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UNDRO 89/0178

EARTHQUAKE IN TAJIKISTAN- USSR
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
23 JANUARY 1989

1. EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7 OF THE 12-POINT SOVIET SCALE (RICHTER MAGNITUDE 5.9) OCCURRED IN THE SOVIET REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN MONDAY 23 JANUARY 1989 AT 02:02 HRS A.M LOCAL TIME (23:02GMT). EPICENTER LOCATED IN VILLAGE OF SHAROR ON THE SOVIET-AFGHAN BORDER, SOME 50 KM SOUTHWEST OF THE REPUBLIC'S CAPITAL DUSHANBE.

2. NO PRECISE FIGURE OF CASUALTIES OR DAMAGE YET.

3. UNDRO IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH UN REPRESENTATIVE IN MOSCOW AND TADJIK INSTITUTE OF SEISMO-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTIONS AND SEISMOLOGY IN DUSHANBE, AND READY TO SEND HIS EMERGENCY TEAM IF NECESSARY.

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UNDRO 89/0187

TAJIKISTAN, USSR - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2
23 JANUARY 1989

1. UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE/MOSCOW REPORTS FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDES ACCORDING TO 12-POINT USSR SCALE: 7 POINTSIN VILLAGE SHARORA (EQUALS APPROX. 5.8 RICHTER SCALE), 5 TO 6 POINTS IN GISSAR REGION (APPROX. 4.7 RICHTER), 5 POINTS IN DUSHANBE CITY (4.0 RICHTER) AND 3 TO 4 POINTS IN NUREK REGION (3.5 RICHTER).

2. WHILE EARTHQUAKE AFFECTED MAINLY MUDHOUSES, GREATEST MATERIAL DAMAGE AND HUMAN LOSS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SUBSEQUENT 2-KM-LONG LANDSLIDE.

3. OFFICIAL FIGURES NOT YET RECEIVED, BUT FIRST INFORMATION FROM SEVERAL SOURCES ANNOUNCING 1,400 DEAD.

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UNDRO 89/0189
TAJIKISTAN, USSR
EARTHQUAKE
CORRIGENDUM
24 JANUARY 1989

1. FURTHER TO UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2 OF 23 JANUARY PARA. 1, PLEASE NOTE RICHTER MAGNITUDE OF EARTHQUKE WAS 5.8, MEASURING ENERGY RELEASE AT SOURCE. RICHTER FIGURES QUOTED FOR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS SHOULD BE DISREGARDED.

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UNDRO 89/0195
EARTHQUAKE IN TAJIKISTAN - USSR
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 3
24 JANUARY 1989

1. UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE IN MOSCOW REPORTS SHARORA, OKULIBOLO AND OKULIPOYEN VILLAGES DESTROYED BY MUD LANDSLIDE. ROADS AND COMMUNICATION LINES DISRUPTED. NO PRECISE FIGURE OF CASUALTIES YET. THOUSANDS OF HEADS OF LIVE-STOCK BURIED IN THE MUD.

2. TADJIKISTAN SSR GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION MONITORING SITUATION LOCALLY. SEVENTY-FIVE MEDICAL TEAMS SENT TO DUSHANBE BY THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT. RESCUE TEAMS FROM DUSHANBE AND OTHER USSR REPUBLICS ALREADY WORKING IN THE QUAKE ZONE WITH HEAVY MACHINERY TO ASSIST LOCAL POPULATION. SOVIET RED CROSS SENDING CHARTER AIRCRAFT WITH EMERGENCY SUPPLY CARGO AND WILL ASSESS FURTHER NEEDS.

3. UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVING IN DUSHANBE WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 1989.

4. SO FAR THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE INCLUDING RESCUE/MEDICAL TEAMS.

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UNDRO 89/0216
EARTHQUAKE IN TAJIKISTAN- USSR
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 4
27 JANUARY 1989

1. UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE REACHED DUSHANBE ON 26 JAN 89 ACCOMPANIED BY USSR M.F.A OFFICIAL. ON 27 JAN VISITED SHARORA AND OKULIPOEN BY CAR. HELICOPTER SURVEY WILL TAKE PLACE 28 JAN.

2. MEETING HELD ON 27 JAN WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF TAJIKISTAN ( ALSO VICE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ). FOLLOWING INFORMATION RECEIVED.

A. TAJIKISTAN HIGHLY SIESMIC REGION WITH OVER 3000 TREMORS PER YEAR. SINCE MAIN QUAKE ON 23 JAN,40 AFTER SHOCKS REGISTERED.

B. LENGTH OF AFFECTED AREA OVER 8 KM, WIDTH 1 KM, HEIGHT OF MUD LANDSLIDE BARRIER UP TO 25 MT.

C. TOTAL POPULATION OF STRICKEN AREA ABOUT 12,000, MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN ACCOMMODATED EITHER WITH RELATIVES OR IN TEMPORARY SHELTERS. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, MANY HOWEVER REFUSED.

