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DREF final report

Peru: Floods

DREF operation n° MDRPE005 GLIDE n° FL-2011-000198-PER 17 July 2013

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) 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: 255,940 Swiss francs were allocated from the

IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the

Peruvian Red Cross in delivering immediate assistance to 800 families (some 4,000 beneficiaries)

The Belgian Red Cross and government made a contribution for the replenishment of the DREF allocation made to this operation. The major donors and partners of DREF include the Australian, American and Belgian governments, the Austrian Red Cross, the Canadian Red Cross and government, the Danish Red Cross and government, the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), the Irish and the Italian governments, the Japanese Red Cross Society, the Luxembourg government, the Monaco Red Cross and government, the Netherlands Red Cross and government, the Norwegian Red Cross and government, the Spanish government, the Swedish Red Cross and government, the

The Peruvian Red Cross supported families living in Maynas with tools for cleaning their

United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Medtronic and Z Zurich foundations, and other

flooded communities. Source: Peruvian Red Cross

corporate and private donors. The IFRC, on behalf of the National Society, would like to extend thanks to all the donors for their generous contributions. Details of all donors can be found on

http://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/disaster-management/responding/disaster-response-system/financial- instruments/disaster-relief-emergency-fund-dref/

<click here for the final financial report, or here to view contact details>

The situation

The La Niña phenomenon caused an increase in precipitation levels during the rainy season in Peru (December-April). This caused floods, landslides and mudslides in 18 of the 24 departments of the country. The National Administration declared a state of emergency on 29 March and extended it on 28 May for an additional 60 days.

In the eastern regions, the Amazon River reached the historical level of 118.59 masl (metres above sea level) in March 2012, resulting in floods which severely affected the region of Loreto, particularly the Belén, Iquitos, Punchana and San Juan districts, and approximately 31 per cent of the total population.

By 25 June, the National Civil Defence Institute (Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil, INDECI) reported 222,633 severely affected persons, 73,259 affected persons, 3,454 uninhabitable homes, 59,930 affected homes, 1,584 affected schools, 51 affected health centres as well as the loss of 26,187 hectares of productive land in the department of Loreto.

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Red Cross and Red Crescent action

Achievements against outcomes

The Peruvian Red Cross operation in Loreto was supported by the IFRC secretariat, the American Red Cross, the German Red Cross and the Spanish Red Cross. The combined action of the secretariat and Red Cross partners reached 4,176 families (20,880 people) with relief, shelter, water and sanitation items. The table below shows the figures relating to overall non-food items distributions by each supporting partner:

  • Partner
  • Families
  • People
  • Shelters/

Communi ties
Hygiene Kits

  • Blankets
  • Aquatabs

(1 month)
Buckets 20 Lt.
Mosquito nets

  • Mats
  • Water

Filters
Plastic bags
Family cleaning kits

IFRC

2,226
500
11,130
2,500 5,000 2,250
27 24 35 13

  • 800
  • 1,600

1,000 2,000
900
800 500

  • 800
  • 1,600

1,000 1,000
900
-
1,000 2,000
900

  • 800
  • -

-
--

American Red Cross

500
1,000
450
500
1,000
450
-
610
-

German Red Cross

1,000
450
1,000
450
100,000
-
1,000
-

Spanish Red Cross

  • Total
  • 4,176
  • 20,880
  • 99
  • 2,750
  • 5,500
  • 2,750
  • 2,750
  • 4,500
  • 3,900
  • 1,410
  • 100,000
  • 1,000

The Peruvian Red Cross operation reached 1,380 families (6,900 people) with health promotion and psychosocial support in the districts of Punchana and Iquitos (173 per cent of the original target).

During the operation, the Peruvian Red Cross ensured provision of 654,000 litres of water, ensuring access to 1,480 families sheltered in the district of Punchana. Furthermore, the support was extended to ensure distribution of 1,951,500 litres of water for 75 days (23 litres per person) in Punchana, Maynas, San Juan and Belén.

Moreover, health and hygiene promotion sessions reached 4,671 families (23,355 people) in the districts Punchana, Belén, Iquitos and San Juan (Maynas) and in the district of Nauta (Loreto). The activities were carried out in shelters and in communities as families returned their homes. The Peruvian Red Cross

supported 29 community cleaning campaigns, including removal of 1,618.6 metric tons of debris and garbage.

