Ecuador - Floods Mar 1992 UN DHA Situation Reports 1-6

UNDRO 92/0263
ECUADOR - FLOODS EQUATORIAL COAST
DHA/UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
26 MARCH 1992

SITUATION AND PRELIMINARY NEEDS

1. ON 24 MARCH 1992 HEAVY FLOODS OCCURRED AT THE EQUATORIAL COAST FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAINS.

2. ACCORDING TO CIVIL DEFENCE THE FLOODS HAVE AFFECTED 10,200 HA. 10,000 HA HAVE BEEN DECLARED ALERT ZONE YELLOW (TEMPORARY EVACUATION) AND 200 HA ALERT ZONE ORANGE (EVACUATION FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD).

3. ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE HAS NOT YET BEEN FULLY ASSESSED, IT IS REPORTED THAT 13 PERSONS WERE KILLED, 4 MISSING AND 2,000 HOUSES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED MAKING 10,000 PERSONS HOMELESS. CROPS SUCH AS RICE, BANANA AND SORGHUM ARE LOST. DANIEL PALACIOS DAM IS AT THE POINT OF OVERFLOWING. THE FORECAST IS THAT THE HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL.

4. THE FOLLOWING NEEDS ALREADY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED: FOOD, WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT, TENTS AND BLANKETS. MORE DETAILED QUANTIFIED INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE FLOODS AND RELIEF WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS RECEIVED FROM THE UNDP/UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

5. THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC HAS NOT YET DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BUT IT IS EXPECTED THAT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS A RED ALERT (TOTAL DISASTER) WILL BE ANNOUNCED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOCATED USD 227,272 TO CIVIL DEFENCE FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF. THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE HAS AUTHORIZED USD 30,303 FOR FOOD.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - UNDRO 414242 DRO CH

UNDRO 92/0274

ECUADOR - FLOODS ECUADORIAN COAST
DHA/UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
31 MARCH 1992

SITUATION AND ISSUANCE OF APPEAL

1. THE ECUADORIAN COAST WAS HIT BY HEAVY FLOODS ON 24 MARCH 1992, FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAINS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO APRIL.

2. THE GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED UNDRO TO ISSUE AN APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

3. NEEDED ARE: FOOD STUFFS, MEDICINES, BLANKETS, TENTS, WATER PURIFIERS AND CHLORINE

QUANTIFICATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED URGENTLY AND WILL BE PROVIDED ASAP. CASH GRANTS FOR LOCAL PURCHASE APPEAR TO BE MOST USEFUL AT PRESENT.

4. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS EMERGENCY CAN BE PAID INTO UNDRO'S ACCOUNT WITH SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 REFERENCE 'ECUADOR FLOODS'. DHA-UNDRO WILL MAKE IMMEDIATE ADVANCES AGAINST WRITTEN PLEDGES IT MIGHT RECEIVE.

5. DHA-UNDRO IS PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY GRANT OF USD 20,000.

6. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY ON PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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UNDRO 92/0300

ECUADOR - EL NINO FLOODS
DHA/UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
7 APRIL 1992

SITUATION

1. SINCE BEGINNING OF MARCH, 10 PROVINCES OF ECUADOR HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE 'NINO' PHENOMENON: GUAYAS, MANABI, EL ORO, LOS RIOS, ESMERALDAS, TUNGURAHUA, COTOPAXI, LOJA, ZAMORA, CHINCHIPE AND GALAPAGOS. THE PROCESS WAS FORECAST FOR END OF 1991. SINCE AUGUST 91, CIVIL DEFENCE HAS BEEN TAKING ACTION TO MITIGATE PHENOMENON, AND NEWLY CONSTRUCTED DAMS HAVE PERMITTED CONTROL OF WATER LEVEL.

2. TO DATE, PHENOMENON HAS CAUSED 22 DEATHS (MOSTLY CHILDREN), DESTRUCTION OF 25,000 HA. AGRICULTURAL LAND, AND DAMAGE TO 8,279 HA. USED FOR PRAWN FARMING. 22,000 FAMILIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, 2,000 DWELLINGS DESTROYED, AND 100,000 FAMILIES ARE AT RISK BECAUSE OF PROLIFERATION OF INSECTS CARRYING DISEASE, INCLUDING DENGUE FEVER. 77,000 HA. ARE UNDER WATER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT OF EPIDEMICS. QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER HAS FALLEN, WHICH SUPPLIES HALF THE POPULATION OF ECUADOR (5 MILLION PEOPLE). IN ADDITION, HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS OF ROADS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

3. IN COASTAL REGION EPIDEMICS OF CHOLERA, DENGUE AND OTHER SKIN DISEASES HAVE RECENTLY SHOWN A SHARP INCREASE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY NEW CASES OF CHOLERA. HEALTH PROBLEMS WILL CERTAINLY BECOME MORE ACUTE WHEN RAIN CEASES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL RISK FOR MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES, SUCH AS MALARIA AND DENGUE.

