Cuba: Hurricane Lili [DHA-05: 20-Oct-96]
Cuba: Hurricane Lili [DHA-05: 20-Oct-96]
CUBA
HURRICANE 'LILI'
DHA GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 5
20 OCTOBER 1996
SITUATION
1. THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS REQUESTED DHA TO LAUNCH
AN APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
2. UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT,
ACCORDING TO A REPORT ISSUED BY THE CUBAN CIVIL DEFENSE
BUREAU ON 19 OCTOBER 1996, 11 OF THE COUNTRY'S 15 PROVINCES
- PLUS THE ISLAND OF YOUTH JUST SOUTH OF THE CUBAN MAINLAND
- WERE AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE LILI.
3. A TOTAL OF 191,936 PERSONS HAD TO BE EVACUATED,
WHILE DAMAGED HOUSING NUMBERED 22,066 UNITS WITH 2,858
OTHER HOMES TOTALLY DESTROYED.
4. THE GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN ALSO DAMAGED 15
HOSPITALS, 32 SCHOOLS, 3 KINDERGARTENS, 233 INDUSTRIAL
PLANTS - THREE OF WHICH WERE DESTROYED - AND 105
AGRICULTURAL INSTALLATIONS, FIVE OF THEM ALSO FULLY
DESTROYED.
5. SEVERE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY BANANA, FRUIT AND
COFFEE PLANTATIONS, SUGAR CANE FIELDS AND RICE PADDIES.
ESTIMATIONS OF DAMAGE IN AGRICULTURE ARE INCOMPLETE, SINCE
MANY AREAS ARE STILL COVERED BY WATER.
6. MOST AFFECTED AREAS ARE CIENFUEGOS, A PROVINCE ON
CUBA'S SOUTHERN CENTRAL COAST, AND NEIGHBOURING SANCTI
SPIRITUS, IN CENTRAL CUBA. THOSE TWO PROVINCES REPORTED
12,307 HOMES DAMAGED AND 2,257 DESTROYED.
REQUIREMENTS
7. CUBAN AUTHORITIES HAVE, ON A PRELIMINARY BASIS,
INDICATED THAT INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, AT THIS STAGE,
SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED IN THE FOLLOWING THREE MAIN AREAS:
- FOOD (POWDERED MILK, WHEAT FLOUR, COOKING OIL,
CANNED MEAT, CEREALS ETC.)
- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (ROOF TILES, NAILS,
ELECTRIC WIRING CABLES, ETC.)
- MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND WATER SUPPLY (ANTIDIARRHEAL
DRUGS, CHLORINE FOR WATER DISINFECTION)
COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
8. A MEETING CHAIRED BY THE MINISTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC COLLABORATION WILL BE
HELD ON MONDAY 21 OCTOBER WITH THE HEADS OF UN AGENCIES
(INCLUDING WHO/PAHO), FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES REPRESENTED IN
CUBA IN ORDER TO QUANTIFY AND PRIORITIZE NEEDS.
9. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS A CHANNEL FOR CASH
CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED DURING THE IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE.
FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS
OF THE UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH
WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.
[note: DHA Correction to Item 10 has been used]
10. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO. 590.160.1
AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2
WITH REFERENCE: CUBA - HURRICANE 'LILI', DHA GENEVA.
11. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO
INFORM DHA GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF RELIEF MISSIONS/
PLEDGES/ CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY
ITEM.
TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-917.12.34
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY: +41-22-917.20.10
DESK OFFICER: MR. E. HAEGGLUND TEL +41 22 917 32.99/MR. C.
DIRECT TEL. +41-22-917.13.83
PRESS TO CONTACT: MS. M. MOULIN-ACEVEDO, DIRECT TEL.:
+41-22-
917.28.56
TELEX: 414242 DHA CH
FAX: +41-22-917.00.23
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