Cambodia: Floods [DHA-01: 01-Oct-96]
Cambodia: Floods [DHA-01: 01-Oct-96]
CAMBODIA - FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
1 OCTOBER 1996
APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
1. FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PROVINCES, THE GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA IS APPEALING FOR
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
SITUATION
2. STORMS MOVING FROM CHINA TO LAOS AND VIETNAM HAVE
CAUSED HEAVY RAINS IN NORTHEAST CAMBODIA AND A QUICK RISE
IN THE WATER LEVEL OF THE MEKONG RIVER SINCE
MID-SEPTEMBER 1996. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT A TOTAL OF 1.3
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE RESULTING
FLOODS. PRELIMINARY DATA ON THE IMPACT OF THE FLOODS IN
SIX PROVINCES HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (NDMC):
- RATANAKIRI 3,322 FAMILIES ARE AFFECTED IN 72 VILLAGES
(3 DISTRICTS),
3 DEATHS REPORTED
- STUNG TRENG 5 DISTRICTS AFFECTED
- KRATIE 150,000 PERSONS AFFECTED IN 4 DISTRICTS
- KOMPONG CHAM 500,000 FLOOD VICTIMS, 12 DISTRICTS
AFFECTED,
2 DEATHS REPORTED, NATIONAL ROAD NO. 6
DAMAGED (140 M)
- PHNOM PENH THREE AREAS BEING THREATENED BY FLOODS
(CHEK-BA-OM-PAU COMMUNE, MEANCHEY DISTRICT,
SANGKAT CHROY-CHON-VA)
- PREY VENG 400,000 FLOOD VICTIMS, 9 DISTRICTS
AFFECTED,
2 DEATHS REPORTED
3. THE SITUATION HAS NOT YET STABILIZED, WITH NEW FLOODING
STILL BEING REPORTED. IT APPEARS, HOWEVER, THAT THE WATER
LEVEL UPSTREAM IS SLIGHTLY SUBSIDING, LEAVING THE SITUATION
IN PHNOM PENH AND DOWNSTREAM PROVINCES (KANDAL AND PREY
VENG) STILL CRITICAL.
NATIONAL RESPONSE
4. THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (NDMC) IS THE
COORDINATING BODY AT NATIONAL LEVEL FOR RELIEF ASSISTANCE
TO THE FLOOD VICTIMS. THE NDMC SECRETARIAT CONVENED A
MEETING ON 30 SEPTEMBER WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY UNDP, UNICEF,
WFP, CAMBODIAN RED CROSS (CRC), IFRC AND SOME NGOS TO BRIEF
ON THE FLOOD SITUATION AND RESULTING NEEDS. THE NDMC
REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF
THE FLOOD VICTIMS. A DETAILED WRITTEN APPEAL WITH
CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION WILL BE PREPARED AND PRESENTED TO
THE DONOR COMMUNITY SHORTLY.
RELIEF NEEDS
5. THE NDMC INFORMED THAT, ACCORDING TO A FIRST PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS, URGENT ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED FOR A
TARGET POPULATION OF 500,000 FLOOD VICTIMS, AS FOLLOWS:
- 7,500 MT OF RICE FOR ONE MONTH (15 KG/PERSON/MONTH)
- 200,000 PLASTIC SHEETS FOR PROVISION OF SHELTER
- 300,000 SAND BAGS - 100,000 OF WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO
PROTECT PHNOM PENH
AREA AGAINST FLOODS
- MEDICAMENTS.
COUNTRY-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
6. THE UN/DHA RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN PHNOM PENH WILL
COORDINATE THE UN-SYSTEM RESPONSE TO THIS EMERGENCY,
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE NDMC AS MAY BE NECESSARY. A
MEETING OF HEADS OF UN AGENCIES IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW,
2 OCTOBER, AT WHICH THE SITUATION AND REQUIRED RESPONSE
WILL BE REVIEWED.
7. CONSULTATIONS ARE ONGOING TO COORDINATE ACTION AMONG
OPERATIONAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE CAMBODIAN RED CROSS
(CRC) WHICH IS THE LEAD MEMBER OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
GROUP (OPERATIONAL BODY). IMMEDIATE FOOD ASSISTANCE IS
BEING ORGANIZED BY WFP IN COLLABORATION WITH CRC. WFP IS IN
THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING ITS PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENTS, BASED
ON WHICH IT WILL, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, SUPPORT THE NDMC
IN PREPARING A WRITTEN, CONSOLIDATED APPEAL. WFP OFFERED
2,300 MT OF RICE AS AN INITIAL CONTRIBUTION, BASED ON A
RATION OF 7 KG/PERSON/TWO WEEKS. UNICEF OFFERED A CASH
CONTRIBUTION FOR PROCUREMENT OF SAND BAGS AND OTHER RELIEF
SUPPLIES.
8. DHA IS READY TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
OF DONORS INTERESTED TO SUPPORT RELIEF ACTIVITIES FOR THE
FLOOD-AFFECTED POPULATION. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION
WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UN SYSTEM, AND DHA
PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON THE
UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.
9. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO.
CO.590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770,
CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH MENTION: CAMBODIA - FLOODS.
10. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO
INFORM DHA GENEVA AS INDICATED BELOW OF BILATERAL RELIEF
MISSIONS/PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING
VALUE BY ITEM.
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