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Rains Bring Death, Destruction to Timor Island 29 May - 11 June 2000 Vol. I, No. 8 Rains bring death, destruction to Timor island fficer Khalil Mahat of the OUnited Nations Civilian Police (CivPol) was driving to Viqueque from Dili on the night of 11 May when suddenly he discovered that the bridge he was about to cross was no longer there. “The Four Kilometers bridge, it’s simply disappeared!” he yelled into his radio to the CivPol base in Viqueque, referring to the main over- pass leading into town. “I can’t see it!” Like Officer Mahat, who sought shelter in his car to pass the night, thousands of people throughout East Timor had to contend with distress- ing circumstances because of the col- lapse of the nation’s road network, which has literally been swept away by heavy rains and flash floods. Given the pivotal role that road transport plays in East Timor, it needs no gainsaying the wider rami- fications of the roads’ disaster on the country economy and the communi- ties most immediately affected by Photo by OCPI-UNTAET the destruction. Curious residents of Viqueque stare at the ruins of the Four Kilometres Bridge. The floods washed away the bridge, effectively cutting of “We have never had this kind of District from the rest of the territory. The Bagladesh Peacekeeping engineering battalion, however, is installing a new “Bailey bridge” rain in 22 years,” said Mateus expected to last nover 50 years. Meanwhile, an Australian construction company undertaking road rehabilitation projects in the region has already established by-pass for the area. Soares, an elderly resident of Viqueque, echoing sentiments shared by a number of sources, including the Experts say, however, that the unprece- UN High Commissioner for Refugees dented rains pose great challenges. “The roads Dili markets getting (UNHCR) which is now coordinating emer- are collapsing badly and will continue to col- gency evacuation for flood victims in West lapse as long as the rainy season lasts,” said much needed facelift Timor (see side bar). Diego Zorilla, the Deputy Chief of the UN’s The UN Transitional Administration in Infrastructure Unit. “Weak soil geology, the he Dili Central Market was thoroughly East Timor (UNTAET) quickly mobilized lack of financing and maintenance, as well as Tdestroyed last September but is now alive resources to address the problem. “All the engi- the use of heavy equipment on the roads are all and bustling. Its myriad vendors - hawking neering elements of PKF are currently working to blame.” The last point, he pointed out, was fruit and vegetables and canned goods and to rehabilitate the roads,” said Col. Imtiaz inevitable given the need to transport heavy beer, clothing and cooking oil - amply demon- Ahmed, the Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineering military and humanitarian supplies across the strate that the Timor economy is on the Unit of the UN Peacekeeping Force (UN-PKF). country. rebound. Sector West, which encompasses the area Mr. Zorilla was cautious not to prescribe an However, the market itself is currently a along the West Timor border and includes intervention strategy that was neither viable place of wretched sanitation where few rules Oecussi, is worst affected, Col. Ahmed said. nor sustainable in the long-term. “It is impor- apply. Its vendors, many of whom come from “Los Palos in the East is also cut off,” he added. tant to ask ourselves whether it’s normal to far off districts, vie for the choicest spots in “PKF engineers have already been deployed to have this situation in East Timor during the burned out structures and on footpaths and Suai, Zumalai, Bobonaro and Maliana, while rainy season,” he said. sleep in their stalls overnight to protect their others will soon go to Ermera and Viqueque.” On the present rehabilitation work, Mr. goods and secure their sites. Sellers occupy In fact, the Bangladesh military engineer- Zorilla said the UN would try to attend to the every inch of ground - even overflowing into ing battalion led by Lt. Col. Arif has already crisis by only carrying out emergency work dur- surrounding streets, clogging them and often conducted reconnaissance in Viqueque and ing the rainy season. “The rest will be done in bringing traffic to a standstill. promises to be on the ground as soon as all the the dry season,” he continued, “but the long- Officials fear that in its current state the separate parts of the “Bailey bridge” are deliv- term development strategy should be dictated market is ripe for crime and corruption and a ered to the site. (A Bailey bridge is a long-last- by the country’s economic and manpower poten- breeding ground for social tension. This was ing metal bridge that comes in sections and tial. given weight by the 30 April incident in will be built to replace the Four Kilometers “Adopting Western road standards in East which