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DHA-GENEVA 94/0468

HAITI - TROPICAL STORM
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
15 NOVEMBER 1994

1. TROPICAL STORM GORDON CAUSED HEAVY RAINS, FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES, IN PARTICULAR IN SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY.

2. PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATED ALMOST 50 DEAD, DAMAGE TO HOUSING, ELECTRICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND ROAD NETWORK.

3. SO FAR, GOVERNMENT HAS NOT REQUESTED UNDHA TO LAUNCH AN APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

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DPR 310 HAITI


DHA-GENEVA 94/0472

HAITI- TROPICAL STORM
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO.2
16 NOVEMBER 1994

1. TROPICAL STORM GORDON HAS HIT IN PARTICULAR CAPITAL AREA, JACMEL AND LES CAYES. CAP HAITIEN HAS NOT BEEN MUCH AFFECTED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A REQUEST FOR AN APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

2. NUMBER OF DEAD REPORTED RANGES FROM SOME 100 TO MORE THAN 300.

3. AREA OF CAPITAL: 20,000 HOMES FLOODED. MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. JACMEL AREA: 10,000 FAMILIES AFFECTED. WATER SYSTEM DISRUPTED. ROAD BLOCKED BETWEEN JACMEL AND CAPITAL. AREA OF LES CAYES: 15,000 FAMILIES AFFECTED.

4. UN DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENT, BILATERAL DONORS AND NGOS CARRYING OUT ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS.

IMMEDIATE PRIORITY RELIEF NEEDS

5. IMMEDIATE RELIEF REQUIRED FOR 70,000 PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF THE CAPITAL AND OF JACMEL: 200,000 BLANKETS, KITCHEN UTENSILS, CLOTHING, FOOD, TENTS, WHEELBARROWS AND SHOVELS.

6. PAHO REPORTS THE FOLLOWING HEALTH NEEDS: ESSENTIAL DRUGS AND SUPPLIES RELATED TO WATER SUPPLY AND BASIC SANITATION. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, REFER TO PAHO/EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS/WASHINGTON, USA: PHONE +1 202, 861 3399, FAX +1 202 775 4578.

7. PAHO FURTHER REPORTS THAT EXISTING NGOS ARE EFFECTIVE AND THAT THERE IS THEREFORE NO NEED FOR OUTSIDE VOLUNTEER TEAMS.

8. CONTRIBUTIONS

UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
USD
DHA
CASH GRANT
30,000
UNDP
CASH GRANT
50,000
GOVERNMENTS
USA
CASH
25,000

9. 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 A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THE UTILIZATION OF THE FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

10. TRANSFER OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2 WITH THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE: HAITI/STORM - DHA GENEVA.

11. DONORS WISHING TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND MAY CONTACT DHA-GENEVA FOR CROSSCHECKING WITH DHA FIELD REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING APPROPRIATENESS OF TYPE OF RELIEF ITEM AND QUANTITY.

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DPR 310 HAITI


DHA-GENEVA 94/0476

HAITI - TROPICAL STORM
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
17 NOVEMBER 1994

SITUATION

1. DETAILED ASSESSMENT ON DAMAGE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM GORDON IS STILL UNDER WAY. GOVT'S PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INDICATES THAT MOST AFFECTED ARE JACMEL AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH HAITI, AS WELL AS CAPITAL AND ITS ENVIRONS.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

2. ON 16 NOV PRIME MINISTER CONVENED MEETING OF MINISTERS AND DONORS. SPECIAL TASK FORCE, CHAIRED BY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE WIT H ASSISTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTRIES, WAS ESTABLISHED. TASK FORCE INCLUDES NGO'S (INTEROPD, CRS, AND MSF) AND DONORS (US, CANADA AND FRANCE) AS ITS MEMBERS. HAITIAN GOVT IS MAKING USD 3 MILLION (45 MILLION GOURDES) AVAILABLE TO TASK FORCE.

3. UNDP/DHA WAS ASKED TO SERVE AS TASK FORCE SECRETARIAT AND ADVISOR TO PRIME MINISTER. AT REQUEST OF UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR DHA IS SENDING THREE-PERSONS UN DISASTER ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATION (UNDAC) TEAM TO ASSIST IN EVALUATION OF NEEDS AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR TASK FORCE. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR ESTABLISHED, WITH SUPPORT OF PAHO, SUPPLIES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL IN MANAGING INCOMING RELIEF SUPPLIES.

4. US NAVY LANDING CRAFT UTILITY IS TRANSPORTING AVAILABLE RELIEF SUPPLIES TO JACMEL, INCLUDING SUPPLIES ORGANIZED BY UNDP/DHA.

ASSISTANCE NEEDS

5. MOST URGENT RELIEF NEEDS ARE IN HEALTH (DRINKING WATER, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INCLUDING THREAT OF MOSQUITOS), INFRASTRUCTURE (ROAD CLEARANCE, BRIDGING, AND DRAINAGE), SHELTER AND OTHER IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR DISPLACED (BLANKETS, CLOTHES, PLASTIC SHEETS, FOOD, C OOKING UTENSILS, BUCKETS, AND TOOLS), AND AGRICULTURE (CLEARING OF IRRIGATION CANAL AND SECONDARY ROADS, SEEDS/FERTILIZERS, ANIMAL VA CCINATION, AND SUPPORT TO FARMERS).

6. RELIEF ITEMS CAN BE PROCURED LOCALLY OR IN REGION, AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN CASH ARE MOST HELPFUL.

CONTRIBUTIONS

7.FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DHA SO FAR:

UN SYSTEM
DHA
CASH GRANT
RESERVE FUNDS
USD 30,000
USD 8,000
UNDP
CASH GRANT
USD 50,000
UNICEF
CASH
3,000 BLANKETS
USD 58,000
--
WFP
CASH
USD 50,000
PAHO
20,000 WATER CONTAINERS
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
--
--
GOVERNMENTS
CANADA
CASH
USD 33,000
USA
CASH
USD 25,000
USAID
5,000 BLANKETS, PLASTIC SHEETS
--

8. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORD INATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONT RIBUTED.

9. TRANSFER OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO- 590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA , 2, WITH FOLLOWING REFERENCE: HAITI/STORM - DHA GENEVA.

10. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS/PLEDGE S/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

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DHA-GENEVA 94/0502

HAITI - TROPICAL STORM GORDON
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
23 NOVEMBER 1994

SITUATION

1. PRESENT ASSESSMENT AS REPORTED BY DHA/UNDAC TEAM INDICATES 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM GORDON AND 786 KILLED. MORE THAN 39,000 PEOPLE (6,500 FAMILIES) ARE HOMELESS AND FOUND REFUGE IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. ANOTHER 48,000 (8,000 FAMILIES) ARE ESTIMATED TO BE HOMELESS IN INACCESSIBLE AREAS.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

2. GOVT'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE IS MEETING DAILY TO: 1) ASSESS OVERALL SITUATION, REQUIREMENTS, RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN COUNTRY AND RESOURCES NEEDED FROM ABROAD, 2) DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO GENERAL PUBLIC, 3) COORDINATE RELIEF EFFORTS, AND 4) PREPARE REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION PER SECTOR. GOVT INTENDS TO MAINTAIN THIS TASK FORCE INITIALLY FOR SIX WEEKS.

3. UN DISASTER ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATION (UNDAC) TEAM ARRIVED IN PORT-AU-PRINCE ON 19 NOV. UNDAC TEAM IS SUPPORTING TASK FORCE AS ITS SECRETARIAT AND ALSO ACTING AS ADVISOR TO PRIME MINISTER. TEAM IS ALSO VISITING AFFECTED AREAS TO ASSIST IN EVALUATION OF NEEDS.

4. RELIEF SHIPMENT TO JACMEL ARRIVED ON 19 NOV. WITH FOLLOWING CARGO: 116 MT FOOD, 9 MT ESSENTIAL DRUGS AND CHLORINE, 300 KG CLOTHING , 4,500 BLANKETS, 5,000 WATER CONTAINERS, 5,000 PLATES AND CUPS, 9 MT TOOLS AND WHEEL BARROWS, 3,000 EMPTY SACS FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION, AND 50 ROLLS OF PLASTIC SHEETING. THESE SUPPLIES WERE PROVIDED BY HAITIAN RED CROSS, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES, WHO/PAHO, UNICEF AND OFDA.

ASSISTANCE NEEDS

5. TASK FORCE HAS IDENTIFIED THREE NEW AREAS AS TARGETS FOR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: LEOGANE, CROIX DES BOUQUETS AND SURROUNDINGS, AND LEON AND BEAUMONT IN JEREMIE AREA.