Relief distributions (food and basic non-food items) Outcome: 4,000 people (800 families) affected by floods in the districts of Belen, Iquitos, Punchana and San Juan, in the province of Maynas (department of Loreto) will benefit from the provision of essential non-food items, to recover from the effects of the flood. Output: 800 families affected by floods in the districts of Belen, Iquitos, Punchana and San Juan, in the province of Maynas (department of Loreto) will receive blankets, jerry cans, water filters and hygiene kits.

Activities planned:

• Conduct damage and needs assessment in the affected areas.

• Develop a beneficiary targeting strategy and registration system to deliver intended assistance.

• Distribute relief supplies and control supply movements from point of dispatch to end user. • Monitor and evaluate relief activities and provide reporting on relief distributions.

Impact: Relief distributions carried out by the Peruvian Red Cross in Loreto reached some 20,880 people with items promoting basic hygiene and facilitating appropriate storage of water, thus reducing vulnerability to waterborne diseases. The Peruvian Red Cross also carried out supplementary hygiene promotion and health activities in the affected areas. The figures for distribution of IFRC-channelled non-food items in Maynas province are as follows:

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  • District
  • Shelter
  • Families

206

Hygiene
Kit
Blankets

412

Buckets

206

PUNCHANA

C. General San
Martin
206
La Inmaculada IEP
61015

  • 73
  • 73
  • 146
  • 73

Leoncio Prado Moronillo

  • 8
  • 8
  • 16

20 26 22 178 28 74 38
8
10 13 11 89 14 37 19
10 13 11 89 14 37 19
10 13 11 89 14 37 19
Cajamarca
Nuevo Versalles
Malvinas
07 Circunvalación
San José Monte de los
Olivos
Antonio Raimondi
60059

  • 21
  • 21
  • 42
  • 21

  • Claverito
  • 90

56
90 56
180 112
90

  • 56
  • IE 601486 A. VON

HUMBOLT

BELEN

IE PPM 60010 Ruy Guzmán Flor de Lotto Calle 13
15 32
15 32 39 36 31

800

  • 30
  • 15

32 39 36 31
64

  • 39
  • 78

  • 36
  • 72

IQUITOS

  • Parque zonal
  • 31
  • 62

  • Total
  • 800
  • 1,600
  • 800

It was decided to replace jerry cans with 20-litre buckets since the target communities prefer them as a means of water use and storage. As a supplementary measure, water filters were distributed according to families’ needs in the districts of Belen and Punchana (Maynas)

  • District
  • Community

28 DE JULIO

Water filters

380 220
96

CIUDAD JARDIN VILLA AMISTAD

BELEN PUNCHANA BELLA VISTA

104

800

Total

Additionally, the funding from the IFRC provided 626 families living in the San Juan district (Maynas) with mosquito nets, ensuring protection from vector-borne diseases whilst people are sleeping. The mosquito nets haven’t been budgeted for initially, but the Peruvian Red Cross identified the necessity and made the purchase thanks to a cost savings in the water and sanitation sector of the operation. These nets last one year with appropriate handling, thus reinforcing the impact of protection.

  • Comunity
  • Families
  • Mosquito nets

Cahuide Habana

260 58
676 155 174 510

San Lucas Ex Petroleros

72 188

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Nuevo Horizonte

  • 48
  • 85

  • 626
  • 1,600

Total

Emergency health Outcome: The health risks in the emergency affected population are reduced through community health promotion and disease prevention in the districts of Belen, Iquitos, Punchana and San Juan, in the province of Maynas, Loreto department. Outputs: 4,000 people (800 families) in the affected area in the districts of Belen, Iquitos, Punchana and San Juan, in the province of Maynas, are reached with health campaigns, and psychological support. Activities planned:

• Conduct an assessment of possible health risks and monitor development of epidemics.

• Evaluate the psychosocial support needs among the affected population.

• Provide psychosocial support for the affected population.

• Distribute public information on epidemics and communicable diseases.

Impact: The Paraguayan Red Cross operation reached 1,380 families (6,900 people) with health promotion and psychosocial support in the districts of Punchana and Iquitos (173 per cent of the target). Out of the 1,380 families, 930 families in Punchana were prioritized, as this was the most affected area. The Spanish Red Cross support enabled the Paraguayan Red Cross to further assist 450 families in Iquitos.

Activities were carried out by a team of 25 volunteers trained in coordination with health authorities in psychosocial support and health promotion. As the emergency shelters were decommissioned after the emergency, there was a need to reduce risk amongst target populations returning home. The team delivered community awareness talks on epidemic control and healthy habits. A sound truck and radio spots were used along with community sessions. The regional health authority provided the main messages and printed material.

