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UNDRO 90/0136

TUNISIA - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
24 JANUARY 1990

1. UNDP/UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS TORRENTIAL RAINS SINCE 21 JANUARY 1990 CAUSED SERIOUS FLOODS IN TUNISIA. GOVT OF TUNISIA ASKED UNDRO TO LAUNCH APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

SITUATION

2. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE. FOLLOWING ARE MOST AFFECTED PROVINCES: KAIROUAN, SFAX, KASSERINE, GAFSA, SIDI BOU ZID, TOZEUR, NEFTA AND GABES (MORE THAN HALF OF TUNISIAN TERRITORY).

3. UNTIL NOW, 25 PEOPLE DEAD AND 5,500 HOMELESS (ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN) EVACUATED TO SCHOOLS AND MOSQUEES.

4. PRELIMINARY DAMAGE AS FOLLOWS:

• 11,000 HOUSES DESTROYED.
• 200 KM OF ROADS DAMAGED.
• TENS OF BRIDGES AND ROADS DESTROYED OR SERIOUSLY DAMAGED, DISRUPTING TRAFFIC.
• WATER, ELECTRICITY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUT IN LARGE PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REGIONS.

5. HOWEVER, AS MANY AREAS REMAIN INACCESSIBLE, NATIONAL AUTHORITIES EXPECT INCREASE THESE FIGURES.

URGENT NEEDS

6. PRIORITY NEEDS AS FOLLOWS: TENTS, BLANKETS, MEDICAMENTS, MOTOR-PUMPS, FOOD, BOOTS AND RAINCOATS. EXACT QUANTITIES AND DETAILS SPECIFIED ASAP.

CONTRIBUTIONS

7. UNDRO PREPARING AIRLIFT OF APPROX. 20 MT EMERGENCY RELIEF MATERIALS (TENTS, BLANKETS, POLYETHYLENE SHEETS) FROM ITS PISA WAREHOUSE (ITALY).

8. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX: 28148 UNDR CH, FAX: 41-22-7335623, OR UNIENET: UNDROREG UNX008, OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING
VALUE PER ITEM.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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UNDRO 90/0161

TUNISIA - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
26 JANUARY 1990

SITUATION

1. LATEST SITUATION AS REPORTED TO UNDRO AS FOLLOWS:

• 24 DEATHS AND 32 PERSONS REPORTED DISAPPEARED
• 14,244 HOUSES EITHER PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY DESTROYED
• 3,000 KM OF ROADS AND 7 BRIDGES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED
• 6000 HEAD OF CATTLE LOST

2. AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TUNISIA, THE UNITED NATIONS CO-ORDINATOR FOR DISASTER RELIEF, ACCOMPANIED BY AN UNDRO RELIEF OFFICER, DEPARTED TODAY FOR TUNIS TO CO-ORDINATE INTERNATIONAL DONOR RESPONSE (INCLUDING UN AGENCIES), AND TO UNDERTAKE AN ASSESSMENT MISSION TO THE REGIONS AFFECTED.

3. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE UNDRO HAS ORGANIZED AN AIRLIFT OF 18 TONS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES FROM THE UNDRO RELIEF SUPPLY DEPOT, PISA (ITALY), 6,000 BLANKETS, 60 PLASTIC ROLLS, 25 TENTS AND A NUMBER OF JERRI CANS WILL ARRIVE EVENING OF 26 JANUARY. ANOTHER FLIGHT CARRYING RELIEF SUPPLIES DONATED BY JAPAN WILL LEAVE FROM PISA ON SATURDAY 27 JANUARY. THE FLIGHT WILL CARRY A FURTHER 3,000 BLANKETS, 10 FAMILY TENTS AND 5 PLASTIC SHEETING ROLLS.

4. LRCS/CR HAVE LAUNCHED AN APPEAL ON 25 JANUARY FOR SFR. 825,000 (US DLRS 539,215) FOR DISASTER VICTIMS AND INDICATED 40,000 HOMELESS. A DELEGATE WILL LEAVE FOR TUNISIA ON 26 JANUARY.

5. THE UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HAS INDICATED THAT THE MAJORITY OF URGENT NEEDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE LOCALLY. THEREFORE CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECOMMENDED TO ENABLE SPEEDY PROCUREMENT TO TAKE PLACE.


6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX: 28148 UNDR CH, FAX: 41-22-7335623, OR UNIENET: UNDROREG UNX008, OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING
VALUE PER ITEM.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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UNDRO 90/0176

TUNISIA - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
29 JANUARY 1990

SITUATION

1. ON 29 JANUARY, A CO-ORDINATION MEETING WAS HELD AT THE UNDP OFFICE IN TUNIS, CHAIRED BY THE UNDRO CO-ORDINATOR. TUNISIAN AUTHORITIES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF WFP, FAO, UNHCR, UNESCO, FNUAP, DONOR GOVERNMENTS, EEC AND NGO'S ATTENDED. MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY AND SOLIDARITY OF THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL WAS TRANSMITTED BY UNDRO CO-ORDINATOR.