CONTRIBUTIONS

6. FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DHA SO FAR:

UN SYSTEM
DHA
CASH GRANT
RESERVE FUNDS
USD 30,000
USD 8,000
UNDP
CASH GRANT
USD 50,000
UNICEF
CASH
3,000 BLANKETS
USD 58,000
--
WFP
CASH
USD 50,000
PAHO
20,000 WATER CONTAINERS
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
--
--
GOVERNMENTS
CANADA
CASH
CASH (THROUGH PAHO)
CASH (THROUGH HAITIAN RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE)
USD 33,000
USD 430,000
USD 22,000
FRANCE
RELIEF FLIGHT (6MT CLOTHING, 8 MT TARPAULINS, AND 4,200 BLANKETS)
--
JAPAN
CASH
RELIEF FLIGHTS (3,505 BLANKETS, 500 WATER TANKS, 55 ELECTRIC GENERATORS, 61 RADIOS, AND 1,000 TOWELS)
USD 200,000
USD 200,000
U.K.
CASH
USD 16,300
USA
CASH
USD 25,000
USAID
5,000 BLANKETS, PLASTIC SHEETS
--
NGO'S
SASAKAWA FOUNDATION
CASH (THROUGH DHA)
USD 20,000

7. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

8. TRANSFER OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH FOLLOWING REFERENCE: HAITI STORM - DHA/GENEVA.

9. 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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DPR 310 HAI'94 (1)


DHA-GENEVA 94/0506

HAITI - TROPICAL STORM GORDON
DHA SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
28 NOVEMBER 1994

SITUATION

1. DHA/UNDAC TEAM REPORTS THAT DAMAGE AND EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS IN MOST AREAS AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM HAVE NOW BEEN ASSESSED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, NGO'S ACTIVE IN AREAS, AND UN AGENCIES. A FEW COMMUNITIES IN AREA OF MASSIF DE LA SELLE HAVE STILL NOT BEEN REACHED.

2. MAIN AREAS AFFECTED ARE: PORT-AU-PRINCE, CROIX DES BOUQUETS, LES MORNES DU MASSIF DE LA SELLE, LEOGANE, JACMEL, BELLE ANSE, LES CAYES, AND GRANDE ANSE.

3. DEATH TOLL IS ESTIMATED AT 1,110 (215 IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, 87 IN CROIX DES BOUQUETS, 106 IN LES MORNES DU MASSIF DE LA SELLE, 248 IN LEOGANE, 373 IN JACMEL, 64 IN BELLE ANSE, AND 17 IN GRANDE ANSE).

4. 61,500 FAMILIES ARE IN NEED OF FOOD AID, OF WHOM 38,250 ALSO NEED PROVISION OF OTHER BASIC RELIEF SUPPLIES. SHELTER IS NEEDED FOR 8,600 HOMELESS FAMILIES.

5. 10,800 HOUSES WERE PARTIALLY DAMAGED, AND 3,500 HOUSES WERE DESTROYED.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

6. AS REPORTED TO SPECIAL TASK FORCE, DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF SUPPLIES (FOOD, ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, BLANKETS, TARP AULINS, AND JERRICANS) IS CARRIED OUT IN AREAS OF PORT-AU- PRINCE, CROIX DES BOUQUETS, LES MORNES DU MASSIF DE LA SELLE, LEOGANE, JACMEL, AND GRANDE ANSE.

7. DHA IS ORGANIZING AN AIRLIFT OF RELIEF GOODS TO HAITI, WHICH IS FINANCED BY ITALIAN AND LUXEMBOURG GOVTS.

ASSISTANCE NEEDS

8. CASH IS NEEDED TO COVER COST OF IN-COUNTRY TRANSPORT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES, CLEARING OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION CHANNELS, REPAIR OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, AND LOCAL PURCHASE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

9. DONORS WISHING TO MAKE IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR INFORMATION ON OUTSTANDING NEEDS: MR. PHILIPPE MATHIEU, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, TEL (509) 45-0007/ 45- 1624.

CONTRIBUTIONS

10. FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DHA SO FAR:

UN SYSTEM
DHA
CASH GRANT
RESERVE FUNDS
USD 30,000
USD 8,000
UNDP
CASH GRANT
USD 50,000
UNICEF
CASH
3,000 BLANKETS
CASH
USD 58,000
++
USD 230,000
WFP
CASH
USD 50,000
PAHO
20,000 WATER CONTAINERS
20 TONS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES
CASH
++
++
USD 100,000
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
EU
CASH (THROUGH PAHO, MSF BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG,FRENCH RED CROSS, AND MEDICINS DU MONDE)
USD 3,797,468
GOVTS:
CANADA
CASH
CASH (THROUGH PAHO)
CASH (THROUGH HAITIAN RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE)
USD 33,000
USD 429,629
USD 22,222
DENMARK
CASH (THROUGH ICRC)
USD 171,232
FRANCE
RELIEF FLIGHT (6MT CLOTHING, 8MT TARPAULINS, AND 4,200 BLANKETS)
++
GERMANY
CASH (THROUGH DHA)
USD 100,671
ITALY
WATER TANKS, KITCHEN SETS, TOOLS, AND TENTS (THROUGH DHA WAREHOUSE PISA)
USD 226,707
JAPAN
CASH
RELIEF FLIGHTS (3,505 BLANKETS, 500 WATER TANKS, 55 ELECTRIC GENERATORS, 61 RADIOS, AND 1,000 TOWELS)
USD 200,000
USD 200,000
LUXEMBOURG
FOODSTUFFS, LOGISTICMATERIAL
(THROUGH MSF LUXEMBOURG)
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL (THROUGH DHA WAREHOUSE PISA)
USD 64,516

