Dec 9, 2020
DANA in Rural Belize Conducting Detailed Assessment
Since last week, the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis team of the National Emergency Management Organization has been visiting areas that were severely affected by the recent floods. The assessment is being done to collect detailed information on damages to household items or structures, which can only now be determined post disaster. News Five’s Duane Moody caught up with the team as they were out in Burrell Boom today.
Duane Moody, Reporting
Personnel from DANA, the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis team, were out in rural Belize District taking stock of the damage to structures, property and farms, even livestock of those who were severely affected by the floods. The team will go house to house interviewing residents and getting a picture of the destruction in the wake of the disaster. It is step-two in a series of assessments carried out. The detailed evaluation can only be done after water