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Costa Rica - Hurricane Cesar Situation Report No. 5, 23 August 1996

Countries
Costa Rica
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UN DHA
Publication date

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0294
1. ACCORDING TO UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN SAN JOSE LATEST ASSESSMENT REPORTS INDICATE:

  • 26 CANTONS AFFECTED
  • 3,874 HOUSES TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY DAMAGED
  • 150 BRIDGES AND 2 DAMS TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY DAMAGED
  • 95 SCHOOLS AFFECTED

THE GVT OF COSTA RICA HAS ISSUED A SECOND APPEAL THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT NEW NEEDS, AFTER ISOLATED AREAS HAVE BEEN REACHED BY RELIEF TEAMS. ACCORDING TO NATIONAL AUTHORITIES THE POST-DISASTER PHASE WILL CONTINUE FOR AN ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF 45 DAYS, CONSIDERING THAT SEVERAL AFFECTED AREAS ARE STILL ISOLATED, THE VULNERABILITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURES AND THE UNFAVORABLE WEATHER (RAINS CONTINUE TO FALL).

3. AID OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT BY LAND CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT SINCE MANY ROADS AND BRIDGES ARE TO BE REPAIRED. AIR RELIEF OPERATION CONTINUES. UNTIL NOW 5.958 FOAM MATTRESSES, 5,958 BLANKETS, 115,000 LTS OF WATER, 6 WATER TANKS OF 15,000 LTS EACH AS WELL AS MANY TONS OF FOOD SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE AFFECTED AREAS. AS OF 9 AUGUST 1996 A TOTAL OF 305 RELIEF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT.

4. ACCORDING TO THE SECOND APPEAL ISSUED BY THE GVT OF COSTA RICA, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE STILL NEEDED:

  • FOOD, KITCHEN SETS AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS, MATS AND BLANKETS
  • WATER TANKS
  • BARGES AND OUTBOARD MOTOR BOATS
  • PORTABLE GENERATORS, TOOLS SETS, POWER SAWS, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
  • EMERGENCY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES

5. CONTRIBUTIONS (REPORTED TO DHA SINCE SITUATION REPORT NO.4)

UN SYSTEM USD
WFP FOOD AID FOR 4,000 PEOPLE 55,850
UNDP CASH GRANT 50,000
PAHO/WHO HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (25 MILLION COLONES) 42,000
ILO THECNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR REHABILITATION PROJECTS + +
GOVERNMENTS
ITALY CASH GRANT THROUGH DHA 150,000
JAPAN RELIEF GOODS +TRANSPORTATION 183,000
GRANT FOR DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS 100,000
MEXICO BRIDGE REBUILDING 1,000,000
UNITED STATES CASH GRANT 125,000
RELIEF SUPPLIES OTHER THAN FOOD 160,094
FOOD SUPPLIES 275,000
UNITED KINGDOM FREIGHT COSTS OF SHIPPING 12 BAILEY BRIDGES
FROM UK
196,000
PURCHASING OF 6 MEXICAN BRIDGES 116,478
BAILEY BRIDGE LANDING EQUIP. 41,000
CASH GRANT THROUGH DHA FOR PURCHASING OF RELIEF SUPPLIES 130,900
SWITZERLAND BRIDGE PEREZ ZELEDON 25,000
SWEDEN DONATIONS -EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS + +
ECUADOR TWO C-130 FOR TRANSPORT. 12 BRIDGES + +
DENMARK CASH GRANT 50,000
CANADA CASH GRANT (CND 75,000) THROUGH IFRC FOR THE COSTA RICAN RED CROSS 60,000
SPAIN CASH GRANT (PTS 5 MILLION) THROUGH SPANISH RED CROSS FOR PURCHASING OF FOOD SUPPLIES 39,682
NGO'S
"PUENTES RESCATE INTERNATIONAL SUIZA" 12 SUSPENSION BRIDGES (PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM US AND SWITZERLAND AND TRANSPORT COSTS COVERED BY ECUADOR) + +
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
IFRC CASH CONTRIBUTION FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 174,000
SPANISH RED CROSS CASH GRANT FOR ASSISTANCE TO COSTA RICA RED CROSS 10,000

6. DHA IS READY TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS OF DONORS INTERESTED TO SUPPORT RELIEF ACTIVITIES FOR THE FLOOD-AFFECTED POPULATION. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON THE UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

7. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO.590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770,CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH MENTION: COSTA RICA - FLOODS.

8. 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.

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