Friday 22 February 2008

22 February - News in brief

Floods - The danger is always there. The warning issued yesterday by the Authority for protection against flooding of the plain of Antananarivo is still maintained. The level of Ikopa exceeded the alert for danger. It climbed 4 cm in 24 hours and La Mamba River, which also climbed 10 cm in 24 hours. That of Sisaony fell by 36 cm in 24 hours and will also remain stationary during the next 12 hours.

Help - French donation at Toamasina. A humanitarian cargo estimated at 657 million Ar is moving towards Toamasina. It is a help of the French Red Cross and the Platform for regional intervention of the Indian Ocean. The cargo of 12 tons is composed, among others, generators, chainsaws and tarpaulins.

Vavatenina
Threat of diarrhea
 
Diarrhoeal diseases are emerging in the district of Vavatenina. "Three fokontany are currently affected by diarrhoea," says Colonel Jean Rakotomalala, Executive Secretary, National Bureau of risk management and disaster (BNGRC).
Although stocks of medicines are already available in the areas affected by the hurricane, "the body of water throughout the island promoting the emergence of diseases associated with the phenomenon," suggests, for his part, Jean Louis Robinson, Minister of Health, Family Planning and Social Welfare.
On the other hand, dressed in the capital complain that the thrust of malaria. In other areas, health officials say an outbreak of dysentery is also a risk.

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