Mozambique: Cyclone Mar 1994 UN DHA Situation Reports 1 - 8

DHA-GENEVA 94/0085

MOZAMBIQUE - CYCLONE NADYA
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT No. 1
26 MARCH 1994

1. AS NOTED IN INFORMATION REPORT NO.1 MADAGASCAR: CYCLONE NADYA, NADYA MADE LANDFALL IN MOZAMBIQUE YESTERDAY.

2. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR/DHA REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT ACCORDING TO MAPUTO'S METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CYCLONE NADYA HIT THE SOUTH OF NAMPULA PROVINCE AT UNDETERMINED TIME BETWEEN 25TH AND 26TH MARCH AT 16.2 DEGREES SOUTH AND 38.1 DEGREES EAST. IT HAS APPARENTLY DEVASTATED THE CITY OF NACALA. UNKNOWN DAMAGE IS ALSO REPORTED IN ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE. WIND FORCES REPORTED AT 140/150 KM/HOUR GOING THROUGH ZAMBESIA PROVINCE CAUSING HEAVY RAINS IN ITS CAPITAL QUELIMANE.

3. DAMAGE REPORTED IN NACALA AS FOLLOWS:

• 3 DEAD.
• 3 DEAD.
• 31 INJURED.
• 2 CHILDREN WASHED AWAY.
• 60 PERCENT OF THE MUD/STRAW HOUSES DESTROYED.
• POPULATION LEAVING CITY BY DOZENS.
• 120 CONTAINERS ARE PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER TO AFFECTED POPULATION.
• TREES TOTALLY DEVASTATED.
• HOSPITAL APPARENTLY DESTROYED.
• CITY NOW WITHOUT WATER AND ELECTRICITY.

4. CYCLONE HEADING SOUTH EAST, LOST SOME OF ITS FORCE WHICH REPORTED AT 2:00 PM 10 KNOTS OVER BORDER PROVINCES ZAMBESIA AND NAMPULA. QUELIMANE AND MAPUTO IN STATE OF ALERT.

5. WFP WAREHOUSE IN NACALA ALSO HIT (ROOF AND WALL COLLAPSED) AND 350 MT OF MAIZE, 160 MT OF BEANS, 115 MT OF LENTILS, AS WELL AS 17 MT OF SUGAR LOST, IN ADDITION TO 75 MT OF OIL LOOTED. WFP REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTION OF ITEMS AFFECTED BY WATER WHICH WILL SOON PERISH. FOOD BEING LOADED IN QUELIMANE BY WFP TO BE TRANSPORTED TO NACALA.

6. IMMEDIATE NEEDS REPORTED BY DPCCN (GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY RELIEF DEPARTMENT): BLANKETS, CORRUGATED SHEETS, TENTS, FOOD, MEDICAMENTS AND KITCHEN UTENSILS.

7. GOVERNMENT PREPARING MISSION LEAVING MAPUTO TO NAMPULA ON 26.03.94 TO ASSESS DAMAGE. HEALTH TEAM ALSO GETTING READY TO LEAVE MAPUTO ON 28.03.94.

8. UNOMOZ/UNOHAC PROVIDING HELICOPTER FROM NAMPULA FOR FIELD ASSESSMENT TO BE DONE BY UN STAFF RESIDING IN THE AREA AND CARGO PLANES FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES (110 MT) USING LOCAL STOCKS.

9. INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE NOT REQUESTED UNITL NOW.

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DPR 310 MOZ

DHA-GENEVA 94/0087

MOZAMBIQUE - CYCLONE NADYA
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO.2
29 MARCH 1994

SITUATION/IMPACT

1. CYCLONE NADYA, WHICH NOW MOVING IN SOUTH EAST DIRECTION WITH DECREASING FORCE, HAS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN NORTH MOZAMBIQUE.

2. A PRELIMINARY GOVERNMENTAL EVALUATION IS AS FOLLOWS:

I). MOST AFFECTED PROVINCES ARE: NAMPULA, ZAMBESIA, MANICA AND SOFALA.

II). DAMAGE AFFECTING THE POPULATION

- 75-85 PER CENT OF POPULATION HAS BEEN LEFT WITHOUT SHELTER.
- 75 PER CENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SERIOUSLY AFFECTED, PARTICULARLY MAIZE, CASSAVA AND BEANS.
- 80 PER CENT OF CASHEW TREES FELLED.

III). IN THE URBAN AREAS

- PRACTICALLY ALL BUILDINGS DAMAGED PARTICULARLY ROOFS AND WINDOWS. - WATER, ENERGY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED.
- 95 PER CENT OF NACALA'S ENERGY DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TOTALLY DESTROYED.
- HARBOR INSTALLATIONS IN NACALA WHICH RECENTLY REHABILITATED WERE DESTROYED, TWO SHIPS SANK AND ONE WAS DAMAGED.

