From: Disaster Information Administrator
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 94 18:55:23 EDT
From: incident@vita.org (Disaster Information Administrator)
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To: event@vita.org
Subject: Papua New Guinea: Volcano (DHA-05)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
27 SEPTEMBER 1994
1. CITIZENS' RETURN TO RABAUL NOT YET POSSIBLE. DAILY RE-ENTRIES
PERMITTED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO RETRIEVE BELONGINGS. FOOD
DISTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY CENTRES REPORTED TO BE SATISFACTORY.
2. COMMUNICATIONS WITH RABAUL AREA STILL DISRUPTED. JOINT
GOVT/UNDP/UNICEF ASSESSMENT TEAM LEAVING FROM CAPITAL ON
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER TO IDENTIFY OUTSTANDING RELIEF NEEDS.
3. SITUATION MOVING INTO RECOVERY/REHABILITATION PHASE.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS INDICATE SOME
FORTY PER CENT SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
4. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA-GENEVA SINCE SITREP NO.4
GOVERNMENTS USD
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UK CASH THROUGH BRITISH HIGH
COMMISSION PDS 25,000 38,226
CASH THROUGH UK FUNDATION FOR THE
PEOPLES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
PDS 25,000 38,226
5. 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 A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THE
UTILIZATION OF THE FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.
6. DONORS WISHING TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND MAY CONTACT
DHA-GENEVA FOR CROSSCHECKING WITH DHA FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
REGARDING APPROPRIATENESS OF TYPE OF RELIEF ITEM AND QUANTITY.
7. TRANSFER OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE TO DHA ACCOUNT NO.
CO-590.160.1 AT THE SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770,
CH-1211 GENEVA 2 WITH THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE: PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
VOLCANIC ERUPTION - DHA GENEVA.
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