HIGHLIGHTS:

• VENEZUELA: Some 9,000 people in the state of Merida are cut-off due to rains.

• HONDURAS: At least 5,400 people are cut-off due to road damages. Last week 5,875 people were evacuated.

• BOLIVIA: At least 6 departments are affected by drought. Some 400 head of cattle are at risk.

GLIDE n° FL-2010-00240-VEN

Period covered by this Final Report:
December 2010 to December 2011.

Appeal target: 575,146 Swiss francs Appeal coverage: 100 %

Appeal history:

• A Preliminary Emergency Appeal for 429,887 Swiss francs was launched on 21 December 2010 to support 2,000 families over 6 months.

• An Emergency Appeal for 717,571 Swiss francs was launched on 29 December 2010 increasing the support to 2,500 families.

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

2012 cereal planting intentions indicate an increase in area planted

2011 rice production higher than in 2010, but maize output lower

Inflation at high levels

Cereal plantings to increase in 2012

The summer rice crops (October-May), which are currently in the growing phase, were affected by rodent infestation in February. An assessment is being made of the number of hectares hit. Sowing of the 2012 winter rice and maize crops will begin in April/May.

GLIDE n° FL-2010-00240-VEN

Period covered by this Operations Update: December 2010 to August 2011. This update represents an eight-month summary of the operation (cumulative narrative and financial).

Appeal target (current): 575,146 Swiss francs;

Appeal coverage: 100%

Appeal history:

• A Preliminary Emergency Appeal for 429,887 Swiss francs was launched on 21 December 2010 to support 2,000 families over 6 months.

GLIDE n° FL-2010-00240-VEN

Period covered by this Ops Update: 24 March to 8 June 2011.

Appeal target (current): The revised budget target is 575,146 Swiss francs, a decrease from the 717,571 Swiss francs requested in the original Emergency Appeal.

Guanare, 06 Jun. AVN .- 114 familias han resultado afectadas por las lluvias caídas en Portuguesa en lo que va de mes y el mayor impacto se registra en zonas residenciales de los municipios Papelón, Guanarito, Sucre, Guanare y Unda.

CARACAS — At least six children have been killed and three adults were reported missing in northwestern Venezuela following flash floods caused by torrential rains.

Yaracuy state governor Julio Leon told local television all victims lived in the town of Bolivar and belonged to the same family, which was apparently enjoying a picnic in a gully when the flash flood hit.

Heavy rains have been affecting the area for about two weeks causing flooding in many communities. According to Leon, rescue teams were searching for the missing.

Mérida, 13 Ene. AVN .- Los gobiernos Nacional y del estado Mérida desplegaron un operativo quir=FArgico, de patologías menores, para 38 personas, que resultaron damnificadas por las lluvias registradas en la zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, específicamente en los municipios Colón, Sucre y Francisco Javier Pulgar del estado Zulia.

Así lo dio a conocer la directora de la Corporación Merideña de Salud (Corposalud), Nelly Molina, quien indicó que el abordaje médico-quir=FArgico se está implementando e forma simultánea en todos los albergues de la entidad andina y del Sur del Lago.