Daily Update of Torrential Rain and Flood situation across the country – August 06, 2010 at 9:30 pm

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Daily Assessment Updates on Torrential Rain and Flood Situation in Pakistan

August 6th, 2010

Overview:

Country-wide torrential rains caused unprecedented and outrageous floods throughout Pakistan except in Sindh where minor damages are reported. The current spate of torrential rains and flash floods started on 21st July 2010. Initially it played havoc in eastern parts of Baluchistan which includes: Barkhan, Kohlu, Sibi, Jafferabad and Naseerabad districts. The relief operations in the affected areas of Baluchistan were not over yet, when floods struck district Rajanpur, Layya and Gujranwala in Punjab. Subsequently, the tide turned towards Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Azad Jammu & Kashmir and engulfed various small and large towns in these areas. The most affected areas in KPK are: Shangla, Swat, Minghora, Mansehra, Charsadda, Noshehra towns, where routine life has come to a complete halt and affected communities in most parts of KPK are still waiting for rescue and relief.

Initial reports reveals that around 4 million people have been affected by worst floods in the country and death toll have rose to 1600 people. It is feared that the number of death will soar further once the communication links are re-established. The government authorities, armed forces and humanitarian organizations, particularly NGOs, have started a major rescue effort to reach out to affected communities to provide them humanitarian assistance during their distress movements.

In order to facilitate coordinated humanitarian response in the affected areas and enable humanitarian organizations to have substantial planning for their humanitarian activities, SPO, with the support of its partner organizations, initiated rapid assessments in the affected areas and share it with relevant stakeholders in the form of daily update. Date-wise situational update and rapid assessments of damages caused by torrential rains and flood are available on SPO website and can be accessed on URL http://www.spopk.org.

Daily update for 6th August 2010, providing details of SPO’s response to the emergency situation and relief activities being carried out for mitigation of the miseries of affected communities across the country, is provided below:

SPO intervention in Flood affected areas till august 06, 2010

Keeping in view the essential needs of displaced communities, SPO teams besides coordination of humanitarian efforts at Provincial levels in Baluchistan -Quetta, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Peshawar and AJK – Muzafarabad, have initiated various humanitarian interventions. Hither to following activities have been carried out and reported:

Baluchistan Province:

District Sibi
Beneficiaries:	200 families
Cluster:	WASH, Food
Items:	Distribution of jerry cans, portable water through water tankers, dry food items and ORS.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province:

DI Khan
Beneficiaries:	140 families
Cluster:	Food
Intervention:	Distribution of NFI and FI
UC:	Chodwan

 

S#	Item	Quantity
1	Rice	10 Kg
2	Sugar	5 Kg
3	Cooking oil	6 Litter
4	Tea	0.5 Kg
5	Pulses	6 Kg
6	Biscuits	25 Packs
7	soaps	5
8	Mosquito repellent/ coils	1 Mospel
9	Water purifying tablets	(3 packs)
10	Laundry soap	(4)
11	Nails cutter	1

 

Peshawar
Beneficiaries:	400-500 families
Cluster:	Food
Intervention:	Distribution of Food items (dry and ready cook food)
UC:	Taro Jaba

 

Charsadda
Beneficiaries:	150 families
Cluster:	WASH
Intervention:	Safe drinking water
UC:	Agra
Beneficiaries:	158 patients
Cluster:	Health
Intervention:	Mobile medical camps and provision of free medicines
UC:	Nissata

Punjab Province:

Mianwali
Beneficiaries:	300 families
Cluster:	WASH
Items:	Safe drinking water
UC:	Agra
Beneficiaries:	450 patients
Cluster:	Food
Intervention:	Distribution of Food Items containing, Nimko (1 kg), Biscuits (6 packs), Dry Milk Powder (750 grams), Sanitary Packs

 

Rapid Assessments:

Azad Jammu and Kashmir:

Neelum

SPO Field Team in Neelum  have carried out rapid assessment of the recent losses/damages caused due to torrential rains and flood in Neelum which is provided below:

Sr #	Patwaar	Human loss		Community Assets				Water mill
		Causalities	Injured	Houses		Shops
				Ruined	Partially damaged	Ruined	Partially damaged
01	chaliana	—	—	20	—	80	—	—
02	Mirpura	—	—	15	02	02	—	02
03	laiswa	—	—	18	—	06	—	04
04	Bandi  Ashkot	—	—	30	—	10	—	03
05	Jangran	01		50	—	20	—	10
06	shahkot	—	—	17	15	50	80	04
07	Athmuqam	—	—	11	37	—	—	03
08	Nagdar	04	02	20	—	10	—	05
09	Lawat	—	—	25	—	15	—	04
10	Dawarian	—	—	15	—	20	—	03
11	Dodhnial	05		40	—	15	—	03
12	Kharigham	—	—	03	—	02	—	—
13	Khail	—	—	16	—	—	—

 

SPO Regional teams are working with relevant stakeholders at regional level for relief and mitigation of miseries of the affected communities and coordinating relief operation in the areas. For further details or any other relevant information, you may contact SPO staff at following locations:

 

Islamabad:

Mr. Malick Shahbaz Ahmed	0300-5556324, 051-2298892, 8316890
Syed Shahan Abbas	0321-9696177, 051-2298892, 8316890
Mr. Azhar Ghumro	0300-9712236, 051-2298892, 8316890
Mr. Noor Baloch	0321-2290286, 051-2298892, 8316890

Azad Jammu & Kashmir:

Mr. Qamar Zaman (Muzaffarabad)	0300-5179530, 05822-434432, 05822-434432
Mr. Attique-ur-Rehman  (Neelum)	05821-456574
Mr. Tabraiz Shamsi (Bagh)	0331-8210911, 05823-445290
Mr. Tabassam Shahzad (Bagh)	0345-2603015, 05823-445290

Quetta:

Mr. Mukhtiar Chalgari	0345-8300130
Ms. Fouzia Khajjaz	0333-7931296
Mr. Farooq Magsi	0301-3719957

Multan:

Mr. Jam Jamshaid	0300-6360162
Mr. Shams Nazir	0300-6105885

D.I.Khan:

Mr. Shaffiullah	0966-713231, 0966-712231
Mr. Asghar Ali	0966-713231, 0966-712231

Peshawar:

Mr. Arshad Haroon	091-5810021
Mr.Ijaz Durrani	0332-9293101
Mr.Jalal	03465317559