El Salvador - GFDRR
El Salvador - GFDRR
El Salvador - GFDRR
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I. DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT | 21<br />
GRAPH 4. EVOLUTION OF SHELTERS AND POPULATION ASSISTED<br />
Source: General Bureau of Civil Protection and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, <strong>El</strong> <strong>Salvador</strong>.<br />
1. Private Sector and Civil Society<br />
In coordination with the Ministry of Public Works (MOP), several private firms joined in efforts to remove<br />
debris. The <strong>Salvador</strong>an Chamber of Construction (Cámara <strong>Salvador</strong>eña de la Construcción -CASALCO)<br />
made heavy machinery available to MOP in order to assist the municipalities of Verapaz, Guadalupe and<br />
Tepetitán, located in the Department of San Vicente. In turn, the <strong>Salvador</strong>an Association of Engineers and<br />
Architects (Asociación <strong>Salvador</strong>eña de Ingenieros y Arquitectos -ASIA) provided 25 experts to cooperate<br />
with this state agency.<br />
Other private firms also made their machinery available to join in efforts to remove debris and clear<br />
highways.<br />
In turn, the <strong>Salvador</strong>an Foundation for Health and Human Development (Fundación <strong>Salvador</strong>eña para<br />
la Salud y el Desarrollo Humano -FUSAL), together with the National Association for Private Enterprise<br />
(Asociación Nacional de la Empresa Privada -ANEP) and the Telecorporación <strong>Salvador</strong>eña [TCS]), opened<br />
centers to receive donations from companies and the civilian population.<br />
From the start of the emergency, the <strong>Salvador</strong>an Red Cross Society (Sociedad de la Cruz Roja<br />
<strong>Salvador</strong>eña -SCRS) activated its emergency operations center and mobilized 500 volunteers. It also<br />
deployed specialized personnel, including the flood rescue team, vertical rescue teams, teams of scuba<br />
divers and boat operators, transportation, first aid, damage assessment and the national intervention<br />
team.<br />
The distribution of humanitarian aid conducted by SCRS was coordinated with Civil Protection and<br />
other nongovernmental organizations such as OXFAM, CARE and Plan International.