The death toll and damages caused by the devastating floods and landslides
in the border areas between the Dominican Republic and Haiti continue
to rise. According to official reports the death toll in the Dominican
Republic has risen to 233 while in Haiti it has risen to 358.
ACT member in the Dominican Republic, Social Service of the Dominican
Churches (SSID) report that they are visiting the affected areas
to distribute relief items and to assess damages. They are co-ordinating
the response with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Haiti.
ACT members in Haiti - Christian Aid (CAID), Fédération
Protestante d'Haiti (FPH), Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Service
Chrétien d'Haiti (SCH) - have been in contact with the
LWF staff and the Support Group for Refugees and Repatriated People
(GARR – a partner of CAID) working in the affected areas. According
to their report 528 persons have lost their lives and 1,500 are injured.
There are extensive damages to houses and crops and access to the
area is only possible by air. The needs for medical care, food, water
and clothing are great. They are co-ordinating with the UN agencies
and other international NGOs working in Haiti as well as with the
ACT members in the Dominican Republic.
The ACT members in Haiti are urgently requesting support from the
ACT Rapid Response Fund to cover the immediate needs in the areas
where they are working as well as those areas not receiving support
from other agencies.
Medical Assistance: 10,000
Food Assistance: 13,000
Water treatment: 3,000
Transportation (helicopter): 21,000
Logistics: 3,000
Total: US$ 50,000
Church World Service (CWS) has approved the reallocation of a container
of food they initially sent to ACT members in Haiti to respond to
the emergency caused by the social and political unrest.
ACT CO would appreciate any indications of possible support to
this request as the RRF is almost depleted.