USD 26,765
SPAIN
CASH
USD 80,000
TAIWAN
CASH
USD 200,000
U.K
CASH
USD 16,313
USA
CASH
5,000 BLANKETS, PLASTIC SHEETS
USD 25,000
NGO'S
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
RELIEF SUPPLIES
++
SASAKAWA FOUNDATION
CASH (THROUGH DHA)
USD 20,000

11. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

12. TRANSFER OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO- 590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEV A, 2, WITH FOLLOWING REFERENCE: HAITI/STORM - DHA GENEVA.

13. 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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DPR 310 HAI'94(1)


DHA-GENEVA 94/0512

HAITI - TROPICAL STORM GORDON
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
2 DECEMBER 1994

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

1. DHA/UNDAC TEAM IN PORT-AU-PRINCE REPORTS THAT STRUCTURE FOR COORDINATION OF RELIEF EFFORTS AT NATIONAL AS WELL AS LOCAL LEVELS HAS BEEN FULLY ESTABLISHED.

2. IN EACH AFFECTED COMMUNITY THERE IS AN IDENTIFIED CONTACT POINT, AND FOR EACH OF NINE AFFECTED AREAS ONE RELIEF ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN SELECTED AS COORDINATING BODY REPORTING TO GOVT SPECIAL TASK FORCE. COORDINATING BODIES ARE UNICEF, ADRA, CARITAS, CECI (CENTRE CANADIEN D'ETUDES ET COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE), CRS, MSF, PPI (PLAN DE PARRAINAGE INTERNATIONAL).

3. DHA RELIEF FLIGHT, FINANCED BY ITALIAN AND LUXEMBOURG GOVTS, ARRIVED IN PORT-AU-PRINCE ON 28 NOV WITH 30 TONS OF RELIEF GOODS. GOODS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO AFFECTED AREAS BASED ON NEEDS ASSESSED BY GOVT TASK FORCE.

ASSISTANCE NEEDS

4. IN VIEW OF CONTRIBUTIONS ALREADY RECEIVED, 20,000 FAMILIES REMAIN AS TARGET FOR FOLLOWING APPEAL: BLANKETS, CLOTHING, FIVE-GALLON WATER CONTAINERS, AND KITCHEN UTENSILS. FOOD IS NEEDED FOR 55,000 FAMILIES FOR 45 DAYS.

5. CASH IS NEEDED TO COVER COST OF IN-COUNTRY TRANSPORT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES, CLEARING OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION CHANNELS, REPAIR OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, AND LOCAL PURCHASE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

CONTRIBUTIONS

6. NO NEW CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE LAST SITUATION REPORT.

7. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORD INATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

8. TRANSFER OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA, 2, WITH FOLLOWING REFERENCE: HAITI/STORM - DHA GENEVA.

9. 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.

+ DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - GENEVA +

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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY: TELEPHONE +41-22-917-2010
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MS. K. GOTHO, DIRECT TEL :+41 22 917 12 58
PRESS TO CONTACT: MR. M. KHATIB, DIRECT TEL : +41 22 917 28 56
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DPR 310 HAI'94(1)


DHA-GENEVA 94/0533

HAITI - TROPICAL STORM GORDON
DHA SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
21 DECEMBER 1994

SITUATION

1. DEATH TOLL IS FINALLY ESTIMATED AT 1,122 (221 IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, 87 IN CROIX DES BOUQUETS, 106 IN LES MORNES DU MASSIF DE LA SELLE, 248 IN LEOGANE, 373 IN JACMEL, 70 IN BELLE ANSE AND 17 IN GRANDE ANSE).

