PRCS – Monsoon 2010 Situation Report 3

Dated: 25th July 2010

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

• Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) carried out a rapid assessment in District Sibi of Baluchistan within the last 48 hours and have identified Union Council Talli and Union Council Sultan Kot as most affected. • PRCS to provide the affected people of Sibi with food and health services • High needs of shelter and Non-Food Relief items identified in Baluchistan • The flood water swept through Kholo then Barkhan to Sibi and now moving on towards Naseerabad

Barshore

Upper Zhob Killa Saifullah Zhob

BALOCHISTAN Musakhel

Karezat

Ziarat Loralai Sinjawi

Quetta

Harnai Duki

Dasht

Barkhan Barkhan Barkhan Sibi Kohlu Sibi

Mawand Mach K o h l u

Dhadar

Kahan

Kalat Phelawagh Sanni Lehri

Bhag Dera Bugti

Source: PRCS Planning and Reporting Department

Situation Update NOTE: The situation updates in this section have been compiled through various print media sources and PRCS does not take responsibility for the authenticity of stated figures.

Heavy rains in the past week have resulted in triggering flash floods as well as riverine floods in several parts of the country but the worst affected areas are in the provinces of Punjab and Baluchistan. Local authorities and armed forces are responding. The Pakistan Meteorological office is forecasting a heavier than usual monsoon season. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the humanitarian agencies are working with the government and provincial authorities in preparedness planning.

At least 52 people were feared drowned in the flood water in different areas of Barkhan, Kohlu and Sibbi districts of Baluchistan. Thirty dead bodies have been recovered but more than 20 are still missing. Most of the land routes linking the flood affected regions of the three districts are disrupted making thousands of local residents marooned.

Heavy rains were also reported in nearby districts of Sibi and Kohlu where one of the seasonal rivers—Nari River—is carrying a flood of 120,000 cusecs in the downstream devastating many villages and human settlements in Kachhi Plains.

In Sibi, Talli bank and Nari River had breached in banks causing heavy flood in several villages including Talli village, Sultan Kot, Machi Kho, Sivi, Basti Palwan Khan, Chandio, Marri Kot, Ghaffar Kot, Mitari, Leyhri and Ghot Fateh Mohammed. Talli village was completely submerged in flood water. People are trapped and marooned in the flood and took refuge on top of their houses and mosques. They also took their animals to safer place following death of hundreds of cattle.

In Kohlu, Tanga dam had exploded due to which seven villages inundated and hundreds of mud houses had been washed away. Three people suffered injuries in rain-related incidents and most of the people took refuge on top of the nearby hills.

Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Hassan Baloch has said that two helicopters and six loaded trucks with relief goods had been dispatched to the Barkhan and Sibi.

PAKISTAN METROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT REPORT (source: http://www.pakmet.pk ) Weak seasonal low lies over north Balochistan and adjoining areas have been reported by the Floods Forecasting division of Pakistan Metrological department. Mainly dry and humid weather has been predicted throughout the country however during the next 24 hours isolated thunderstorm/rain is likely to occur over Southeast Sindh.

The full bulletin is available at http://www.pakmet.com.pk/FFD/cp/evening.htm

PRCS RESPONSE - BALUCHISTAN

By road and by train access from Quetta to Sibi is functional. PRCS RAPID ASSESSMENT RESULTS District UC-Tehsil Affected Families Sibi Talli and Sultan Kot (3000) & Lahri (1824) 4324 Barkhan Sadar 150 Kholo Sadar & Galkani 650 Total 5124

Districts Kohlu and Barkhan PRCS team from Disaster Management (DM) cell Loralai has been mobilized for rapid assessment in Kohlu and Barkhan. Their progress has been hampered due to accessibility constraints.

District Sibi PRCS DM cell Sibi has carried out a rapid assessment in the last 48 hours and has identified two Union Councils (UCs) of District Sibi as most affected; UC Talli and UC Sultan Kot. The detail of these UCs is as follows:

S. UC Total population Affected population No 01 Talli 15,000 15,000 or 2500 families 02 Sultan Kot 5,000 5,000 or 500 families Total 20,000 indv. 20,000 indv. or 3000 families

PRCS assessment teams reports huge losses of houses and even well built school building and mosque have been badly damaged.

On left: Just one house remains standing and that too damaged, where previously were rows of houses in Sibi On right: Salvaging what they could under the circumstances. With houses swept away and little help, urgent shelter, food and non food items are required Source: PRCS Baluchistan PRCS INTERVENTIONS PRCS has mobilized its DM teams consisting of Disaster Response Teams and trained volunteers in the affected areas of District Sibi.

PRCS has set up a Medical Camp in UC Sultan Kot and has started providing health services from today. The medical team has been brought in from BHU Sibi and another medical team is being mobilized.

PRCS with support from ICRC has deployed food packs for 1,000 families today from Peshawar as part of its plan of provision of food to these 3,000 identified families of Sibi.

Needs Identified • Shelter provision

• Non Food relief Items o Hygiene kits o Kitchen sets o Jerry cans o Tarpaulin sheets o Stoves o Hurricane lamps

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