The Impact of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda on BQA operations The impact of super typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda was less severe in Bohol than in the provinces of Leyte and Samar, but nonetheless it has affected our operations: -The super typhoon caused massive landslides in Antequera and Cortes which will affect the time frame for implementing existing plan to move families from tents and other makeshift structure. We need to spend more time on relief services to assist families who are cut off from their farms or places of work due to disruption of transport or mobility services. -The landslides further reduce the possibility of moving families to their former location. We need to spend time and look for resources to be able to procure land suitable for relocating families in safer location. -The super typhoon destroyed completely the geothermal power source in Leyte which is the same source for Bohol. It will take months before the Leyte facility will be fully operational. Meanwhile, water and power supply is adversely affected in Bohol which will impact negatively on existing plans for rehabilitation. -Four municipalities (Inabanga, Getafe, Talibon and Bien Unido) in Northern Bohol were severely damaged. There are now more homeless people in these areas on account of the typhoon. The project will be under pressure to expand and demonstrate how to assist families build temporary houses and establish local communities able to use existing resources to match external assistance in the shift from relief to rehabilitation. From a target of 150 houses in a six-month period, we have to double or even triple our target to be able to cope with families who have their houses destroyed by the super typhoon.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 20:46:55 +0000
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