OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Ukraine - Floods
12 March 2001


The Government of Ukraine provided OCHA with the following updated
information on the effects of the floods in the western part of the
country:

General Situation

1. As a result of melting snow and heavy rains, severe floods have taken
place in 12 regions of the Zakarpatian Oblast. Latest information on
damages indicate the following:

-  6 casualties
-  11,579 persons temporarily resettled
-  238 settlements affected
-  31,509 buildings flooded and partially damaged
-  942 buildings destroyed
-  13 settlements without power supply
-  17 automatic exchange stations damaged
-  50 km of roads damaged
-  9 km of railways damaged
-  5 settlements without gas supply


National Response

2. Governmental authorities have deployed national assets to cope with the
floods. Figures on national response are the following : - 24,661 rescuers
and emergency workers deployed - 4 SAR units activated - 1027 pieces of
equipment and heavy machinery provided by Ministries and National
Agencies. - 5 helicopters utilized for medical evacuation, delivery of
drugs and food supply, and survey of power lines.


Request for Assistance

3. The following requirements for foreign assistance are still
outstanding:

   Food                    for 11,579 persons for 5 days
   Warm cloth                    2733 sets
   Slipping bags                 2000 pieces
   Bed-clothes                   3000 sets
   Drugs                     List to follow
   Water pumps                    500
   Mobile generators               50
   Electrocardiograph              95
   Microscope                      46
   Mobile X-ray machine            14
   Tonometer                      300
   Four-wheel drive ambulance      20



Point of entry : Chop, Uzhgorod - Airports: Uzhgorod and Lviv ? Point of
Delivery:  Khust, Vinogradov, Irshava, T'achevo, Rakhov, Mukachevo,
Uzhgorod.

All those wishing to assist Ukraine should coordinate dispatch of
assistance with:

- Focal point for coordination of foreign aid is: Coordination Center of
the Ministry for Emergencies: Phone +38 044/ 247 3070 or 247 3015 - Fax:
+38 044/ 247 3233 (operating 24 hours);

- Focal point for reception and distribution of foreign aid is: Commission
of Zakarpatian Administration on Humanitarian Assitance: Phone +38 03 122/
13247 or 33540 or 13114 - Fax: +38 03 122/ 12557 or 13114 - (operating 24
hours).



International Assistance

4. The following assistance has been offered/pledged to Ukraine:

UNDP
   Emergency cash grant   USD 50,000

Austria
   Clothes              19,000 kg
   Plates and dishes       900 kg
   Detergent                75 kg
   Cotton                  300 kg
   Canned food          10,000 cans
   Footwear                400 kg
   First aid kits          800 kg

Belgium
   Medical supplies
   Emergency Food        6,720 rations
   Potable water         4,000 liters
   Blankets             37,000
   Sandbags             80,000
   Anoraks              82,800
   Hats                   2000
   Slipping bags           250
   Cups                 64,000
   Inox plates          17,000
   Pullovers              7300
   Washing basins         2000

Germany
   Relief Supplies           3.9 MT

Hungary
   Sand bags            50,000
   Mattresses              490
   Slipping bags           200
   Food aid                  5.5 MT
   Disinfectants          1000 liters

Italy
   Clothes                1140 kg
   Stomatology equipment  3110 kg
   Medical Beds           1470 kg
   Relief supplies           1.0 MT

Netherlands
   Food                   4930 kg
   Medical equipment      2230 kg
   Detergent               150 kg
   Kitchen equipment       350 kg
   Clothes                9000 kg
   Beds                    150 kg

Norway
   Relief Supplies          19.3 MT

Russian Federation
   Food                     40 trucks with 150 MT
   Water pumps

Switzerland
   Food aid                 27.0 MT
   Cloth                13,110 kg
   Blankets                100 kg
   Socks                   100 pairs



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


Telephone:  +41-22-917 12 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 Sergio Piazzi      Tel: +41 - 22 - 9173518
  Mr Dusan Zupka        Tel: +41 - 22 - 9171645

Press contact:  Mr. Donato Internet Website at Kiniger-Passigli, direct
Tel. +41-22-917 26 53 http:/www.reliefweb.int


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