IV). SCHOOL NETWORK

ALL SCHOOLS IN AFFECTED AREA SUFFERED DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION AND SOME CANNOT FUNCTION AGAIN IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE.

V). SOCIAL AND SANITARY SITUATION

BESIDES THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS, THERE WERE:

- 107 WOUNDED AND 1 DEATH IN NACALA.
- 21 WOUNDED AND 1 DEATH IN NAMPULA.
- SANITARY INSTALLATIONS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED AND THUS PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY PARALYSED PARTICULARLY IN ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE AND NACALA.

3. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

ACTION TAKEN AND/OR UNDERWAY AS OF 25 MARCH:

• PROVINCIAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS DESPATCHED TO AFFECTED DISTRICT.
• A HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENT TEAM LEFT MAPUTO FOR NACALA ON 26 MARCH.
• ESTABLISHMENT OF A GOVERNMENT TEAM TO MAKE AN URGENT INVENTORY OF STOCKS AVAILABLE IN-COUNTRY PARTICULARLY OF MEDICINES AND DRUGS, DOMESTIC UTENSILS, BLANKETS, TENTS AND CLOTHES. THIS TEAM HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED LINKS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE OFFERING ASSISTANCE AMONG THEM WHO, UNICEF, UNOHAC, MSF AND OTHER NGOS.
• RELIEF ITEMS (20 TONS INCLUDING 5 TONS OF CORRUGATED IRON SHEETS) WERE AIRFREIGHTED TO THE AFFECTED AREAS FROM MAPUTO, BEIRA AND QUELIMANE.
• A MEDICAL TEAM WAS DESPATCHED TO NAMPULA AND NACALA.
• FURTHER RELIEF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED WITH FOOD, TENTS, WATER TANKS, GENERATORS AND OTHER SUPPLIES.
• A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TEAM WILL BEGIN TO ASSESS INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGES.

4. WHILE CYCLONE NADYA STILL AFFECTS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFIED WITH THE VERY RAPID INITIAL RESPONSE FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES IN PROVIDING IMMEDIATE RELIEF.

SUPPLIES AVAILABLE INTERNALLY BEING FLOWN BY UNOMOZ PLANES TO AFFECTED AREA. THESE INCLUDE WFP'S FOOD SUPPLIES IN NEIGHBOURING CITIES AND TENTS, BLANKETS, UTENSILS AVAILABLE IN DHA'S STOCKPILES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

5. THE GOVERNEMNT APPEALS TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE VICTIMS OF THIS DISASTER.

6. DHA IS MAKING AVAILABLE AN EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT OF USD 30,000.

PENDING RECEIPT DETAILED ASSESSMENT FROM UN AND GOVERNMENTS FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECOMMENDED.

7. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

8. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH REFERENCE MOZAMBIQUE, CYCLONE NADYA.

9. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS/PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

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DPR 310 MOZ'94(1)

DHA/GENEVA 94/0090

MOZAMBIQUE - CYCLONE NADYA
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
31 MARCH 1994

SITUATION

1. LATEST ESTIMATES INDICATE APPROX. 1.5 MILLION INHABITANTS AFFECTED IN NAMPULA PROVINCE, OUT OF WHICH 300,000 ARE SEVERELY AFFECTED AND IN NEED OF PROVISION OF BASIC FOOD AND COMMODITIES.

2. SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE HAS ALSO SUFFERED FROM TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSING SOME FLOODING, HOWEVER DETAILS OF DAMAGE ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. NATIONAL TASK FORCE HAS BEEN SET UP IN MAPUTO UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH WITH CENE (NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMISSION) AND DPCCN (DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTION AND COMBAT OF DISASTERS).

4. A MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE TOGETHER WITH UN AGENCIES AND DONORS WAS HELD ON 31 MARCH TO FURTHER CLARIFY THE COORDINATION MECHANISMS FOR RELIEF OPERATIONS.

5. A DELEGATION HEADED BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF UN AGENCIES AND BILATERAL DONORS IS PRESENTLY IN THE AFFECTED AREAS FOR DETAILED ASSESSMENT. A SPECIAL GOVERNMENT SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR 1 APRIL TO REPORT ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS ASSESSMENT AND A MORE DETAILED APPEAL BY THE GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED BASED ON THIS OUTCOME.

6. WFP FOOD STOCK ASSESSMENT INDICATES THAT BASIC FOOD ITEMS (MAIZE, BEANS, OIL ) ARE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS BY MOBILIZING THE EXISTING STOCKS IN THE NAMPULA AND NEIGHBOURING PROVINCES FOR THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED POPULATION OF 300,000.

