Daily Update of Torrential Rain and Flood situation across the country – August 01, 2010 at 9:30 pm

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Daily Assessment Updates on Torrential Rain and Flood Situation in Pakistan

August 1st, 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 torrential rains and tides of floods 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 1 million people have been affected by worst floods in the country and more than 1000 people are feared dead mainly due to either being washed away, collapsing of their houses or electrocution caused due to flooding of ground surface. 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 1st 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:

Baluchistan Province:

• SPO Quetta team is playing a leading role in coordination among the all humanitarian actors including PDMA and NDMA in Quetta.

• SPO team regularly organizes coordination meetings of humanitarian agencies who are providing humanitarian assistance in flood affected areas in Baluchistan. These meetings are held in SPO Quetta office and their deliberations in the form of meeting minutes to wider audience.

• SPO with the support of its partner organizations carried out rapid assessment in the affected areas of Baluchistan and developed a comprehensive rapid assessment report providing details of human losses and material damages caused by heavy flood in Barkhan, Kohlu, Sibi, Nasirabad and Bolan. The report has already been shared with all relevant humanitarian actors and is accessible on SPO website.

• Keeping in view the urgency of the requirements in the area and scarcity of essential items in severely affected villages of Sultan Kot, Talli, Threher and Bukhtiarabad in Sibi District, SPO team provided essential items which include: jerry cans, potable water through water tankers, dry food items and ORS.

• SPO is working with different organisation to acquire financial support for enhancement of relief activities.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province:

•    SPO team is continuously in touch with provincial government and Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in connection with relief in the flood affected areas. SPO team in coordination with other civil society organizations is engaged in highlighting the plight of affectees on different echelons to generate the funds for their assistance.
•    SPO with the assistance of other humanitarian actors formed network for Humanitarian Assistance to avoid the duplication of efforts in relief activities so the available resources can be better utilized for maximum relief of the affected communities.
•    SPO with the support of its partner organization CRSD is providing food to 400 to 500 families in UC Taro Jaba at Mehub Banada. Given the situation of disruption in major communication lines it was imperative to reach out to the affected people immediately.
•    SPO in collaboration of PRDP is providing safe drinking water to 150 families in UC Agra of Charsada, while its partner organization Noor Education organization is providing ready food to the affected communities in the area.

SPO with the support of its partner organizations is carrying out rapid assessment in the affected area and it will take some to compile a comprehensive assessment report. Meanwhile partial rapid assessments are being received from SPO Peshawar office and are shared below:

KPK Rapid Assessment Report for Malakand, Dir Lower, Shangla and Chitral

PARTICULARS	MALAKAND	DIR LOWER	SHANGLA	CHITRAL
Union Councils effected	Jalala Thana Khas Alla Dhand Dheri Lower Batkhela Upper Batkhela Khar Julagram Totakan Hisar Baba Matkani Qalangai	Chakdara Badwan Khadgzai Urban Dir UC Khal Munjai Balambat Rabat Khungi	Liliowani Alpuri Pirabad Dheri Kuz Kana Shahpur Damori Pir Khana Oopal Ranyal Malik Khel	Not Accessible
House Hold effected	1500-2000	200	4000-5000
Displaced families	1200	800	5000
Causalities	Four Injured	43 dead	200 dead
Crops effected	4000-5000 Acres of rice 4000-5000 Acres of Orchards	5000-5500 Acres crops 250 Acres Forest	4000-5000
Live stock effected	500-1000	1500	12000-15000
Infrastructure	· 10 school partially damaged · Link roads an bridges damaged · Bridges on high ways Accurate information not available due to lack of access	Main Chakdara Bridge Link roads 6 link bridges	Road from Alpuri to Besham Road from Karoa to Ajmir 25 Bridges All link roads BHUs Schools
others	· 20-25 Restaurants · Small businesses (30 cabins) · House hold items	100 shops and bargain centres, and kiosks Water supply schemes damaged	Generators Shops Agricultural tools House hold items Water supply schemes damaged

KPK Rapid Assessment Report for Charsadda, Peshawar and Mardan

District	Effected UCs	Effected Families	Deaths	Missing people	Houses and infra demolished	Cattle missing	Affected irrigated land
Charsadda	Agra, MC.1,2, Hisara Yaseen Zai, Tarnab, Ababzai, Utman Zai and Umerzai , Mirza dher,Hisara Nehri, Sherpao, Nisatta, Dheri Zardad.	7 lac	900	3000	7 major bridges, 3 lac houses, roads, BHUs	4 lac	85000-90000 acre
Peshawar	Sarozai Payan, Moosa Zai, Mira Kachori, Orezai, Maryam Zai, Soorezai, Mira sozai payan, shahi Bala, Patwar Bala, Pir Bala, Pajagai, Kazana, Hasan garhi 1, 2, Khalisa2, Garhi Baloch, Budhani, Nahqi, wad Paga, Kanreza, Haryana, Mathra, Chughar matti, takht Abad awal, jogni, gul Bela	50,000	150	180	Major bridges 6, 2000 houses	20,000	60000-65000 acr
Mardan	Tehsil Takht Bhai, Mardan, Katlang	2000	4	5	2 bridges and roads	20000	2000-3000 acr

