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UNDRO 89/1614
VIET NAM TYPHOON IRVING
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1

4 AUGUST 1989

1. UNDP/UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT ON 24/07 TYPHOON
'IRVING' ACCOMPANIED BY WHIRLWINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS
(200-423 MM RAINFALL RECORDED IN 10 CONSECUTIVE HOURS) HIT FOUR
DISTRICTS OF THANH HOA PROVINCE.

2. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL REPORT, DAMAGE CAUSED BY TYPHOON AND
FLOODS AS FOLLOWS:

- 104 DEAD, 491 INJURED
- 89,000 HOUSES COLLAPSED, OVER 200,000 ROOFLESS, 87 HOSPITALS
AND HEALTH CENTERS COLLAPSED
- 100,000 HA CROP LAND DESTROYED/SUBMURGED UNDER WATER
- 96 CANALS DESTROYED, 1,785,000 CBM. IRRIGATION EARTH/STONES
WASHED AWAY
- 361 HIGH VOLTAGE POLES AND 1,815 TELEPHONE POLES COLLAPSED
- 263 FISHING BOATS SUNK, 387 DAMAGED

3. GOVERNMENT INDICATED SPONTANEOUS ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERMENTS,
AGENCIES AND NGOS ARE WELCOME.

4. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, (TELEX
28148 UNDR CH, FAX 022-7335623, UNIENET UNDROREG UNX008) OF THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES, WITH COPY TO UNDP/UNDRO
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HANOI (TELEX 4417 UNDP VT).


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