Water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion Outcome: The risk of waterborne and water-related diseases is reduced through the provision of safe water, adequate sanitation as well as hygiene promotion within the affected population in the districts of Belen, Iquitos, Punchana and San Juan, in the province of Maynas, Loreto department.

Outputs: 800 families (4,000 persons) in the districts of Iquitos, San Juan, Punchana and Belen, in the province of Maynas are reached with safe drinking water, and sanitation and hygiene promotion. Activities planned:

Assess the situation in collective centres with a view of ensuring availability of an adequate water supply and sanitation.



Train Red Cross volunteers on water and sanitation topics. Install equipment for the safe storage of water in collective centres. Install water treatment plants and distribute the water to collective centres (water trucking). Distribute chlorine tablets, jerry cans, water filters and hygiene kits to 800 affected families. Provide hygiene promotion and disseminate public information on vector control and waste management.

Provide potable water, appropriate sanitation and hygiene promotion for 800 families in Maynas.

During the operation, the Peruvian Red Cross set up a system of water trucks and bladders to assist 1,480 families sheltered in the district of Punchana with 654,000 litres of safe water (18,75 to 20.8 litres per person) in cooperation with the local water administration.

The support was expanded to ensure the distribution of a total of 1,951,500 litres of water over 75 days (23 litres per person) in Punchana, Maynas, San Juan and Belén.

With the support of its partners, the Peruvian Red Cross distributed buckets, aquatabs and water filters to ensure

Volunteers of the Peruvian Red Cross put up posters for training sessions. Source: Peruvian
Red Cross

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access to safe water for 2,750 families (13,750 people). The distribution of non-food items was carried out during family visits in order to promote the appropriate use of the items. Furthermore, health and hygiene promotion sessions reached 4,671 families (23,355 people) in the districts Punchana, Belén, Iquitos and San Juan (Maynas) and in the district of Nauta (Loreto). The activities were carried out in shelters and in communities as families returned to their homes.

The activities have reached more than five times the amount of people planned initially and therefore incurred higher expenses in terms of volunteer costs and training.

  • Partner
  • Area
  • Shelters / Communities
  • Families
  • People

  • IFRC
  • Punchana, Belén and Iquitos
  • 14

30 8
860
1,959 1,121
731
4,300 9,795 5,605 3,655

23,355

American Red Cross German Red Cross Spanish Red Cross

TOTAL

Nauta San Juan

  • Belén
  • 7

  • 59
  • 4,671

The following table provides details on health and hygiene promotion supported by funds channelled via the IFRC secretariat.

  • District
  • Place
  • Families

63
Albergue Claverito

Albergue Monte de Los
Olivos
19
Albergue IE San Martín
73 34
Albergue San
José
Punchana
Albergue IE

  • Antonio
  • 21

Raymondi

Albergue Moronillo
10 10
Albergue Calle Central

Albergue Clavero
106

  • 90
  • Libertad

Calle
Primavera /Porvenir
Belen
101

Munich Munich
93 90
Iquitos
AA.HH Pilar
Nores
80
Punchana
AA.HH Pilar
Nores
70

Total

860

Many of the areas covered through the health promotion campaigns are situated in remote areas and therefore the staff and volunteers have been provided with satellite and radio communications equipment and two portable computers.

Emergency shelter Outcome: The immediate shelter needs of the target population are met in the most affected

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districts of Belen, Iquitos, Punchana and San Juan, in the province of Maynas, Loreto department. Outputs: At least 16 shelters in the districts of Belen, Iquitos, Punchana and San Juan, in the province of Maynas have improved conditions with regard to the access to freshwater and sanitation, as well as safer environment. Activities planned:



Assess and select target collective centres. Provide training to Red Cross volunteers and local authorities in the management of collective centres. Conduct basic repairs and improvements in collective centres. Monitor the evolving situation.

During the first days of the emergency the Peruvian Red Cross provided technical assistance to improve the conditions of 16 collective centres opened during the emergency in Punchana and Belen. This support was framed within the humanitarian relief distribution, community health campaigns and water and sanitation activities. However, the original strategy of supporting collective centres with water and sanitation

infrastructures was halted after the local authorities’ order to progressively close collective centres.

Therefore, the National Society has focused its efforts in supporting the cleaning and restoration of affected communities and homes; however, the expenses related to the restoration of homes still appear under the “shelter transitional” category.

