DHA-GENEVA 93/0520
VIETNAM - TYPHOON 'LOLA'
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
16 DECEMBER 1993
SITUATION
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1.TYPHOON 'LOLA' HIT COASTAL AREAS IN
VIETNAM ON THE EVENING OF 8
DECEMBER 1993. THE CENTER OF THE
TYPHOON PASSED OVER THE AREA OF
NINH HAI, CAM RANH DISTRICT, KHANH HOA
PROVINCE. MAXIMUM WIND
SPEED REACHED 115 KM/H WITH GUSTS UP
TO 130 KM/H.
2.HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCURRED
IN KHANH HOA, BINH THUAN,
NINH THUAN, AND LAM DONG PROVINCES.
GOVERNMENT STATISTICS ON
DAMAGE CAUSED AS OF 13 DECEMBER 1993
INDICATE:
- 41 PEOPLE KILLED, 32 MISSING, 20 INJURED,
- 939 HOUSES DESTROYED, 4,104 DAMAGED,
- 20,112 HA OF CROPS DAMAGED.
3.THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR FLOOD AND
STORM CONTROL (CCFSC)
ISSUED TYPHOON WARNINGS TO THE PROVINCIAL
COMMITTEES CONCERNED.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RELIEF, SEARCH
AND RESCUE AND
REHABILITATION CARRIED OUT BY LOCAL
AUTHORITIES AND PEOPLE UNDER
THE DIRECTION OF CCFSC.
4.UN/DHA RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN CLOSE
CONTACT WITH GOVERNMENT
AUTHORITIES TO MONITOR SITUATION. GOVERNMENT
DOES NOT INTEND TO
LAUNCH AN APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
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