Date: Tue, 12 Sep 95 12:38:07 EDT
From: incident@vita.org (Emergency Information Administrator)
Subject: Caribbean: Hurricane DHA-05
CARIBBEAN-HURRICANE LUIS
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
DHA SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
12 SEPTEMBER 1995
1. PAHO ASSESSMENT MISSION IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS WITH
REGARD TO WATER DISTRIBUTION, BASIC SANITATION, CLEANING OF
DEBRIS, VECTOR CONTROL, HOSPITALS/HEALTH CENTRES AND SHELTERS.
2. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN CAPITAL ST JOHN'S IN FULL OPERATION
SINCE 8 SEPTEMBER. 80 PER CENT OF ISLAND-WIDE CAPACITY RESTORED
ON 11 SEPTEMBER. IN BARBUDA NO IMPACT ON WATER SUPPLY. WATER
HOWEVER VERY BRACKISH. WATER FOR DRINKING AND FOOD PREPARATION
TAKEN FROM RAINWATER CISTERNS.
NEEDS FOR ANTIGUA: 400 SQFT PLASTIC SHEETING FOR PUMPING
STATION AND 400 SQFT PLASTIC SHEETING FOR ROOF OF TREATMENT
PLANT, 100 DRUMS AT 50LBS OF HYPOCHLORITE GRANULAR 70 PER CENT AI,
ONE 25KVA MOBILE STANDBY GENERATOR FOR SURFACE WATER PUMPING
STATION.
NEEDS FOR BARBUDA: COOKING GAS FOR BOILING OF DRINKING WATER.
3. FLOOD WATER WITH HIGH LEVEL OF FAECAL MATTER IN LOW-LYING AND
LOW-INCOME AREAS. PIT LATRINES FLOODED. CASES OF
GASTRO-ENTIRITIS AND WORM INFESTATION LIKELY TO BECOME MORE
FREQUENT.
NEEDS FOR ANTIGUA: 10,000 SACHETS OF ORS
NEEDS FOR BARBUDA: 1,000 SACHETS OF ORS.
4. CLEANING OF DEBRIS HAS BEGUN WITH GOOD COOPERATION FROM THE
PUBLIC IN ANTIGUA. IN BARBUDA, PROPER CLEAN UP HAS YET TO BE
STARTED.
NEED FOR ANTIGUA: 20 CHAIN SAWS, 200 GLOVES, 100 SHOVELS, 100
FORKS.
5. MOSQUITO POPULATION IS INCEASING. LARGE NUMBER OF STAGNANT
POOLS RODENTS DEPRIVED OF THEIR NESTS ARE A PROBLEM.
NEEDS FOR ANTIGUA: 2 DRUMS OF MALATHION 10 PER CENT, 10 FOGGING
MACHINES, 30 DRUMS OF RAT POISON.
NEEDS FOR BARBUDA: 1 DRUM OF MALATHION 10 PER CENT, 2 FOGGING
MACHINES, 2 DRUMS OF RAT POISON.
6. DAMAGE CAUSED TO ROOFING OF HEALTH CENTRES AND HOSPITALS,
WARDS AND STOREROOM FLOODED, RUNNING WATER CUT OFF OR REDUCED
SUPPLY, FLUSH TOILETS OUT OF USE, DAMAGE TO WATER PUMPS AND
PLUMBING.
NEEDS FOR ANTIGUA: ROOFING MATERIAL, FOOD SUPPLIES FOR PATIENTS
(80 PATIENTS IN MENTAL HOSPITAL AND 77 PATIENTS IN GERIATRIC
HOSPITAL) , DETERGENT, SOAP, DIESEL OPERATED WATER PUMP (SELF
SUCTION) FOR MENTAL HOSPITAL, BED LINEN FOR 157 PATIENTS.
NEEDS FOR BARBUDA: ROOFING MATERIAL, ANTIBIOTICS, AND ANTIBIOTIC
OINTMENTS, T. TOXOIDE, DRESSING GAUZE, DISINFECTANTS.
7. NO NEED FOR FIELD HOSPITALS
8. SOME 1,600 PERSONS STILL IN SHELTERS. NO WATER SUPPLY.
FLUSH TOILETS BLOCKED. SHELTER SIZE VARIES FROM FOUR TO 200
PERSONS. SHELTER MANAGEMENT IS TRYING TO GROUP PEOPLE IN LARGER
SHELTERS.
NEEDS: COLLAPSIBLE WATER CONTAINERS, TOILET PAPER, SOAP,
DETERGENTS, BUCKETS, COOKING GAS.
9. DONORS WISHING TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS REQUIREMENTS OF MEDICINES
AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, SANITATION AND VECTOR CONTROL ARE REQUESTED
TO CONSULT WITH:
PAHO/WASHINGTON: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER RELIEF ===
COORDINATION PROGRAM (PED)
TELEPHONE NO. +1/202 861-4325
FAX NO. +1/202 775-4578
10. DHA IS PREPARED TO SERVE AS A CHANNEL FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
TO BE USED DURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF PHASE. FUNDS ARE SPENT IN
COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UN SYSTEM, DHA
PROVIDES DONOR GOVERNMENTS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF
UTILIZATION OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED.
11. TRANSFERS OF FUNDS SHOULD BE MADE TO DHA ACCOUNT NUMBER
CO-590.160.1 AT SWISS BANK CORPORATION, CASE POSTALE 2770,
CH-1211 GENEVA 2, WITH FOLLOWING REFERENCE: ANTIGUA -
HURRICANE LUIS, DHA-GENEVA.
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.
= DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - GENEVA +
TELEPHONE NO. +41 22-917-12.34
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY: TELEPHONE +41-22-917.20.10
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FAX: +41-22-917.00.23
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