OCHA Situation Report No. 3
Malawi - Floods
11 March 2001


Situation

1.  The unusually heavy rains, which are battering Southern Africa, have
created the most serious situation in Malawi since the floods in 1997.
There are four most affected districts: Nsanje and Chikwaga in the South
and Salima and Nkhotakota in central Malawi.

2.  UN estimates put the figure of affected close to 300,000. More than
130,000 have been displaced. WFP is starting a feeding programme for some
60,000 people.


Updated Appeal ( OCHA sitrep No. 2 of 27 February)

3.  On the basis of recent assessment the Government is now appealing for
6.7 million USD, broken down into the following components: (full details
available with OCHA).

-  Emergency relief:        1,094, 466
Blankets,  maize, plastic plates and sheets and transport costs. Government
has allocated over 460,000 USD from its own resources to this sector.

-  Health :                 122, 908
To treat expected malaria, cholera, diarrhea cases

-  Water provision to displaced:       2,160,000
Drilling of 150 bore holes

-  Road repairs:            2,187,500
Total of six road sections, re-instating of drainage structures, grading

-  Monitoring in affected areas: 26,208
Strengthening of met services

-  Mitigation work in agriculture: 1,109,106
Provision of seeds, tools and veterinary services


4.  OCHA is prepared to serve as channel for cash contributions to be used
for immediate relief assistance, in co-ordination/consultation with
relevant organisations in the United Nations system.  Funds should be
transferred to OCHA account no. CO-590.160.0, Swift code: UBSWCHZ12A at
the UBS AG, P.O. Box 2770, CH-1211 Geneva 2, with reference: "OCHA -
Malawi - floods 2001". OCHA provides donors with written confirmation and
pertinent details concerning the utilisation of the funds contributed

5.  Any future updates on contributions to this disaster may be found by
clicking on Financial Tracking at the top of the page for this disaster on
the OCHA Internet Website (http://www.reliefweb.int). Donors are requested
to verify this table and inform OCHA Geneva of
corrections/additions/values.  Donors are encouraged to notify OCHA Geneva
of their contributions to this disaster using the OCHA Standardized
Contributions Recording Format, available electronically in the above
mentioned Financial Tracking Website.

6. This Situation Report and further information on ongoing emergencies
are also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int

Telephone: +41-22-91712 34
Fax: +41-22-917 00 23
E-mail: ochagva@un.org

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

Desk Officers (OCHA Disaster Response Branch):
Mr. K. Wiersing / Ms. Y. Sawada / Mr. M. Bonnel
direct Tel. +41 22 917 2270/1768/1457

Press contact:  Mr. Donato Kiniger-Passigli, direct Tel. +41-22-91726 53


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