Date: Mon, 21 Aug 95 06:41:14 EDT

From: Emergency Information Administrator 

Subject: Morocco: Floods  DHA-01





                        MOROCCO - FLOODS

                   DHA INFORMATION REPORT NO 1

                         20 AUGUST 1995



1. FLASH FLOODS KILLED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE AND CAUSED

DAMAGE TO HOMES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SOUTHWEST

OF MOROCCO, FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAINS WHICH HIT THE

ATLAS MOUNTAIN RANGE ON THURSDAY 17 AUGUST. INFORMATION ON

CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE IS STILL PRELIMINARY AS GOVERNMENT

ASSESSES, AND RESPONDS, TO THE EMERGENCY. SOME PEOPLE ARE

FEARED MISSING IN AREAS TO WHICH ACCESS HAS BEEN CUT BY

THE FLOODS. MEDIA REPORTS WORST HIT AREA TO BE SITUATED

JUST SOUTH MARRAKESH.



2. DHA, IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE UNITED NATIONS

RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN RABAT, IS MONITORING

THE SITUATION AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.



3. NO REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN

RECEIVED BY DHA AS AT 20 AUGUST 1995.



    + UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS+



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DUTY OFFICER:MR. OLA ALMGREN

PRESS CONTACT: MRS MOULIN-ACEVEDO, DIRECT TEL:41 22 917-2856



TELEX: 414242 DHA CH

FAX:+41 22 917-0023

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