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UNDRO 84/2618

VIET NAM - TYPHOON NINE (AGNES)
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
03 DECEMBER 1984

SITUATION

1. MOST RECENT OFFICIAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AS FOLLOWS: 134 DEAD, 650,000 SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. 31,000 HOUSES COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND OVER 120,000 FLOODED AND DAMAGED. OUT OF 198,000 HA RICE PADDIES FLOODED, TOTAL CROP LOSSES OCCURRED ON 55,000 HA. CROP
LOSSES ALSO ON 6,310 HA MAIZE, 8,652 SWEET POTATOES AND 16,000 MANIOC. SOME 400 SCHOOLS AND 230 NURSERIES DESTROYED.

RELIEF REQUIREMENTS

2. REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS THROUGH UNDRO/UNDP RESI- DENT REPRESENTATIVE. REQUIREMENTS WERE IDENTIFIED IN FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY, ALTHOUGH WITHOUT QUANTITIES: FOOD, MEDICINES, CLOTHING, BLANKETS, TEACHING EQUIPMENT, SEEDS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXPECTED SHORTLY.

3. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 85/0011

VIET NAM - TYPHOON NINE (AGNES)
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
02 JANUARY 1985

RELIEF NEEDS

1. SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 1 OF 3 DECEMBER 84 GOVERNMENT HAS INDICATED TO THE UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

A) FOOD AID:

- TO MEET TOTAL LOSS ESTIMATED AT 55,800 TONS OF RICE FOR 588,180 PERSONS MOST SERIOUSLY AFFECTED IN THE PROVINCES OF NGHIA BINH, HA SON BINH AND THE CITY OF HANOI. GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE 20,000 TONS AND HAS ASKED WFP/FAO TO ASSIST BY PROVIDING 15,00O TONS OF
WHEATFLOUR FOR 500,000 PEOPLE (3 MONTHS 330G PERSON PER DAY). GOVERNMENT APPEALS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND DONOR COUNTRIES TO PROVIDE THE REMAINING QUANTITY OF 20,800 TONS.

B) SEEDS AND FERTILIZERS FOR SAME AFFECTED AREAS PLUS NGHE TINH, THANH HOA AND HANAM NINH:

- VEGETABLE SEEDS (CABBAGE - CKK CROSS): 10 TONS
- FERTILIZERS (UREA) FOR 10,000 HA OF VEGETABLES: 40,000 TONS

C) SCHOOL REPAIR/EQUIPMENT (SEE PARA 1, UNDRO SITREP NO. 1)

-ROOFING MATERIAL: 200,000M2
-CEMENT: 250 TONS
-WRITING PAPER: 900 TONS

2. FINAL LIST OF MEDICINES AND OTHER HEALTH EQUIPMENT UNDER PREPARATION.

3. DONORS ARE ADVISED THAT THE GOVERNMENT CO-ORDINATING AGENCY, AIDRECEP, IS OFFICIAL CONSIGNEE FOR RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING ALL RELIEF. RELIEF CONSIGNMENT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO VTKC/ BAO 9 AIDRECEP 7 LU THUONG KIET - HANOI - VIET NAM, HAIPHONG PORT BY
SEA, NOI BAI AIRPORT BY AIR.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

4. WFP CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO NEEDS IN FOOD AID (REF. 1A)

CONTRIBUTIONS:

	US DLRS
UN SYSTEM
5. FAO: SEEDS PESTICIDES TRANSPORT RELATED EXPENSES UNICEF: MEDICINES AND BASIC EQUIPMENT FOR UTILIZATION OF DRUGS.	150,000 45,000 5,000 25,000
GOVERNMENTS
6. AUSTRALIA: 1,000 TONS OF RICE.	300,000

7. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY
TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING
VALUE.

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UNDRO 85/0011A

VIET NAM - TYPHOON NINE (AGNES)
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
02 JANUARY 1985

CORRIGENDUM
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RE UNDRO 85/0011 POINT 1B READS:

B) SEEDS, FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES FOR SAME AFFECTED AREAS PLUS
NGHE TINH, THANH HOA AND HANAM NINH.

