FLOODS - GUYANA JUNE 2021 OPERATION SUMMARY IMPACTS IN GUYANA Between 25,000 and 30,000 people severely impacted by flooding due to chronic heavy rains in May 2021 and several intense meteorological events in close proximity (05/21, 05/27 and 06/02)...
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FLOODS - GUYANA JUNE 2021 OPERATION SUMMARY IMPACTS IN GUYANA Between 25,000 and 30,000 people severely impacted by flooding due to chronic heavy rains in May 2021 and several intense meteorological events in close proximity (05/21, 05/27 and 06/02) aggravated the situation : Numerous food crops damaged Risk of epidemic disease Loss of essential goods and difficulties accessing water Loss of livestock PIRAC'S ACTIONS Deployment of 10 tons of emergency humanitarian kits for 2,500 people from Martinique, shipped by French Military Forces : 500 family kitchen kits (family of 5) 1,000 14L buckets with lids 1,000 tarpaulins 4m * 6m 1,080 jerrycans for water 1,500 impregnated mosquito nets storage Coordination of the operation with the French Military Forces, the French Crisis and Support Centre and Support Center (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the Guyana Red Cross and the Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Regional coordination for stock reception at the port of Georgetown by the Pri
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