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.
Friday, 22 February 2008
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