five people were injured during gang crossing.) “Fixing the bridge should not take Timor simply cannot work because this would clashes in the market area, and by the more than seven days,” Lt. Col. Arif said. require us to spend much more money than seizure of numerous weapons during subse- Nationwide, 50 roads are said to be in East Timor has the capacity to support,” he quent security sweeps. deplorable states and UN officials said they said. But a long-term project is now underway hope that those thoroughfares should benefit Tanka Gautam, a Civil Affairs Officer to change all that. It promises to bring some from the current emergency rehabilitation attached to the UNTAET Water Authority, order and efficiency not only to the Central plan. noted that through the Quick Impact Projects continued page 2 continued page 3 Tais Timor is a public information service of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) 29 May - 11 June 2000 Tais Timor Language classes help make communicating easier or Kenyan Sammy Mwiti, learning Tetun dents who graduated from Fwas a matter of survival. Indonesian universities “I was living with a family and I needed to often do not have any be able to communicate to them,” says Mr. knowledge of Portuguese, so Mwiti, who has been in East Timor for ten they have been taking months and speaks the local language fluently. intensive language courses. “I owe my Tetun skills to the children of “It seems that the courses Viqueque who taught me while we were playing have received positive together. responses from the partici- “Speaking Tetun has opened a whole world pants,” he says. “We had of opportunities for me and given me the free- planned for 100 students dom to socialize with people form various back- but more then 300 are listed grounds,” he adds. to attend courses.” In East Timor, where currently several lan- As for UNTAET, the guages are spoken, knowing one of them opens first six English language doors to new friendship, new cultures. training courses for its Photo by OCPI-UNTAET A number of language courses have sprung Timorese staff started on 15 UNTAET’s head of Training, Michael Emery (left), and student Filomena do Rego up throughout East Timor to facilitate better May at the new UNTAET play a common word game during a beginner’s English course. Language and Training Where to find information about courses: Centre. About 100 participants in the four-week tionals have also taken advantage of studying course attend two-hour classes four days a week. Tetun. •For the CNRT Portuguese course, talk to Antonio “We designed a course for beginners and Since January, TimorAid has been offering Cardoso at the Senior High School SMA II building (behind the former UN compound). intermediates, one for administrative staff and individual and group courses. Seven East •For TimorAid's Tetun courses, call Catharina another one specifically for security people,” says Timorese, whose knowledge of English is limit- Maria at +61-(0)407-797-803. Michael Emery, Head of the Language Training ed, teach about 60 international students. •For Portuguese courses in specific professional Unit. He says that many East Timorese have “This programme is very successful because areas, contact The Instituto Camões, Centro de Língua passive knowledge of English, as it was part of finally people realize that they need to learn a Portuguese, Edificio ACAIT, Rua António de Carvalho, the curriculum in East Timor during Indonesian language if they want to be able to communicate no 10-2o, Díli. (Telephone: 0409 03 973 or 0407 966 times, but they are not used to speaking active- successfully,” says Catharina Maria, the Project 6154). ly. “It is a matter of confidence,” he notes. Soon, Coordinator of the TimorAid courses. UNTAET will also teach such English language TimorAid has encountered various prob- communication between Timorese and interna- courses in the districts. lems, such as limited room space, lack of trans- tional staff working in East Timor. At the Civil Service Academy in Comoro, portation at night for its teachers, which is the The National Council of Timorese English courses are now being taught by teach- most popular time for classes; and class inter- Resistance (CNRT) is coordinating Portuguese ers from the Australian group AusAid to civil ruptions because students are called to work. classes, offering intensive and repetition cours- servants, particularly the East Timorese Border Despite these difficulties, TimorAid is preparing es. Teachers who were recruited from Portugal Control officers. “Portuguese classes are also a second book for the next planned course, as on a voluntary basis currently teach about 60 planned to start soon,” says Tony Lapsley, Acting many requests keep pouring in from UNTAET students in individual and group classes. Head of the Civil Service Academy.
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