Date: Thu, 17 Aug 95 07:37:39 EDT

From: Emergency Information Administrator 

Subject: Bangladesh: Floods  DHA-13







                            BANGLADESH -- FLOODS

                    DHA GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 13

                               17 AUGUST 1995





  1.    DHA/UNDP  RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT A UNDMT (UN DISASTER

MANAGEMENT  TEAM)  TASK  FORCE  MET  ON  16  AUGUST  TO  REVIEW  SITUATION.

REPRESENTED  WERE  DHA/UNDP,  UNICEF,  WFP,  WHO, BANGLADESH METEOROLOGICAL

DEPARTMENT,  AND  FLOOD  INFORMATION CENTER OF BANGLADESH WATER DEVELOPMENT

BOARD.



  2.      MONSOON ACTIVITY HAS BEEN HIGHER THAN USUAL DURING LAST 4-5

  DAYS  IN  BANGLADESH  AS  WELL AS IMMEDIATE CATCHMENT AREAS OF BOTH

  GANGES  AND  BRAHMAPUTRA  IN  INDIA.   HEAVY  RAINS  IN  ASSAM  AND

  MEGHALAYA  REGIONS  LED  TO  FLASH FLOODS IN GREATER SYLHET REGION,

  CAUSING LIMITED LOCALIZED DAMAGES.  BOTH GANGES AND BRAHMAPUTRA RUN

  ABOVE   DANGER   LEVEL   IN   VARIOUS   POINTS,   AND  MODERATE  TO

  HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE FLOODING IS FEARED IN THE BASINS.



  3.      OVERALL  HEALTH  SITUATION IN FLOOD-HIT AREAS, PARTICULARLY

  DHAKA  AND  ITS  ADJOINING  LOW-LYING  AREAS,  IS  REPORTEDLY UNDER

  CONTROL.   WHO INFORMS THAT GOVT MADE PLAN OF ACTION TO PREPARE FOR

  THIRD  SPELL  OF  FLOODS.   GOVT ESTABLISHED TASK FORCE WITH WHO TO

  DEAL,  IN  COLLABORATION WITH NGO'S, WITH OUTBREAKS OF DIARRHOEA IN

  DHAKA.



  4.      UNDMT  TASK FORCE IS EXPECTED TO MEET AGAIN ON 21 AUGUST TO

  REVIEW  SITUATION,  AS  NEXT ONE WEEK IS CONSIDERED TO BE CRITICAL.

  DHA, THROUGH UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, CONTINUES TO CLOSELY

  MONITOR SITUATION.





  TELEPHONE NO.   +41-22/917.12.34

  IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY:  TEL NO. +41-22/917.20.10



  DESK OFFICER:   MS. K. GOTOH, DIRECT TEL. +41-22/917.12.58

  PRESS   TO   CONTACT:    MS.   M.   MOULIN-ACEVEDO,   DIRECT   TEL.

  +41-22/917.28.56



  TELEX:  414242 DHA CH

  FAX:  +41-22/917.00.23

  ELECTRONIC MAIL:  INTERNET DHAGVA AT UN. ORG



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