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22 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 – 3 9 10 3 14 Anse Aux Pins Aux Cap Pointe Larue Bel Aire Mont Buxton 17 1 1 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: ■■ 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. ■■ Support spontaneous recovery initiatives by affected communities. ■■ Encourage the business sector on construction and maintenance to offer immediate help on the ground. ■■ Encourage ordinary citizens to open their homes to those affected.
CHAPTER 2 Economic and Sector Impacts and Needs 23 Table 2.18 Estimated Damages and Losses for the Housing Sector Damages Losses Total in SR Total in US$* Total in SR Total in US$ Damages Fully destroyed 3,759,000 300,720 Partially destroyed 2,437,024 194,962 Flooded* 0 0 Household goods 5,990,886 479,271 Losses Duration of reconstruction period, month** b) Cost Of demolition and rubble removal 2,400,000 192,000 c) Cost of temporary housing scheme** 0 0 d) Food/supplies by Seychelles Red Cross Society 134,970 10,798 Total 12,186,910 974,953 2,534,970 202,798 Sources: Ministry of Community Development and Seychelles Red Cross Society, 2013. Notes: *: This is a standardized form for house flood calculation. However, there is no data for this particular flood. ■■ Establish the foundation for longer-term recovery, including the National Task Force and the National Relief Fund. The Seychelles’ early recovery programs were aimed at providing the affected communities with safety nets, accurate information, and access to resources, opportunities, and capacities to rebuild their lives at a moment when they were most vulnerable. Proposed Recovery Plan Short-Term Needs Estimation of the short-term needs for interventions that address emergency actions to reconstruct damaged infrastructure and recover losses includes the following: ■■ Support individuals and households in affected communities in maintaining and returning to selfsufficiency. ■■ Affirm and fulfil fundamental disaster housing responsibilities and roles. ■■ Build capacity to provide a broad range of flexible housing options including sheltering, interim housing, and permanent housing. ■■ Better integrate disaster housing assistance with related functional needs support services, community support services, and long-term recovery efforts (e.g., creating a Community Rehabilitation subcommittee under the National Task Force). ■■ Improve/accelerate disaster housing planning to better recover from incidents. • Work to repair houses with minor damage. • Team up government ministries (MLUH, MCD- SAS) in assessing major housing damages with the aim of establishing a priority list for reconstruction. ■■ Provide leadership to engage and coordinate the full range of partners and stakeholders to address disaster housing efforts and ensure compliance with laws applicable to housing in the country. • Create a Public Infrastructure subcommittee to coordinate. ■■ Increase collective understanding and ability to meet the needs of affected households.
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