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Tunisia Floods Jan 1990 UNDRO Situation Reports 1-7


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

    URGENT NEEDS

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

    CONTRIBUTIONS

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

  4. 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 +

    DPR 310 TUN


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
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

CONTRIBUTIONS
US DLRS
UNDRO
CONTRIBUTION FOR LOCAL PURCHASES
30,000
AIRLIFT (20 TONS OF RELIEF AID, VALUE US DLRS 72,406 AND TRANSPORTATION US DLRS 29,000)
101,406
EEC/UNDRO
CASH ECUS 300,000 FOR LOCAL PURCHASES
361,446
ALGERIA
ONE PLANE WITH TENTS/BLANKETS
++
FRANCE
2 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS
17 TONS OF RELIEF AND 3 DELEGATES (1,1 MILLION FF)
14 TONS RELIEF (755,000 FF) PLUS A TEAM OF LOGISTICIANS


131,993
20 TONS OF FOOD SUPPLY BY SHIP FOR DEPARTURE 27 JANUARY (FF. 383,000)
66,958
JAPAN
350 KG MEDICINES (US DLRS 19,018) TRANSPORT (US DLRS 4,600) (DEPART 29 JAN)
23,618
SENDING LOGISITICS TEAM (DEPART 29 JAN)
++
JAPAN/UNDRO
AIRLIFT OPERATION (6 TONS EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPLIES) (VALUE US DLRS 85,082 AND TRANSPORTATION US DLRS 16,000)
98,082
LIBYA
ONE AIRLIFT WITH TENTS/FOOD SUPPLIES ARRIVED TUNIS 24 JANUARY
++
UNITED KINGDOM/UNDRO
CASH TO UNDRO
50,000
MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERES
TWO AIRLIFTS WITH FOOD, MEDICINS AND A TEAM DOCTORS
++
++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

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 +

DPR 310 TUN


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:

SEMOLINA -
1,000 TONS
TENTS -
4,000 TO 4,500
BLANKETS -
60,000
CLOTHING -
3,500 BALES
MATTRESSES -
20,000
MOTOR PUMPS



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)

US DLRS
UNDP
CASH GRANT
30,000
ITALY
TWO AIRLIFTS CARRYING 10 TENTS, 2,500 BLANKETS, 30 ROLLS PLASTIC, 2 GENERATORS, 50 FAMILY KITS, 4 WATER TANKS, JERRYCANS
42,756
PLUS COST OF TRANSPORT
++
LIBYA
23 TRUCKS OF RELIEF MATERIAL
++
SAUDI ARABIA
CONTRIBUTION IN KIND
50,000,000
SPAIN (GOVT AND RED CROSS)
AIRLIFT OF BLANKETS, TENTS, CAMP BEDS, FOOD, MEDICAMENTS, WATER PURIFIERS, CLOTHING
150,000
USA
348 TENTS
150,000
COST OF AIRLIFT
++
ACTION D'URGENCE INTERNATIONALE
FRENCH/SWISS TEAM OF 7 SPECIALISTS ON WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR REGION OF SFAX
5,000
++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

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

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

  3. 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)

US DLRS
CANADA
CASH CONTRIBUTION OF CAN. DLRS 65,000 (10 PERCENT OF LRCS APPEAL FOR S.F. 825,000, REF. SITREP 2)
56,000
MOROCCO
70 TONS BLANKETS AND FOOD PRODUCTS
++
USA
AIRLIFT OF 325 TENTS (ARRIVED 31 JAN)
170,000
CHINESE RED CROSS
CASH CONTRIBUTION TO TUNISIAN RED CRESCENT
20,000
PLO
CASH CONTRIBUTION
920,000
15 TONS FOOD, 60 LARGE TENTS, BLANKETS AND OTHER RELIEF GOODS
++
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF MARSEILLE (FRANCE)
CASH CONTRIBUTION (25,000 F.F.)
4,000
TUNISIAN COMMITTEE IN MARSEILLE (FRANCE)
AIRLIFT OF 504 BLANKETS (ARRIVED 27 JAN)
++
(ALSO, DONATIONS FROM DIFFERENT TUNISIAN COMMUNITIES ABROAD CONTINUE TO FLOW IN)
++
H.R.H. PRINCE TALAL IBN ABDELAZIZ (SAUDI ARABIA)
PERSONAL CASH DONATION (260,000 DINARS)
271,116
++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

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 +

DPR 310 TUN '90 (1)


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)

