UNDRO 92/0565
PANAMA - TORNADO
DHA/UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
15 JULY 1992
1. TORNADO WHICH STRUCK SUBURBAN AREAS OF PANAMA CITY WITH WINDS OF 200 KPH AND MORE ON 6 JULY 1992 AT 4 P.M. LOCAL TIME CAUSED DAMAGE TO SCHOOLS, HOMES, FACTORIES AND ELECTRICITY SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES, 12 PERSONS DEAD (MOST OF WHOM IN A ZINC-ROOFED CLOTHING FACTORY), AND OVER 50 INJURED.
2. NATIONAL CIVIL PROTECTION, FIREMEN, POLICE, REDCROSS AND VOLUNTEERS CO-OPERATED IN REMOVAL OF DEBRIS, RESCUE, HOSPITALIZATION AND OTHER IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO VICTIMS.
3. NO REQUEST TO LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL APPEAL RECEIVED BY DHA-UNDRO.
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