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Saint Lucia: Floods; DREF operation, update n° 1 (MDRLC001)

Pays
Sainte-Lucie
Sources
IFRC
Date de publication

Period covered by this update: 16 October 2010 to 15 January 2011.

Summary:

42,068 Swiss francs has been allocated from the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 15 October 2010 to support the Saint Lucia Red Cross (SLRC) in delivering assistance to some 200 beneficiaries, as well as to replenish disaster preparedness stocks.

This report reflects the progress of the activities carried out by the SLRC in the area of Dennery after the flooding took place on the first week of October. During the time covered by this update, volunteers distributed food parcels and non-food items to 200 families, conducted house-to-house hygiene education, and distributed brochures about psychosocial support. Due to the impact of Hurricane Tomas on 31 October, a health activity was delayed and there are ongoing discussions to evaluate the existing need for it.

ECHO contributed 27,197 euro to the DREF in replenishment of the allocation made for this operation. The major donors to the DREF are the Irish, Italian, Netherlands and Norwegian governments and ECHO. Details of all donors can be found on: http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/responding/drs/tools/dref/donors.asp