Costa Rica - Floods Situation Report No.3
EmailSITUATION
1. THE UNITED NATIONS DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM (DMT) MET WITH UN AGENCIES (UNDP, DHA/IDNDR, ILO, PAHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP), DONOR COUNTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AND THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMISSION (CNE) ON MONDAY, 30 OCTOBER TO REVIEW THE SITUATION, ACTION TAKEN AND OUTSTANDING NEEDS.
2. THE EMERGENCY PHASE IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE OVER AND WORK IS COMMENCING ON REHABILITATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE. HOWEVER, THE HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY CONTINUES, BECAUSE FOR 3 TO 6 MONTHS IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR SOME 3,500 PERSONS (700 FAMILIES) IN THE AFFECTED AREA, WHO HAVE LOST ALL MEANS OF SUBSISTENCE. THE EXACT NUMBER IS STILL BEING EVALUATED.
3. UPDATED ASSESSMENTS INDICATED 60 VILLAGES WERE FLOODED COVERING AN AREA OF SOME 2,000 SQ KM OR 20 PER CENT OF THE AREA OF THE PROVINCE OF GUANACASTE. THE RELOCATION OF TWO OR THREE VILLAGES IS BEING STUDIED BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE THREAT OF FUTURE FLOODS. FOLLOWING INITIAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT BY THE LOCAL EMERGENCY COMMITTEES, EACH NATIONAL PUBLIC INSTITUTION CONTINUES TO CARRY OUT ASSESSMENT IN ITS AREA OF COMPETENCE AND THE RESULTS ARE COORDINATED BY THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMISSION. 'FOOD FOR WORK' PROJECTS ARE BEING INITIATED.
OUTSTANDING NEEDS
4. THE CNE HAS INDICATED THE NEED FOR SUPPORT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: TO COVER BASIC FOOD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AFFECTED POPULATION, WITHIN THE 'FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMME', FOR IMMEDIATE REHABILITATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS TEN BRIDGES AND ROADS LINKING AREAS THAT WERE CUT OFF, TOGETHER WITH LATER RECONSTRUCTION OF THE 13 REMAINING BRIDGES DESTROYED AND HIGHWAYS, FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF DENGUE FEVER AND MALARIA.
| 5. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO DHA | US DLRS | |
| UN SYSTEM | ||
| DHA-GENEVA | EMERGENCY GRANT | 50,000 |
| WFP | RICE, WHEAT FLOUR, COOKING OIL, CANNED MEAT | 29,000 |
| GOVERNMENTS | ||
| NORWAY | (THROUGH SALVATION ARMY) | 31,933 |
| PR OF CHINA | CASH DONATION | 55,000 |
| UNITED STATES | USAID (THROUGH CARE) | 35,000 |
| NGO | ||
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (MSF) | IN KIND CONTRIBUTION OF 350 WATER CONTAINERS | ++ |
| ++ VALUE NOT REPORTED | ||
6. THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT ON THIS EMERGENCY UNLESS FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD OCCUR.
7. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS/PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.
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