32,270 |
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NORWAY
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CASH THROUGH CARITAS NORWAY
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5,000 |
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
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CARITAS AUSTRIA
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CASH THROUGH CARITAS HONG KONG
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16,000 |
- TOTAL OF CONTRIBUTION REPORTED TO UNDRO SO FAR AMOUNTED TO US DLRS 1.9 MILLION. THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE CONTRIBUTION WITH NO INDICATION OF VALUES.
6. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES, WITH COPY TO UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE BEIJING (TELEX 085/22314 DPBJGCH).
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DPR 310 CHA'88(2)
UNDRO 88/2839
CHINA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 7
30 DECEMBER 1988
1. REQUIREMENTS OF TENTS, BLANKETS AND PLASTIC SHEETING, WHICH UNDP/UNDRO/UNICEF ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO PROVIDE, HAVE ALREADY BEEN MET BY OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.
2. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, IN CONSULTATION WITH GOVT., EXPLORING OTHER APPROPRIATE URGENT NEEDS.
3. APART FROM CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND, GOVERNMENT OF NETHERLANDS IS PARTICIPATING IN THIS JOINT RELIEF PROGRAMME.
4. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO (SINCE SITREP 6 OF 2 DECEMBER)
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION
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US DOLLARS | |
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EEC
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CASH FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF BLANKETS AND TENTS
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582,072 |
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GOVERNMENTS
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CANADA
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CASH FOR UNDP/UNDRO/UNICEF JOINT RELIEF PROJECT
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81,300 |
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NETHERLANDS
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CASH FOR UNDP/UNDRO/UNICEF JOINT RELIEF PROJECT
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75,000 |
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
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WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
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BLANKETS, COATS
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42,500 |
- PLEDGES REPORTED TO UNDRO SO FAR TOTAL USDLRS 2 MILLION.
6. THIS IS THE LAST INFORMATION REPORT UNLESS SITUATION CHANGES.
7. FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTINUE INFORMING UNDRO (TELEX 28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES, WITH COPY TO UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE BEIJING (TELEX 085/22314 DPBJGCH).
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DPR 310 CHA'88(2)