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Caribbean: Hurricane Tomas Emergency appeal n° MDR49006

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Barbade
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IFRC
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GLIDE n=B0 TC-2010-000216-BRB/LCA/VCT

This Emergency Appeal seeks 1,045,054 Swiss francs (1,064,350 US dollars or 779,507 euro) in cash, kind, or services to support the National Societies of Barbados, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assist 2,050 families for six months: This operation will be completed by early May 2011. A Final Report will be made available by August 2011 (three months after the end of the operation).

Appeal History:

- 51,653 Swiss francs were allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC)'s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation. Unearmarked funds to replenish DREF are encouraged.

- A Preliminary Emergency Appeal was issued on 3 November 2010 for 611,470 Swiss francs to support the National Societies of Barbados, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assist 1,550 families for six months.

- This Emergency Appeal features a revised budget of 1,045,054 Swiss francs to assist up to 2,050 families for six months.

Summary: Tomas, the nineteenth named storm of the Atlantic 2010 hurricane season, affected the Caribbean from 29 October to early November 2010. Hurricane Tomas brought strong winds, more than ten inches of rain and surges of 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels, affecting more than 2,000 homes, causing landslides, severely interrupting water services in Saint Lucia, and causing infrastructure damages, as well as electricity and communications disruption. Furthermore, the agricultural sector in Saint Lucia and in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines suffered major losses, specially their banana crops.