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Mozambique

Portuguese Humanitarian Aid to Mozambique

Mission Mozambique 2000

Mission

Given the calamity situation in Mozambique, the Portuguese Government has determined that the National Service for Civil Protection (SNPC) shall carry out a Humanitarian Aid Operation, to mitigate the consequences of the floods that occurred in Mozambique in the last 15 days.

Procedure

1. Directing, co-ordination and acknowledgement

The Operation has two slopes:

  • The acknowledgement and evaluation with the support of ERAS (Situation recognition and assessment Team). The operational multidisciplinary intervention is performed by a task-force operating in the leadership of one of the Vice-Presidents of SNPC.
  • The operational action on the ground shall be co-ordinated with the National Institute of Calamity Management (RM) and the support of the Portuguese Embassy in Maputo and of OCHA (OSOCC).

2. Operation concept

A multidisciplinary task-force is being created with the objective of developing release, assistance and aid actions towards the affected populations.

  • This task-force, given the necessities and the local standing, is able to settle a field for the displaced.
  • There will be an Assessment Team.
  • The Task-Force has 1 Command Team, 1 Maritime Assistance Team, 1 Medical Team, 1 Logistic Team, 1 Intervention Team, in a global total of 31 elements.
  • Besides the equipment of co-ordination and self assistance, the task force will air-lift with several other materials, such as: tents P6 (conic), combat rations, mat-mousse, blankets, generators, motor-pumps, corpse bags (adult and child), soap bars, hygiene kits, petrol stove, boats (with engine 25cv).

MINISTéRIO DA ADMINISTRA=C7=C3O INTERNA
SERVI=C7O NACIONAL DE PROTEC=C7=C3O CIVIL
Avenida do Forte em Carnaxide, (Edifício Protecç=E3o Civil) - 2799-512 CARNAXIDE
Telefone (+351) 214247100 - Telefax (+351) 214247180 - e-mail: snpcpor@snpc.pt - Telex: 14395SNPC-P