Malawi: Floods [DHA-02: 18-Feb-97]
Malawi: Floods [DHA-02: 18-Feb-97]
United Nations
Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Malawi - Floods
DHA Situation Report No. 2
18 February 1997
INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE
1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Lilongwe reports that
the Government of Malawi has issued a communique, appealing
for international assistance.
2. Weeks of incessant heavy rains caused serious
flooding in southern-most part of Malawi, especially the
Nsanje and Chikwawa districts. With heavy rains still
continuing, damage in other low lying areas is also feared.
3. The Government's preliminary assessments indicate
80,000 families affected by the floods. Main assistance
needs are for food, shelter, blankets, medical supplies,
water, kitchen utensils, garden tools, agricultural inputs,
and the reconstruction of bridges.
4. Floods water made many parts of roads in the region
inaccessible, posing possible difficulties in transporting
and distributing relief goods. The Government estimates
the cost of emergency repair works to be USD 304,660.
5. DHA has dispatched today a four-person UN Disaster
Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team to assist in
further assessments of the situation/needs. The team is
scheduled to arrive in Lilongwe mid-day 19 February.
6. DHA has immediately released an emergency grant of
USD 30,000 to cover immediate relief needs.
7. 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 utilizations of the funds
contributed.
8. 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: Malawi - Floods.
9. For coordination purposes, donors are requested to
inform DHA Geneva, as indicated below, of bilateral relief
missions/ pledges/ contributions and their corresponding
values by item.
Telephone number: +41-22-917-1234
In case of emergency only: +41-22-917-2010
Desk Officer: Ms. Kayo Gotoh, direct tel: +41-22-917-1258
Press to contact: Ms. M. Moulin-Acevedo
direct tel: +41-22-917-2856
Telex: 41 42 42 dha ch
Fax: +41-22-917-0023
E-Mail: dhagva@dha.unicc.org
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