2. EMERGENCY SITUATION CONTINUES, AND SEVERAL AFFECTED TOWNS CAN ONLY BE REACHED BY HELICOPTER. LATEST ESTIMATED FIGURES RELEASED BY AUTHORITIES AS FOLLOWS - 9,650 HOMELESS, 307 SCHOOLS BADLY DAMAGED OF WHICH 43 WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. 38,000 HOUSES, 7,500 BRIDGES AND 11,000 GREENHOUSES ARE EITHER DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

3. PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES OF GOVT GIVE TOTAL OVERALL DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AS 203 MILLION DINARS (APPROX. US DLRS 211.67 MILLION). NATIONAL SOLIDARITY HAS RESULTED IN A SIZEABLE VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION BEING MADE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

4. UNDER THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FIGHT AGAINST DISASTERS CAUSED BY FLOODINGS, SET UP A FEW DAYS AGO TO CO-ORDINATE RELIEF IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE CIVIL DEFENCE. NATIONAL DEFENCE AND MILITARY ARE ORGANIZING AND DISTRIBUTING RELIEF MATERIALS THROUGH REGIONAL COMMISSIONS AND LOCALITIES.

UNMET URGENT NEEDS

5. ALTHOUGH SUBSTANTIAL PRIMARY RELIEF ALREADY ARRIVED BY AIR, HIGH PRIORITY REMAINING NEEDS, AS ESTIMATED BY THE GOVERNMENT, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

6. AN UNDRO/WFP EVALUATION MISSION WAS UNDERTAKEN TO REGIONAL AREAS OF KAIROUAN, KASSERINE AND SIDI BOUZID. RELIEF MATERIAL BEING REGULARLY DISTRIBUTED . MISSION CONFIRMS THAT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO HOUSING AND GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE HAS TAKEN PLACE INCLUDING BRIDGES AND ROADS. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLIES IS URGENT. HEAVY DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURE STILL BEING EVALUATED.

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO'S SITREP NR.2 OF 26 JAN 90)


6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX: 28148 UNDR CH, FAX: 41-22-7335623, OR UNIENET: UNDROREG UNX008, OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING
VALUE PER ITEM.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

UNDRO 90/0199

TUNISIA - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
2 FEBRUARY 1990

1. FURTHER TO NEEDS MENTIONED SITREP NO. 3, FOLLOWING ARE ESSENTIAL WATER PURIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• 200 SELF-STARTING MOTOR PUMPS TO EVACUATE DIRTY WATER (60-100 LITERS/SEC.), ONTO MOBILE CHASSIS, WITH 150 LITERS/MIN. DISCHARGE CAPACITY, INCLUDING FLEXIBLE HOSES (7 AND 300 M. LONG). ONLY 5 SUCH PUMPS AVAILABLE LOCALLY.
• MALATHON 4 MG FOR DISINFECTION PURPOSES (LOCAL STOCKS COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED)
• 30 WATER SPRAYERS, AVAILABLE LOCALLY (PRICE ABOUT USD 315 EACH)
• 100 MOBILE WATER PURIFYING MACHINES (MEDIUM CAPACITY), NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY
• 50 DIESEL GENERATOR SETS, 25-50 KW, 50 HZ. SMALL QUANTITY AVAILABLE LOCALLY (PRICE ABOUT USD 16,000 EACH)
• 50 SUBMERSIBLE ELECTRIC PUMPS (5-10 LITERS), HMT 40, FOR DIRTY WATER. NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY.

2. BLANKETS AVAILABLE LOCALLY AND COULD BE QUICKLY TRANSPORTED TO AFFECTED REGIONS.

3. FOLLOWING VERIFICATION WITH TUNISIAN CIVIL DEFENCE, HOMELESS NUMBER 9,650 FAMILIES.

4. ACCORDING TO FIGURES OF DONATIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO, AT LEAST 878 TENTS AND 12,504 BLANKETS ALREADY RECEIVED.

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 3 OF 29 JAN 90)


5. VALUE OF SPANISH GOVT/RED CROSS CONTRIBUTION (ANNOUNCED SITREP NO. 3) ABOUT 16 MILLION PESETAS, I.E. ABOUT 14 MILLION FOR RELIEF GOODS (TENTS, BLANKETS, BEDS, MEDICAMENTS, CLOTHING) AND ABOUT 2 MILLION FOR AIR TRANSPORT (TOTAL VALUE: USD 134,454).

6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX: 28148 UNDR CH, FAX: 41-22-7335623, OR UNIENET: UNDROREG UNX008 OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS WITH INDICATION OF VALUE PER ITEM.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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UNDRO 90/0222
TUNISIA - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 5

5 FEBRUARY 1990 (ORIGINAL FRENCH ISSUED ON 2 FEBRUARY 1990)

1. WITH EEC CONTRIBUTION OF ECU 300,000, UNDRO ORGANIZING AIRLIFT 1,275 TENTS (FAMILY SIZE). ETA TOZEUR SUNDAY 4 FEBRUARY.

