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IMAGE 29. WATER STORAGE
Source: National Administration of Water Supply and Sewerage (ANDA).
United Nations agencies participated actively in supporting the national authorities. UNICEF distributed
84,000 bottles of water and purchased 168,000 liters of water; it also delivered 3,500 30-liter
containers and 2,700 80-liter containers to the affected areas. The Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) donated to MSPAS 100,000 tablets for disinfecting water for human consumption in shelters, and
delivered 123,300 bottles of water to the affected communities.
The Salvadoran Red Cross conducted damage and needs assessments in San Vicente and La Paz. This
organization distributed 568 water storage containers, 491 five-liter tanks, and 128,000 liters of water;
it also delivered 644 (24-unit) bags of water. World Vision conducted a damage assessment and needs
analysis in San Vicente, Tepetitán, San Cayetano and other municipalities. This organization delivered
14,000 tablets for water potabilization and 500 fifty-liter plastic tanks. Added to this was the support of
the private company ASTAFI which delivered 1,800 1.5-liter bottles of water.
As part of the emergency response, latrines were installed in the shelters. The municipalities assumed
the costs of maintaining them. However, there was a gap in latrine requirements for camps, as well as the
need to increase the emptying of septic tanks at least once or twice a week. MSPAS, together with PAHO,
conducted an identification of the need to install chemical latrines in priority shelters.
PAHO rented 100 latrines for one month, for use in shelters in the most affected departments; 50
were installed in Cantón Joya Grande of the Municipality of Santiago Texacuangos. In addition, cleaning
and disinfection services were purchased for 50 artesian wells that have been made available for Ministry
of Health priorities. With CERF resources, PAHO plans to support the rental of the 100 latrines for an additional
month, and to build 100 pit latrines. UNICEF has also planned the construction of latrines.
Two weeks after the event, ANDA had repaired most of the 39 pumping stations and pipes damaged
in the Para-central and Metropolitan Regions. ANDA’s technical personnel and crews worked 24 hours
per day to make these repairs. Crews from the Western and Eastern Regions joined the efforts, providing
support in the areas that were most affected. The Armed Forces helped to transport the pipes that are