Air traffic might be affected in the coming days with Hurricane Ike. The rain destroyed important bridges and caused landslides which hampered dispatch of teams and assistance and rescue operations were difficult for the people caught by the flooding on their roof tops. Peacekeeping forces are currently trying to clear the roads or trace alternate roads to restore access as soon as possible. This situation will also raise the risk of waterborne diseases epidemics.
Assessments throughout the country have been hampered by road damage and insecurity. Additional tarpaulin, water purification tablets and hygiene kits were also distributed.
The supplies were pre-positioned through the emergency programme. A total of 37 schools are reported to have suffered damage to various degrees by the storms. UNICEF's emergency team is currently completing its distribution plan to dispatch the re-supply for immediate response and replenishment of pre-positioned stocks.
Funding - The country office is responding to immediate needs with available budget, but additional funding is needed to expand the response to meet the needs. Staffing - 2 Emergency Officers and 1 Communication Officer arrived. ReliefWeb has been the leading online source for reliable and timely humanitarian information on global crises and disasters since Learn more about ReliefWeb.
As an outcome of the World Humanitarian Summit, the Grand Bargain aims at improving the efficiency of humanitarian action. Published on 06 Sep β View Original.
