OCHA Situation Report No. 3
Nicaragua - Rains
6 June 2002


Situation

1.  The Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nicaragua
reports that rains have decreased and the yellow alert for the Pacific
coast has been lifted.

2.  According to the Sistema Nacional de Prevencion, Mitigacion y Atencion
a Desastres (SNPMAD), the final figures on the impact on people and
infrastructure are as follows:

- 10,542 people affected and 3,004 people evacuated
- 23 houses destroyed, 114 houses partially destroyed and 1,077 houses
  damaged
- 35 roads stretches, 22 bridges and 16 drains damaged
- The damage on the drinking water system in the rural area estimated
  at USD 50,000


3.  On 3 June, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nicaragua
convened a second meeting with Government authorities, SNPMAD, the United
Nations system and donor governments represented in Nicaragua.

4.  In the above meeting, SNPMAD reported that people were leaving
temporary shelters in the affected areas and that the Ministry of Family
was distributing packages of food and personal effects. Classes have been
reestablished.

5.  The overall cost for emergency/rehabilitation needs arising from the
disaster has been revised to USD 10,980,555, of which the cost for
repairing the road network amounts to USD 10,376,224.


International Response

6.  The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has contributed
USD 50,000 toward the purchase and distribution of food, and other relief
items for flood victims residing in shelters.


7.  This Situation Report and further information on ongoing emergencies
are also available on the OCHA 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:
  Mr.  Erik Haegglund direct Tel. +41-22-917 32 99
  Ms.  Masayo Kondo direct Tel. +41-22-917 19 97
  Ms.  Federica D'Andreagiovanni direct Tel. +41-22-917 14 78

Press contact:
  (GVA)  Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 26 56
  (NYC)  Ms. Phyllis Lee, direct Tel. +1-212-963 48 32


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