After the decommissioning of shelters, and in coordination with UNICEF, PAHO, IOM, the Peruvian army, Plan International and the regional government, the Peruvian Red Cross supported 29 cleaning campaigns, including removal of de1,618.6 metric tons of debris and garbage.

The Peruvian Red Cross supported returning families with promotion of health, hygiene and storage of water. It also provided supplies for cleaning and protection: trash bags (4,000), disposable masks (3,000) and disposable gloves (1,200).

In addition, the Peruvian Red Cross distributed community cleaning kits to 16 communities in the district of Belen (wheelbarrows, spades, rakes, metallic brooms, 140-liter tanks) to assist families to rehabilitate their homes. This assistance counts on the support of community leaders and encourages mutual assistance on the part of families in favour of the most vulnerable.

On 16 August 2012, the members of the Peruvian Red Cross branches of Loreto and Maynas met with local authorities to share lessons learned during the operation. The workshop highlighted that aspects relating to the communication with the headquarters as well as with the beneficiaries, the coordination among various actors inside the Red Cross, and the quality of the volunteer work need to be improved in the future.

Contact information

For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:

Peruvian Red Cross: Pabel Angeles, disaster risk reduction manager, phone: +51 991 689 094; and

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    DELFIN lI 5 Days / 4 Nights Program High water season ROUTE MAP www.delfinamazoncruises.com TECHNICAL ITINERARY DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 AM: Samiria River Disembarkation & Arrival to Iquitos, transfer AM: Las Palmas / AM: Amazon Natural Park Summary Yanayacu Pucate PM: Confluence Manatee Center and to Nauta, embarkation PM: Palm Forest PM: Yanayaquillo & San Francisco transfer to Iquitos Las Palmas: Birdwatching & Breakfast 06:00 sloth exploration Breakfast 07:00 Breakfast Breakfast 08:00 Disembarkation & Samiria River: transfer to Iquitos Skiff excursion Amazon Natural Park: Amazon Forever: 09:00 Yanayacu Pucate: Trail walk and learning about Manatees & Paiche Kayaking Amazon plants Arrive to the airport 10:00 and farewell 11:00 Return to boat and Return to boat and on Return to boat and on Arrive to the city of Iquitos on board activities board activities board activities 12:00 Transfer to Nauta in our Lunch Lunch Lunch 13:00 private vehicles and lunch box Arrive at Nauta city, VIP Free time Free time Free time 14:00 reception at our private port 15:00 Embarkation Yanayaquillo: Palm Forest: Confluence / San Francisco: Skiff expedition & Skiff exploration in Orientation Skiff exploration 16:00 piranha fishing search of wildlife 17:00 Pahuachiro: Skiff Exploration Return to boat Piranha Creek: 18:00 and free time Return to boat Skiff exploration and free time 19:00 Return to boat Dinner Dinner 20:00 Dinner Farewell dinner Nauta Caño: Onboard Amazon Lecture 21:00 Night Safari (Shamanism) Notes: *This schedule of activities is subject to change due to weather and river conditions.
  • Expedition Map

    Expedition Map

    EXPEDITION MAP PACAYA SAMIRIA RESERVE Iquitos / Amazon / Peru Note: Itineraries are subject to change due to weather condition and time of year. River and tributary levels may vary, and thus navigation times and excursions may need to be modified at the captain’s discretion. LOCATION Atlantic Ocean Marañon Amazon Amazon River River River Pacaya Samiria INDEX Reserve Ucayali River 3 Location and Attractions Pacific 4-5 AQUA 7 Night Expedition Cruise Ocean 6-7 AQUA 4 Night Explorer Cruise 8-9 AQUA 3 Night Discovery Cruise 10-11 ARIA 7 Night Expedition Cruise 12-13 ARIA 4 Night Explorer Cruise 14-15 ARIA 3 Night Discovery Cruise ATTRACTIONS Photo Sloth Airport Pink Dolphin Birdwatching Binoculars Piranha Caiman Walks Fishing Monkeys Skiff Ride Communities Note: Itineraries are subject to change due to weather condition and time of year. River and tributary levels 2 may vary, and thus navigation times and excursions may need to be modified at the captain’s discretion. 33 AQUA WILDLIFE HIGHLIGHTS AMAZON EXPEDITION CRUISE 7 Night • Parrots • Falcons • Sloths DAY LOCATION ACTIVITIES • Macaws • Tanagers • Pink Dolphins • Neo-tropic Cormorants • Parakeets • Caimans 1 Iquitos Arrival in Iquitos, transfer to Dock and Check-in • Herons • Dusky Titi Monkeys • Howler Monkeys Amazon River • Terns • Capuchin Monkeys • Squirrel Monkeys • Orioles • Piranhas • Monk Saki Monkeys 2 Amazon River River Exploration and Fishing • Black Collared Hawks • Horned Screamers Amazon River Explore the Source of the Amazon River • Egrets • Sandpipers Headwaters 3 Marañon
  • Amazon River Expedition and Machu Picchu

