1.-Current Situation
COPECO continues with the distribution of humanitarian aid to all of those affected due to the heavy rains. Today the Council of Government Ministries has been meeting to discuss and develop a rehabilitation and reconstruction plan.
As of today October 27th, the government reports the following damages:
Affected people |
271,179
|
Evacuated people |
42,234
|
Directly affected people |
57,681
|
People in shelters |
42,699
|
Affected houses |
10,426
|
Death people |
33
|
Desaparead people |
16
|
Roads affected |
256 (50% of total, affected
for flooding and landslides)
|
Agriculture damaged |
100,000 Mz
|
Departments affected |
17 out of 18
|
Counties affected |
114 (40%) out of 298
|
Population without power energy |
150,000 (in the Department
of Olancho)
|
Weather conditions:
A strong cold front has entered the
country and moves along the North Coast and will be affecting the Caribbean
Sea and the Bay Island during the next 36 to 48 hours.
Forecast:
The cold front will bring cloudy days
and some moderate rain in the insular region, especially in the North of
Honduras. The precipitation will range between 50 to 60 mm in the next
24 hours.
Alerts:
The RED ALERT remains in the Counties
of Corquín and Cucuyagua in Copan Department; and Belén Gualcho in Ocotepeque
Department; and Cortes Department. YELLOW ALERT will remain in the Central
District of Francisco Morazán. GREEN ALERT stays in the Departments of
Bay Islands, Atlántida, Colon and Santa Barbara. The rest of the country
remains without any type of alert.
2. Coordination
- The two evaluating missions in the
field have already returned and presented the reports about their findings.
- The UN System is in the process of
reviewing the draft of the CERF and Flash Appeal proposals. Very likely
tomorrow a presentation of both Appeals will be made to the government
- UNDAC made a presentation to the local
authorities showing the results of the work the UN has been doing regarding
this emergency.
- World Food Programme has assisted
so far 15,091 families with a total of 330.979 metric tons of food aid.
- As a response to the request of the
Ministry of Heath, UNFPA, head quarters, has approved an amount of US $50,000
to assist reproductive and maternal health.
- The USA Government through OCHA has
provided US$ 58,200 to procure non food items.
Contact details:
UNETT : unete.hn@undp.org Juan José
Ferrando. juan.ferrando@undp.org Mobile: +504 9608-0149
UNDAC Team Leader Marco Rodriguez. rodriguez38@un.org
Mobile: +504 9970-2627