UNDRO 88/0995
CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
24 MAY 1988
SITUATION
1. IN FUJIAN PROVINCE (IN PARTICULAR IN COUNTIES JIANYANG, CHONGAN, ZHENGE), HEAVY RAINS CAUSED FLOODS SINCE 20 MAY.
2. RAIN CONTINUES AS OF 24 MAY. RAINFALL RECORDED UP TO 257 MILLIMETERS ON 21 MAY.
DAMAGE
3. 78 DEATHS, 204 INJURED, 50, 000 PEOPLE AFFECTED, 14, 000 HOMES DAMAGED.
4. COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN AFFECTED AREAS DAMAGED.
RELIEF ACTIVITIES
5. PROVINCIAL/LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZING RELIEF ACTIVITIES. NO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS YET INVOLVED.
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UNDRO 88/1005
CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2
25 MAY 1988
LATEST INFORMATION AS FOLLOWS:
1. RAINS IN FUJIAN PROVINCE HAVE TEMPORARILY STOPPED.
2. 82 DEATHS, 436 INJURED, 5 MISSING, 100,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED OF WHOM 70,000 CANNOT BE REACHED OVERLAND.
3. LOSS OF 50,000 LIVESTOCK/POULTRY AND 2,550,000 KG GRAINS
4. DAMAGE TO 56,750 HOMES , 860 ROAD/BRIDGES AND 1,550 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM UNITS.
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UNDRO 88/1060
CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 3
27 MAY 1988
SITUATION
UPDATED INFORMATION INDICATES STEEP RISE OF POPULATION AFFECTED
1. 91 DEATHS, 657 INJURED, 1 MISSING, 100,000 PEOPLE IN UNREACHEABLE AREAS, 100,000 DISPLACED.
2. FOOD CROPS DAMAGE 333,000 HA, GRAIN LOSS 1,850 MT, LOSS OF 6,000 ANIMALS AND OVER 70,000 POULTRY.
3. 6,000 HOUSES COLLAPSED AND DAMAGE TO 3,908 KILOMETERS ROAD, 715 BRIDGES, 5,937 UNITS WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.
4. TOTAL LOSS ESTIMATED UP TO 72 MILLION US DOLLARS.
RELIEF ACTIVITIES
5. STATE COUNCIL DISCUSSING EMERGENCY RELIEF ACTIVITIES AND GOVERNOR OF FUJIAN PROVINCE SUPERVISING LOCAL RELIEF EFFORTS.
6. CHINESE GOVERNMENT LISTING IMMEDIATE RELIEF NEEDS SUCH AS FUNDS, FOOD, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, BUILDING MATERIAL, FERTILIZER, PESTICIDE, CHLORINE SPRAYERS, VANS FOR AGRICULTURAL USE, PLASTIC COVERING MATERIAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES.
7. DETAILED LIST OF REQUIREMENTS TO FOLLOW.
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UNDRO 88/1075
CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 4
30 MAY 1988
1. RAIN STOPPED ON 28 MAY.
NEEDS
2.NEEDS LISTED IN INFORMATION REPORT NO 3 DATED 27 MAY 1988 HAVE BEEN QUANTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: (A) IMMEDIATE RELIEF NEEDS: 5000 MT FOOD GRAIN, 20, 000 MT CEMENT AND 50 MT BUILDING STEEL FOR RECONSTRUCTION ROADS/BRIDGES, 600 MT NITROGENOUS FERTILIZER, 500 MT CHLORINE POWDER, 500 MT PLASTIC SHEETING FOR AGRICULTURE, 100 MT INSULATED WIRES (VOLTAGE 220) AND (B) MID-TERM NEEDS: 50 TRUCKS FOR RURAL TRANSPORT. ALL ITEMS EXCEPT NITROGENOUS FERTILIZER AND PLASTIC SHEETING ARE AVAILABLE IN CHINA.
3. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IS COORDINATING RESPONSE TO LIST OF NEEDS BY HOLDING COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF UN AGENCIES AND DONOR GOVERNMENTS. UNDRO'S FURTHER REPORTING WILL DRAW DONOR COMMUNITY'S ATTENTION IN PARTICULAR TO NEEDS WHICH REMAIN UNMET.
4. GOVT WELCOMES OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FROM INTERNATIONAL DONOR COMMUNITY.
5. DONORS (GOVERNMENTS, UN AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS) ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT TO UNDRO, ( RESPONSIBLE UNDRO RELIEF COORDINATION OFFICER: MR. E. HAEGGLUND), PREFERABLY BY TELEX, ON THEIR ASSISTANCE. DETAILED INDICATIONS OF TYPE, QUANTITY AND VALUE WILL PERMIT UNDRO'S TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF BALANCE OF NEEDS.
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UNDRO 88/1168
CHINA - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 5
9 JUNE 1988
CONTRIBUTIONS
1. FOLLOWING RESPONSE TO NEEDS LISTED IN UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 4 DATED 30 MAY 1988 HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO UNDRO:
- FOOD GRAIN
UK GOVERNMENT: LOCAL PURCHASE OF 1 000 MT RICE (VALUE EXCL TRANSPORT :US DLRS 260,000)
- CHLORINE POWDER (CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR LOCAL PURCHASING)
UNICEF: US DLRS 25, 000
UNDP: US DLRS 50, 000
UNDRO: US DLRS 15, 000
WHO: US DLRS 10, 000
2. IN ADDITION, GOVT OF JAPAN HAS DONATED MEDICINES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, WATER PURIFIERS, GENERATORS AND BISCUITS. (VALUE: US DLRS 196,500).
3. DONORS (GOVERNMENTS, UN AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS) ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT TO UNDRO, ( RESPONSIBLE UNDRO RELIEF COORDINATION OFFICER: MR. E. HAEGGLUND), PREFERABLY BY TELEX, ON THEIR ASSISTANCE. DETAILED INDICATIONS OF TYPE, QUANTITY AND VALUE WILL PERMIT UNDRO'S TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF BALANCE OF NEEDS.
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