Punjab Province:

Mianwali:
Flood situation in Mianwali, threatens the main city, whereas it has already affected various parts of Mianwali district which includes: Mari Indus, Tabiser, Kala Bagh, Kot Chanana, Qamar Mushani Kacha, Qamar Mushani Paka, Mala Khel, Essa Khel. The district of Mianwali has been declared as calamity hit areas by provincial government and relief activities are being carried out by different humanitarian actors.

During SPO team’s field visits in the area, five most vulnerable communities and their essential needs have been identified. These vulnerable communities include:

1. Mari Shaher:
Mari Shaher is situated in UC Mari Indus and has been severely affected. Overall 500 families have been affected in this area and out of these affected families, 200 have been forced to climb at higher places/hills and live under open sky. These families are in dire need of shelter, bedding, safe drinking water, food, medicines, hygiene kits particularly for female, washrooms and other essential items for their sustenance.

2. Village Wanda Kukran Wala
Village Wanda Kukran Wala was situated in UC Tabiser and has been completely washed away during flood. Village population of 300-400 have been forced to take shelter on protection Band (bullwark). Although a religious group has tried to provide them cooked food, still there is dire need of shelter, bedding, safe drinking water, food, medicines, hygiene kits particularly for female, washrooms and other essential items for their sustenance.

3. Utla Patang:
Area of Utla Patang is situated in U.C Kalabagh and is severely affected by recent flood in district Mianwali. 100 families belonging to this village has been displaced and are in dire need of shelter, bedding, safe drinking water, food, medicines, hygiene kits particularly for female, washrooms and other essential items for their sustenance.

4. Essa Khel (Urban City)
The area of Essa Khel has been severely affected and its population, majority of which observe strict parda (veil), has been displaced. Keeping in view their culture practice of parda, majority of families are unwilling to relocate which further enhance their hardships. The area population is in dire need of safe drinking water, food, medicines, hygiene kits particularly for female, washrooms and other essential items for their sustenance.

UC Kot Chandna
The area of Kot Chandna, Ganda, Jalalpur has severely been affected during the recent floods and population of 300 families form these area have been displaced. These families are in dire need of shelter, bedding, safe drinking water, food, medicines, hygiene kits particularly for female, washrooms and other essential items for their sustenance.

District Rajanpur:
SPO has mobilised its partner organizations in the area for carrying out relief activities in the severely affected areas. As per SPO Multan office reports, two SPO Partner organizations; have held two medical camps in the area and are providing cooked food in UC Fazal Pur and Patiat.

Focal Persons for SPO Humanitarian Response:
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:

1.    Malick Shahbaz Malik – 0300-5556324, 051-2298892, 8316890
2.    Syed Shahan Abbas– 0321-9696177, 051-2298892, 8316890
3    Azhar Ghumro – 0300-9712236
4.   Noor Baloch – 0321-2290286

Azad Jammu & Kashmir
1.    Qamar Zaman (Muzaffrabad) – 0300-5179530, 05822-434432, 05822-434432
2.    Attique-ur-Rehman (Neelum) – 05821-456574
3.    Tabraiz Shamsi (Bagh) – 0331-8210911, 05823-445290
4.    Tabassam Shahzad (Bagh) – 0345-2603015, 05823-445290

Quetta:
1.    Mukhtiar Chalgari – 03458300130
2.    Fouzia Khajjaz – 03337931296
3.    Farooq Magsi – 03013719957

Lahore:
1.    Salman Abid – 042-35863211
2.    Aatif Sindhu – 042-35863211, 0300-9506534
3.    Zeeshan Noel – 042-35863211, 0333-6063191

Multan:
1. Jam Jamshaid – 0300-6360162
2. Shams Nazir – 0300-6105885

D.I. Khan
1. Shaffiullah – 0966-713231, 0966-712231
2. Asghar Ali – 0966-713231, 0966-712231

Peshawar
1.    Arshad Haroon – 091-5810021
2.    Ijaz Durrani – 0332-9293101
3.    Jalal-03465317559

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