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Cyclone Yemyin/Floods; Appeal No Appeal No. MDRPK001 PAKISTAN: CYCLONE GLIDE no. FF-2007-000082-PAK and TC-2007-000084-PAK YEMYIN/FLOODS 17 August 2007 The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 185 countries. In Brief Operations update no. 07; Period covered: 31 July to 13 August 2007; Appeal target: CHF 21.34 million (USD 17.3 million or EUR 12.9 million); Appeal coverage: 41%; Outstanding needs: CHF 12.65 million (USD 10.4 million or EUR 7.7 million) <click here to go directly to the attached donor response report and here for the version on the website> Appeal history: • Preliminary Appeal launched on 4 July 2007, for CHF 10.38 million (USD 8.5 million or EUR 6.2 million) to assist 14,000 families for six months. • A Revised Emergency Appeal was launched on 17 July 2007, for CHF 21.34 million (USD 17.3 million or EUR 12.9 million) to assist 51,500 families for six months. • Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated CHF 250,000 on 2 July 2007. Operational Summary: The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), in partnership with the Federation and partner national societies (PNSs), is continuing to assist the most vulnerable flood-affected people in the southern provinces of Baluchistan and Sindh. The PRCS, with the support of Federation staff, are working in Baluchistan, based largely in Jhal Magsi and Turbat. The Sindh operation is focusing on affected areas in Kambar-Shahdad Kot/Larkana1 and Dadu. In Sindh, the PRCS is complemented by Federation staff and Emergency Response Units (ERUs) from Austria, Britain, Finland, Spain, as well as a Danish-Swiss team. The main operational hub is in Karachi while there are field offices in Turbat, Jhal Magsi and Larkana. A woman and child in Qubo Saeed Work in the health, along with water and sanitation, sectors is proceeding Khan, Sindh, as thousands of people in all field locations, while the bulk of food, non-food and shelter kit still cope with large areas of standing distributions are expected to begin in two weeks. water, weeks after the initial floods (Federation / Stacey Winston) The ERU Teams - Austrian mass water, British mass sanitation, Danish- Swiss logistics, Finnish health and Spanish specialised water - are scheduled to remain operational until end– September 2007. In the meantime, as work with the PRCS continues, they are engaging and training local counterparts to support the present efforts and facilitate an eventual handover of activities. In parallel, recovery 1 In previous reports these two districts were referred to as ‘Larkana’. This district was divided into two in 2005 and is now listed as Kamber-Shahdad Kot and Larkana. Pakistan: Cyclone Yemyin/Floods; Appeal No. MDRPK001 (Revised); Operations Update No. 07 and longer-term programme options are being reviewed for the period beyond September 2007, bearing in mind the timeframe of the Federation Appeal, its funding response, beneficiary needs and capacities of the PRCS. Background In late June 2007, severe weather accompanied by Cyclone Yemyin led to flooding across southern Pakistan, affecting an estimated 2.5 million people. In the worst affected Baluchistan province, 23 out of 29 districts were hit by flooding, affecting two million people. In the neighbouring Sindh province, 5 of 25 districts, and 500,000 people, were affected. By end-July, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported a death toll of 329 people - 202 in Baluchistan province and 127 in Sindh province - with a further 224 people still missing. With thousands of people displaced and approximately 80,000 homes damaged or destroyed across 6,500 villages, the Pakistan government designated 149 shelter camps for temporary housing - 45 in Baluchistan and 104 in Sindh. By late July, the shelters were accommodating 35,000 people. Governmental estimates suggest that over 286,000 hectares of land was flooded, with about 50,000 hectares being typically devoted to crops. In many areas, infrastructure was severely damaged with roads washed away or impassable, bridges damaged or destroyed, and electricity and telecommunications remaining unavailable in a number of locations. Operational Developments The first group of ERU personnel are preparing to depart Pakistan, after spending one month in the field. Their replacements are arriving throughout the last two weeks of August. The second crew of ERU staff is expected to be functional until around end-September. A meeting between senior Federation and PRCS staff was held on 9th August in Islamabad. Progress of the flood operation was reviewed, as well as the orientation of ERU teams operating in Sindh province. It was agreed by all that efforts were moving in a positive direction and the high degree of collaboration between the PRCS, Federation and PNSs was regarded as a cornerstone for continued success. As part of technical discussions, it was decided that reductions were needed in certain relief items, during upcoming distributions. For example, the wide provision