2. DHA/UNDAC TEAM COMPLETED ITS 3-WEEK MISSION TO SUPPORT GOVT TASK FORCE IN NEED ASSESSMENT AND RELIEF COORDINATION, AND LEFT HAITI ON 7 DECEMBER.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF SUPPLIES (FOOD, ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, BLANKETS, TARPAULINS, AND JERRICANS) HAS CONTINUED IN AREAS OF PORT-AU-PRINCE, CROIX DES BOUQUETS, MORNES MASSIF SELLE, LEOGANE, JACMEL, AND GRANDE ANSE, BY UN AGENCIES, NGO'S, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. SOME LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS ARE STILL REPORTED.

4. GOVT HAS MADE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUNICIPALITIES TO COVER EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES FOR FUNERALS OF VICTIMS, CLEANING OF ROADS, AND EMERGENCY REPAIR OF HOUSES. AS OF TODAY, TOTAL OF USD 112,000 HAVE BEEN DISBURSED OUT OF JAPANESE-CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.

ASSISTANCE NEEDS

5. SPECIAL TASK FORCE HAS ESTIMATED THAT TOTAL OF 7,000 TONS OF FOOD, PARTICULARLY RICE, BEANS, AND VEGETABLE OIL, IS REQUIRED TO MEET NEEDS OF AFFECTED POPULATION. THIS INCLUDES SOME OF FOOD IN-COUNTRY WHICH WAS DIVERTED FROM REGULAR NGO PROJECTS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

6. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ESPECIALLY ARE NEEDED TO COVER ABOVE NEEDS. FOR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, DONORS ARE RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR INFORMATION ON FURTHER NEEDS: MR. PHILIPPE MATHIEU, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, TEL (509) 45-0007/ 45-1624.

CONTRIBUTIONS

7. FOLLOWING IS CONSOLIDATED LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO
DHA TO DATE:

UN SYSTEM
USD
DHA
CASH GRANT
RESERVE FUNDS
30,000
8,000
UNDP
CASH GRANT
50,000
UNICEF
CASH
3,000 BLANKETS
CASH
58,000
+++
230,000
WFP
CASH
50,000
PAHO
CASH
WATER (W/ TRANSPORT)
WATER TANKS, AND PURIFICATION SUPPLIES
RELIEF FLIGHT (20 MT OF MEDICAL/SANITATION SUPPLIES AND 1,000 BED SHEETS)
CASH (SUPPLIES/LOCAL LABOUR)
MEDICAL/SANITATION SUPPLIES
SECONDMENT OF PERSONNELTO GOVT TASK FORCE
100,000
+++
45,000
+++

8,000
156,000
++++
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
EU
CASH (THROUGH PAHO, MSF BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG, FRENCH RED CROSS, AND MEDICINS DU MONDE)
3,797,468
GOVERNMENTS
CANADA
CASH
CASH (THROUGH PAHO)
CASH (THROUGH HAITIAN RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE)
33,000
429,629
22,222
DENMARK
CASH (THROUGH ICRC)
FINANCING 1 DHA/UNDAC TEAM MEMBER
171,232
+++
FRANCE
RELIEF FLIGHT (6MT CLOTHING, 8MT TARPAULINS, AND 4,200 BLANKETS)
+++
GERMANY
CASH (THROUGH DHA)
100,671
ITALY
WATER TANKS, KITCHEN SETS, TOOLS, AND TENTS (THROUGH DHA WAREHOUSE PISA)
226,707
JAPAN
CASH
RELIEF FLIGHTS (3,505 BLANKETS, 500 WATER TANKS, 55 ELECTRIC GENERATORS, 61 RADIOS, AND 1,000 TOWELS)
200,000
211,705
LUXEMBOURG
FOODSTUFFS, LOGISTIC MATERIAL (THROUGH MSF LUXEMBOURG)
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL (THROUGH DHA WAREHOUSE)
CASH (THROUGH UNICEF)
64,516

26,764

156,250
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
CASH (THROUGH DHA)
20,000
SPAIN
CASH
80,000
SWITZERLAND
FINANCING 1 DHA/UNDAC TEAM MEMBER
+++
TAIWAN
CASH
200,000
U.K.
CASH
16,313
USA
CASH
5,000 BLANKETS, PLASTIC SHEETS
25,000
+++
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
RELIEF SUPPLIES
+++
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
CASH (FOR BLANKETS/BEDDING)
20,000
IFRC
FOOD SUPPLIES
136,363
SASAKAWA FOUNDATION
CASH (THROUGH DHA)
20,000
SWISS RED CROSS
WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
+++

8. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATIO N OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

9. TRANSFER OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA, 2, WITH FOLLOWING REFERENCE: HAITI/STORM - 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.

11. THIS IS THE LAST REPORT FOR THIS EMERGENCY UNLESS THERE ARE UNFORSEEN DEVELOPMENTS.

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