81.   Zaire has declared the Kikwit area a disaster zone and put it under quarantine to prevent spread of the disease.

82.   On Saturday The National Assembly passed a law enabling the president to declare a disaster zone.

83.   President Suleyman Demirel and Minister for Public Works and Housing Adnan Keskin visited the Izmir disaster zones during the morning.

84.   Pre-existing laws had said that only a natural disaster zone -- such as a typhoon, flood or earthquake -- qualified for state aid.

85.   Press spokesman for the ICRC, Jean-Luc Paladini, said a convoy carrying blankets was set to leave Kabul for the disaster zone.

86.   Prime Minister Atef Sedky, accompanied by several ministers, travelled to the disaster zone Thursday and promised compensation and shelter for the victims.

87.   Soskovets said President Boris Yeltsin had asked to be kept informed every half-hour on the latest developments in the disaster zone.

88.   Some people were lucky enough to receive one of the thousands of tents sent by aid agencies to the disaster zone.

89.   The central government on Saturday passed a law enabling it to declare the Sampoong area an official disaster zone, paving the way for state compensation for relatives.

90.   The municipality of Nelspruit, neighbouring Mpumalanga, called on the prime minister of the province to proclaim the area a disaster zone.