Photo: Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Guyana Continued from previous page • Distribute food and non-food items to affected residents as needed on demand. • Establish and manage temporary shelters as needed. • Conduct detailed damage assessments as needed CDEMA ACTIVATED THE REGIONAL RESPONSE MECHANISM (RRM) • CDEMA provided 500 cots with the support of the Regional Security System over 3 and 6 June. The cots were a donation from the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines • The Caribbean Development Partners Group (CDPG) convened meetings to coordinate relief efforts and was briefed by the CDC Director on 10 June. • CDEMA has placed the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) on stand-by to support Guyana. • Arrangements have been initiated by the CDEMA CU to provide support through coordination of a Detailed Damage Sectoral Assessment Team to support the assessment process. • CDEMA will continue to engage regional and international partners in support of Guyana. • Barbados has pledged 500 military cots to arrive in Guyana on 21 June. Additional relief items specifically 1,200 blankets; 2,500 N95 masks; 480 hand sanitisers; 1000 mini hygiene kits and 65 family necessity kits will arrive with the shipment of military cots. The Department of Public Information in Guyana reported on Sunday, June 13: The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) on Saturday engaged National Disaster Coordinators (NDCs) to discuss the impact of the floods in Guyana and Suriname and the relief management approach to be taken. The meeting chaired by CDEMA’s Executive Director (ag) Ms. Elizabeth Riley saw Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel, Kester Craig and Head of Suriname’s National Coordination Center for Disaster Relief (NCCR), Colonel Jerry Slijngard updating the region on the situation which is affecting thousands of residents in both countries. The meeting was informed that eight out of ten districts in Suriname are inundated, affecting at least 8,473 households, while in Guyana more than 29,000 households in more than 300 communities are affected, with 205 persons placed in shelters. Continues on next page 13
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