Date: Tue, 1 Aug 95 04:36:06 EDT
From: incident@vita.org (Disaster Information Administrator)
To: event@vita.org
Subject: Bangladesh: Floods DHA-11
BANGLADESH-FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.11
31 JULY 1995
1. FLOOD SITUATION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
2. A MEETING OF THE UNDMT TASK FORCE COMPRISING OF UNDP, WHO,
UNICEF, WFP AND FAO WAS HELD ON 30 JULY TO MONITOR THE PROGNOSIS OF
THE IMPENDING THIRD SPELL OF FLOODS. REPRESENTATIVES OF BANGLADESH
METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT ALSO ATTENDED THE MEETING.
3. THE POSSIBILITY OF SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA AND
THE GANGES BASINS STILL CANNOT BE DISMISSED. THE TASK FORCE IS
CLOSELY MONITORING THE SITUATION AND WILL CONDUCT THE NEXT REVIEW
OF THE SITUATION ON 6 AUGUST.
4. UK GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO DONATE CASH GRANT OF USD 79,365
(PDS STG 50,000) TO THE VICTIMS OF FLOOD IN BANGLADESH.
5. AS YET, NO REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. DHA/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE
CONTINUES TO MONITOR SITUATION.
TELEPHONE NO. +41-22-917-1234
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY: TELEPHONE NO. +41-22-917-2010
DESK OFFICER: MR. Y. FUKASAWA, DIRECT TELEPHONE NO.
+41-22-917-3131
PRESS TO CONTACT: MS. M. MOULIN-ACEVEDO, DIRECT TEL.
+41-22--917-2856
TELEX: 414242 DHA CH
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