OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Moldova - Storm, rain and frost
15 December 2000



Update on the situation

General Situation

1.  Extreme weather conditions occurred in late November 2000 in Moldova.
Six counties in the northern and central regions were hit, representing
approximately 54% of the territory of the country. An estimated 2.6
million persons live in the affected areas.


Assessment of the damage

2.  As a result of the storm, the power supply of 465 settlements in the
six affected counties has been disrupted. A total of 3 402 km of power
line, 42 174 power transmission towers and poles, 6995 communication lines
and 2 715 poles are damaged/destroyed. The economic loss is estimated at
approximately 370.426 million Lei (USD 31.6 million).

3.  Notwithstanding the fact that all available domestic resources are
presently deployed in the affected areas (some 1515 experts and 280 units
of equipment), the following assistance is being sought from the
international community to complement national efforts:

Electric generators: 20
Primus kitchen or equivalent: 420
Lanterns: 420
Pneumatic instruments for cutting metal, 20
Fuel: diesel, kerosene: 240 MT
Field heaters, fuelled with kerosene: 180
Equipment for electricians: 220 sets
Food: 200MT
Winter clothes and coverlets: 4800 sets
Motor-saw: 60


Bilateral Assistance

4.  EMERCOM of Russia informed OCHA of the humanitarian assistance
provided to the population of Moldova on 8 December 2000, for a total
value of USD 101 210.

Medicines, 614 kg
Blankets, 2 200 pieces
Dry milk mixtures, 3.5 MT
Air heaters, 6 pieces
Winter working clothes, 300 sets
Tool kits for electricians, 150 kits
Airlift


UN System Response

5.  The UNDP office in Chisinau is ready to facilitate custom clearance
for humanitarian aid to avoid delays.

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Malin Lunden, Program officer, UNDP Moldova.
Tel.: (+373) 2 22 00 45
Fax. (+373) 2 22 00 41


6.  For coordination purposes, donors are requested to inform OCHA Geneva,
as indicated below, of bilateral relief missions/pledges/contributions and
their corresponding values by item.

7.  This situation report, together with further information on ongoing
emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int.

Telephone: +41-22-917 12 34
Fax: +41-22-917 00 23

In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10

Desk Officer:  Mr. Sergio Piazzi Direct Tel. +41-22-917 1394

Press contact:
  (in GVA) Mr. Donato Kiniger-Passigli, direct Tel. +41-22-917 26 53
  (in NY) Ms. Phyllis Lee, direct Tel. +1-212-963 48 32


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