TCRS Helping families in Rufiji

TCRS in collaboration with the government, through the coordination of the Prime Minister’s Office in collaboration with the Office of the Regional Commissioner of the Coastal Region, the Offices of the District Commissioners of Rufiji and Kibiti, Sector Ministries, and other stakeholders, we took various measures to address the disaster that happened by:

a) Rescuing and providing emergency services to all affected individuals by the use of rescue force of which about 1080 people have been rescued as of 11th April 2024

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b) Providing treatment to all injured persons;

1. c) Establishing temporary camps for disaster victims who lost their homes, with a total of nine camps opened so far. Three camps (Chumbi A, Chumbi B, Shela) are in Rufiji District, and six camps (Usimbe, Twasalie, Kitumbini, Mkwajuni, Nangayonga, and Mikunguni) are in Kibiti district. These camps accommodate a total of 149 households and 556 individuals who are currently being served;
2. d) Seeking, collecting, and distributing humanitarian aid including food, clothing, temporary shelter, and psychological counselling;
3. e) Coordinating public information dissemination on the disaster situation and ongoing response efforts;
4. f) Reopening impassable roads;
5. g) Restoring electricity services;
6. h) Restoring water services in affected areas;                                                                                                                                                 TCRS is commited to continue working with the government and other stakeholders in serving people who have been negatively impacted by floods.