Situation Update on Baluchistan Flood – July 26, 2010

Strengthening Participatory Organizations (SPO) in continuation of its efforts for emergency response in the torrential rain and flash flood affected areas in eastern Balochistan. SPO partners and team members are involved in damage assessment, relief work in the affected areas with mobilizing relevant stakeholders to address the immediate needs of affected communities.

SPO organized a coordination meeting of all humanitarian actors (national and international) in SPO Quetta office including Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). All I/NGOs shared the update of relief and response. As it was decided in the first coordination meeting which was held in SPO office Quetta with its partners (IDO, WESS, SEHAR and CDS) that a rapid assessment in Districts Kohlu and Barkhan will be conducted. Beside this IDSP will conduct rapid assessment in district Sibi and PEACE Balochistan will conduct assessment in Nasirabad.

CRS shared updates that rapid assessment has been completed and its teams are on way to Quetta. The findings of assessment will be shared by end of the day. PEACE Balochistan will share its assessment findings by end of the day while IDSP will share tomorrow.

The representatives of the PDMA shared that the affectees post- flood life is very miserable as government machinery does not have much capacity and resources to cope with the situation effectively. The affected population volume is huge in affected districts of Sibi, Nasirabad, Barkhan and Kohlu.  He shared that 20 people deaths confirmed in Districts Barkhan 18 & Sibi 2. He added that PDMA sent Tents, flour, sugar, rice and pulses to affected districts, the detail are following;

District Sibi:

District Nasirabad:

District Barkhan:

District Kohlu:

It was suggested that coordination meeting at district level would be carried out for the smooth implementation of humanitarian activities and avoid duplication. It was also decided to hold coordination meeting on July 28, 2010 at SPO Quetta office for further update and strategies of I/NGO. It was also decided that all humanitarian actors will send the collected data to SPO and it will compile it circular further.

SPO’s response:

In the light of identified needs of the affected communities, SPO team is busy in distribution of food packs to 300 families of Bakhtiarabad and Talli in district Sibi. SPO with the collaboration of its partner organizations has established a camp in Quetta to appeal for donations and collection relief goods with objective to mobilize the local people and highlight the issue on different echelons.

Immediate Needs
The urgent needs of the affected people are following;

1. Drinking Water
2. Food
3. Kitchen Utensils
4. Transitional Shelter/ tents
5- Health & Hygiene kits

For further details or any other relevant information, you may contact SPO staff at following locations,

1.    Mukhtiar Chalgari-(Quetta)-03458300130
2.    Fouzia Khajjaz-03337931296
3.    Farooq Magsi-03013719957
4.    Syed Shahan Abbas – (Islamabad)-0321-9696177
5.    Noor Baloch-(Islamabad)-0321-2290286

Mukhtiar Chalgari
Regional Head SPO-Quetta, H # 109-A, Jinnah Town
Ph: 081-2870750 – Quetta

Malick Shahbaz Ahmad Tahir
Special Project Section
Mobile: 0300-5556324
Ph: (051)2104677, 2104679-80, 8316890, 2298892-3
Strengthening Participatory Organization – Islamabad