The local Solidarity for the Urban Poor
Federation - SUPF - from districts over Phnom Penh
came together to the community with support materials.
An Emergency working group was established
between the UNCHS, UPDF ,URC, USG and SUPF.
With expenditure of around $US5,000 the group
managed to purchase 300 plastic tents, mattresses, mosquito nets,
eating utensils, and water bins. With these the community
was settled on the street around midnight.
March 13:
The local authority suggested people could return to the top of
the building to live after the authorities had checked the safety of the
structure.
The KDaun Penh Khan Chief, Mr. Suan Rindy met
with the fire victims. He said Municipality of Phnom Penh still
agreed that people could live on their original location if the building
was safe.
In the evening, the Governor of Phnom
Penh visited the site and he discussed options with the
people about either a new site that people would voluntary move
to, or reconstructing homes on the fire site if it was
deemed to be safe.
SUPF and the UPDF donated food and drinking
water
Through
collaboration
with NGOs, fund raising for the victims would continue.
This
report and pictures from Somsak at the UPDF / SUPF
