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 The
International Federation of Red Cross
And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)has allocated CHF 34,000 (USD 32,701 or EUR
20,982) from the Federation’s
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to
support the victims of the 2 June 2008 severe
storm that hit the area around Darsilameh
village in the Western Region of Gambia.
The storm caused damage to more than 15
compounds, directly affecting more than
300 persons. Houses were destroyed, and
the families therefore have no shelter.
The Government (through the Governor of
the Western Region) created a crisis
committee to coordinate the provision of
support and assistance. The Gambia Red
Cross Society (GRCS) volunteers from the
Western Region branch assisted those
affected to move belongings from their
ruined houses, and carried out
assessments. The GRCS plans to
distribute roofing repair kits.
This operation is expected to be
implemented over two weeks, and will
therefore be completed by 30 June 2008.
A Final Report will be made available
three months after the end of the
operation (by 5 August 2008).
The situation
On 2 June 2008 at around 14:00 hours
a squall of some 25-30 knots hit the
area around Darsilameh village in the
Western Region of the Gambia. According
to the hydro meteorological reports, the
southerly direction of the squall
resulted in severe damage to more than
15 compounds affecting more than 300
persons. Houses were destroyed, leaving
limited shelter alternatives.
Coordination and partnerships
The government through the Governor
Western Region created a crisis
committee to coordinate assessments and
the delivery of assistance. The Western
Region Area Council provided a 10-day
food ration (rice). An assessment team
comprising representatives of the
Governor’s office, the Gambia Red Cross
(Western Region branch) and the Brikama
Area council visited the affected
community on 2 June. The team
coordinated by the GRCS branch collected
secondary information from the
Governor’s office and compiled a needs
assessment report. The team visited 15
compounds in the village, out of the 113
households that were affected.
All planned activities will be
implemented by regional teams, branch
field coordinators and Red Cross
volunteers, with supervision from the
GRCS national headquarters.
Contact information
For further information
specifically related to this operation
please contact:
In The Gambia: Mrs Ndey S.Bakurin,
Secretary General, The Gambia Red Cross
Society, Banjul, Email: ndeyb@gamtel.gm
; redcrossgam@yahoo.com; phone
+2204393179, 4392405, 4396989, 4373568
In Dakar: Alasan Senghore, Head of
Zone, West and Central Africa Zone,
phone:+221 869 36 40, Fax:+221 33 820 25
34, email: alasan.senghore@ifrc.org;
Youcef Aitchellouche, Disaster
Management Coordinator, email:
youcef.aitchellouche@ifrc.org
In Geneva: Niels Scott, Operations
Coordinator for West Africa; phone:
+41.22.730.4527; email: niels.scott@ifrc.org
or Tunay Firat, Officer, Management
Support Team, phone: +41.22.730.4415;
email:
tunay.firat@ifrc.org
Source:Reliefweb.int
06/06/08
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