El Salvador - GFDRR
El Salvador - GFDRR
El Salvador - GFDRR
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II. POPULATION AND AFFECTED AREAS | 77<br />
IMAGE 27. DAMAGE TO PIPES<br />
Source: National Administration of Water Supply and Sewerage (ANDA).<br />
In the context of the emergency, inspections were conducted in 14 sanitary landfills; in one, the<br />
leachate drain was found to be overflowing, and in another, erosion damage to landfill slopes and cells<br />
was found. During the inspection of 9 transfer plants, 3 were found to be affected by problems of rainwater<br />
saturation, the flowing of textile material into seasonal creeks, and the accumulation of waste. No<br />
effects on means of solid waste collection and disposal were observed.<br />
In shelters, pits were used for the disposal of trash generated by families living in these temporary<br />
quarters. This waste was collected from the camps by the municipality and taken to the dump. However,<br />
these trash dumps lack protection and are therefore vulnerable to rains and floods. Thus, the dumps must<br />
be relocated or measures must be adopted to elevate them above ground level.<br />
Unforeseen expenditures. US$6.4 million were invested, of which US$4.9 million (77%) corresponded<br />
to the public sector and US$1.5 million (23%) to the non-public sector. The largest expenditure category<br />
was allocated to carrying out efforts to allow the delivery of safe water to the population living in shelters<br />
and affected by the disaster; this represented an investment of 61% of unforeseen expenditures. The<br />
repair and cleaning of wells was the second-highest investment category: 35% of total unforeseen expenditures,<br />
followed by the investment in sanitation and other efforts such as the mobilization of emergency<br />
response brigades, accounting for 4% of total expenditures.<br />
As part of the disaster response, ANDA activated its Institutional Plan for Emergency Response. This<br />
plan included alternative contingency mechanisms to ensure the provision of safe water to the affected<br />
populations. In this regard, ANDA proceeded to distribute properly chlorinated water to the affected<br />
population by means of water tankers, and to supply the pipes installed in shelters; on other occasions it<br />
delivered 10-liter bags of waters.