7. UNOHAC IS ORGANIZING A SERIES OF AIRLIFT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES TO THE NORTH. THESE INCLUDE EMERGENCY GENERATORS FOR THE NACALA HOSPITAL.

8. MAIN CONSTRAINTS FOR RELIEF DISTRIBUTION ARE REPORTED AS : A) LACK OF SPARE PARTS AND FUEL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TRUCKS IN THE AFFECTED PROVINCES, B) SHORTAGE OF FUNDS TO CHARTER PRIVATELY OWNED TRUCKS TO DELIVER FOOD IN THE DISTRICTS.


9. REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

PROVISIONAL LIST OF REQUIREMENTS

• MINIMUM OF 100,000 BLANKETS,
• MINIMUM OF 100,000 SETS OF CLOTHING,
• MINIMUM OF 60,000 SETS OF COOKING UTENSILS,
• TENTS,
• BLANKETS,
• EMERGENCY GENERATORS,
• FUNDS TO PURCHASE TRUCK SPARE PARTS (TIRES, BATTERIES),
• FUNDS TO CHARTER PRIVATELY OWNED TRUCKS,
• WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS,
• WATER TANKS AND CANISTERS,
• HOUSEHOLD AND AGRICULTURAL UTENSILS/TOOLS

THESE ARE SUBJECT TO FURTHER DETAILED DAMAGE/NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

A PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE OF NEEDS FOR MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND COSTED AT APPROX. US DLRS 400,000.

SINCE SOME OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED RELIEF ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LOCAL MARKET, CASH CONTRIBUTIONS WOULD ALSO BE WELCOME.

10. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA-GENEVA



(+++ : VALUE NOT REPORTED )

11. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF U.N. SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

12. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. C0-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH REFERENCE: MOZAMBIQUE CYCLONE NADYA.

13. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS/PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

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DPR 310 MOZ'94 (1)

DHA GENEVA 94/0092

MOZAMBIQUE - CYCLONE NADYA
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO.4
6 APRIL 1994

SITUATION

1. THE GOVT/UN/DONOR FIELD ASSESSMENT TEAM WHICH SURVEYED THE AFFECTED AREAS (SITREP NO.3, PARA.5 REFERS) CAME BACK TO MAPUTO ON 4 APRIL AND PRESENTLY COMPLETING THE REPORT. MEETING OF GOVERNMENT WITH UN AGENCIES AND DONORS IS TO BE HELD IN MAPUTO LATER TODAY, FOR PRESENTATION OF TEAM'S CONCLUSIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE.

2. IN A LETTER DATED 31 MARCH 1994 ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL, THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MOZAMBIQUE IN NEW YORK REQUESTED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEM ENTITLED 'EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO MOZAMBIQUE' IN AGENDA OF 48TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE LETTER STATES THAT 240 PEOPLE WERE CONFIRMED DEAD AND THOUSANDS SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2 MILLION PEOPLE HAD BEEN AFFECTED, OF WHOM 1.5 MILLION WERE LEFT WITHOUT SHELTER. THE GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE REITERATED CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. DHA MADE AVAILABLE 58 TONS OF RELIEF AND SURVIVAL ITEMS FROM ITS STOCKPILES IN MAPUTO, BEIRA AND QUELIMANE WHICH WERE AIRLIFTED BY UNOHAC FLIGHTS TO THE AFFECTED PROVINCES. UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IS CLOSELY WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE.

4. IFRCS IS MAKING AVAILABLE VARIOUS RELIEF ITEMS FROM THE STOCKS IN ITS WAREHOUSE IN MAPUTO.

5. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA-GENEVA SINCE SITREP NO.3

(+++ : VALUE NOT REPORTED )

6. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF U.N. SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONORS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

7. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH REFERENCE: MOZAMBIQUE CYCLONE NADYA.

8. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS/ PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

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DPR310 MOZ'94(1)

DHA GENEVA 94/0095A

MOZAMBIQUE - CYCLONE NADYA
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT N. 5
8 APRIL 1994

1. ON 16 APRIL THE GOVERNMENT CALLED A DONOR MEETING IN MAPUTO AT WHICH WAS PRESENTED A COMPREHENSIVE APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE COVERING BOTH IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND SUPPORT FOR REHABILITATION OF IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURES.

THE FOLLOWING PARAS 2. TO 26. ARE TAKEN FROM THIS FULL APPEAL THE FIGURES AND DATA CONTAINED ARE THOSE REPORTED BY GOVERNMENT SOURCES.