4. GREATEST RAINFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN APRIL AND THEN DIMINISH UNTIL MAY.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

5. A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED.

6. FROM STOCKS FOR WFP PROJECT, WHEAT FLOUR, TINNED MEAT, OIL AND BEANS TO A VALUE OF USD 6,000 WERE SENT TO PORTOVIEJO. FOOD WAS MADE AVAILABLE FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH STOCKS PLUS 92 TONS CORNFLOUR FROM WFP TO FEED 23,000 FAMILIES FOR 10 DAYS BEGINNING 3 APRIL. COST TO MIN. OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WFP FOR THIS DONATION WAS ESTIMATED AT 114,000 USD.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

7. FOOD

CIVIL DEFENCE WILL PRESENT A REQUEST (THROUGH MIN. OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS) TO WFP TO FEED 20,000 FAMILIES FOR 30 DAYS WITH 1,200,000 KG MAIZE/MILK AND 60,000 KG MARGARINE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF USD 1,000,000. ALSO NEEDED ARE CEREALS, BEANS, OIL/FAT, BABY FOOD, SUGAR, SALT AND VITAMINS.

8. HEALTH AND SANITATION

- WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT FOR A VOLUME OF 1 LITRE PER SECOND

- CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FOR WATER PURIFICATION (GRANULATED CHLORINE IN 50 KG DRUMS AND CHLORINE TABLETS FOR PURIFICATION, HYPO-CHLORITE OF CALCIUM IN 50 KG DRUMS

- 8-PERSON TENTS FOR FAMILIES AND RELIEF POSTS

- PETROL-DRIVEN ELECTRICITY GENERATORS OF 1.5 KVA FOR GROUPS OF 5 FAMILIES

- 55 HP OUTBOARD MOTORS

- 10-PERSON RUBBER BOATS

- INDIVIDUAL LIFE-JACKETS

- MANUAL AND MOTOR-DRIVEN 10-LITRE FUMIGATION TANKS

9. THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN URGENTLY REQUESTED TO OBTAIN QUANTIFICATIONS FOR RELIEF NEEDS. MEANWHILE, DHA/UNDRO REPEATS ITS RECOMMENDATION TO DONATE CASH, IN ORDER TO SPEED UP RELIEF OPERATIONS, SINCE MANY ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE, PLEDGES, CONTRIBUTIONS

10. MADE AVAILABLE FOR RELIEF NEEDS SO FAR:

- UNDRO: USD 20,000
- UNDP: USD 30,000
- UNFPA: USD 30,000
- WFP: FOOD RATIONS FOR 100,000 FAMILIES
- WHO: USD 10,000

11. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY OF FURTHER PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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UNDRO 92/0365

ECUADOR - EL NINO FLOODS
DHA/UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
1 MAY 1992

SITUATION

1. RAINS HAVE CEASED ALONG COAST BUT CONTINUE IN EL ORO PROVINCE, WHERE ROADS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THEREFORE IMPOSSIBLE TO USE.

2. IN 5 PROVINCES (ESMERALDAS, LOS RIOS, EL ORO, MANABI AND GUAYAS) HIT BY FLOODS, DEATH TOLL NOW 17. OVER 55,000 HA. AGRICULTURAL CROPS LOST, AFFECTING OVER 25,000 FAMILIES (I.E. OVER 125,000 PEOPLE). AFFECTED AREAS REPORT INCREASED CHOLERA (A DISEASE RECENTLY INTRODUCED) AS WELL AS MALARIA AND DINGUE (TWO MOSQUITO-TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCE OF FLOODS).

NATIONAL RESPONSE

3. CIVIL DEFENCE HAS DISTRIBUTED WFP FOOD RATIONS VALUED USD 30,000 TO 26,000 FAMILIES.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

(REFLECTING PRESENT NEEDS)

4. FOOD

- 1,920 MT MAIZE MEAL
- 480 MT DRY SKIM MILK
- 120 MT BUTTER OIL

VALUE USD 1,890,909 FOR 100,000 PEOPLE

N.B. THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM WFP.

