India Floods Sep 1992 UNDRO Information Report 1

UNDRO 92/0668

INDIA - FLOODS
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
21 SEPTEMBER 1992

1. RECENT FLOODS IN STATES OF UTTAR PRADESH, JAMMU AND KASHMIR HAVE LED TO ALMOST 500 DEAD. SOME 14,000 HOUSES DAMAGED.

2. ROAD NETWORKS IMPAIRED BY LANDSLIDES AND SERIOUS DAMAGE TO CROPS.

3. CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PROVIDING RELIEF ASSISTANCE. NO APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

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