SITUATION

2. THE STORM STRUCK 13 OUT OF 22 DISTRICTS IN NAMPULA WITH HEAVIEST DAMAGES IN COASTAL DISTRICTS OF NACALA PORTO, ILHA DE MOCAMBIQUE AND ANGOCHE.

3. ABOUT 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE OF NAMPULA PROVINCE ARE AFFECTED AND EITHER HAVE NO SHELTER AND LOST FOOD CROPS SUCH AS MAIZE, CASHEW, MAXOEIRA, MAPIRA AND CASSAVA TWO WEEKS BEFORE HARVEST. IN THE MOST HEAVILY AFFECTED DISTRICT 80 PER CENT OF THESE CROPS WERE LOST. APPROXIMATELY 870,000 PEOPLE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE WORST AFFECTED.

4. OUTBREAKS OF DIARRHOEA AND CHOLERA REPORTED DUE TO PRECARIOUS SANITARY CONDITIONS.

5. THE STORM DESTROYED 130 KMS OF MAIN ELECTRICITY LINE ALONG THE NAMPULA - NACALA ROAD.

6. IN NACALA CITY MORE THAN 95 PER CENT OF THE ENERGY SUPPLY NETWORK IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THIS HAS LEAD TO SUSPENSION OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND POSED SERIOUS EFFECTS ON HOSPITALS. MOST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE PORT WHICH HAD BEEN RECENTLY REHABILITATED HAS BEEN DESTROYED, TWO SHIPS SANK AND A THIRD SHIP WAS DAMAGED.

7. SHIP DAMAGE IN THE NACALA PORT MAY CAUSE OIL SPILLS AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL DANGER OF WATER CONTAMINATION BY DAMAGE TO WAREHOUSES.

8. 13 HEALTH UNITS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN DISTRICTS OF MECONTA, MONAPO, ACALA PORTO, NACALA-A-VELHA, MOSSURIL AND ILHA DE MOCAMBIQUE. CONSIDERABLE QUANTITIES OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WERE LOST.

9. SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS BEEN PARALYSED. A TOTAL OF 90 SCHOOLS WERE DESTROYED AFFECTING A TOTAL OF 46,864 PUPILS.

10. ROADS ARE CUT BY DEBRIS AND WASHED-OUT AND NUMEROUS BRIDGES LOST, OVERLAND ACCESS TO NEIGHBOURING PROVINCES SEVERELY HAMPERED.

NATIONAL AND COUNTRY LEVEL INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

11. BRIGADES FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES WERE ESTABLISHED AT DISTRICT LEVEL AND RELIEF TEAMS WERE DESPATCHED FROM PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS.

12. IN NACALA PORT, SEARCH AND REMOVAL OF FLOATING AND SUNKEN OBJECTS AND DAMAGED SHIPS BEING DONE.

13. A WORKING TEAM HAS BEEN SET UP AT CENTRAL LEVEL TO PROCEED WITH THE INVENTORY OF STOCKS OF THE EXISTING EMERGENCY RELIEF ITEMS IN THE COUNTRY.

14. NATIONAL TASK FORCE HAS BEEN SET UP FOR COORDINATION WITH THE UN AGENCIES, BILATERAL DONORS AND NGOS.

15. SEVERAL DONORS HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED AND DELIVERED THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL BY THE MOZAMBIQUE GOVERNMENT. (PARA. 28. REFERS) 58 TONS OF RELIEF ITEMS WERE IMMEDIATELY MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE EXISTING DHA STOCKPILES (COOPERATION PROGRAMME WITH CENE/DPCCN). ALL OF THE RELIEF ITEMS WERE AIRLIFTED BY UNOHAC FLIGHTS.

16. ELECTRICIDADE DE MOCAMBIQUE PROVIDING MATERIALS FOR RESTORATION OF ELECTRICITY. DPCCN PROVIDING TIRES AND BATTERIES FOR TRUCKS, AND RELIEF SUPPLIES (CLOTHING, KITCHEN KITS AND BLANKETS) FROM STOCKS PREPOSITIONED FOR RESETTLEMENT OF DISPLACED PERSONS. THESE STOCKS NEED TO BE REPLENISHED.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE BY SECTOR

17. FOOD

THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED 13 DISTRICTS REQUIRE FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR 7 TO 12 MONTHS DUE TO CROP LOSSES. TOTAL REQUIREMENTS ESTIMATED AS: MAIZE 87,000 TONS, BEANS 7,000 TONS, OIL 7,000 TONS, SALT 600 TONS.

18. NON-FOOD

SOAP 1,000 TONS, BLANKETS 400,000, CLOTHING 350,000 SETS, FAMILY KITCHEN SETS 175,000, TENTS (FAMILY SIZE) 175,000.