D. VILLAGE OF SHARORA WITH 6252 INHABITANTS AND CONTAINING 921 FARMS DAMAGED, SOME PARTS BURIED BY MUD DEPOSITS UPTO 25 MT IN HEIGHT. RELIEF ACTIVITIES IN SHARORA ABANDONED, AND AREA WILL BE DECLARED NATIONAL MONUMENT.

E. VILLAGE OF OKULIBOLO WITH 784 INHABITANTS AND 108 FARMS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. VILLAGE OF OKULIPOYEN WITH 616 INHABITANTS AND 86 FARMS PARTIALLY DAMAGED AND POPULATION SUFFERED LOSS OF PROPERTY. VARIOUS DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER VILLAGES. DETAILS AWAITED.

F. TOTAL NUMBER OF DEAD 274, INCLUDING 100 CHILDREN. IN SHARORA 207 REPORTED DEAD, AND IN OKULIBOLO 67. POPULATION IN OKULIPOEN HAD TIME TO ESCAPE. AT PRESENT 51 HOSPITALIZED AND ABOUT 12,000 HOMELESS.

G. 35 SOVIET MEDICAL TEAMS OPERATING IN AFFECTED AREA. NO FURTHER NEED FOR MEDICAL STAFF.

H. COMMITTEE FOR CO-ORDINATION OF RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ESTABLISHED IN DUSHANBE AND CHAIRED BY CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF TAJIKISTAN.

I. GOVERNMENT HAS NOT REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

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UNDRO 89/0231
EARTHQUAKE IN TAJIKISTAN - USSR
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
31 JANUARY 1989

1. UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE ON RETURN FROM HIS EVALUATION MISSION IN AFFECTED AREA REPORTS THE FOLLOWIG INFORMATION:

AAA) DAMAGE

TOTAL
NUMBER
COMPLETELY
DAMAGED
PARTLY
DAMAGED
DAMAGE
MILL.RBL
HOUSES
3600
1750
1850
37,0
SCHOOLS
63
8
55
8,0
KINDERGARDENS
16
2
14
2,0
HOSPITALS/BEDS
7/400
2/200
5/200
3,5
DISPENSARIES
10
8
2
1,5
CLUBS
19
-
19
0,9
SHOPS
22
12
10
0,5
WATER/SANITATION SYSTEM (KM)
25
10
15
1,0
ROADS (KM)
40
3
37
3,0
BRIDGES
17
7
10
1,0
ELECTRICITY (KM)
120
-
120
0,9
TELEPHONE (KM)
21
-
21
0,2
IRRIGATION (1000 HECTARES)
5,0
-
3,0
5,0
AGRICULTURE
5,0
CATTLE
5520
4,5
DAMAGE TO IND. BUILDINGS
10,5
TOTAL
84,5

SCHOOL EDUCATION INTERRUPTED FOR OVER 5,000 STUDENTS.

BBB) REQUIREMENTS

QUANTITY
ITEM
1,000
PREFAB OR WOODEN HOUSES - FIRST PRIORITY DUE TO LOW TEMPERATURE AND NUMBER OF HOMELESS
500
WINTER ISOLATED TENTS WITH HEATING
-
WARM CLOTHING FOR ABOUT 10,000 PERSONS (50 PERCENT CHILDREN UP TO 15)
-
RUBBER BOOTS FOR ABOUT 10,000 PERSONS (ALL SIZES)
10,000
BLANKETS
900MT
FOOD (CANNED BEEF/MUTTON, H.P. BISCUITS, DSM)
10
DIESEL POWERED ELECTRIC GENERATORS 5-10 KVA, 220 V, 50HZ

2. WHILE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WISH TO LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL APPEAL IT DID INDICATE THAT INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE WOULD BE WELCOME.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
US DLRS
AUSTRIA
UNION OF TOWNS (CASH: SH 400,000)
32,000
AUSTRIA
TOWN OF KLAGENFURT (CASH: SH 200,000
16,000
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
FUNDS FROM NATIONAL FRONT
++
FINLAND
FA. RETATORG PREFAB HOUSES (VALUE: US DLRS 50,000)
50,000
LOCAL RESPONSE
KIRGIZIA, UZBEKISTAN
99 WAGONS, 260 PREFAB, KAZACHSTAN 164 SPECIAL LARGE TENTS
++
SOVIET PEACE FUND
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS: (FOND MIRA) RBL. 1,000,000
1,666,666
GOVT OF TAJIKISTAN
FREE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD, HOUSING, WARM CLOTHING, BLANKETS, OPERATING COST: RBL: 1,000,0000
1,666,666
MINISTRY OF OIL AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, USSR
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS RBL: 1,000,000
1,666,666

5. DONORS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES. IF DONORS WISH TO MAKE CONTRIBUTION THROUGH UNDRO KINDLY TRANSFER FUNDS TO ACCOUNT NO. 183598-01-10
UNOG TRUST FUND LLOYDS BANK, 1 PLACE BEL AIR, 1211 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, WITH MENTION: 'EARTHQUAKE IN TAJIKISTAN - USSR
'89'.

6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLS CONTACT UNDRO GENEVA, MR. PIAZZI,
TEL 0041 22 346011 EXT: 3518.

++: VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO.

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