US DLRS
UNDRO
EMERGENCY GRANT FOR LOCAL PURCHASES
30,000
AIRLIFT OF 20 TONS RELIEF SUPPLIES
72,406
UNDP
EMERGENCY CONTRIBUTION
30,000
EEC/UNDRO
CASH ECUS 300,000 FOR LOCAL PURCHASES
361,446
ALGERIA
ONE PLANE WITH TENTS/BLANKETS
++
CANADA
CASH CONTRIBUTION (CAN DLRS 65,000)
56,000
CONTRIBUTION FOR RECONSTRUCTION (CAN DLRS 100,000)
86,000
FRANCE - 2 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS
17 TONS PUMPS, PLASTIC SHEETS, WATER CONTAINERS, TOOLS'KITS, WATER DISINFECTANTS AND RESCUE TEAM (1,1 MILLION FF)
192,307
14 TONS: GENERATORS, 100 TENTS, 500 BLANKETS PLUS A TEAM OF LOGISTICIANS AND TRANSPORT
131,993
20 TONS OF FOOD SUPPLY BY SHIP FOR DEPARTURE 27 JANUARY (FF. 383,000)
66,958
ITALY
TWO AIRLIFTS CARRYING 10 TENTS, 2,500 BLANKETS, 30 ROLLS PLASTIC, 2 GENERATORS, 50 FAMILY KITS, 4 WATER TANKS, JERRYCANS
42,756
PLUS COST OF TRANSPORT
++
JAPAN
350 KG MEDICINES (US DLRS 19,018) TRANSPORT (US DLRS 4,600) (ETD 29 JAN)
23,618
LOGISTICS TEAM (DEPART 29 JAN 90)
++
JAPAN/UNDRO
AIRLIFT OPERATION (6 TONS OF EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPLIES) (VALUE
US DLRS 85,082 AND TRANSPORTATION US DLRS 16,000)
98,082
LIBYA
ONE AIRLIFT WITH TENTS/FOOD SUPPLIES ARRIVED TUNIS 24 JANUARY
++
23 TRUCKS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES
++
MOROCCO
70 TONS BLANKETS AND FOOD PRODUCTS
++
SAUDI ARABIA
CASH CONTRIBUTION
50,000,000
GOVT/REDCROSS OF SPAIN
AIRLIFT OF BLANKETS, TENTS, CAMPBEDS, BOOTS, MEDICAMENTS, WATER PURIFIERS, CLOTHING (ARRIVED 27 JAN)
150,000
UNITED KINGDOM
CASH TO UNDRO FOR LOCAL PURCHASES
50,000
USA
AIRLIFT OF 348 TENTS ARRIVED 28 JAN
PLUS TRANSPORT COSTS
150,000
++
SECOND AIRLIFT OF 325 TENTS ARRIVED 31 JAN
PLUS TRANSPORT COSTS
170,000
++
PLO
CASH CONTRIBUTION
920,000
15 TONS FOOD, 60 LARGE TENTS, BLANKETS AND OTHER RELIEF GOODS
++
CHINESE RED CROSS
CASH CONTRIBUTION TO TUNISIAN RED CRESCENT
20,000
OPEC FUND/UNDRO
CASH CONTRIBUTION FOR TRANSPORTATION UNDRO PISA-TUNIS
30,500
ACTION D'URGENCE INTERNATIONALE
FRENCH/SWISS TEAM OF 7 SPECIALISTS ON WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR REGION OF SFAX
5,000
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
TWO AIRLIFTS WITH FOOD, MEDICINES AND A TEAM OF DOCTORS
++
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF MARSEILLE (FRANCE)
CASH CONTRIBUTION (25,000 FF)
4,000
TUNISIAN COMMITTEE IN MARSEILLE (FRANCE)
AIRLIFT OF 504 BLANKETS (ARRIVED 27 JAN)
++
(DONATIONS FROM OTHER TUNISIAN COMMUNITIES ABROAD CONTINUE TO FLOW IN)
++
H.R.H. PRINCE TALA L IBN ABDELAZIZ (SAUDI ARABIA)
PERSONAL CASH DONATION (260,000 DINARS)
271,116
++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

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 +

DPR 310 TUN '90 (1)


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)

US DLRS
GOV/RED CROSS OF BELGIUM
C-130 WITH 140 FAMILY TENTS, 1,000 BLANKETS AND CLOTHING
56,338
GOV/OXFAM BELGIUM
AIRLIFT OF 4 TONS OF BLANKETS
++
EGYPT:
AIRLIFT OF RELIEF AID
++
GERMANY FEDERAL - REPUBLIC OF
AIRLIFT OF 500 TENTS TO TOZEUR
89,820
IRAQ
AIRLIFT OF BLANKETS, TENTS AND FOOD AID (16 PLANES)
++
KUWAIT
AIRLIFT OF RELIEF AID (SIX PLANES)
++
POLAND
MEDICAMENTS
++
GOV/RED CROSS SWITZERLAND
AIRLIFT OF 250 TENTS, 180 BALES OF CLOTHING, THREE EXPERTS (PLUS VALUE OF CLOTHING)
196,078
ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE
CASH
50,000
UNFPA
MEDICAL AID AND FOR RENOVATION CENTRES
100,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS
CONTRIBUTION
30,000
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
BLANKETS AND MEDICAMENTS
15,000
++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

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 +

DPR 310 TUN '90 (1)


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

WFP
LOCAL PURCHASE OF 280 TONS OF SEMOLINA
50,000
RED CRESCENT/CROSS SOCIETIES OF: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, CANADA, DENMARK, FINLAND, GERMAN DEM. REP., GREECE, JAPAN, MOROCCO, NORWAY, QATAR, SWEDEN, USSR, UK, YEMEN
RELIEF SUPPLIES AND CASH
474,000

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 +

DPR 310 TUN'90(1)