DHA-UNDRO 92/0738
VIETNAM - TYPHOON ANGELA
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
29 OCTOBER 1992
SITUATION
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1. TYPHOON ANGELA STRUCK VIETNAM
BETWEEN PHU YEN PROVINCE AND
BINH DINN PROVINCE ON 23 OCTOBER 1992
WITH A VELOCITY OF BETWEEN
GRADE 6 AND 8 ON THE BEAUFORT SCALE.
THE TYPHOON BROUGHT
TORRENTIAL RAIN (AVERAGE RAINFALL RECORDED
BETWEEN 400MM AND
647MM) BETWEEN THUA THIEN HUE AND KHANH
HOA PROVINCES IN THE
CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM WHICH WERE AFFECTED
BY SERIOUS FLOODS.
THIS AREA IS SITUATED JUST SOUTH OF
THAT PREVIOUSLY AFFECTED BY
FLOODS AS REPORTED IN DHA-UNDRO SITREPS
ON 12 AND 18 OCTOBER.
2. FOLLOWING ARE THE LOSSES AND
DAMAGE AS REPORTED BY THE
DHA-UNDRO RESIDENT CO-ORDINATOR IN HANOI:
- CASUALTIES: 13 KILLED, 12 INJURED,
4 PERSONS MISSING.
- 15,058 HA OF RICE DESTROYED, 3,571
HA OF RICE DAMAGED.
- 196 HOUSES COLLAPSED, 6,236 HOUSES
DAMAGED AND 14 SCHOOLS
AND CLINICS DAMAGED.
- 10 SMALL DAMS BROKE, 22.000 M3 OF
CANAL EMBANKMENTS WASHED
AWAY AND 49 SLUICES DESTROYED.
- MANY SECTIONS OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY
NO. 1 DAMAGED. IN PHU YEN
ALONE 60 KM OF ROAD BADLY DAMAGED.
3. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ARE RESPONDING
TO THE EMERGENCY. TO
DATE NO REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
HAS BEEN MADE TO
DHA-UNDRO.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS-UNDRO +
TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-731.02.11
EMERGENCY TEL. NO. (OUTSIDE WORKING
HOURS): +41-22-733.20.10.
DUTY OFFICER: N. HAIDAR, EXT: 3194
DESK OFFICER: E. HAEGGLUND, EXT: 3299
TELEX:414242 DRO CH
FAX: +41-22-733.56.23.
ELECTRONIC MAIL: UNIENET ID UNX 008
DPR 310 VIN
Source: UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Viet Nam