    Amazon River Expedition and Machu Picchu

    distinguished travel for more than 35 years Amazon River AND Expedition Machu Picchu Iquitos Marañón River Nauta Pacaya-Samiria Iquitos National Reserve Pucate iver Nauta River n R Ucayali Amazo River PERÚ SOUTH AMERICA Machu Picchu UNESCO World Lima Cuzco Heritage Site A nd Air Routing es M Pacific Ocean ou Land Routing ntains January 23 to February 4, 2022 Iquitos u Amazon River u Ucayali River u Marañón River Pucate River u Sacred Valley u Machu Picchu u Cuzco 1 Depart the U.S. or Canada/Arrive in Lima, Perú Explore the lush Amazon River Basin and legendary 2 Lima/Fly to Iquitos/Nauta/Embark Zafiro/ Machu Picchu during a five-night cruise aboard Amazon River the exclusively chartered, deluxe Zafiro through 3 Amazon River/Ucayali River 4 Amazon River/Ucayali River/Marañón River/ the world’s largest rainforest, followed by a five Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve night discovery of Perú’s fascinating Sacred Valley, 5 Marañón River/Pucate River/Ucayali River Machu Picchu and Cuzco. See rare, endemic flora 6 Marañón River/Nauta and fauna and the rich traditions of the ribereños 7 Nauta/Disembark ship/Iquitos/Fly to Lima/ Fly to Cuzco/Sacred Valley (indigenous Amazonian peoples). Stand in 8 Sacred Valley Machu Picchu, where over 200 archaeological treasures, 9 Sacred Valley/Ollantaytambo/ framed by the emerald green peaks of the Andes, Scenic train to Machu Picchu defy hyperbole. In the Sacred Valley, learn about the 10 Machu Picchu/Scenic train to Ollantaytambo/Cuzco Incas’ engineering prowess at the remarkable fortress 11 Cuzco 12 Cuzco/Fly to Lima/Depart for the U.S.
  • Tidal-Channel Deposits on a Delta Plain from the Upper Miocene Nauta Formation, Maran˜ O´N Foreland Sub-Basin, Peru

    Tidal-Channel Deposits on a Delta Plain from the Upper Miocene Nauta Formation, Maran˜ O´N Foreland Sub-Basin, Peru

    Sedimentology (2006) 53, 971–1013 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00795.x Tidal-channel deposits on a delta plain from the Upper Miocene Nauta Formation, Maran˜ o´n Foreland Sub-basin, Peru LUISA A. REBATA-H.*, MURRAY K. GINGRAS , MATTI E. RA¨ SA¨ NEN* and MAIRA BARBERIà *Department of Geology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland (E-mail: luireb@utu.fi) Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3 àLaboratory of Palaeoecology, Centre of Biological Studies and Research, Catholic University of Goia´ s, CP. 86 – Goiania-GO, 74605-010, Brazil ABSTRACT Miocene siliciclastic sediments of the Maran˜ o´n Foreland Sub-basin in Peru record the sedimentary response to regional marine incursions into Amazonia. Contrary to previous interpretations, the Late Miocene Nauta Formation provides evidence of the last known marine incursion before the current Amazonia river basin became established. Sedimentological, ichnological and palynological data from well-exposed outcrops along a ca 100 km road transect suggest that the Nauta Formation represents a shallow, marginal-marine channel complex dominated by tidal channels developed in the inactive, brackish-water portions of a delta plain. The main facies associations are: FA1 – slightly bioturbated mud-draped trough cross-stratified sand; FA2 – locally, pervasively bioturbated inclined heterolithic stratification (IHS); and FA3 – moderately bioturbated horizontally bedded sand–mud couplets. These identify subtidal compound dunes, tidal point bars and shallow subtidal to intertidal flats, respectively. Bi-seasonal depositional cycles are ascribed to the abundant metre- to decimetre-scale sand–mud couplets that are found mainly in the IHS association: semi-monthly to daily tidal rhythmicity is inferred from centimetre- and millimetre-scale couplets in the mud-dominated parts of the decimetre-scale couplets.