MC Project - Flood Victims Jan 2009

Report: 22nd to 24th Jan 2009.

Thanks to the generous contribution from our principles - PFL/TOL/SWIRES.

Attached to this report is a spread sheet of accountability of the funds used to purchase goods for distribution to genuine flood victims.

Within the few days we collectively arranged the purchase of goods and repacked them for distribution.

Attached, are photos on Thursday evening battling to meet the deadline.






Contents of Each Carton of Ration Pack:

1 pkt Candle
5 boxes Matches
1 pkt Salt
2 x 2kg Rice
3 pkts Dhal
7 tins Tuna
9 tins Tin Fish
9 pkts biscuits
2 pkts tea
3packs x 5 pkts noodles
2 tins canned mutton

Plus packed separately due to carton space:
2 x 2kg Sugar
3pkts Dhal

Mattress & Bed Sheet
Bottled Water



With the assistance of F.R.I.E.N.D.S an NGO organization, we able to identify areas that required assistance.

Areas that were visited were within BA and the interior of BA, as seen in the photos attached the destructive force of the flooding. This flooding destroyed 60% of the sugar cane fields and other agriculture crops damaging at least F$8 million including water resource management and livestock estimated around F$4 million.

This flooding poses a huge risk of disease outbreaks including typhoid, dengue, leptospirosis and diarrhea. People so concerned with trying to recover their losses, they tend to forget to watch out for their health.

Infrastructure damages causing delays to supply of food & water to the people, creates frustration, and a panic due to shortage of Food items, beddings, mattress, and the supply of water – most basic items, thus some organization are taking opportunity of the demand.

About 8,000 evacuees were residing in 130 evacuation centers and were mostly in the western division.

The official death toll of the floods stands at 11 of which 6 were children. Three were buried alive in a landslide and seven drowned.


PAFL in conjunction with the principal partners headed by the GM – Martin O’Connor visiting the Western Division saw the destruction of people’s belongings, property, and life style that left people shocked and lost for words. Thoughts of what to do and how to continue living, was a question of those affected, having to understand the situation, need and assistance required to provide hope for them.

GM – Martin O’Connor saw the need to ensure that what was given for assistance was getting to the REALLY needy people.

Distribution of food rations, mattress, bed sheets and water was done on Friday 23rd Jan & Saturday 24th Jan 09.

PAFL in conjunction with PFL/TOL/SWIRES would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their assistance:-

F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Lautoka
The O’Connor Family
Management & Staff of PAFL
Island Chill, BA
Punjas Lautoka
Lees Trading Suva
FMF Lautoka
RUPS Big Bear Suva
Farmers Supermarket
General Machinery Hire
Aqua Pacific

Suggestion from our GM was to reposition the container of rations to a Ba facility, fortunate enough we were given a FREE storage and a place to operate our distribution from the Island Chill premises.
Attached are Photos of the operation on Friday morning.










Photo below the BA Bridge damaged, this bridge connects to the interior of Ba families.





The Areas that PAFL distributed:

Nadrou:
4 Families we visited were affected: Cane Cutters and farmers
Losana Tui – 8 persons in the Family
Ramesh Prasad – 9 persons in the Family
Radha mani – 2 persons in the Family
Nur Mohammed – 12 persons in the Family












We gave the Food Ration packs / Mattresses & Bed Sheets / Carton of Bottle water / packs of Sugar / Dhal and clothes from Staff of PAFL & FRIENDS for the above families.

Roads were an issue but we managed to strive through it to assist the needy:





KumKum:

4 Families we visited were affected.
Aminiasi Bokonaqiwa – 9 persons in the family
Samuela – 3 persons in the family
Senimili – 3 persons in the family
Malakai Nadule – 5 persons in the Family






A settlement of Fijian families, that was badly affected and was very thankful for the contributions.

Naruku:
2 Families we visited were affected:
Suresh Chand – 8 persons in the family
Sanjeet Naidu – 6 persons in the family






Assessments done and a decision made on spot whether the need is there and this was done to ensure that the focus and attention for the needy was upheld.

The Photo on the right was badly affected and was given the full benefit, as compared to the photo on the left – on our evaluation we had noticed that they only needed food ration and drinking water and based on that we gave according to the evaluation.

Nacaci: 
1 Family we visited.
Gyan Chand – 6 persons in the family.






We gave a ration pack / mattress with Bed sheet / Dhal & Sugar pack / Bottle water.

Toge Village:





22 Families we visited were affected. This village is situated beside the Ba Main River. This flood covered the banks of the Ba River and flooding the village to 9ft high eventhough the village was above the river banks which is estimated about 25ft high. The flood covered the banks and covering the village.














We gave whatever we had left as it was 12 miles away from the Ba base – Mattress & Bed Sheets / Sugar / Dhal / Cartons of Bottled Water/ Boxes of Food Rations, and bail of clothes from Friends.

Saturday 24th Jan:

Karavi Resettlement:

18 Families we visited were affected.

James Naku – 4 persons in Family
Vilikes – 3 persons in the Family
Tomasi – 5 persons in the Family
Jermy – 5 persons in the Family
Riyazad Ali – 5 persons in Family
Mohammed Liakat – 10 persons in Family
Ravindra Sami – 7 persons in Family
Ram Dayal – 7 persons in Family
Iswari Lal – 5 persons in the Family
Shiu Prasad – 2 persons in the Family
Asad Ali – 3 persons in the Family
Daroon Prasad – 6 persons in the family
Ramesh Prasad – 4 persons in the Family
Lila Wati – 1 person
Shiu Raj – 2 persons in the Family
Paula – 3 persons in the Family
Daya Ram – 4 persons in the Family
Dampal Nadiu – 2 persons in the Family

We gave Food Rations / Cartons of Bottle Water / Dhal Ration / Sugar Ration










Faces of the families look excited and happy with the donations and thanked the group. Mattress was also arranged on the same day and delivered.

Ba Town – FSC

We also visited the FSC site for the workers but the place was deserted. The Workers were still in an evacuation site with other families from different areas. The evacuation centers were catered.

Photos below illustrate the impact of the damage.





Koroqaqa Settlement:

The settlement is situated behind the cane fields.

7 Families we visited were affected.
Osea Nasau – 8 persons in the Family
Ledua Babiag – 8 persons in the Family
Asekmo Vumsinu – 3 persons in the Family
Nanise Sivo - 9 persons in the Family
Wanela – 7 persons in the Family
Naomi – 3 persons in the Family
Mosese – 5 persons in the Family
Attached Photos




We gave Boxes of Food Rations / Cases of Bottled Water / Dhal rations & Sugar Rations and badly need Mattress and Bed sheets. We made another trip dropping the mattress and bed sheets and they were thankful as they thought that we would not return.


Navatu Settlement:

8 Families we visited were affected.

Muwapa – 5 persons in the Family
Swligan – 3 persons in the Family
Muniapa – 9 Persons in the Family
Muaiama – 8 persons in the family
Suminta Devi – 1 person
Vikekanand – 6 persons in the family
Vidya Wati – 7 persons in the Family
Phal Mati – 2 persons in the family
Attached Photos





Tavaru : Village – Bale Esika head man –(Turaga Nikoro)

24 Families we visited were affected and in that village consists of 150 people. We gave what ever we had left on that van trip.

Operation at the Ba Base














“THANK YOU PACIFIC AGENCIES & PARTNERS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE”





Thanks for the efforts of all, as we have touched 90 Families in the BA area.

VINAKA
Kind Regards