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CASE STUDY - The heavy rainfall, as from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning, caused serious flooding at the village of Cottage and Fond Du Sac. 150 houses were affected by floods in Cottage and 50 others in Fond du Sac. Many families in these two regions claim to have lost everything during this terrible weather. Appliances, among others, were damaged by sudden rising water.
The fire-fighters made around fifty interventions in the night until the wee hours of the morning. In addition, they participated in five rescue operations.
Two children were rescued at Accacia Street, Terre Rouge, after being trapped by sudden rising water. A 54-year-old woman was also saved from the waters in Triolet. Members of the Special Mobile Force (SMF), the Special Supporting Unit (SSU), as well as those of the National Coast Guard (NCG), not to mention fire-fighters who were constantly present on the field so that the situation might return to normal.
Ashit Gungah: "The work for the construction of drains begins in three months".
The Ministry of Industry and Trade, Honourable Ashit Gungah gave the assurance that the work for the construction of drains in Fond du Sac will begin in three months after his visit to this locality. Ashit Gungah had to face the wrath of some people during his visit to Fond du Sac, but he said he understands the anger of some people. The minister also explained the delay in the construction of drains in this locality. "The rain is out of our control, but I admit that we have fallen behind in the construction of drains. Some residents of the region did not want to give up their land as part of the work and in this case, the Government had to carry out an acquisition. A call for tenders will be launched in one month."
09 August, 2019: The Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs, External Communications and National Development Unit, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, effected site visits, yesterday, at Cottage and Fond-Du-Sac. The aim of the site visits was to take stock of the work progress achieved regarding the construction of drains to minimise flooding risks in these two villages during heavy rainfall. The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection, Mr Ashit Kumar Gungah, and other personalities were also present.
In a statement to the press following the site visits, Prime Minister Jugnauth expressed his satisfaction concerning the progression of works in the two villages. An emergency procurement exercise, he pointed out, was carried out following which contractors were appointed to carry out the works at Cottage and Fond-Du-Sac. The two projects, he added, will help alleviate the inhabitants of these regions in case of torrential rainfall.
Works at Fond-Du-Sac, to the tune of some Rs 104 million, span over 1,3 km and comprise the construction of a retention wall, drains, and a flood retardation basin of capacity of some 83 000 m3 . Completion of works is expected in November 2020.
As for works at Cottage, to the tune of some Rs 140 million, they comprise the construction of approximately 3 km of drains that cut across sugarcane fields. They are expected to be completed in about two months.
(Source: Adapted from Defi Media Group, Mauritius 2019)
Answer the below questions with reference to the above case study:
(a) Critically analyze the Response and Recovery Phase and propose relevant solutions to mitigate the disaster by making reference to the above case study.
(b) Discuss the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in reducing the impact of disasters by making reference to the above case study.