DR Congo: Floods - Dec 1997 Updates

The ICRC and the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo officially inaugurated the Kalembe-Lembe limb-fitting workshop in Kinshasa on 27June following the signing, on 28 March, of...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that agricultural materials are urgently needed to avert food shortages in a flood-stricken province in...

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 34 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs CWS/ACT APPEAL: CONGO FLOODING (#976309) (In support of ACT Appeal # AFDC81) FEB. 5,...

150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel:41 22 791 6033 Fax:41 22 791 6506 e-mail: act@wcc-coe.org Coordinating Office Appeal Democratic Republic Of Congo (Formerly Zaire)...

Up to 16 January 1998, a total of 1,242 cases of cholera had been reported in a military camp situated 5 kms from Kisangani. Of these, 234 cases were fatal (case fatality rate 19%). The outbreak had...

Congolese authorities have apparently known for a long time about the cholera problem at the Kapalata military camp in Kisangani according to an ACP report of January 20. Informed sources in the...

National News Congo The toll resulting from the flooding in Congo is now becoming increasingly apparent, but the actions undertaken by the Kabila government to respond to the needs of the nation's...

DHAGVA - 98/0107 SITUATION UPDATES: 1. The unsettled state of the weather, which affected other countries in the region (e.g., Somalia and Kenya) in the last two months, has reached the northern part...

The Disaster The Governor of Haut-Congo has appealed for help after the worst flooding in 35 years affected large parts of Kisangani and several other towns in the province. The flood water is...

UNDP has made available US$200,000 for coordination of relief and logistical support following flooding and an outbreak of cholera in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Torrential...

DHAGVA - 98/0104 SITUATION UPDATES: 1. According to the UN Resident Coordinator in Kinshasa, the level of the Congo River, which had been risen due to recent torrential rains, is now decreasing in...

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS The World Food Programme has sent three tonnes of food to the people who have been affected by floods in Province Orientale in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the...

Kinshasa, 05/01 (ACP).- Le bureau du PNUD à Kinshasa vient de décider, en accord avec le gouvernement, de mettre à la disposition des organisations impliquées dans l'assistance aux localités...

DHAGVA - 98/0001 I. SITUATION 1. According to latest information from the UN Resident Coordinator at Kinshasa, the stricken population is estimated at around 10,000 to 14,000, 9,000 of whom in...

WFP EMERGENCY REPORT Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme Report No. 01 of 1998 Date: 2 January 1998 This report includes: A) Afghanistan B) East Africa: Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania...

As anticipated, the flood waters on the Congo River that have plagued Kisangani in the east have now made their way to Mbandaka and Kinshasa in the west according to an ACP release of December 31...

DHAGVA - 97/0882 INTRODUCTION 1. Les pluies torrentielles qui sont tombées sur la province orientale et sur Kisangani (Haut-Congo) ont fait monter les rivières à leur plus haut niveau depuis 15 ans...

The Disaster Torrential rains in the oriental province of Kisangani (Haut-Congo) have brought rivers in the region to their highest level in more than thirty five years. Large parts of Kisangani, the...