Cyclone Enawo Logistics Cluster
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Cyclone Enawo Logistics Cluster - Situation Update 23 March 2017 LOCATION: Antananarivo DATE: 23 March 2017 Situation Overview • Intense Tropical Cyclone Enawo struck north eastern Madagascar on the morning of 7 March 2017, travelling at 200 to 300 km/hour. On 8 March, Enawo weakened to a moderate tropical storm and exited Madagascar on 10 March, after traversing nearly the length of the island over two days. Enawo affected communities across Madagascar’s eastern and central regions - approximately 433,985 people were affected. • The Government of Madagascar declared a national situation of emergency on 14 March 2017 due to the impact of Cyclone Enawo. Led by national authorities, including the Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et Catastrophes (BNGRC), national line ministries and their district counterparts, humanitarian partners are responding with activities targeting vulnerable people and families in the areas most affected by the cyclone. Access Antalaha • The road Sambava-Antalaha is fully functional and accessible for heavy vehicles. Maroantsetra • Maroantsetra town has suffered minor water damages. Some key infrastructure, including the main road to the airport, is damaged. • Surrounding villages are still flooded. River navigation is possible and all villages can be reached through the rivers with the use of small boats. • A map of flooded areas made thanks to drone images is available at the following link: http://unwfp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=6fd477d209c84702b1d613751041829a Coordination • The Logistics Cluster has established logistics coordination in Antananarivo to facilitate a unified response on behalf of the humanitarian community and to minimise the duplication of efforts. • Coordination meetings are held on Tuesdays at 8.30 at the BNGRC. Minutes of the last meeting are available at the following link: www.logcluster.org/document/compte-rendu-de-le-reunion-tananarive-21-mars-2017 Common Services Sea Transport • Due to adverse weather conditions, the boats scheduled to depart for Antalaha and Maroantsetra have not left the port of Tamatave yet. Loading of cargo for Maroantsetra will be completed tomorrow 24 March. Custom formalities www.logcluster.org/sector/mdg17 Cyclone Enawo Logistics Cluster - Situation Update 23 March 2017 will follow and departure is scheduled for Saturday 25 March. Loading of cargo for Antalaha will start tomorrow 24 March for departure Sunday 26 March. River Transport • Led by the BNGRC, the Logistics Cluster is supporting the humanitarian community by facilitating the transport of aid on small boats necessary to reach the coastal communities. • The dock at the port in Maroantsetra has been rehabilitated facilitating loading of cargo destined to the affected communities. • Rehabilitation started on Bridge Ambodivafaho which connects Maroantsetra to the airfield and Maroantsetra to the river port of Ankompy (loading point for the pirogues for delivery to communities). At present the bridge cannot be crossed with any vehicle. Rehabilitation to allow passage of light vehicles should last approximately three to four days. • Using locally contracted pirogues, 27 mt of food were distributed to the communes of Ambinanitelo and Ankofa, on behalf of BNGRC. Transport will continue to reach all three communes targeted for distribution. Storage • Storage capacity is available for humanitarian responders in the following locations: o Tamatave - WFP warehouse at the port; o Antalaha - a logistics base is being set up; o Maroantsetra: a logistics base is being set up by the BNGRC warehouse. The latter is also available for temporary common storage. • Organisations wanting to make use of the services must fill in the Service Request Form (SRF) available on the Logistics Cluster website at the following link: www.logcluster.org/document/demande-de-service-logistique- service-request-form-madagascar. The completed form must be submitted to [email protected] • No service can be provided without a complete SRF. SRFs are necessary to ensure requests for transport or storage are accepted vis-à-vis available capacity. • For any question on how to fill the SRF or on available services, please contact [email protected] AOB • The next Logistics Cluster coordination meeting will be held on Tuesday 28 March at 8.30 am at BNGRC office. Contacts: [email protected] Veronica Rovegno Information Management & Coordination [email protected] Service Requests www.logcluster.org/sector/mdg17 .