Flood Relief

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Flood victims get help from Interoil

Jul 10, 2014

The Gulf flooding disaster victims are getting help from the major company InterOil.

The company says it is working closely with the National Disaster Centre and the Gulf Provincial Government to assist families affected by the flooding of the Purari River.

In a statement this morning, InterOil said:

“While the full scale of the disaster is not yet known, at least 3000 people could be homeless and hundreds more have lost gardens and livestock.

“Since last week, InterOil has been shipping emergency relief and medical supplies to a distribution centre in Wabo to help affected families.

“The supplies include food rations, clean drinking water, tarpaulins, blankets, mosquito nets, snake bite antivenin, oral rehydration salts and antibiotics.

“InterOil is also providing helicopters to provincial government officers who are working to assess the impact of the flood.

“We are doing all we can to help,” said InterOil’s PNG President, Isikeli Taureka.

“Our thoughts are with the families who have lost their homes and gardens in the flood.”

- See more at: http://www.pngloop.com/2014/07/10/flood-...2wd8i.dpuf

[ArtM72]

Also on the flood...

Help on the way for flood stricken villages

Erick Bala 0 Comment Jul 9, 2014

Help on the way for flood stricken villages
Gulf Governor Havila Kavo has confirmed that Gulf Open MP Mark Maipakai has donated K100,000 to the aid of people stricken by flooding of the Purari River system.

The Governor’s officers have loaded a barge with food and water purifiers and the vessel is due to travel down to Wabo and the affected areas this morning.

Wabo is the only higher ground that is not covered.

Kavo will give a further K500,000 from his DSIP funds to the Purari Delta people as follows: K100,000 for logistics; K150,000 for water and purifiers; K300,000 for food and dry clothing.

He confirmed that the Southern Highlands Governor has also stepped forward with half a million kina to assist those villages that share a border with the Southern Highlands.

Kavo blamed the flooding destruction on developers in the area for not foreseeing such flooding. He says the amount of rainfall is not new.

Floodwaters were following waterways cleared by developers due to negligence and poor assessment, he said.

When asked for his plans once the water recedes, the Governor said: “I will ask the Government to assist in preparation to the water receding and the after effects of the flood.

“We will be having an executive meeting in this regard this week.’’

http://www.pngloop.com/2014/07/09/help-w...-villages/

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[johnwgrant]

By looking at the stock price, you would think the flood had washed away a couple of our drilling rigs...

[Palm]

I've been told that due to the flooding they've had to suspend drilling at Wahoo and Raptor. I would hope we get a confirm on that.

[ArtM72]

I've been told that due to the flooding they've had to suspend drilling at Wahoo and Raptor. I would hope we get a confirm on that.

I suspect the storm/s that brought about the floods were around June 30th. If we were to get a notice about a drilling halt I'd have expected it by now.

It is good that IOC is helping out. Gives me a little faith everything hasn't changed with new management. With the IOC relief supplies going to Wabo in the Purari River basin it appears most of the problems might be west of IOC's active sites. Electric power service was reported to be intermittent in Kerema, although that might be pretty close to normal.

[Palm]

Yeah I'd guess they have blinky lights most of the time there. Floods are def bad news. Hope drill crews are safe. Maui probably found a way to sell them VO.

[Getitrt2]

I think the drill sites are probably too high to be flooded, but I guess there could be a possibility of problems getting people or supplies in. However, they could use helicopters, and I am skeptical about suspension from that. They can use on-site power generators, can't they?

[Palm]

Not sure sites are flooded, but operations are supposedly suspended due to flooding in area.

[trans]

Not sure sites are flooded, but operations are supposedly suspended due to flooding in area.

Agree Palm, operations may have had to halt til better conditions and I'm concerned about Hou Creek supply area etc.

[ArtM72]

Sure as hell would be nice if we didn't have to make this stuff up. Maybe WA has some time on his hands to provide local color.