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Terms of Reference
Background
Hurricane
Charley
On 13th August
2004, Cuba was severely impacted by hurricane Charley, a category 3
storm, which hit the provinces of Ciudad de la Habana and La Habana. In
anticipation of the storm, the Civil Defence evacuated 215,532
individuals from high-risk areas. Of those evacuated 35,794 took refuge
in temporary shelter whilst the rest stayed with family and friends.
Over 70,000 homes were damaged and thousands of hectares of crops were
spoiled. Electricity, water and telephone networks were severely
affected and 798 schools and 312 health centres were damages.
The
International Federation requested assistance seeking CHF 2,419,000 to
assist 25,000 beneficiaries for 6 months.
Haiti Floods
The floods in
Haiti were a result of tropical storm Jeanne which hit the island
between 17th and 19th September 2004. Floodwaters were over 2 metres in
depths. The most affected departments include l’Artibonite, Plateau
Central, Sud and Nord-Ouest. The town of Gonaives in l’Arbonite, with a
population of approximately 200,000, and its surrounding areas was the
hardest hit. Over half of Gonaives populations was left without food,
water and shelter. According to the Civil Protection Directorate
approximately 300,000 people have been affected; 1,514 dead; 2,600
injured; and approximately 1,000 missing.
In response to
tropical storm Jeanne the International Federation launched a
preliminary appeal on 22nd September and later a revised appeal on 5th
October as a result of the finding of the joint Haiti RC and IFRC needs
assessment mission. CHF 150,000 was disbursed from the Disaster Relief
Emergency Fund (DREF).
The preliminary
appeal: sought CHF 4,246,000 to assist 40,000 beneficiaries for a period
of six months.
The revised
appeal: sought CHF 11,673,000 to assist 50,000 beneficiaries for the
same period of time. Appeal coverage: 83.5%
The main
objective of the appeal is “providing and ensuring balanced and
equitable assistance to the most vulnerable in both Gonaives and the
outlying areas”
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan,
the most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean, in the last fifty
years, lasted from 7th – 13th September 2004. It started off as a
category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale when it passed by
Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and
Tobago. It strengthened into a category 4 hurricane when it hit Grenada
where approximately 60,000 people were in need of assistance. In Haiti
830 people were evacuated as a result of the flooding and shelters were
set up for 1600 persons in five communes. Although Ivan did not directly
hit Jamaica, where approximately 500,000 people were urged to evacuate
high risk areas, much destruction was caused to the infrastructure.
Hurricane Ivan passed Cuba and Mexico causing relatively minor damage
and the moved on to the United States where it caused at least 20 deaths
– the worst damage was seen in Florida.
The
International Federation launched a preliminary appeal on 10th September
2004 and later a revised preliminary appeal on 15th September 2004. CHF
300,000 was disbursed from DREF.
The preliminary
appeal: sought CHF 1,389,560 to assist 10,000 beneficiaries for a period
of 6 months.
The revised
preliminary appeal: sought CHF 6,033,000 to assist 85,000 beneficiaries
for the same period of time. Appeal coverage: 94.3%
In the above
operations the following international and regional teams were deployed:
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Field
Assessment and Coordination Teams (FACT)
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Emergency
Response Units (ERU)
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Regional
Intervention Teams (RIT)
Additional
information on the above appeals can be found on:
http://www.ifrc.org/where/reg_spcrep.asp?iYear=0&xFlag=2&txtRegion=4&view=1
http://www.ifrc.org/where/reg_spcrep.asp?iYear=1&xFlag=2&txtRegion=4&view=1
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