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- On 10th September OCHA reported that an appeal for $107,714,621 to provide humanitarian and early recovery assistance over the next six months has been launched. (See below attached)
- The appeal specifically seeks the following aid funding:
- food assistance $34 million;
- early recovery $19 million;
- logistics $18 million;
- shelter and non-food items $14 million;
- agriculture $11 million;
- health $4 million;
- water and sanitation- $3 million;
- coordination $2 million;
- protection $1 million;
- education $1 million.
- In Haiti, the number of affected families increased to 170,000
- So far, emergency relief such as shelter, food, water, non-food items, and the provision of medical care is provided in all accessible areas that have been affected by the storms.
- Heavy investment will also be necessary for rehabilitation of roads and public buildings, and to re-launch agricultural activities.
- Logistics has proven to be challenging as many roads and bridges are affected.
- On 10th September USAID reported that:
- Engineers from USAID/Haiti and the USS Kearsarge departed Port-au-Prince on a U.N. Mission to Haiti (MINUSTAH) to over flight areas impacted by flooding. The team will visually assess the storms' effects on public infrastructure such as roads and bridges in order to determine critical life-saving repairs that the affected road networks require.
- Damaged roads, blocked or collapsed bridges, and flooded rivers continue to significantly hamper movement within the city, negatively impacting relief efforts.
- IOM reports that movement is not possible across some lower areas in Gonaïves.
- As of September 7, MINUSTAH reported that most major roads across the country remained impassable or are restricted to U.N. staff movements only.