TAJIKISTAN Flood/Mudflow in Rudaki District, Districts of Republican Subordination
GLIDE NUMBER: MS-2016-000049-TJK REACT Multi-Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment
14 May 2016
RAPID EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATION TEAM TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY...... 3
1. SITUATION OVERVIEW...... 4
2. CONDITION OF AFFECTED POPULATION...... 6
3. HUMANITARIAN NEEDS...... 7
3.1 EARLY RECOVERY...... 7
3.2 EDUCATION...... 7
3.3 FOOD SECURITY...... 8
3.4 HEALTH...... 8
3.5 SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS...... 8
3.6 WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)...... 9
3.7 PROTECTION...... 9
4. ONGOING RESPONSE...... 10 5. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE HUMANITARIAN
RESPOSE...... 11
ANNEXES...... 12
Annex 1: Map of affected area...... 12
Annex 2: Methodology and list of REACT’s RRT members...... 13
What is REACT?
Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team (REACT) is established in 2001 to coordinate disaster response in Tajikistan. Around 40 partner organizations co-chaired by the Committee of Emergency Situations, Civil Defense and United Nations Resident Coordinator, coordinate disaster response activities, disaster prevention, preparedness as well as activities related to disasters risk reduction and recovery. REACT is a strong and effective technical coordi- nation mechanism between the government and the international community dealing with disaster management in Tajikistan.
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Summary On 12 May 2016, at around 02.00, heavy rains have damage assessment and identify most urgent and resulted in flooding and mudflow in Zaynabobod critical relief and recovery needs. Jamoat of Rudaki District, mainly affecting Komso- At the request of CoES, REACT partners held a mol, Adolat and Faizoba villages. On its way down- coordination meeting on 12 May to agree on de- stream, the floods/mudflow have also affected large ployment of a specialized REACT’s Rapid Response parts of Mirzo Tursunzoda Jamoat of the same Dis- Team (RRT), to complement Government’s assess- trict, mainly affecting Korgar, Elok, Istiklol, Kosibon, ment process. The Team deployed to the two most Hojiyon and Rumi villages. The floods/mudflow affected jamoats of Rudaki District on 13 May 2016 have damaged houses, roads, affected social and (please see list of RRT members as an annex). educational infrastructure. It also damaged more than 100 ha of arable lands with crops and killed According to initial estimates, at least 17,000 peo- number of livestock. ple of the two jamoats have been affected by the floods/mudflow. The estimates also indicate urgent Immediately on the onset of the emergency, local needs in Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hy- government, communities and representatives of giene (WASH) and Non-food items sectors/clusters, Committee of Emergency Situations (CoES) have as well as psychological support to the affected evacuated children, elderly and women to safer ar- population. At the time of the assessment, con- eas. As of 13 May 2016, two people were injured firmed information on total number of affected, and no human losses were reported. The Govern- houses destroyed or damaged, distribution of af- ment have immediately established emergency fected population by age and gender was not pos- response coordination centers in both Jamoats to sible to obtain as the Government - led assessment coordinate damage and needs assessment and hu- is ongoing. Details on the needs per identified sec- manitarian response. The Government also formed tors can be obtain on “Humanitarian Needs” sec- a State Commission for Emergencies to lead the tion of the report.
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1. SITUATION OVERVIEW
The 12 May 2016 floods/mudflow followed a similar However, it destroyed all other household auxilia- event on 11 May of 2014. The River “Elok” cross- ry facilities such as kitchen, food storage houses, ing through a number of jamoats of Vahdat and livestock facilities and household walls. The floods/ Rudaki districts poses seasonal threat of flooding/ mudflow also destroyed toilets of affected house- mudflow to more than 50,000 population living near holds, washed away all household belongings, the River. According to local authorities, the 12 May such as matrasses, bed clothing, clothes and other 2016 floods/mudflow was the largest ever recorded household non-food items. floods/mudflow in the District. The floods occurred as a result of weak river bank reinforcement that The disaster also damaged premises of at least was conducted by the Government following the three schools and a local jamoat office of Zaynabo- 11 May 2014 outburst. bod. However, as of 13 May, there were no reports of damage inside the school classrooms or the ed- As of 13 May 2016, the State Commission for Emer- ucation materials. Education in these three schools gency Situations and REACT Rapid Response Team have been interrupted as teachers are cleaning the estimate around 17,000 people to be directly af- mud from the premises, while schoolchildren of fected by the disaster. While the number of people higher grades are mainly supporting their families affected may vary as the assessment results unfold, with cleaning the houses. Based on the discussion the indicated number of people affected has been held with jamoat authorities schools will be open identified based on the number of population living for children starting from 17 May 2016, but with no in the affected villages in both Jamoats. clear explanation of how this arrangements would be in place from the next week. However, details on As per initial estimates, 13 villages, with a total pop- resumption of education needs to be clarified. ulation 28,448 people have been affected. Out of this, around 17,000 people or 2,447 households Currently both jamoats are without electricity for have been directly affected by the floods/mudflow two days, as the debris also affected the premises needing humanitarian assistance and recovery sup- of electricity substations. port. The Rapid Response Team did not manage to obtain sex and gender disaggregated data as well There is a significant concern regarding the avail- as data regarding other types of vulnerable groups, ability of drinking water in the affected area. The such as elderly, people with disabilities, pregnant affected villages usually pump water from under- and lactating women, as such information was not ground applying a locally made techniques – hand available at the time of assessment. pups at each household level. The disaster dam- aged such hand pumps and people are fetching In addition, there is no confirmed information on water from three to five kilometers distance. the number of displaced. However, according to local authorities, at least half of the total 17,000 af- The affected population’s main income and liveli- fected have been staying overnight either in their hood activities included agriculture, livestock and relatives or neighboring houses, while returning to migration. While agriculture and livestock have their houses during the day to clean debris. been damaged significantly, the only source of in- come of the affected remain (reduced due to recent Initial findings indicate the floods/mudflows dam- economic turmoil in Russian Federation) remittanc- aged more than 100 ha of arable lands, number of es from migrant family members. kitchen gardens of the affected households, killed significant number of livestock (number to be iden- tified) and damaged local roads connecting- com munities. The disaster did not cause significant structural damage to many of the residential houses (the total number of houses destroyed and affected to be obtained at later stage).
