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Scenario
On the 24th December, 2013 Saint Lucia was impacted by a Surface Trough System. The rains fell during the night. The Saint Lucia Met Services reported 171.1mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 8:50am.
Actions to date
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The NEOC remains activated until 3rd January, 2013.
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There has been no declaration of a disaster.
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The Youth Emergency Action Committee (YEAC) and Saint Lucia Cadet Corps reported for duty. All National and District Disaster Committees (DDCs) have been activated.
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Ministry of Education has commenced assessments with the aim of activating the “Return to Happiness Program” for the children impacted by the disaster. The first assessment has begun in Vieux Fort.
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Distribution continues:
a. Water (bottled) to all DDCs for distribution
b. Water (bulk) WASCO is trucking as fast as possible
c. Food
d. Mattresses to Canaries, Anse la Raye, Marc, Vieux Fort and Laborie
e. Hygiene Kits to Soufriere, Marc
f. Clothes and toys to Marc, Canaries and Anse la Raye. -
Communications to Soufriere have been re-established.
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Registration of needs of victims by the DDCs continues.
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The APESL (Engineers Association) provided technical assistance with the DANA exercise. Three teams of Engineers were deployed on December 26th, to assess three key "hot spots" (determined in consultation with the Deputy Chief Engineer, Ministry of Infrastructure):
- Anse la Raye & Canaries - focusing on flooding in Anse la Raye and Bridge destroyed in Canaries
- Micoud - focusing on two culvert crossings destroyed along the East Coast Highway at Volet and Wannier, both in the vicinity of Ti Rocher
- Vieux Fort and Paiye - focusing on the erosion of a segment of the Old Military (concrete) road segment of the Vieux Fort Highway, and the destroyed Paiye Bridge.
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A Team from the CDEMA CU visited the NEOC on 29th December.
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On 30th December, the Prime Minister held a briefing in the morning with the media and in the afternoon with the Diplomatic Corps.