Floods

Guyana - Floods Situation Report No. 4 [20 July 1996]

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Source: U.N Humanitarian Coordinator
Date : 20 Jul 1996

Guyana - Floods

Situation Report No. 4

20 July 1996 Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0204

SITUATION - APPEAL

1. RAIN CONTINUING. WATER REMAINS HIGH IN FLOODED AREAS.

2. SOME 28,000 PERSONS (7,000 FAMILIES) AFFECTED. NO INFORMATION YET AVAILABLE ABOUT AREAS IN SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTRY (ABOUT 35 PER CENT OF TOTAL SURFACE).

NATIONAL RESPONSE

3. NATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF UNIT (NDRU)PURSUES RELIEF EFFORTS. COOPERATION STRENGTHENED WITH DIFFERENT SECTORS CONCERNED.

4. WITH ASSISTANCE OF PAHO, MINISTRY OF HEALTH OVERSEES MEDICAL SITUATION IN ZONES AFFECTED.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

5. DHA/UNITED NATIONS DISASTER ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATION (UNDAC) TEAM WORKING CLOSELY WITH NDRU AND PARTICIPATING IN ASSESSMENT IN AFFECTED AREAS. DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE MADE AVAILABLE TO GOVT OF GUYANA FROM UNITED STATES AND PAHO. TWO PHYSICIANS FROM DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS ARRIVED AND ALSO A REPRESENTATIVE OF INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND CRESCENT SOCIETIES.

LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS

6. NDRU HAS REQUESTED:

TEN HF RADIOS WITH ANTENNAS (NOT AVAILABLE IN GUYANA).
FOUR WATER PUMPS 4" DIAMETER WITH RIGID HOSE, DIESEL (IT MIGHT BE OBTAINED IN THE COUNTRY).
ONE HELICOPTER (BE UH1 OR BELL RANGER OR SIMILAR MODEL) FOR TWO WEEKS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH. THE ONLY HELICOPTER AVAILABLE IN GUYANA IS TOO SMALL FOR RELIEF OPERATIONS. AVAILABILITY OF SUCH AIRCRAFT COULD BE SOUGHT FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.

7. CONTRIBUTIONS (SO FAR REPORTED TO DHA)

UN SYSTEM		US DOLLARS
UN-DHA	EMERGENCY CASH GRANT (OF WHICH US$20,000 FROM NORWEGIAN CASH GRANT) UNDAC MISSION	50,000
UNICEF	CASH CONTRIBUTION	10,000
PAHO/WHO	MISSION OF ONE DISASTER EXPERT. PAHO/WHO OFFICE IN GUYANA FULLY INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY RELIEF WITH MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
IGO
EU	CASH CONTRIBUTION FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES (GUYANA $ 10 MILLION	71,500
OAS	CASH CONTRIBUTION	20,000
GOVERNMENTS
SURINAME	TEAM OF HEALTH EXPERTS AVAILABLE ON CALL
U K	CASH CONTRIBUTION (UKP 50,000)	76,900
USA	MISSION OF ONE DISASTER EXPERT

8. 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 WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

9.FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO.590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH REFERENCE: GUYANA - FLOODS, DHA GENEVA.

10. 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.

TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-917.12.34
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY: +41-22-917.20.10 DESK OFFICER: MR. E. HAEGGLUND TEL +41 22 917 32.99/MR. C. PEREIRA, DIRECT
TEL. +41-22-917.13.83

PRESS TO CONTACT: MS. M. MOULIN-ACEVEDO, DIRECT TEL.: +41-22-917.28.56
TELEX: 414242 DHA CH
FAX: +41-22-917.00.23
EMAIL: DHAGVA @ DHA.UNICC.ORG

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