Date: Wed, 19 Jul 95 06:52:09 EDT
From: incident@vita.org (Disaster Information Administrator)
To: event@vita.org
Subject: Togo: Rains DHA-01
TOGO - TORRENTIAL RAINS
SITUATION REPORT NO.1
18 JULY 1995
1. DHA/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN TOGO, REPORTED THAT TORRENTIAL
RAINS CAUSED FLASH FLOODS IN THE CAPITAL, LOME, AFFECTING SERIOUSLY A
GREAT NUMBER OF ITS DISTRICTS.
HEAVY INFRASTRUTURE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED AND PRELIMINARY
FIGURES SHOW AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE DEAD AND A LARGE NUMBER WITHOUT
SHELTER.
2. TOGOLESE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY
COMMISSION, WITH THE PRIORITY TASK OF MAKING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE AFFECTED POPULATION.
THE FINDINGS OF THIS COMMISSSION HAVE ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED TO
THE GOVERNMENT, AND CONCENTRATE ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
FOOD
HEALTH AND SANITARY SERVICES
CLOTHES
SHELTER
TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS
3. ON THE BASIS OF THIS REPORT, THE PRIME MINISTER OF TOGO
REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO HELP THE AFFECTED
POPULATION. THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS ARE EVALUATED UP TO APPROXIMATELY
USD 355,282, AND DO NOT INCLUDE THE THE COSTS RELATED TO MATERIAL
DAMAGES, STILL UNDER EVALUATION BY THE EMERGENCY COMMISSION. IN
THIS CONTEXT THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY USD
50,000. THE ITEMIZATION OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS AS FOLLOWS:
US DOLLARS
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH, POPULATION
AND NATIONAL SOLIDARITY
(INCLUDES SEVERAL ITEMS SUCH AS
MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION) 10,968
MINISTRY OF EMPLOYEMENT, LABOR,
PUBLIC SERVICE AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(INCLUDES CLOTHES, EQUIPMENT
AND MOTOR FUEL) 3,693
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND DECENTRAL-
IZATION (INCLUDES COSTS RELATED TO
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL
POLICE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION 36,577
MINISTRY OF MINES, ENERGY,
AND HYDRAULIC RESSOURCES
(INCLUDES SEVERAL ITEMS SUCH
AS PROVISION OF FRESH WATER
AND FUNCTIONING AND MAINTAINANCE
OF INSTALLATIONS IN THE REGION OF AUBA) 109,650
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT,
ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM
(INCLUDES FOOD PRODUCTS,
TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS) 162,012
A MORE DETAILED PLAN HAS BEEN SENT TO DHA, BY THE TOGOLESE
GOVERNMENT AND IT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
4. A UN MISSION (WHO, UNICEF AND DHA/UNDP) IS ON THE DISASTER
SITE, AND WILL PRESENT VERY SOON A DETAILED REPORT ABOUT THE
SITUATION.
5. DHA-GENEVA IS PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY GRANT OF USD 50,000 FOR
THE PURCHASE OF RELIEF GOODS.
6. DHA-GENEVA, THROUGH THE UNDP OFFICE IN LOME, IS FOLLOWING
THE SITUATION VERY CLOSELY.
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 U.N. SYSTEM, AND DHA
PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION
OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.
8. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO-590.160.1
AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770,CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH
REFERENCE : TOGO-TORRENTIAL RAINS, DHA-GENEVA.
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