19. LOGISTICS

SINCE THE ROAD NACALA PORTO/NACALA-A-VELHA/MEMBA IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED, THE SUPPLIES TO THESE DISTRICTS CAN ONLY BE CARRIED THROUGH AVAILABLE LIGHTERS OF 52 TON CAPACITY. US DLRS 254,000 ARE REQUIRED TO HIRE THE LIGHTERS. TO BOOST THE TRUCK DISTRIBUTION CAPACITY OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS ARE REQUESTED TO CHARTER PRIVATE TRUCKS. 4 WAREHOUSES OF 500 TONS EACH IN NAMPULA CITY AND IN NACALA URGENTLY REQUIRED.

20. WATER

FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN NACALA, THE FOLLOWING IS URGENTLY NEEDED: GENERATORS (15-30 KVA) 7, GENERATOR (300 KVA) 1, MANUAL PUMPS 4, HTH 5 TONS, ALUMINIUM SULPHATE 15 TONS. TOTAL OF US DLRS 215,500 IS NECESSARY FOR THIS PURCHASE.

21. AGRICULTURE

RESTORATION OF AGRICULTURE FOR 1994/95 HARVEST IS OF PRIORITY.

22. HEALTH

THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES THE FINANCIAL NEEDS FOR HEALTH SECTOR.

23. EDUCATION

MATERIALS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, TEACHERS HOUSING, DIDACTIC MATERIAL REQUIRES A TOTAL OF US DLRS 5 MILLION.

24. ROADS

A TOTAL OF US DLRS 500,000 IS REQUIRED FOR CLEARING AND REPAIR OF ROADS.

25. INDUSTRY

SEVERAL INDUSTRIES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND CURRENTLY DETAILED ESTIMATES ARE BEING PREPARED.

CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

26. LOGISTICS CONSTRAINTS

FOR IN-KIND DONATIONS MUST BE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO NAMPULA AIRPORT, NACALA AIRPORT OR NACALA PORT, OR CASH FOR IN-COUNTRY TRANSPORT IS PROVIDED.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

27. DHA DISPATCHING A TEAM ON 10 APRIL TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNMENT, UN RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND AGENCIES FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT.

28. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA-GENEVA TO DATE


(+++ : VALUE NOT REPORTED).

29. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE.FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONORS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

30. DHA WAREHOUSE IN PISA (ITALY) CAN BE USED AS ASSEMBLU POINT FOR SHIPMENTS, WHETHER DIRECTLY FROM DONORS OR FROM OTHER WAREHOUSES, FOR DELIVERY TO AFFECTED AREAS.

31. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NUMBER: CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH REFERENCE: MOZAMBIQUE CYCLONE NADYA.

32. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS/PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

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DPR 310 MOZ'94 (1)

DHA-GENEVA 94/0140

MOZAMBIQUE - CYCLONE NADYA
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
14 APRIL 1994

SITUATION

1. THE DHA TEAM HAD SERIES OF MEETINGS ON 12 AND 13 APRIL WITH GOVT (CENE/DPCCN), UN AGENCIES, BILATERAL DONORS AND NGO'S TO REVIEW SITUATION BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN MAPUTO, AND THEN PROCEEDED TO NAMPULA ON 14 APRIL WHERE THEY ARE MEETING PROVINCIAL COMMISSION FOR EMERGENCY (CPE), UN AND BILATERAL REPRESENTATIVES AND NGO'S PRESENT IN DISASTER AREA. OUTCOME WILL BE REPORTED SHORTLY.

2. DHA-GENEVA IS PREPARING AN AIRLIFT FROM ITS WAREHOUSE IN PISA TO NAMPULA AIRPORT.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA-GENEVA SINCE SITREP. NO. 5:

4. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF U.N. SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONORS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

5. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH REFERENCE: MOZAMBIQUE, CYCLONE NADYA, DHA-GENEVA.
6. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS, PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

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DPR 310 MOZ '94 (1)

DHA-GENEVA 94/0155

MOZAMBIQUE - CYCLONE NADYA
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
20 APRIL 1994

SITUATION

1. DHA TEAM, TOGETHER WITH DHA STOCKPILE COORDINATOR/MAPUTO AND CENE REPRESENTATIVE, ARRIVED NAMPULA 14 APRIL AND HELD SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH GOVERNOR OF NAMPULA PROVINCE, PROVINCIAL COMMISSION FOR EMERGENCY (CPE) AND HEAD OF DPCCN IN NAMPULA. TEAM ALSO HAD MEETINGS WITH NGO'S OPERATING IN NAMPULA.

2. TEAM CARRIED OUT FIELD VISITS TO NACALA PORTO, ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE, MONAPO, MOSSURIL, MECONTA, NACALA VELHA AND NAMPULA CITY. TEAM ALSO MET WITH BILATERAL DONOR AGENCIES CURRENTLY IN AREA AND LATER TODAY WILL DISCUSS FINDINGS WITH VICE-MINISTER FOR COOPERATION AND GOVERNOR OF NAMPULA. TEAM REPORTS THE FOLLOWING INITIAL FINDINGS FROM ITS FIELD VISITS.

3. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOUSING IN RURAL, SEMI-URBAN AND URBAN AREAS. MAJORITY OF HOUSES DESTROYED/DAMAGED ARE OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS (WATTLE AND DAUB AND/OR ADOBE WITH THATCHED ROOF). LIFELINES AND CRITICAL FACILITIES ALSO SEVERELY AFFECTED, INCL. MAIN ROADS AND SECONDARY ROAD NETWORK, PORT FACILITIES IN NACALA PORTO, HEALTH CENTRES AND HEALTH POSTS, EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL GENERATORS AND POWER LINES, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.

4. DAMAGE TO FOOD CROPS AND CASHEW TREES ALSO EXTENSIVE. ALTHOUGH PART OF DAMAGED CROPS COULD BE SALVAGED, MOST DESTITUTE URBAN/RURAL PEOPLE ARE IN CRITICAL SITUATION. PART OF AFFECTED POPULATION RETURNED TO HOME AREAS AFTER BEING DISPLACED DURING WAR AND HAVE VERY FEW BELONGINGS AND ONLY A SMALL PLOT OF LAND. SOME TARGETED FOOD DISTRIBUTION IS UNDER WAY. FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION MIGHT BECOME MORE CRITICAL IN COMING MONTHS.

5. FAO/WFP TEAM WILL MAKE DETAILED ASSESSMENT IN FOOD/AGRICULTURE SECTOR STARTING 22 APRIL.

6. IN DISTRICT OF NACALA PORTO (ONE OF WORST AFFECTED) APPROX. 170,000 PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR HOUSES AND MOST BELONGINGS. PEOPLE MAKING TREMENDOUS EFFORTS TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES. THEY ARE SALVAGING BUILDING MATERIALS FROM DESTROYED HOUSES AND TRYING TO REBUILD THEIR TRADITIONAL HOUSES, HOWEVER BUILDING MATERIALS ARE SCARCE. WOOD PRICES ARE RISING. PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR HOUSES ARE STAYING MOSTLY IN SMALL MAKESHIFT SHELTERS SET UP CLOSE TO DESTROYED HOUSE OR ELSE STAYING WITH RELATIVES. THERE HAS BEEN NO MAJOR DISPLACEMENT OF POPULATION DUE THIS CYCLONE.

7. THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM OF WATER SUPPLY IN NACALA PORTO, LEADING TO INCREASED CASES OF DIARRHOEA. WATER DISTRIBUTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH HELP OF UNOMOZ BUT COULD NOT COVER ALL NEEDS. WATER SUPPLY BEING RE-ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING PROVISION OF GENERATORS BY SWISS DISASTER RELIEF/ODA-UK AND REPAIR OF PUMPS. HOWEVER, SITUATION REMAINS PRECARIOUS AS SYSTEM IS OVERLOADED.

8. PRIMARY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLEARED, BUT SOME SECONDARY ROADS STILL BLOCKED. MANY CUT BRIDGES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM UNOMOZ. REPAIR OF ELECTRIC POWER LINES UNDER WAY.

9. DUE TO DAMAGE TO HEALTH FACILITIES AND WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, HEALTH SITUATION OF AFFECTED POPULATION EVEN MORE PRECARIOUS THAN BEFORE. INCREASED CASES OF DIARRHOEA AND MALARIA REPORTED. WHO IS ASSISTING IN STRENGTHENING EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE.

10. THERE IS POTENTIAL DANGER OF WATER CONTAMINATION FROM DAMAGE TO WAREHOUSE IN NACALA PORTO CONTAINING PESTICIDES AND TOXIC CHEMICALS. NACALA CITY COUNCIL IS PRESENTLY INVESTIGATING WITH HELP OF FINNIDA.

11. GOVERNOR OF NAMPULA PROVINCE IS OVERSEEING OPERATION AT PROVINCIAL LEVEL. CPE IS IN CHARGE OF OVERALL COORDINATION. PROVINCIAL OFFICE OF DPCCN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT/DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY AID. HOWEVER, LOGISTICS CAPACITIES STILL LIMITED.

12. DHA TEAM WILL DISCUSS PRIORITIES FOR OUSTANDING RELIEF NEEDS, ETC., WITH CPE AND DPCCN AND REPORT SHORTLY.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

13. DHA-GENEVA HAS ORGANIZED FROM ITS PISA WAREHOUSE A 22-TON AIRLIFT OF RELIEF MATERIALS, WHICH ARRIVED TODAY IN NAMPULA. GOODS CONSIST OF BLANKETS, TENTS, PLASTIC SHEETING, SOAP (PROVIDED BY JAPAN), WATER TANKS, GENERATORS, AGRICULTURAL TOOLS (PROVIDED BY ITALY), BUILDING MATERIALS AND TOOLS (PROVIDED BY LUXEMBOURG).

14. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA-GENEVA SINCE SITREP. NO. 6

15. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF U.N. SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

16. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH REFERENCE: MOZAMBIQUE, CYCLONE NADYA, DHA-GENEVA.

17. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - GENEVA +

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DHA-GENEVA 94/0164

MOZAMBIQUE - CYCLONE NADYA
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 8
6 MAY 1994

SITUATION

1. DHA TEAM RETURNED TO MAPUTO 24 APRIL AND PRESENTED FINDINGS ON ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE IN NAMPULA TO MOZAMBIQUE GOVT. TEAM FOCUSED ON DEFINING MOST URGENT NEEDS, COVERING OUTSTANDING RELIEF AND INITIAL REHABILITATION NEEDS. IT SOUGHT ALSO TO ADVISE NAMPULA PROVINCIAL GOVT ON CRITERIA FOR PRIORITIES AND MECHANISMS FOR STRENGTHENING MANAGEMENT/COORDINATION OF RELIEF ASSISTANCE. REPORT WAS FINALIZED AND PRESENTED TO GOVT ON 4 MAY. UPON REQUEST, INTERESTED DONORS MAY OBTAIN REPORT FROM DHA-GENEVA.

2. TEAM APPLIED FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRIORITY RELIEF AND INITIAL REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE:

- FOCUS ON IMPROVING HEALTH OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS
- MEASURES HAVING GREATEST EFFECT AT RELATIVELY LOW COST
- PROMOTING CAPACITY OF PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THEIR NORMAL COPING MECHANISMS.

IN LINE WITH THESE CRITERIA, FOLLOWING 4 AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITY:

A) STRENGTHENING CAPACITY FOR MANAGEMENT/IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIEF AND REHABILITATION WORK.
B) REDUCING NEGATIVE IMPACT ON HEALTH OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, PROVISION OF SHELTER AND BLANKETS, ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, POWER SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD.
C) FACILITATING RESUMPTION OF NORMAL ECONOMIC LIFE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
D) STRENGTHENING EARLY WARNING AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CAPACITY.

PARAS 3 TO 14 INDICATE PRESENT REQUIREMENTS FOR URGENT INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE. THEY DO NOT INCLUDE MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM NEEDS FOR REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION.

3. PROVISION OF EXPERTS FOR RELIEF MANAGEMENT 2 EXPERTS FOR 2 MONTHS IN NAMPULA PROVINCE, ONE FOR CPE TO HELP PREPARE PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR REHABILITATION PROJECTS, AND ONE FOR DPCCN TO ASSIST WITH PLANNING, COORDINATION AND ACTUAL DELIVERY OF RELIEF, WITH EMPHASIS ON LOGISTICS SUPPORT. ESTIMATED COST: USD 50,000.

4. TRANSPORT
RELIEF ACTIVITIES SEVERELY HAMPERED BY LACK OF TRANSPORT CAPACITY. HIRING OF PRIVATE TRUCKS AND PURCHASE OF ESSENTIAL SPARE PARTS TO IMPROVE LOGISTICS CAPACITY OF DPCCN AT PROVINCIAL/DISTRICT LEVEL URGENTLY NEEDED. ESTIMATED COST: USD 250,000.

5. HEALTH
PROVISION OF MEDICINES/MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO HOSPITALS THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED/DAMAGED. (COST ESTIMATE BEING PREPARED WITH ASSISTANCE OF WHO AND MSF HOLLAND.) URGENT REHABILITATION OF HEALTH NETWORK AND IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR HEALTH WORKERS TO RESUME HEALTH SERVICES.
ESTIMATED COST: USD 576,780.

6. HOUSING/SHELTER
THERE IS STILL GREAT NEED FOR ROOFING MATERIALS. PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL PLASTIC SHEETING FOR 25,500 FAMILIES IN URBAN/SEMIURBAN AREAS. ESTIMATED COST: USD 255,000. PROVISION OF 8,800 ROOFING SHEETS FOR EDUCATION AND HEALTH FACILITIES. ESTIMATED COST: USD 132,000. THERE IS ALSO NEED TO ASSIST PEOPLE'S TRANSPORTATION TO AREAS WHERE THEY CAN COLLECT HOUSING MATERIALS.

7. BLANKETS
IN VIEW OF FORTHCOMING COLD SEASON, THERE IS OUTSTANDING NEED FOR ADDITIONAL 204,000 BLANKETS (2.5 BLANKETS PER HOMELESS FAMILY). ESTIMATED COST: USD 714,000.

8. WATER SUPPLY
EMERGENCY REPAIRS HAVE STARTED. REHABILITATION OF NACALA PORTO WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IS UNDER WAY. COST ESTIMATE FOR OTHER MOST AFFECTED AREAS (ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE, NACALA VELHA, MOSSURIL, MONAPO AND ANGOCHE) BEING PREPARED.

9. POWER SUPPLY
REHABILITATION OF POWER LINES AND INSTALLATION OF GENERATORS IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY. PRIORITY NEEDS REMAIN FOR INSTALLATION OF GENERATORS AND REPAIR OF INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN HOSPITALS.

10. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
JOINT FAO/WFP ASSESSMENT MISSION PRESENTLY IN AFFECTED AREAS. COMPREHENSIVE ESTIMATE WILL BE MADE OF IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND THOSE ARISING AFTER 2-3 MONTH PERIOD DURING WHICH PRESENT STOCKS ARE CONSUMED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CASHEW TREES (INCOME-GENERATING CROP). COTTON OR VEGETABLE PRODUCTION CAN BE INCREASED TO COVER DEFICIT, AND VEGETABLE SEEDS AND AGRICULTURAL TOOLS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED BECAUSE PLANTING SEASON HAS STARTED.

11. FISHING
DUE TO LOSS OF BOATS AND NETS, QUANTITY OF FISH AVAILABLE IN AFFECTED AREAS HAS DECREASED BY 50 PERCENT. ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL CREDIT SCHEME IS RECOMMENDED TO SUPPORT AFFECTED FISHERMEN.

12. EDUCATION
DAMAGE AND/OR DESTRUCTION OF OVER 120 SCHOOLS AND LOSS OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL HAVE LED TO SERIOUS DISRUPTION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. PENDING REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION OF
AFFECTED SCHOOLS, FUNDING OF USD 200,000 IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR IMMEDIATE PURCHASE OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. ROOFING MATERIALS ALSO NEEDED AS INDICATED IN PARA. 6.

13. ROAD NETWORK
CYCLONE NADYA HAS INFLICTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON ROAD NETWORK. PROVINCIAL DIRECTION OF CONSTRUCTION AND WATER OF NAMPULA ESTIMATES COST OF REPAIRING DAMAGE AT USD 728,000.

14. PORT FACILITY
DHA TEAM UNABLE TO VISIT NACALA PORT, HOWEVER PORT AUTHORITIES ARE PREPARING COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON DAMAGE/REHABILITATION NEEDS WITH ASSISTANCE OF FINNIDA. PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE FOLLOWING:

- LACK OF VEHICLES AND SPARE PARTS FOR LORRIES, TRACTORS AND TRUCKS. PROVISION OF THESE WILL HELP RESUME PORT ACTIVITIES QUICKLY.
- REHABILITATION OF GRAIN WAREHOUSES UNDER WAY. OTHER WARE HOUSES STILL NEED REPAIR.
- AFTER CYCLONE, NO CRANES WERE IN WORKING CONDITION.
- QUAYS AND WHARVES DAMAGED AND MUST BE REPAIRED TO PREVENT FURTHER DETERIORATION.
- SALVAGING OF 2 SUNKEN TUGS UNDER WAY.
- TO STRENGTHEN EARLY WARNING AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CAPACITY, COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS (INCL. TELEFAX, RADIOS, VHS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND EFFECTIVE ANTENNA SYSTEM) SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO PORT AUTHORITIES.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

15. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA-GENEVA SINCE SITREP NO. 7

16. IFRCS IS HELPING MOZAMBIQUE RED CROSS SOCIETY WITH PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND ALSO EDUCATION/TRAINING OF RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS.

17. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF U.N. SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONORS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

18. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH REFERENCE: MOZAMBIQUE, CYCLONE NADYA, DHA-GENEVA.

19. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS/PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - GENEVA +

TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-917-1234
EMERGENCY TEL. NO. (OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS): +41-22-917-2010

DESK OFFICER: SATORU NISHIKAWA, DIRECT TEL: +41-22-917-3131
PRESS TO CONTACT: M. SKANDRANI, DIRECT TEL: +41-22-917-3114

TELEX: 414242 DHA CH
FAX: +41-22-917-0023
ELECTRONIC MAIL:DIALCOM 141:DHAGVA

DPR 310 MOZ '94 (1)