5. WATER

- 550 DRUMS (45 GAL) CHLORINE

6. MEDICINES

GOVT HAS SUBMITTED DETAILED LIST MEDICAL NEEDS (COSTING APPROX USD 1.5M) AVAILABLE FROM DHA-UNDRO ON REQUEST.

7. EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

- 20 MANUAL FUMIGATORS
- 80 MOTORIZED FUMIGATORS
- 10 RUBBER BOATS (10 PERSONS)
- 500 RAINCOATS
- 500 PAIRS RAINBOOTS
- 1,000 WATER TANKS (20 GAL.)
- 2,000 GAL. DIESEL

8. INSECTICIDES, LARVICIDES AND RODENTICIDES

- 200 55-GAL. TANKS MALATHION (95-96 PERCENT)
- 3,000 KG SUMITHION (40 PERCENT)
- 623 DRUMS PIRETRINE
- 20,000 KG ABATE (1 PERCENT)
- 50,000 KG KLERART

9. SINCE MANY ITEMS AVAILABLE LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY, DHA-UNDRO AGAIN RECOMMENDS CASH DONATIONS.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE, PLEDGES, CONTRIBUTIONS

(CONSOLIDATED REPORT, SUPERSEDING PREVIOUS ONES)

1. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY OF FURTHER PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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UNDRO 92/0380

ECUADOR - EL NINO FLOODS
DHA/UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
8 MAY 1992

SITUATION

1. IN GUAYAS PROVINCE, VILLAGES LOCATED BY RIVER BULU-BULU AND ITS TRIBUTARIES HAVE BEEN FLOODED. MOST DAMAGED ARE CITIES OF MILAGRO AND EL TRIUNFO. ROADS THIS AREA ARE PARTIALLY DESTROYED, MAKING TRAFFIC BETWEEN COASTAL REGION AND SIERRA VERY DIFFICULT. NO LOSS OF PERSONS, BUT PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION MASSIVE. MANY SCHOOLS FLOODED, OTHERS BEING USED AS EMERGENCY SHELTERS. BOTH REASONS HAVE HINDERED OPENING OF SCHOOL YEAR.

2. SITUATION IN EL ORO AND LOS RIOS PROVINCES APPEARS STABLE, ALTHOUGH SOME BRIDGES IN EL ORO BETWEEN CITIES OF GUAYAQUIL AND MACHALA RISK FALLING DOWN. MANY SCHOOLS ARE FLOODED.

3. IN LOJA PROVINCE, ALL LOCAL ROADS PRACTICALLY INEFFECTIVE, LEAVING MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES COMPLETELY ISOLATED.

4. IN MANABI PROVINCE, CHOLERA HAS CAUSED A DEATH. RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE ISOLATED, WITHOUT NECESSARY MEDICAL TREATMENT. A HOSPITAL IN TOWN OF MANTA WAS PARTIALLY FLOODED.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

5. AT GOVT REQUEST, WFP HAS APPROVED EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR 100,000 FLOOD VICTIMS OVER 2 MONTHS (TOTAL COST TO WFP IS USD 985,500, INCL. EXTERNAL FREIGHT, INSURANCE AND SUPERINTENDENCE VALUED AT USD 34,500). FOOD ASSISTANCE CONSISTS OF 2,100 MT MAIZE MEAL, 120 MT VEGETABLE OIL AND 75 MT DSM.

6. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY OF FURTHER PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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UNDRO 92/0487

ECUADOR - EL NINO FLOODS
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
11 JUNE 1992

SITUATION

1. ALTHOUGH STRONG RAINS HAVE CEASED, RAIN IS EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS UNTIL END JUNE. MEANWHILE STAGNANT WATERS CONSTITUTE HEALTH RISK FOR APPROX. 100,000 AFFECTED FAMILIES.

2. FOOD DISTRIBUTION STILL REQUIRED FOR NEXT 60 DAYS AT LEAST FOR DISPLACED FAMILIES WHO LOST THEIR CROPS. ALSO, CONTINUED MEASURES ARE NECESSARY TO PREVENT EPIDEMICS DUE TO STAGNANT WATERS.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE, PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS

(TOTAL REPORTED TO UNDRO TO DATE)

1. IT IS NOTED THAT CONTRIBUTIONS STARTED TO COME IN SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY AFTER DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORTS WERE ISSUED. THE TOTAL IS OVER USD 2 MILLION.

4. THIS IS THE LAST REPORT ON THIS EMERGENCY UNLESS THERE ARE UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS.

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