EC $ 13 million raised in Dominica’s relief effort to date
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EC $ 13 million raised in Dominica’s relief effort to date

By TDN Wire Staff
September 30 2015 12:00 P.M



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Residents of Petite Savanne get ready to evacuate following Erika.
Roseau, Dominica (TDN) Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica is reporting that his government has received just over EC $13.5 million (US $ 5.0 million) in cash as part of the relief effort in the aftermath of Tropical storm Erika. He made the announcement at a broadcast to the Nation on Monday September 29, 2015.

The amount collected one month after the passage of the storm is a long way from the estimated EC $1.2 billion (Us $ 444.0 million) needed to compensate for the massive losses suffered during the storm.

The seeming slow pace of attracting funding has prompted Skerrit to announce that he will launch an extensive international speaking tour to drum up much needed support. His announcement follows the appointment by him of former United Kingdom Attorney General Baroness Scotland as International Relief Coordinator.

Erika left in its wake 35 confirmed dead and hundreds displaced. Official estimates put the damages as follows: Roads and Infrastructure (EC $ 612.7 million); Tourism Facilities (EC $ 51.7 million); Water Supply (EC$ 28.5 million); Agriculture and Fishing (EC $ 84.7 million); and Housing Stock (EC $ 236.2 million) for a staggering EC $ 1.0 billion in losses.

Among the tourism facilities damaged during the storm was the famed Jungle Bay Resort, which was consistently named among the leading tourism resorts in the Caribbean. A series of landslides completely destroyed the infrastructure and also rendered the location uninhabitable.

The authorities were also forced to permanently evacuate the entire village of Petite Savanne and has put the relocation costs at EC $91.0 million.

Meanwhile life is slowly returning to normal with most schools reopened along with roadways. Temporary bridges are also been used to replace the six bridges that were completely destroyed across the island.

Erika deposited more than 13 inches of rain on Dominica within a ten hour period making it the deadliest storm in the country’s modern era and raising concerns over the threat of global climate change.

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