Daily Update of Torrential Rain and Flood situation across the country – August 10, 2010 at 8:30 pm

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Daily Assessment Updates on Torrential Rain and Flood Situation in Pakistan

August 10th, 2010

Overview:

Country-wide torrential rains caused unprecedented and outrageous floods throughout Pakistan. 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 (AJK) 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 risen 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 floods are available on SPO website and can be accessed on URL http://www.spopk.org.

Daily update for 10th 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 10, 2010

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

Sindh Province:

SPO Hyderabad initiated the relief and response in the affected districts of Sindh with support and collaboration of partner organizations. SPO started relief activities in food and WASH sector just after the realizing the urgent need of the affected communities. SPO also established information cells in different locations.

District Ghotki

SPO with the support and collaboration of 6 partner organizations, Gul Welfare, Sawai Welfare Association, Roshini Welfare Association, HAWA foundation, Kolachi Welfare Association, PSOP and CSN RDOCC established 7 relief camps in different locations of district Ghotki. Relief camps are serving cooked food to more than 3000 people.

SPO’s partners initiated response in WASH sector through provision of 20 hand pumps in different locations. Another 4 hand pumps have been installed in Village Salam, UC Mohammad Khan Ghoto with the support of philanthropists mobilized by SPO and partner organization, Roshini Development organization.

District Shikarpur

SPO with the collaboration of partner organizations declared CSN Shikarpur office as an information cell. The cell is monitoring and providing information to the public, philanthropist and humanitarian actors. The focal person is Mr. Bachal Abro (0301-3889951)

SPO have established a relief camp at sukkar-Shikarpur road with the help of partner organizations and providing cooked food to the affectees of Shikarpur. Moreover, 4 temporary latrines have been constructed. Focal persons are Hakim Gul, Local Resource Person of SPO (0333-7168458) and Zulfiqar Khoso-Finance secretary, DPMDCS (0301-3438107). DPMDCS is also providing cooked food to 200 people in Shikarpur city.

District Sukkar

SPO is also going to establish an information cell through a partner organization in Sukkar district. The name and contact of focal person will be shared very soon.

District Matiari

An information cell is established by SRDS Hala at their office. Focal person is Rahmattullah Ballal (0301-3506724).

2 relief camps established by SRDS and SPO’s partners (AMARDO, Shama Development Organization) at  Bhanrot and Kalyan Band near Khyber. SRDS have mobilized 100 volunteers who are ready to provide services to the affectees.

10 motor bikes are also arranged by SRDS which are on move continuously for monitoring of updates of protection walls.

District TMK

An Information cell is established at CSN office TMK; Focal person is Ali Nawaz Lund (03332801551) and 3 more camps established at Kapoor Moree, Shah Bulri Karim and TMK city by SPO partner organizations with the support of district government TMK. They have also collected material in kind for 500 families who are displaced from the Katcha area of Shah Karim.

SPO-Hyderabad Office

SPO Hyderabad office has established a relief camp at their regional office for the collection of resources for the affectees. The focal person is Abdul wahid Sangrasi (0331-3774532).

KPK Province:

SPO have been arranging health camps in different locations of district Nowshera for last four days and provided treatment to 467 patients including men, women and children. The most of cases are reported attached to skin allergies, respiratory infections, eyes urinary tract and diarrhea.

Rapid Assessments:

Sindh Province:

SPO Hyderabad conducted initial assessment through focus group discussion, key informant interviews and direct observation in district Shikarpur of union council Mirzapur, following are the details;

Following are the dire need of the affected people

•Food items

•Shelter including Bedding and clothes

•Hygiene kits

•Clean drinking water

Focal Persons for SPO Humanitarian Response:

SPO Regional teams are working with relevant stakeholders at regional level for relief and alleviating 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: