Pakistan Floods Sep 1992 UN DHA Situation Reports 1 - 8

UNDRO 92/0655

PAKISTAN - FLOODS IN AZAD KASHMIR,
NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER PROVINCE AND PUNJAB
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
15 SEPTEMBER 1992

SITUATION

1. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAINS IN THE NORTH AND CENTRE OF PAKISTAN SINCE THE MIDDLE OF LAST WEEK. THE WORST AFFECTED AREA APPEARS TO BE AZAD KASHMIR.

IMPACT

2. OVER 2,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED KILLED, ROADS AND MANY BRIDGES ARE DAMAGED. AGRICULTURAL LAND AND CROPS ARE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. THE DAMAGE IS DESCRIBED AS ENORMOUS.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AT ALL LEVELS ARE UNDERTAKING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. THE UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR HAS CONVENED THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM, CONSISTING OF GOVERNMENT, UN AND OTHER DONOR REPRESENTATIVES, WHO ARE WORKING ON A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE AND NEEDS. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET ISSUED AN APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

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UNDRO 92/0661

PAKISTAN - FLOODS IN AZAD KASHMIR,
NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER PROVINCE AND PUNJAB
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
16 SEPTEMBER 1992

SITUATION

1. THE INTENSITY OF RAINFALL WAS HIGHEST EVER RECORDED IN SUB-CONTINENT. UNPRECEDENTED HIGH FLOWS RECORDED IN CATCHMENT AREAS OF RIVERS JEHLUM AND CHENAB SIMILARLY, SEVERE DAMAGES REPORTED IN AZAD KASHMIR AND NORTHERN AREAS. THE HIGH FLOOD WATER NOW HEADING TOWARDS SINDH PROVINCE. WORST OF DISASTER MAY YET COME AS FLOOD WATERS MOVE SOUTH AND THREATEN TO DESTROY HEADWORKS WHICH CONTROL FLOW FIVE MAIN RIVERS IN THE COUNTRY.

IMPACT

2. EXACT NUMBERS OF HUMAN CASUALTIES NOT YET KNOWN, SINCE FLOODING STILL CONTINUING. PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL ESTIMATES ARE OVER 700 PEOPLE DEAD OF WHICH 143 IN PUNJAB, WITH MANY STILL MISSING. OTHER, USUALLY RELIABLE SOURCES PUT THE DEATHTOLL AT OVER 2,000.

3. KARAKURAM HIGHWAY LINKING PAKISTAN WITH CHINA BADLY DAMAGED AND CLOSED FOR TRAFFIC. MAJOR PORT OF PUNJAB RIVER BASIN DEVASTATED BY FLOODS. THOUSANDS OF VILLAGES UNDER WATER AND HOUSING AND CROPS (PARTICULARLY COTTON) WORTH BILLIONS OF RUPEES TOTALLY DESTROYED. FOOD SHORTAGE EXPECTED IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

4. ALTHOUGH RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEALING WITH THE DISASTER IS AT PROVINCIAL LEVEL, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS OPENED ACCOUNT DESIGNATED 'THE PRIME MINISTER RELIEF FUND FOR 1992' WHICH CAN RECEIVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS. THIS ACTION IMPLICITLY CONSTITUTES A REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

5. THE PAKISTAN ARMY IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EMERGENCY RELIEF ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

6. THE UN RESIDENT CO-ORDINATOR HAS BEEN REQUESTED, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INVOLVED PARTIES, TO PROVIDE PRELIMINARY RELIEF NEED ASSESSMENTS WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED IN FOLLOWING SITREPS. A NEED FOR BAILEY BRIDGES ALREADY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. MEANWHILE DHA-UNDRO IN VIEW OF PAKISTAN'S NATIONAL CAPACITY, RECOMMENDS DONATIONS IN CASH.

CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL AID

7. SEE 4 ABOVE. UNDRO'S ACCOUNT AGAINST WHICH CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS EMERGENCY CAN BE PAID IS 'SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1, REFERENCE 'PAKISTAN FLOODS', DHA-UNDRO'.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE - PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

8. UNDRO IS MAKING AVAILABLE AN EMERGENCY GRANT OF USD 30,000 FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF ITEMS.

9. THE GOVT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS MADE A CONTRIBUTION OF USD 200,000 TO THE PRIME MINISTER'S FLOOD RELIEF FUND FOR RELIEF GOODS, INCLUDING SHELTER.

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UNDRO 92/0665

PAKISTAN - FLOODS IN AZAD KASHMIR,
NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER PROVINCE AND PUNJAB
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
19 SEPTEMBER 1992

SITUATION

1. THE WORST FLOOD DISASTER OF THE CENTURY IN PAKISTAN IS STILL EVOLVING. MORE RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AND THE FLOODS ARE STILL SPREADING SOUTH TO SINDH.

IMPACT

2. NEARLY 2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND AN AREA OF MORE THAN 3 MILLION ACRES IS FLOODED. AROUND 56,000 HOUSES HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED AND ANOTHER 20,000 DAMAGED. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IS NOW ESTIMATED AT OVER 2,000. NUMEROUS BRIDGES AND ROADS PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER PROVINCE HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND THE DAMAGE TO CROPS (COTTON) RUNS INTO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

3. THE ARMY CONTINUES TO ASSIST THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF AND TENTS, BLANKETS, CLOTHES AND FOOD HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

4. THE NEED FOR RELIEF ITEMS ARE ENORMOUS. LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD, TENTS, BLANKETS, BOATS, OUTBOARD ENGINES AND MEDICINES ARE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDS. ALSO REQUIRED ARE ELECTRICAL GRID STATIONS (2), HELICOPTERS (9) AND BAILEY BRIDGES (8).

5. THE UN RESIDENT CO-ORDINATOR AS HEAD OF THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE ASSESSING WHICH ITEMS AND IN WHAT QUANTITIES ARE EXPECTED FROM DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS. MEANWHILE DHA-UNDRO RECOMMENDS CASH CONTRIBUTIONS (FOR CHANNELLING, PLEASE REFER TO UNDRO SITREP NO. 2 OF 16 SEPTEMBER 1992).

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UNDRO 92/0672

PAKISTAN - FLOODS IN AZAD KASHMIR,
NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER AND PUNJAB
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
23 SEPTEMBER 1992

SITUATION

1. THE FLOODS IN PAKISTAN THAT HAVE RAGED SOUTH THROUGH PAKISTAN FOR TWO WEEKS STARTED TO RECEDE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GOVERNMENT DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THIS WORST DISASTER OF THE CENTURY EARLY LAST WEEK.

IMPACT

2. DAMAGE AS REPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT:

• PERSONS DEAD 1,171
• PERSONS AFFECTED 5,658,498
• VILLAGES AFFECTED 7,108
• AREA AFFECTED (ACRES) 4,767,523
• DAMAGE TO CROPS (USD MILLION) 22.8
• HOUSES DAMAGED/DEMOLISHED 450,000
• FOREST AND TIMBER DESTROYED (CFT MILLION) 1.5
• DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE (USD MILLION) 71.2

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

3. THE FOOD NEEDS ARE BEING ASSESSED IN CONSULTATION WITH WFP. A LIST OF REQUIRED MEDICINES IS BEING VERIFIED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND WHO.

4. OTHER ITEMS NEEDED AS EXPECTED FROM DONORS ARE NOT YET CLEAR AND ARE BEING ASSESSED.

CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL AID

5. UNDRO'S ACCOUNTS AGAINST WHICH CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS EMERGENCY CAN BE PAID IS: 'SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 REFERENCE PAKISTAN FLOODS, DHA-UNDRO'.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE - PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS



++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO DHA-UNDRO.

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA-UNDRO FOR THIS EMERGENCY AS AT 23.09.92 AMOUNT TO USD 2,669,808.

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

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UNDRO 92/0680

PAKISTAN - FLOODS IN AZAD KASHMIR,
NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER AND PUNJAB
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
1 OCTOBER 1992

SITUATION

1. THE FLOODS ARE RECEDING, DRY WEATHER IS PREVAILING, RELIEF MEASURES ARE STEPPING UP. OUTBREAK OF DISEASES FEARED.

IMPACT

2. THE LATEST FIGURES ARE REPORTED AS FOLLOWS:

• PERSONS DEAD 2,600
• PERSONS AFFECTED 9,299,300
• VILLAGES AFFECTED 12,672
• AREA AFFECTED (ACRES) 4,796,051
• DAMAGE TO CROPS (USD MILLION) 22.8
• HOUSES DAMAGED/DEMOLISHED 350,000
• FOREST AND TIMBER DESTROYED (CFT MILLION) 1.5
• DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE (USD MILLION) 83

THE TOTAL DAMAGE IN FINANCIAL TERMS IS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY USD 1 BILLION.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

3. FOOD: WHEAT FLOUR, COOKING OIL, SUGAR, POWDERED MILK,

MEDICINES: WHO RECOMMENDS THE STANDARD MEDICAL KIT FOR DISPLACED PERSONS (FLOOD VICTIMS). IT IS PRIORITIZING A DETAILED LIST OF REQUIRED MEDICINES,

OTHER: BLANKETS, TENTS, FUEL, ELECTRICAL GRID STATIONS (2), BAILEY BRIDGES (6), WHEAT SEEDS

CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL AID

4. DHA-UNDRO'S ACCOUNTS AGAINST WHICH CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS EMERGENCY CAN BE PAID IS: 'SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 REFERENCE PAKISTAN FLOODS, DHA-UNDRO'.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

5. DHA-UNDRO HAS DISPATCHED A STAFF MEMBER TO ASSIST THE RESIDENT COORDINATOR AND DMT IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT WITH FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE, RELIEF NEEDS AND THE CO-ORDINATION OF RELIEF ACTIVITIES.

PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

6. SINCE SITREP 4 OF 23 SEPTEMBER 1992 THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DHA-UNDRO:



++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO DHA-UNDRO.

7. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY AS INDICATED BELOW OF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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UNDRO 92/0688

PAKISTAN - FLOODS IN AZAD KASHMIR,
NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER AND PUNJAB
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
9 OCTOBER 1992

SITUATION

1. THE FLOODS HAVE RECEDED AND THE EMERGENCY PHASE SEEMS TO BE OVER. ASSESSMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS FOR REHABILITATION, ARE TAKING PLACE.

IMPACT

2. (UPDATE)

• PERSONS DEAD 1,334
• PERSONS AFFECTED 6,655,450
• VILLAGES AFFECTED 11,948
• AREA AFFECTED (ACRES) 4,796,050
• DAMAGE TO CROPS (USD MILLION) 78.1
• HOUSES DAMAGED/DEMOLISHED 875,000
• FOREST AND TIMBER DESTROYED (CFT MILLION) 1.5
• DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE (USD MILLION) 513

COUNTRY LEVEL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. A RESOLUTION SPONSORED BY 25 COUNTRIES, CALLING FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 7 OCTOBER 1992.

4. THE UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR, ASSISTED BY A DHA-UNDRO DELEGATE, IS LIAISING WITH THE EMERGENCY RELIEF CELL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN ORGANIZING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE UN DMT, DONOR COUTNRIES AND NGOS. THESE CONSULTATIONS WILL, INTER ALIA, INCLUDE THE ASSESSMENTS AND REVIEWS OF THE DISASTER IMPACT BY THE WORLD BANK, IMF,
ADB AND SAUDI ARABIA.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

5. IN VIEW OF THE SIZE OF THE DISASTER, FOOD, MEDICINES AND SHELTER ARE STILL REQUIRED. THE EMPHASIS FROM NOW ON WILL HOWEVER BE ON REHABIITATION NEEDS.

6. THE GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED THE WORLD BANK AND THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FINANCIAL AID FOR REHABILITATION/ RECONSTRUCTION IN THE AREAS OF CANAL AND HIGHWAY NETWORKS, HEALTH, EDUCATION, FLOOD WARNING SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. THE IMF IS REVIEWING ISSUES RELATED TO VARIOUS ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS INCLUDING THE EFFECTS ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. UNICEF, WFP AND THE ICRC ARE ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS OF THE FLOODS AND THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE LOW-INCOME GROUPS. FAO HAS IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR SEEDS AND FERTILIZERS.

CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

7. DHA-UNDRO'S ACCOUNTS AGAINST WHICH CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS EMERGENCY CAN BE PAID IS: SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 REFERENCE PAKISTAN FLOODS.

PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

(CONSOLIDATED LIST)



(++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO DHA-UNDRO)

TOTAL REPORTED CASH AND VALUED CONTRIBUTIONS 10,535,000

12. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY AS INDICATED BELOW OF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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UNDRO 92/0703

PAKISTAN - FLOODS IN AZAD KASHMIR,
NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER AND PUNJAB
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
16 OCTOBER 1992

SITUATION AND IMPACT

1. FLOODS HAVE RECEDED. DAMAGE IS OVER USD 1 BILLION, OF WHICH USD 513 MILLION CONSISTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE LOSSES.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE AT COUNTRY LEVEL

2. UNDMT, HEADED BY RESIDENT COORDINATOR AND ASSISTED BY DHA- UNDRO DELEGATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER DONORS, NGO'S AND GOVERNMENT, FINALIZING ASSESSMENT OF GAP STILL EXISTING BETWEEN RELIEF REQUIREMENTS AND AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED SO FAR (NATIONAL EFFORT AS WELL AS FOREIGN ASSISTANCE).

CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

3. DHA-UNDRO ACCOUNT INTO WHICH CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS EMERGENCY CAN BE PAID IS: SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH-1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 REFERENCE PAKISTAN FLOODS.

PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS (AS REPORTED TO DATE)

(++ = VALUE NOT REPORTED)

TOTAL REPORTED CASH AND VALUED CONTRIBUTIONS 11,323,700

8. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY AS INDICATED BELOW OF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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DPR 310 PAK '92 (3)

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UNDRO 92/0740

PAKISTAN - FLOODS IN AZAD KASHMIR,
NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER AND PUNJAB
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 8
6 NOVEMBER 1992

UNMET REQUIREMENTS

1. THE GOVERNMENT'S EMERGENCY RELIEF CELL AND UNDRO/UNDMT (INCLUDING UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP, FAO) CONSIDER THE IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE TO BE ESSENTIALLY OVER. THERE IS NEVERTHELESS STILL IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE AFFECTED PROVINCES A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES:

A) TENTS/BLANKETS: AN UNMET TOTAL REQUIREMENT FOR 9,950 TENTS AND 44,900 BLANKETS HAS BEEN IDENTIFED. BOTH ITEMS CAN BE BOUGHT ON THE LOCAL MARKET (TOTAL COST: USD 1.2 MILLION). DHA-UNDRO WILL USE ITS OWN RESOURCES AS WELL AS CASH CONTRIBUTONS CHANNELLED THROUGH THEM BY DONORS TO MEET, THROUGH LOCAL PURCHASING, ABOUT HALF OF THE NEED FOR BLANKETS. PROCUREMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR AND DISTRIBUTION WILL BE DONE THROUGH NGOS.

B) SEEDS/FERTILIZER: THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FAO/ISLAMABAD HAVE DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS IN THE FLOOD-DEVASTATED REGIONS THAT CANNOT BE MET BY THE GOVT: 29,050 MT WHEAT SEEDS AND 108,000 MT PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER. PROCUREMENT OF THE SEEDS CAN BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE PUNJAB AND SINDH SEED CORPORATIONS. THE REQUIREMENT FOR PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER WOULD NEED TO BE COVERED THROUGH IMPORTS.

C) MEDICAL NEEDS: AT UNICEF-ORGANIZED TECHNICAL MEETINGS ON COORDINATION OF HEALTH SECTOR ASSISTANCE IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THE ESSENTIAL DRUGS SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL. IMMEDIATE NEEDS ARE IN THE AREAS OF DRINKING WATER, SANITATION AS WELL AS THE EXPANDED PROGRAMME OF IMMUNIZATION.

2. FURTHER DETAILS ON ABOVE UNMET REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE BY UNDRO/UNDMT TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY/ISLAMABAD. UNDRO/UNDMT WILL CONTINUE TO CONVEY UPDATED INFORMATION AND WILL AT A LATER DATE CALL A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AT WHICH THE GOVERNMENT'S EMERGENCY RELIEF CELL WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AN OVERALL PICTURE OF THE USE OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE GIVEN FOR THE RELIEF PHASE OF THE 1992 FLOODS.

3. DHA-UNDRO'S ACCOUNT FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ON THIS EMERGENCY: SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 435, CH 1211 GENEVA 11, ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1, REFERENCE PAKISTAN FLOODS.

PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)



(++ = VALUE NOT REPORTED TO DHA-UNDRO)

TOTAL REPORTED CASH AND VALUED CONTRIBUTIONS 11,198,000

8. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY AS
INDICATED BELOW OF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

9. THIS IS THE LAST REPORT REGARDING THIS EMERGENCY UNLESS THERE ARE UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS.

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