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ALERTS - ACTIVATIONS & INTERVENTIONS 2000 - 2005

ACTIVATIONS - 18
INTERVENTIONS - 15
(cyclones,epidemics,floodings etc.)
OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED - 110 TONS
VOLUNTEERS ON GROUND OPREATIONS - 750
DIRECTS BENEFICIAIRES - 600,000 PERSONS
DECENTRALISED EMERGENCY
STOCKS (EXCLUDING PIROI) - 4

15 DIRECT INTERVENTIONS

MADAGASCAR - 5
COMORES - 4
REUNION - 2
MOZAMBIQUE - 1
RODRIGUES (MAURICE) - 1
SEYCHELLES - 1
ASIA - 1

INTERVENSIONS

FEBRUARY 2000 : CYCLONES ON MADAGASCAR : DISTRIBUTION OF EQUIPMENT THROUGH MRC & IDENTIFICATION OF A HEALTH PROGRAMME

Intervensions

Intervensions

 

MARCH 2000 : FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE. DISTRIBUTION
OF 5.5 TONS EQUIPMENT (WATER,TENTS, CHOLERA KIT )
THROUGH FEDERATION

Intervensions - Madagascar

Intervensions - Madagascar

ACTIVATIONS : FLOODINGS

MOZAMBIQUE - 2000
9 DAYS
7 VOLUNTEERS
1 LOGISTICIAN

INDIA - 2001
8 DAYS
5 VOLUNTEERS
2 DELEGATES

JANUARY 2002 - VOLCANO ALERT

Volcano Alert

VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN REUNION :
5 DAYS
15 VOLUNTEERS
1 LOGISTICIAN
3 DELEGATES
PLATRFORME ON ALERT: IDP – TECHNICAL SUPPORT GIVEN
Activation  - Goma

February 2002 -- activation
Volcanic eruption in goma :

6 days
8 volunteers
2 logistician
3 delegates
Activation :setting up of a team
Freighting of a plane – equipment at disposal of piroi by ifrc
(water,telecoms,medcines,tents,generators)

Mission cancelled

Cyclone dyna over zone and considered a high risk for the islands

Another plane freighted from paris by the french rc with a technical team and the required material & in coordination with the ifrc,icrc and the rwanda red cross

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2002 - INTERVENTION

CYCLONE OVER REUNION « DINA »

14 DAYS
65 VOLUNTEERS
2 LOGISTICIANS
5 DELEGATES

THE WORST CYCLONE SINCE THE LAST 20 YEARS

Cyclone Dina

MARCH 2002 – INTERVENTION

CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN COMORES
Colera Intervension in Comeros

2000 CONFIRMED CASES ANTIDOTES NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY

March 2003

Cyclone kalunde over rodrigues

10 days
15 volunteers
3 piroi delegates


Cyclone << kalunde >> over rodrigues

Gusts > 210 km/h

Electricity & telecoms network destroyed > 80%

Water distribution network seriously damaged

Piroi engaged by mrcs with the conscent
Of the mauritian government

1.5 tons equipment freighted to rodrigues (water treatment,generator,telecoms & lighting kit )

1 water engineer & 1 logistician

action coordinated by the piroi representative with the assistance of rodrigues branch volunteers

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