PERU - EARTHQUAKE
DHA SITUATION REPORT NO.4
19 NOVEMBER 1996
APPEAL FOR TENTS AND BLANKETS
1. The Vice-President of Peru has appealed, through the
UNDP/DHA Resident Representative in Lima, for 2,000
family tents and 4,000 blankets in order to assist the
population rendered homeless in the provinces affected by
the earthquake.
Effects on population/Needs
2. The UNDP/DHA Resident Representative reports that more
than 44, 000 people have been affected, of which 28,000
in Nazca and Palpa Provinces. The number of injured
people is now estimated at 560 people.
3. 15,000 people affected require immediate emergency
assistance.
4. There is a shortage of drinking water, in particular
in the town of Nazca (main reservoir out of service) and
in several villages of the Caraveli Province, where water
wells have been destroyed and water sources contaminated.
5. The situation of the homeless remains difficult. There
is a critical need for temporary shelter and construction
materials, as well as mattresses, blankets and household
utensils.
National response
6. The Civil Defense Institute of Peru (INDECI) is the
national relief coordination body. INDECI has established
an Operations Center in Nazca, with a Support Center (for
the highlands) in Villatambo (Ayacucho).
7. Three helicopters deployed for assessment and relief
missions in particular in the Andes region, where some
villages can only be reached by air. Government has been
working on the clearing and repairing of blocked routes/
roads in order to facilitate the provision of assistance
to the population affected.
8. The electric supply system and phone lines have been
restored in the four main cities (Nazca, Palpa, Lucanas
and Ica). Phone communications have been restored with
some rural communities. The Government is building
temporary shelters for the homeless people in the city of
Nazca, as well providing food to the affected population.
9. The Peruvian Red Cross as well as religious
institutions have been channeling assistance to the
population affected, in particular tents and blankets.
Local NGO's, like PREDES (Studies and Disaster Prevention
Center) are channeling assistance from OXFAM (water tanks
and jerrycans). Municipalities, private institutions and
enterprises have been providing medicaments and household
utensils.
IFRC- Emergency Appeal
10. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an Emergency
Appeal seeking CHF 913,000 (approximately USD 730,400) in
cash, kind and services. The operation intends to assist
10,000 beneficiaries for three months with medical care,
relief supplies and some construction materials.
Contributions (reported since Situation Report No.3 of 15
November 1996) USD
UN System
DHA Emergency Grant
local purchase of relief goods
30,000
UNDP Emergency Grant
Logistics and relief supplies
50,000
PAHO/OMS Team of 3 sanitary engineers
provision of water
disinfectants, laboratory
equipment for water quality
analysis and
water tanks
+++
HABITAT Assistance in housing rehabilitation
and reconstruction
+++
Governments
Ecuador 33 Mt. medicaments, food
mattresses and blankets
50,000
Chile medicaments, blankets, food
supplies
Bolivia Blankets +
++
+++ value not available
11. DHA is prepared to serve as a channel for cash
contributions to be used during immediate relief phase.
Funds are spent in coordination with relevant
organizations of UN System, and DHA provides doner
Governments with written confirmation on utilization of
funds contributed.
12. 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: Peru - Earthquake,
DHA-Geneva
13. 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.
Telephone No: +41-22-917-12-34
In case of emergency only: +41-22-917.20.10
Desk Officers: Mr. Erik Haegglund, direct tel: +41-22-917.
32.99 or Mr. Carlos Pereira, 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
E.Mail: dha gva at un.org
distributed by
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Volunteers in Technical Assistance
Disaster Information Center lists: listproc@cidi.org
sitreps nat-dsr
web: www.cidi.org appeal fireline
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
comments/suggestions/requests to incident@cidi.org