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Guyana - Floods Situation Report No. 6, 6 August 1996

Countries
Guyana
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UN DHA
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Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0269
1. UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT RAINS STILL PERSIST PREVENTING FLOODED AREAS FROM RETURNING TO NORMAL.

2. APPROXIMATELY 35,500 AFFECTED PERSONS CONTINUE TO BE UNDER PREVENTIVE HEALTH WATCH ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA ESTIMATE.

3. NATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF UNIT (NDRU) CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 PEOPLE. NEW ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES MAY BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION IN THE NEXT DAYS.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

4. FAMILIES IN FLOODED AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FOOD SUPPLIES BY NDRU. FOOD AID IS EXPECTED TO BE NEEDED IN AFFECTED AREAS IN DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS FOR AT LEAST TWO MONTHS UNTIL END OF SEPTEMBER, DUE TO THE DAMAGE SUFFERED BY THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. NEW ADDITIONAL COORDINATION STRUCTURE HEADED BY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC REHABILITATION PHASE OF THIS EMERGENCY.

5. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN COOPERATION WITH PAHO IS EMBARKING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY PLAN WHICH FORESEES AT THIS POINT A CAREFUL PREVENTIVE HEALTH WATCH.

6. URGENTLY NEEDED INTENSIVE DREDGING OF RIVER ESTUARIES IS BEING INITIATED.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

8. SWISS EMBASSY IN CARACAS HAS COMMUNICATED ITS AVAILABILITY TO SUPPLY MEDICINES FOR THE EMERGENCY IN GUYANA. UNDP OFFICE IN GEORGETOWN IS IN CONTACT WITH SWISS AUTHORITIES IN CARACAS TO ELABORATE THE DETAILS OF THIS PLEDGE IN COORDINATION WITH GUYANESE HEALTH AUTHORITIES.

9. CONTRIBUTIONS (REPORTED TO DHA SINCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 5 OF 25 JULY 1996)

UN SYSTEM US DOLLARS
UNDP TWO LOGISTICS EXPERTS
NDRU
10,000
PAHO/WHO ONE DISASTER EXPERT -
OTHER IGOS
CDERA ONE DISASTER RELIEF EXPERT -
GOVERNMENTS
CANADA CASH CONTRIBUTION 10,000

10. DHA IS READY TO SERVE AS CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS OF DONORS INTERESTED TO SUPPORT RELIEF ACTIVITIES FOR THE FLOOD-AFFECTED POPULATION. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UN SYSTEM, AND DHA PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON THE UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.

11. FUNDS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DHA ACCOUNT NO. CO.590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770, CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH MENTION: GUYANA-FLOODS.

12. 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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