VEGETABLE SEEDS (CABBAGE - CKK CROSS):	10 TONS
FERTILIZERS (UREA):	40,000 TONS
PESTICIDES: - AGAINST BROWN PLANT HOPPER: - AGAINST STERN BURER: - AGAINST RICE BLAST:	300 TONS 200 TONS 150 TONS

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UNDRO 85/0225

VIET NAM - TYPHOON NINE/AGNES
SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
- 29 JANUARY 1985 -

SITUATION

1. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE IN MOST-AFFECTED REGIONS CURRENTLY BEING FACILITATED BY STABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

2. IN COLLABORATION WITH UN AGENCIES AND DONOR COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT IS EXTENDING RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO 588,180 PERSONS MOSTAFFECTED.

3. THE FAO CONTRIBUTION MENTIONED IN UNDRO SITREP NO 2 FULLY COVERS REQUIREMENT OF SEEDS (10 TONS VEGETABLE SEEDS).

4. REMAINING RELIEF NEEDS TO DATE

• 19,800 TONS RICE/CEREALS
• 40,000 TONS FERTILIZER (UREA)
• PESTICIDES:
  - 300 TONS AGAINST BROWN PLANT HOPPER
  - 200 TONS AGAINST STERN BURER
  - 150 TONS AGAINST RICE BLAST
• 200,000 M2 ROOFING MATERIAL
• 250 TONS CEMENT
• 320,000 US DLRS FOR MEDICINES AND BASIC HEALTH EQUIPMENT (FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT DR. GUNN, WHO OR UNDRO)

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITUATION REPORT NO.2 OF 3 JANUARY 85)

5. UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM:

	US DLRS
- UNDP: CASH FOR RELIEF ITEMS	30,000
- WFP/FAO: 10,000 MT CEREALS (RICE, WHEATFLOUR) INCLUDING FREIGHT	4,600,000
- WHO: 3 EMERGENCY HEALTH KITS FOR 30,000 PERSONS/3 MONTHS (TRANSPORT INCLUDED)	14,200

6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.

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UNDRO 85/0454

VIET NAM - TYPHOON NINE/AGNES
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
- 28 FEBRUARY 1985 -

1. UNDP/UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDED ROUND-UP MEETING WITH AIDRECEP AND MINFORAFF OFFICIALS. MAJOR DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY TYPHOON AND FLOODING NOW BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL DUE TO SUBSTANTIVE NATIONAL EFFORTS AND INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, STANDARD OF LIVING OF PEOPLE IN AFFECTED PROVINCES EXPECTED TO BE NEGA-
TIVELY INFLUENCED BY AFTER-EFFECTS OVER LONGER-TERM PERIOD.

2. AIDRECEP OFFICIALS TRANSMITTED LATEST STATUS INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE (SINCE UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 3 OF 29 JAN 85).

	US DLRS
3. UN SYSTEM:
- UNDRO: CASH FOR MEDICINES PROVIDED BY UNIPAC	15,000
- FAO: CASH FOR CABBAGE SEEDS CASH FOR 17,000 L EDIFENPHOS PESTICIDE CASH FOR TRANSPORT (THESE CONTRIBUTIONS REPLACE THOSE REPORTED IN UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.2 OF 2 JAN 85)	45,000 150,000 5,000
4. IGOS:
- EEC: THROUGH UNICEF FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS AMONG FLOOD VICTIMS: 300 TONS MILK POWDER, 100 TONS DRIED FISH	(++)
5. GOVERNMENTS:
- BULGARIA: FABRICS/MEDICINES/FOOD, LEVA 100,000	33,500
6. NGOS:
- FRANCO-VIETNAM FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION: CASH CONTRIBUTION, FF 50,000	5,181
- LRCS: 200 TONS MILK POWDER CASH SF 300,000	(++) 112,360
- OXFAM (UK): CASH PDS. STERLING 50,000	56,179
RED CROSS:
--- POLAND: FOR MEDICINES 300,000 ZLOTYS	2,222
--- USSR: IN KIND 240,000 ROUBLES	275,862
YUGOSLAVIA: CASH 5 MILLION DINARS	23,255
- SWEDISH COMMITTEE FOR VIET NAM: CASH SK 50,000	5,555
(++) VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

7. TOTAL VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL RELIEF ASSISTANCE REPORTED TO UNDRO SINCE FIRST APPEAL LAUNCHED ON 3 DECEMBER 1984 AMOUNTS TO US DLRS 5,669,114. THIS FIGURE INCLUDES ONLY THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR WHICH A VALUE WAS PROVIDED.

8. THIS IS THE LAST SITUATION REPORT ON THIS EMERGENCY.

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