Appeal for aid - 5 March

Hurricanes Ivan and Fame have violently hit Madagascar. USD 36.5 million dollars are needed for reconstruction.
"At the moment, only 6 million are available. The rest is not yet covered, "said yesterday at Pano-rama, Jean Marie Stratigos, emergency coordinator in the UN. He presented the document Flash Appeal.

"This document is a mobilization of funds to support the acceleration of research funds for post-hurricane reconstruction," says Ka-mara Amadou, representative of FAO. "The priorities concerning food security and nutrition as 200000 people are in need of immediate assistance," said the representative. Then comes the drinking water sector which more than 5 million are needed, and the prevention of epidemics and the health sector. "Madagascar can only congratulate the United Nations for this support," said General Marcel Ranjeva, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Currently, the stock of the two hurricanes reported 96 deaths across the island and over 200000 affected.

5 March - pollution

Garbage

The resident population of the dam of Andramiarana filed a complaint with the common Antehiroka. She denounced the dumping of garbage into the nearby pond.
 
The waste threatens to pollute the water.
The dumping of Andramiarana situated along the embankment of the same name, has been the subject of a complaint from the local population, last month. The garbage piles up on an area of two hundred meters along the junction between the city of Ambohitrimanjaka that of Antehiroka.

The community that needs water Andramiarana feels thus threatened by the pollution caused by such debris who earn the nearby pond. A portion of this irrigated pond is converted into rice paddies, and the other is used for farming and brickmaking. Pierre Rakotoson, a resident, adding that the dumping of human waste in the water appears to be an abuse of power. The substance of the complaint has alarmed officials of the municipality of Antehiroka. Since February 25, the council has installed a checkpoint at the entrance of the dump trucks to prevent illegal immigrants from entering. "The leaders of this county are considering among other vidoir this move," says Martin Ratsimandresy, communal police to Antehiroka.

This territory has always been the place to dump garbage in the municipality. Without surveillance, individuals have taken the opportunity to infiltrate them, aggravating the situation because they scatter debris, according to the remarks of Peter Rakotoson.

5 March

After Hurricane Ivan
Desolation to Analanjirofo
After Hurricane Ivan, the worst is yet to come. In the region Analanjirofo, for example, the rice fields are devastated, breadfruit trees will not fruit this year. Warning Signs runners famine.
 
The devastation wrought by Hurricane "Ivan" weigh heavy for the region's economy.
Anxiety in the region Analanjirofo. The aftermath of Hurricane Ivan will not to affect the survival of the local population. The destruction of crops could jeopardize the harvest for this year. For now, the victims are trying to survive thanks to the stocks for the lean period and humanitarian aid granted by the state after the disaster.

"The food crisis will occur in a few weeks. All crops are destroyed. The region will be hit by famine, "said Nathalie Mena, a resident of the fokontany Manakambahiny, in the rural commune of Ambodimangan'i to Be Fénerive East. "The destruction of subtitution crops such as cassava, fruit bread and annuity products are making the situation worse. It no longer any source of money to remedy the situation, at least for one year, "she adds.
Yet Nathalie did not slow the arms. It has to find a solution to get up. It plans to restart with gardening, which it said creates less expenditure. "The culture of brèdes is the only source of quick money even if it does not cover our annual needs," she says.

Lack of rice
The region Analanjirofo turned into a scene of devastation after Hurricane Ivan, on 17 and 18 February. The green has been replaced by tree trunks uprooted.
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Ivan weigh heavy for the region's economy Analanjirofo. It is the largest producer of cloves with a production of cloves s'élévant to 10000 tonnes in favourable season, hence its Analanjirofo appelation. The production of gasoline extracted from leaves of giroflier is no exception. Analanjirofo provides the majority of the annual demand.

With a production of 190000 tonnes of rice per year, the region has a deficit of 50000 tons. This deficit will increase for the year 2008. "Neither culture bottom, or on rice-burning are promising for the next harvest. The dependence vis-à-vis other regions will grow significantly, "Rafanomezantsoa announcement Nivoary, director of the regional development Analanjirofo (DDR).

Aimé Tarehy Gilbert, head of the region Analanjirofo, fears the worst. "The famine is hard to face in two months. The damage left by Ivan are an impediment to the rapid development of the region if it does not solve the problems on time, "says he.
However, the regional plan to bring relief to farmers by providing seeds. For example, 10 tons of rice and 300 kilos of maize will be distributed to farmers in the coming days.
The sector is also litchis reached. The consequences are no less worrisome for the next campaign. "The beneficiaries located in the circuit to bear the ill effects of the disaster," laments Rafanomezantsoa Nivoary, DDR D'Analanjirofo. "The 60000 tonnes of annual production are chimeric for the 2008 campaign," she says.

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Lack of drinking water
Analanjirofo The region is exposed to all the dangers unless solutions occur on time. In addition to the famine which seriously threatens the population, epidemics are likely to make their appearance in the coming days.

Lack of clean water is the primary factor. In Fénérive East, the capital of the region Analanjirofo, the distribution company Jirama has not yet been able to restore supply for two weeks after Hurricane Ivan. Only those wells are used as alternatives. An awareness of water treatment is needed.

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