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Seychelles Damage, Loss and Needs Assessment (DaLA) 2013 Floods
Figure 2.1 Number of Houses Affect by Flood, by District
120
106
100
80
60
54
40
20
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9
10
3
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Anse Aux Pins Aux Cap
Pointe Larue Bel Aire Mont Buxton
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n Fully destroyed n Partially destroyed n Flooded
long to a parastatal company (Property Management
Company [PMC]). The estimation of damage is over
SR 12 million (approximately US$975,000), including
damaged and destroyed household goods, which accounted
for nearly half of the total amount (table 2.18).
The total losses, mainly from the cost of demolition
and rubble removal, are SR 2.4 million (US$192,000).
Other losses, such as the duration of reconstruction
period and cost of a temporary housing scheme, have
no available data, but should be considered.
Recovery Initiatives
During the disaster, the Department of Community
Development and Sports, which manages the District
Administration offices in all districts, established a coordination
center at the Department’s secretariat to
register all cases reported to the District Administration
offices or through the DRDM. Emergency Brigades from
the affected districts were assisted by colleagues from
other unaffected districts in performing rescue and relocation
operations. The district administrators, district
emergency brigades, and the active participation and
involvement of the community at the grassroots level
helped to create an effective disaster response. The
Department of Community Development and Sports
was actively engaged in the identification, analysis,
monitoring, and evaluation at the response stage and
remains involved during the recovery process.
During the crisis, national actions focused primarily
on meeting immediate lifesaving needs. Human lives
were at risk and quick action was required to minimize
danger and restore order. The focus was on restoring
national capacities to provide a secure environment,
offer services, restore livelihoods, coordinate activities,
and prevent the recurrence of crisis, while creating
conditions for needed future development.
The Seychelles’ early recovery had five broad aims:
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Increase ongoing emergency assistance operations
by building on social/humanitarian programs:
provision of basic necessities by the Agency for Social
Protection, the Red Cross, and private donors, etc.
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Support spontaneous recovery initiatives by affected
communities.
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Encourage the business sector on construction and
maintenance to offer immediate help on the ground.
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Encourage ordinary citizens to open their homes to
those affected.