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Dominican Republic: Floods Emergency Appeal n° MDRDO009 - 6-month operation update

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Summary of changes to the plan of action:

Change in the number of families to be assisted

The emergency appeal’s original objective was to provide humanitarian assistance to 5,000 families affected by the flooding in the provinces of Puerto Plata, Espaillat, Duarte, María Trinidad Sánchez, Montecristi, and Santiago. However, due to the appeal’s low coverage, the number of families to be assisted was reduced to 2,500 families, who were subsequently selected and supported. In May 2017, additional flooding occurred in the southern part of the Dominican Republic, mainly in the provinces of San Cristobal, Barahona, and Santo Domingo. Consequently, an additional 1,500 families in the newly affected provinces were included in the total number of people to be assisted by this operation, bringing it to 4,000 targeted families. The 4,000 families will receive support through health, water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion, shelter, communications, and disaster risk reduction activities.

Inclusion of a new activity
The Cleaning and disinfection of 64 wells activity was added to the emergency plan of action.

*Please note that despite the increase in the number of families to be assisted and the inclusion of a new activity, the budget remained the same.

Summary:

After the passage of Hurricane Matthew over the island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic was affected by a series of hydrometeorological events, which especially impacted the area of Central Cibao and the northern part of the country. The Dominican Red Cross Society began its relief operations to assist the population with its own resources (please see the Annex 1 for links to articles on the operation).

A total of 3,723 families (18,615 persons) have been directly reached by the emergency humanitarian assistance actions of the Dominican Red Cross. Main actions in the 10 prioritized provinces include the distribution of the following relief items: