Kenya - Latest updates - 19th December 06
Logistics Highlights
To speed up airfreight UNICEF chartered an aircraft from MAF to airlift additional supplies to Baraki, Dadaab, Mandea and Wajir.
Main finding of the Joint assessment mission to Tana River and areas below Hola town:An assessment mission (GoK, WFP, Kenya Red Cross and UNICEF) was undertaken on 8/9 December to flood affected areas below Hola town and Garsen on the Tana River. Main draft findings are as follows:
- In the river zone (from Hola to Garsen): some villages are accessible by road and those that are not as they are close to the river they could be supplied by boat. All areas can be accessed by large helicopter and air drops may be possible.
- In the delta zone (areas downstream of Garsen): it is highly likely that most villages have no road access.
- Some populations can be accessed by canoe but at levels that are unreasonable to cover the areas in need.
- If boats and crew were readily available, villages could be supplies by low draft boat.
- Not all areas could be accessed by large helicopters; supplies would need to be ferried by boat to outlying areas from a central location.
(Source: UNCEF KENYA Emergency Situation Report)
Air: - UNHAS is implementing a three moths operation (November 2006-February 2007) linked to the flood response: cargo flights are available from Nairobi to locations in South/Central Somalia, and helicopter cargo flights within South/Central Somalia. Detailed information on flights is available on www.logisticscluster.org
- For passenger and parcel flights both from Nairobi to South/Central, North East, and North West Somalia, and within Somalia. Please see the UNCAS section on www.logisticscluster.org
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UNICEF KENYA - Logistics Cluster
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Update
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KE KEN 404 Kenya, Republic of
Publication date
2006-Dec-19
