Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06PARAMARIBO284
2006-05-15 18:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Paramaribo
Cable title:
SITUATION UPDATE 4: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S INTERIOR
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UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000284
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR - LLUFTIG
DEPT FOR OCS/ACS/WHA - RBRANSON
DEPT FOR WHA/PD - APRUITT, GADAMS, EDETTER
DEPT FOR PA/PRS
USAID FOR DCHA/OFDA
SAN JOSE FOR USAID/OFDA TIM CALLAGHAN
PLEASE PASS FOR PEACE CORPS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS
SUBJECT: SITUATION UPDATE 4: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S INTERIOR
REFTELS: PARAMARIBO 280 AND PREVIOUS
UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000284
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR - LLUFTIG
DEPT FOR OCS/ACS/WHA - RBRANSON
DEPT FOR WHA/PD - APRUITT, GADAMS, EDETTER
DEPT FOR PA/PRS
USAID FOR DCHA/OFDA
SAN JOSE FOR USAID/OFDA TIM CALLAGHAN
PLEASE PASS FOR PEACE CORPS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS
SUBJECT: SITUATION UPDATE 4: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S INTERIOR
REFTELS: PARAMARIBO 280 AND PREVIOUS
1. (U) USAID/OFDA's three-person disaster assessment team
arrived in Suriname on May 15. Team members are currently
coordinating with United Nations Disaster Assessment and
Coordination (UNDAC),European Commission Humanitarian Aid
Department (ECHO),and the National Coordinating Commission
for Disaster Planning (NCCR) to determine unfilled gaps in
the disaster response. Significant financial resources have
been identified in the Netherlands from both the government
and private sources. Logistics delivery to the affected
areas remains highly problematic with fuel and drinking
water also key issues. PAHO is making applications to the
United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund to cover
emergency water supply and malaria control.
2. (U) Waters in the Upper Suriname River area are falling,
making the situation more manageable for this affected
population. However, waters are still rising in the east,
where it is more difficult to flee to higher ground as more
villages are built on islands in the river, some of which
are NOW submerged. It is not clear whether all villages have
been reached for assessment.
LEONARD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR - LLUFTIG
DEPT FOR OCS/ACS/WHA - RBRANSON
DEPT FOR WHA/PD - APRUITT, GADAMS, EDETTER
DEPT FOR PA/PRS
USAID FOR DCHA/OFDA
SAN JOSE FOR USAID/OFDA TIM CALLAGHAN
PLEASE PASS FOR PEACE CORPS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS
SUBJECT: SITUATION UPDATE 4: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S INTERIOR
REFTELS: PARAMARIBO 280 AND PREVIOUS
1. (U) USAID/OFDA's three-person disaster assessment team
arrived in Suriname on May 15. Team members are currently
coordinating with United Nations Disaster Assessment and
Coordination (UNDAC),European Commission Humanitarian Aid
Department (ECHO),and the National Coordinating Commission
for Disaster Planning (NCCR) to determine unfilled gaps in
the disaster response. Significant financial resources have
been identified in the Netherlands from both the government
and private sources. Logistics delivery to the affected
areas remains highly problematic with fuel and drinking
water also key issues. PAHO is making applications to the
United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund to cover
emergency water supply and malaria control.
2. (U) Waters in the Upper Suriname River area are falling,
making the situation more manageable for this affected
population. However, waters are still rising in the east,
where it is more difficult to flee to higher ground as more
villages are built on islands in the river, some of which
are NOW submerged. It is not clear whether all villages have
been reached for assessment.
LEONARD