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Country: Antigua and Barbuda
Summary: BBRSO55678: BARBUDA POST OFFICE REHABILITATION
Deadline: 04 Dec 2018
Posting Date: 23 Nov 2018
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TOT Ref.No.: 28613280
Document Ref. No.: 51499
Financier: United Nations Secretariat
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On September 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma hit Antigua and Barbuda with catastrophic effect on the island of Barbuda. Hurricane Irma made landfall as a category 5 storm (Saffir-Simpson scale), packing winds in excess of 180 mph (277km/h). The storm's eye passed directly through Barbuda exposing the island to the highest wind velocities in the storm. While out of the path ofthe eye, Antigua, located approximately 27 miles to the south of Barbuda, experienced major category 5 winds generated in the storm's inner core. During the event, Barbuda was exposed to the extraordinary eye wall winds for more than 3 hours as the storm passed over the centre of the island. This was accompanied with a significant storm surge (5-11 feet) which provoked flooding reported to reach some 600 meters inland. Compounding the situation, on September 18, Hurricane Maria, another category 5 storm affected the island of Antigua with strong winds and rainfall, without making landfall.The Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) carried out by UN, EU, World Bank, Caribbean Development Bank and Eastern Caribbean Central Bank estimated the total damage (e.g. destroyed physical assets) of the Irma/Maria for Antigua and Barbuda as EC$367.5 million (US$136.1 million), while losses amount to approximately EC$51.2 million (US$18.9 million). Recovery needs amount to EC$600.1 million (US$222.2 million). Approximately 95% of the buildings in Barbuda were damaged or destroyed. Based on the results of the PDNA, with total recovery needs for this sector estimated at USD 79.6 million.The combined value of destroyed assets and disruptions in the production of goods and services is equivalent to about 9% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP, current terms) in 2016. Hurricanes Irma and Maria will, therefore, have a significant negative impact on the overall performance of the national economy and likewise on the quality of life.The Government of India has been one amongst the leading donors in responding to the...
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