2. FURTHERMORE, UNDRO/UNDP OFFICE IN TUNIS PURCHASING BLANKETS AND MATTRESSES LOCALLY WITH UK CONTRIBUTION OF US DLRS 50,000.

3. AS RAINS CONTINUE IN NORTHERN PART OF COUNTRY, NEEDS REMAIN FOR:

• TENTS
• BLANKETS
• MATTRESSES
• WATER PUMPS AND OTHER ITEMS FOR WATER PURIFICATION (AS OUTLINED IN SITREP NO. 4 OF 31 JANUARY)
• MEDICAMENTS
• FOOD ITEMS

4. GOVERNMENT/UNDP-UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINING EXACT QUANTITIES ON BASIS OF AFFECTED PEOPLE/CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. MORE PRECISE DATA WILL FOLLOW ASAP.

CONTRIBUTIONS (SUMMARY OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO SINCE SITREP NO.1)


5. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX: 28148 UNDR CH, FAX: 41-22-7335623, OR UNIENET: UNDROREG UNX008 OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS WITH INDICATION OF VALUE PER ITEM.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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UNDRO 90/0255

TUNISIA - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
8 FEBRUARY 1990

1. UNDRO/EEC PLANE WITH 1275 FAMILY TENTS LANDED SFAX (AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT) NIGHT OF 4/5 FEBRUARY. DISTRIBUTION UNDERWAY.

2. WHILE RELIEF AID CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO AFFECTED AREAS BY ROAD AND BY AIR, CLEARING AND REPAIRS OF INFRASTRUCTURE (ROADS, RAILWAYS, BRIDGES) AND TREATMENT OF WELLS ARE PROCEEDING.

3. ACCORDING TO FIGURES OF DONATIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO, AT LEAST 3,243 TENTS RECEIVED FROM ABROAD. ADDITIONAL TENTS AND BLANKETS FORWARDED FROM ABROAD AND FROM TUNISIA.

4. GIVEN WATER SITUATION, DIRECTIVES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR WATER PURIFICATION. URGENT NEEDS REMAIN FOR PUMPS, DISINFECTANTS (INCLUDING EQUIPMENT) AND MEDICAMENTS AGAINST WATER-BORNE DISEASES (DETAILS AVAILABLE WITH UNDRO).

5. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITREP NO.5)

6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX: 28148 UNDR CH, FAX: 41-22-7335623, OR UNIENET: UNDROREG UNX008 OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS WITH INDICATION OF VALUE PER ITEM.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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UNDRO 90/0283

TUNISIA - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
13 FEBRUARY 1990

1. REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY: CEMENT, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND BRICKS AVAILABLE LOCALLY.

2. FLOOD TOLL: 25 DEAD, 12 MISSING, 9,650 FAMILIES HOMELESS, 13,557 LODGINGS DESTROYED, 25,000 LODGINGS DAMAGED. 3,000 KMS ROADS, SOME 200 KMS RAILWAYS, 7 BRIDGES, 7,512 WELLS, 11,000
GREENHOUSES, 307 SCHOOLS (OF WHICH 43 TO BE REBUILT) DAMAGED/DESTROYED. 22,000 HEADS OF CATTLE LOST. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT USD 223 MILLION.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITREP NO. 6 OF 8 FEBRUARY 1990) USD

4. TOTAL INTERNATIONAL AID COMMUNICATED TO UNDRO AMOUNTS TO USD 54.1 MILLION (EXCLUDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND OF WHICH NO VALUE WAS INDICATED) FROM:

• 18 GOVERNMENTS: ALGERIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMANY, FED.REP.OF., IRAK, ITALY, JAPAN, KUWAIT, LIBYA, MOROCCO, POLAND, SAUDI ARABIA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, UK, USA.
• 3 INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS: EEC, ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE, OPEC FUND.
• PLO
• 4 UN ORGANIZATIONS: UNDP, WFP, UNFPA, UNDRO.
• LEAGUE AND 19 RED CROSS/CRESCENT SOCIETIES: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHINA, PEOPLE REP. OF, DENMARK, FINLAND, GERMAN DEM. REP., GREECE, JAPAN, MOROCCO, NORWAY, QATAR, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, USSR, UK, YEMEN.
• OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS : TUNISIAN COMMUNITIES ABROAD, ACTION D'URGENCE INTERNATIONALE, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (USA), MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (FRANCE), SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND (USA).
• PRIVATE DONORS

5. THIS IS THE LAST SITREP ON THIS DISASTER, UNLESS FURTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS OCCUR.

6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX: 28148 UNDR CH, FAX: 41-22-7335623, OR UNIENET: UNDROREG UNX008 OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS WITH
INDICATION OF VALUE PER ITEM.

= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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