SUMMARY OF DAMAGE AND RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIONS
HIGHLIGHTS
Damage and sector assessments are continuing. Preliminary estimates provided as at September 15, 2015 are as follows.
Housing
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EC$236, 420,000
Situation Reports
HIGHLIGHTS
- 709 persons confirmed evacuated from Petit Savanne
- Dublique has been evacuated
- Numbers have increased in shelters to approximately 405 persons
- 271 houses damaged or destroyed (217 in Petit Savanne and 54 in rest of country)
- Preliminary estimates of damage provided during the daily update by Prime Minister Skerrit:
Message: Dominica: Evacuation of residents of Petit Savanne. Prime Minister declared nine 9 Special Disaster Areas.
EVENT:
Tropical Storm Erika became the fifth named storm of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season on August 24, 2015. Erika began impacting the CDEMA Participating States from Wednesday, August 26 and degenerated to a trough of low pressure on Saturday, August 29, 2015.
HIGHLIGHTS
CDEMA has drafted a recommendation for the recovery of Dominica based on the Model National Recovery Framework. It focuses on the development of a Recovery Coordination Committee and a National Recovery Task Force.
EVENT:
Erika became the fifth named storm of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season on August 24, 2015. Erika began impacting the CDEMA Participating States from Wednesday, August 26 and degenerated to a trough of low pressure on Saturday, August 29, 2015.
Message: Dominica Prime Minister Declares nine 9 Special Disaster Areas. Priority needs identified.
EVENT:
Tropical Storm Erika became the fifth named storm of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season on August 24, 2015. Erika began impacting the CDEMA Participating States from Wednesday, August 26 and degenerated to a trough of low pressure on Saturday, August 29, 2015.
HIGHLIGHTS
Eastern Caribbean Development Partners Group for Disaster Management (ECDPG/DM)
The Eastern Caribbean Development Partners Group for Disaster Management (ECDPG/DM) met on Thursday, September 4, 2015 to discuss and provide updates on the humanitarian response to Dominica. Key updates from the meeting are as follows:
Message: Dominica: CDEMA CU continues to coordinate the Regional Response Mechanism to moblise support to Dominica.
EVENT:
Tropical Storm Erika became the fifth named storm of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season on August 24, 2015. Erika began impacting the CDEMA Participating States from Wednesday, August 26 and degenerated to a trough of low pressure on Saturday, August 29, 2015.
Message: Damage assessment ongoing in Dominica. Response priorities continue to focus on search, rescue and recovery and getting relief supplies to victims.
EVENT:
Tropical Storm Erika became the fifth named storm of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season on August 24, 2015. Erika began impacting the CDEMA Participating States from Wednesday, August 26 and degenerated to a trough of low pressure on Saturday, August 29, 2015.
- CDEMA Situation Report #2 - Tropical Storm Erika (as of 2:00 pm on August 28th, 2015)
- CDEMA Situation Report #1 - Tropical Storm Erika (as of 3:00 pm on August 27th, 2015)
- CDEMA Public Information Note #2 - Tropical Storm Erika (as of 2:00 pm on August 26th, 2015)
- CDEMA Public Information Note #5 - Tropical Storm Danny (as of 3:00 pm on August 23rd, 2015)