of shelter kits could create confusion at the distribution points and beneficiary criteria needed to be tightened. Accordingly, their distribution would be limited to families with houses completely destroyed rather than those with partially damaged houses as well. As distributions proceed in the coming weeks, shelter kit use will be monitored and village conditions re-assessed in order to confirm outstanding needs. Building on preliminary designs regarding longer-term activities, a staff member from the Federation’s Disaster Management Department in Geneva recently arrived in Pakistan (for four weeks) to help further recovery- oriented options, staff capacity building, as well as monitoring efforts About 8,700 families have received non-food emergency relief supplies related to upcoming food, non-food and shelter kit distributions. from the Red Cross Red Crescent Programme implementation beyond the current emergency phase, which is and 14,000 families have been given expected to last until end–September, will depend on staffing levels and supplementary food (Federation/ financial support for the Federation revised appeal. Mubashir Fida) During the weekend of 11-12 August, heavy rains battered Karachi, causing temporary flooding in many parts of the city. However, the flood operation was not adversely affected to any significant degree. There were also scattered showers across Sindh and Baluchistan, but, while preventive measures were taken, activities of the PRCS, Federation and ERU teams continued largely uninterrupted. Red Cross and Red Crescent Action - Objectives, Progress, Impact Overall objective: To provide humanitarian assistance to flood-affected families in Baluchistan and Sindh provinces and support their early self-recovery to contribute to the restoration of their basic living conditions. 2 Pakistan: Cyclone Yemyin/Floods; Appeal No. MDRPK001 (Revised); Operations Update No. 07 Specific objective 1 (Health): The health status of 144,0002 flood-affected people in Baluchistan and Sindh provinces is improved through provision of basic preventive health and curative care for six months Progress/Achievements/Impact Table 1: Overview of beneficiary targets Province District Tehsil3 People Baluchistan Turbat Koshkalat, Gokdan 35,000 Jhal Magsi Gandava, Jhal Magsi, Barija 70,000 Sindh Kambar-Shahdad Kot Qubo Saeed Khan, Warah, Kambar, Shahdad Kot 30,000 Dadu KN Shah, Mehar 9,000 2 provinces 4 districts 11 tehsils 144,000 During the reporting period, 8,860 people received medical assistance, from PRCS mobile health teams and the Finnish Red Cross basic health unit (BHU) ERU, bringing the total number of people assisted since the beginning of the operation to around 23,000. The various health teams and ERU are augmenting local health services, which have difficulty in meeting the surge in demand for treatment as a result of the floods. Table 2: Breakdown of patients receiving medical assistance Health Team Location No. of patients Upto 30 July 31 July -12 Aug Total (reporting period) PRCS mobile health teams/ Karachi and Thatta (Sindh); 9,476 - 9,476 BHU** Dadu, Pasni and Ormara (Baluchistan) PRCS mobile health teams Turbat 4,460 2,759 7,219 PRCS mobile health teams Jhal Magsi Nil 4,125 4,125 Finnish Red Cross health ERU Kambar-Shahdad Kot Nil 1,976 1,976 Total 13,936 8,860 22,796 ** These figures reflect the immediate PRCS response in the early stages of the flood emergency, prior to the finalisation of the Federation revised appeal. Expected Result 1: Improved access to basic healthcare services among the flood-affected population, especially women Turbat (Baluchistan): The two PRCS teams operating around Turbat visited 18 villages (normally one village per day) during the reporting period, treating 2,759 patients. The main ailments in the area were respiratory tract infections, skin diseases and diarrhoea. In addition to providing primary health care, the teams promote hygienic practices among the local population to counter the prospect of diarrhoea cases and problems associated with limited quantities of safe drinking water. Jhal Magsi (Baluchistan): The largest numbers of cases, during the reporting period, were in the severely affected areas of Jhal Magsi, where two PRCS mobile health teams were operational since 28th July, and assisted 4,125 patients (about 300 patients per day), as of 9th August. The PRCS is the only organisation providing primary health care at Jhal Magsi and Barija, while three international non-governmental organisations - Merlin, Mercy Corps and Medicines Sans Frontieres - are active in other parts of the district. The main ailments in the area were respiratory tract infections, skin and eye infections, urinary tract infections and diarrhoea. Complementing the work of the PRCS teams, a German Red Cross health advisor visited Jhal Magsi to assess community facilities and medical provisions. Overall, health services are limited in the area, medical supplies are low and there is a particular need for female staff.
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