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United Republic of Tanzania: Tanzania: Local Storm DREF Operation No. MDRTZ008 Final Report

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Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
Country: United Republic of Tanzania

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.

Summary: CHF 144,171 (USD 137,306 or EUR 88,178) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 22 January 2009 to support the National Society in delivering assistance to some 600 beneficiaries.

The Tanzania Red Cross National Society (TRCNS) worked closely in collaboration with the government local authorities, Red Cross branches, community members and volunteers in the implementation of the relief activities. A total of 842 households in the affected communities received emergency relief items distributed by the TRCNS.

In addition to emergency relief, a total of 50 TRCNS Red Cross Branch volunteers were recruited and trained on Community Based First Aid (CBFA). Training enabled TRCNS volunteers to disseminate appropriate messages and skills to other volunteers and community members including promotion of hygiene and providing malaria education backed up by distributed information, education and communication (IEC) materials with relevant educative information.

The situation

Heavy rains were experienced in Rukwa, Shinyanga and Dodoma areas of Tanzania. These torrential downpours, which started towards end of December 2008 and continued through to mid January 2009, resulted in destruction of houses and displacement of families.

The heavy downpours affected 600 families and the assessment report indicated a total of 229 families that were severely affected by the flooding. In Dodoma region, a total of 87 households (around 605 persons) were the most affected whereas a total of 52 homes had their roofs blown off by strong winds. The most affected village in Dodoma was Chavumba in Handali ward, Chamwino district. Some households' food reserves were also damaged; traditionally some food stocks such as maize cobs, sorghum and millet once harvested are kept on wood racks and some on top of roofs. Unprotected shallow wells which were water sources for the community were flooded and the only available protected shallow well generated little water to suffice the needs of the communities.

The Regional Government in Dodoma region immediately solicited a total of 15 million Tanzania shillings for the rehabilitation of schools, essentially re-roofing the damaged classrooms for maintaining continuity of school sessions. The government also deployed four medical staff with an ambulance for emergency health support since at the time of the emergency the village had no health facility. The National Society provided two tents which were used for emergency health service provision.

About three weeks later, in December, Rukwa urban district was hit by a severe wind storm affecting two suburbs namely Kizwite and Milanzi. The storm caused damage to 28 houses which collapsed and several others cracked and left 270 people (58 households) homeless and 4 people were injured. A few days later a similar incidence was reported in Idobashi village in Itwangi ward in rural Shinyanga, where a total of 84 households (about 400 people) were affected, a total of 3 people reported injuries, with death to livestock and some food stocks damaged.


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