DHA-GENEVA 94/0444
SENEGAL
FLOODS IN SAINT-LOUIS REGION
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO.1
28 OCTOBER 1994
SITUATION/IMPACT
1. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR/DHA REPRESENTATIVE
INFORMS THAT FOLLOWING WEEKS OF HEAVY RAINS THE SAINT-LOUIS REGION IS FLOODED.
17,500 PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS AND HAVE BEEN EVACUATED TO 37 EMERGENCY SHELTER
CENTRES (EG. SCHOOLS). THERE IS EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE TO HOUSING, PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
INFRASTRUCTURE ANDAGRICULTURAL CROPS.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
2. THE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT IN MOTION
THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY PLAN 'ORSEC', UNDER WHICH NATIONAL RESOURCES ARE
MOBILIZED AND DAMAGE AND NEEDS FOR ASSISTANCE ARE BEING ASSESSED.
3. THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO WORKING WITH
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, FROM WHICH IT IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE COORDINATED
BY THE RESIDENT COORDINATOR/DHA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO CHAIRS THE DISASTER
MANAGEMENT TEAM (DMT). BESIDES UN AGENCIES MAJOR DONORS PARTICIPATING
ARE FRANCE, CANADA, JAPAN AND USAID.
4. DHA IS MAKING AVAILABLE AN EMERGENCY
RELIEF GRANT OF USD 30,000.
5. CASH DONATIONS WILL BE USED FOR THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS:
- MOTORPUMPS (200-400 CUBIC METERS/HOUR AND 100 CUBIC METERS/HOUR)
- PIPES AND HOSES
- GENERATORS (10KVA)
- GROUP TENTS
- JUTE BAGS
- FUEL
- WHO MEDICAL KITS
- FOOD
6. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS A CHANNEL
FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING THE IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS
ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UN SYSTEM,
AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THE UTILIZATION
OF THE FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.
7. TRANSFERS OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE
TO THE DHA ACCOUNT NUMBER CO-590.160.1 AT THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE
POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE: SENEGAL -
FLOODS, DHA-GENEVA.
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.
- DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-917.12.34
EMERGENCY TEL. NO. (IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY): +41-22-917.20.10
DESK OFFICER: MR. A. UDO/MS. K. GOTOH
DIRECT TELS: +41-22-917.31.53 AND +41-22-917.12.58 RESPECTIVELY
PRESS TO CONTACT: MR. KHATIB, DIRECT TEL: +41-22-917.28.56
TELEX: 414242 DHA CH
FAX: +41-22-917.00.23
ELECTRONIC MAIL: UNIENET DIALCOM 141: DHAGVA
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