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ACT Alliance Preliminary Appeal:Colombia, Arauca Floods – COL151

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Colombia, Arauca Floods – COL151

Preliminary Appeal Target: US$ 886,881
Balance Requested: US$ 886,881

Geneva, 15 June 2015

Dear Colleagues,

The Colombian north-east department of Arauca has experienced non-stop heavy rains from May 22, creating emergency situations due to the floods caused by overflown rivers with peaks on 25th May 3 rd of June, requiring evacuation of affected communities. Both main and local roads were affected. Individual houses and public spaces were flooded. Municipal water distributing structures were affected, as well as household and community wells in rural communities. Most of the rural population depends on small-scale farming (cocoa, plantain and rice crops) and livestock farming for subsistence, many of these livelihoods have been lost.

The affectation in Saravena and Arauquita municipalities is calculated in 12,000 persons. The first week of June, the National Unit for Disaster risk management (UNGRD) reports that it has distributed in the municipalities of Arauca, Arauquita, Saravena, Fortul (Arauca department) and Cubará (Boyacá department) 3,000 food kits (10 days for 5 persons), 3,000 cleaning kits, 6,000 mosquito nets, 9,000 hammocks, and 6,000 polypropylene bags to build dams.

For this emergency response, LWF is in contact with ECHO and OCHA to negotiate funding support from their emergency funds, up to 250 000 USD per proposal, to cover 35 communities in two municipalities.

In this sense, the preliminary appeal will be funding by ACT internal resources and by external resources to achieve the overall budget.