What other problems did people face after the tropical storm?
Shelter and access to water were high on the list. A systematic study of water sources was essential to our response. In the emergency phase, MSF set up water trucking operations focusing on ensuring access to drinkable water at the eight health posts and at four other points. MSF also distributed chlorine tablets and conducted health education programs to teach people basic hygiene practices that can reduce the risk of water-borne diseases. People reacted positively to this education program. Later, we cleaned 50 wells and dug 33 new ones so people had more access to water. Other NGOs and the Ministry of Health took charge of cleaning existing wells, and some communities unfortunately were left without access to clean water. MSF tried to target people who were falling through the cracks of the aid response system Very rapidly, it became clear that the tropical storm had caused more floods than landslides in the Santa Rosa department. Los Esclavos River, for example, overflowed and 47