Report from the Emergency Committee in Condega, Nicaragua (2 Dec 1998)

Informe del Alcaldia municipal
de Condega/Comite de emergencia

Report from the Mayor's Office/
Emergency Committee of Condega

  • El municipio tenemos 10,000 damnificados
  • 812 familias sin casa
  • 550 casas fueron arrasados, pero habian viviendas que tenian dos o tres familias
  • 199 km de caminos destruidos, los danos ascienden a C$ 15,920,000.00 (quince millones novecientos veite mil cordobas netos) equivalente a US$ 1,447,272.72 (un million cuatrocientos cuarenta y siete mil docientos setenta y dos dolares con 72/100)
  • 12 puentes destruidos, 4 puentes vehiculares valorados en C$ 1,200,000.00 (un million doscientos mil cordobas) cada uno, 6 puentes colgantes valorados en C$ 60,000.00 (sesenta mil dolares).
  • La produccion de 8,000 manzanas sembradas de diferentes rubros productivos, 4,800 fueron totalmente perdidas.
  • 11,013 manzanas de tierra fertil se degradaron, las vegas que estaban en la zona baja desaparecieron
  • Aproximadamente noventa y nueve cuadras de calles quedaron destruidas
  • Las empresas Teneria, fabrica de cajas Raul Gonzalez, beneficios de cafe, galeron de tabaco y cultivos fueron totalmente afectados, las perdidas materiales entre productores y empresas se calcualn mas de US$ 7,000,000.00 ( siete millones de dolares) incluyendo sus terrenos, la consecuancia es la perdida de empleo directo en mas de 2,000 empleos.
  • Reubicacion de mas de 190 familias que debemos ubicarlas enlotes en la zona urbana 181 zon rural
  • 433 casas en alto riesgo que no pueden ser habitable
  • Tres ninos se ahogaron, uno se murio por falta de atencion medica y se esperan grandes epidemias por contaminacion de agua y el estado de asinamiento en los refugios
  • Actualmente tenemos siete refugios
  • The town has 10,000 affected
  • 812 families without a house
  • 550 houses were destroyed, but they were occupied by two or three families
  • 199 km of roads destroyed, the damages approach 16 million Cordobas, equal to US$1.5 million.
  • 12 bridges destroyed, 4 vehicular bridges valued at 1.2 million Cordobas each, 6 suspension bridges valued at 60 thousand [dollars?]
  • The prodution of 8,000 parcels of land planted with [different crops], 4,800 were totally lost.
  • 11,013 parcels of fertile land were damaged, low-lying plains disappeared.
  • Approximately 99 blocks of road remain destroyed
  • The following businesses: the tannery, Raul Gonzalez [cajas] factory, coffee plantations, tabacco warehoses and fields, were totally affected, the lost materials between the smaller producers and the bigger businesses, are calculated at more than US$ 7,000,000.00 including the land, the consequence is the direct loss of employment for more than 2,000 workers.
  • Placement of more that 190 families who need to be housed on lots in the urban zone, 181 in the rural zone.
  • 433 houses at high risk which are not habitable
  • Three children drowned, one died from lack of medical attention and we await large-scale epidemics from contamination of the water and the state of [need] in the refuges.
  • Actually we have seven refuges.

PRINCIPALES NECESIDADES

PRINCIPAL NECESSITIES

  • Material de Construccion para unas 850 casas
  • Maquinarias como vehiculos, tryle, tractoe para uso de servicios municipales para tratamiento de basura y evitar mas impactos en la contaminacion ambiental
  • Asesoria tecnica en la urbanizacion, construccion, agua y produccion
  • Financiamiento a la produccion Agropecuaria
  • Financiamiento a la re vial y construccion de puentes vehiculares, colgantes ramplas
  • Alimentacion, ropa, medecina, zapatos, frasadas
  • Plastico negro
  • A lo inmediato necesitamos zinc
  • Building Materials for 850 houses
  • Machinery such as vehicles, [tryle,] tractors for the use of the town for carting trash and avoiding much of the impact on environmental contamination.
  • Technical advice about urbanization, construction, water, and production
  • Financing for the production of livestock
  • Financing for the [repair] and construction of vehicular bridges, suspension [ramplas]
  • Food, clothes, medicine, shoes, [frasadas]
  • Black plastic
  • We immediately need zinc (for tin roofing)
Para efectos de ayuda la Red de Mujeres tiene una cuante abierta para su aporte de la construccion de 30 casas para mujeres solteras, la gestion humanitaria es urgente, principalmente en la vivienda produccion, caminos y puentes. In order to help, the Women's Network of Condega has an open [account] for their contribution to the construction of 30 houses for single women, the humanitarian effort is urgent, principally in production of houses, roads, and bridges.
La Red de Mujeres Condega tiene un rol preponderante en la Comite de Emergencia que trabaja en estrecha relacion con la Alcaldia. Cuanto se lo agradecera este pueblo. The Women's Network of Condega has a predominant role in the Emergency Committee which works closely with the Mayor's office. [Cuanto se lo agradecera este pueblo.]


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