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Assistance underway for Kwakwani flood victims ─ no reports of illness
A section of the team heading to conduct an assessment
Assistance for Kwakwani residents affects by flood waters is coming very soon. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) conducted an assessment of the flood waters yesterday.
Led by Director General of the CDC, Lt. Col. Kester Craig, the team included representatives from the Ministry of Health, Hydrometeorological Service, and CDC volunteers.
According to Craig, the multiagency approach is one that is designed to ascertain the overall needs of the affected residents.
“We’re doing an assessment to see the impact of flooding in Kwakwani, particularly Lamp Island and the Waterfront area. What we would have observed is that the water level is about six to seven feet, and affected several homes and also farms.”
The Director General explained that flooding is a regular occurrence which has resulted in residents adapting to their environment. The residents have built secondary houses on high stilts which are just above the water height; primary houses are submerged.
However, he said, this does not take away from the fact that the affected residents will have needs that must be catered for such as health and food. Lt. Col. Craig said he is awaiting information from the community.
“What is critical, now, is getting the data in from the community and to determine what are the immediate needs but in my opinion, I think we need to continually monitor the water level, persons need to continue to ensure the water they drink is safe and the assessment will come from the region to decide where resources will be focused on and how much will be required.”
The CDC has a data-driven response system in place to prevent the misuse of resources. Currently, there have been no reports from the local health authorities of any illness, however, since this is a regular occurrence, it has been previously reported that health concerns are raised after the water recedes.
The CDC’s initiative was welcomed by the regional representatives. So far, approximately 300 households have been affected. These are located at Waterfront, Lamp Island, Aroraima and Ginger Island.
The CDC will deploy resources as soon as the official community report is completed.
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