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DAMAGE AND LOSSES
The Committee of Emergency Situations (CoES) reported at least 13 villages, with around 4,569 house- holds have been affected. Out of this, around 2,447 households have been directly affected. The dam- age assessment is still ongoing and additional damage informaiton will be confirmed at later stage.
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2.1 PEOPLE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE
There are 28,448 people living in thirteen affected settlements. It is estimated that 17,000 people are directly affected. In addition, it is estimated that around 8,500 people may be displaced.
NUMBER OF NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF JAMOATS/SETTLEMENTS HOUSHOLDS OF PEOPLE HOUSEHOLDS LIVING AFFECTED A NA JA AT
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A AT 3 38 17 000 e e ee A A A 3 7 a a e 2 447 e 8 7 3
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AKI IST I T AKI IST I T S A A 7 7 8 500 T JIK 3 7 3 28 448 e e e e e a a e e e a g ea a a ea e e e a e . T S N A JA AT g e a e e a e K A 33
K 88 7 3
ISTIK 8 2 e e K SI N 3 e e e e
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AKI IST I T AKI IST I T I 3 77
4 569 28 448
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Initial findings of the REACT Rapid Response Team indicate there is a serious concern in several sectors, such as Food Security, WASH, Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI), Early Recovery and Health. Below are the summary of needs per sector (in alphabetic order) as identified as of 13 May 2016.
A N S A T I IAT N S
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ATI N N S A T I IAT N S
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S IT N S A T I IAT N S
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A T N S A T I IAT N S
o ation a areness cam ai ns e ica staff s chosocia s ort
S T N N IT S N S A T I IAT N S
E i ment atrasses C othes iese f e
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AT SANITATI N I N N S A T I IAT N S
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T TI N N S A T I IAT N S
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The Government of Tajikistan, the local authorities and Committee of Emergency Situations have been supporting the affected population meet their critical immediate needs. Below is the summary of the ongoing response:
• According to representatives of Zaynabobod Jamoat, the Rudaki District authorities have provided to the Jamoat 10,000 Tajik Somonis to provide hot food to affected population for the initial days after the onset of emergency. • The Government provided heavy machinery to pump out the water/mud in several locations of Mirzo Tursonzoda Jamoat. However, limited fuel may soon become an issue. • Local population from neighboring villages are providing hot food to support affected pop- ulation. However, it is expected that this practice will not last longer than ten days. • CoES, Fire Department and Ministry of Defense have provided at least 160 soldiers in two jamoats to support affected population with debris removal (Note: providing with food for these soldiers is on the shoulders of either affected population or the local authorities). • Government of Rudaki District is restoring the destroyed dam (approximately 300-400 me- ters). However, a more sophisticated engineering construction work is required with cement and gabion complementarities as the 12 May 2016 washed away the same dam after it was rebuilt in the same way in 2014. • FOCUS provided CoES with 2,000 liters of diesel for temporary river bank reinforcement in Elok River. However, additional fuel is required at the moment.
Page 10 TAJIKISTAN Flood/Mudflow 12 May 2016 REACT FLOOD/MUDFlOW RAPID ASSESSMENT 5. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE HUMANI- TARIAN RESPONSE
The assessment findings provide the following recommendations on transition of relief process to recovery or linking the relief process to recovery and resilience:
1. Offer food for work or cash for work modalities to restore affected populations livelihoods and income generation as the population is in the process of cleaning debris. 2. Ensure reinforced structure with relevant concrete works in the process of construction of the dam in Jamoat Zaynabobod. 3. Ensure coordination of national and international humanitarian assistance to avoid any misun- derstanding leading to violence among affected population. 4. Ensure transparent aid provision and distribution processes as affected population expressed concerns and complaints following response to floods/mudflow in 2014 in the same area. 5. Conduct in-depth sectoral assessments in sectors of high concern, such as Food Security, Heath, NFI and WASH. 6. Ensure two-way communication with affected population at all stages of response to recovery, including establishment of relevant referral mechanisms and monitoring of aid distributed.
For more information, contact:
Valijon Ranoev, OCHA ROCCA: [email protected] REACT Secretariat: [email protected]
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TAJIKISTAN: Flood/Mudflow affected area (as of 14 May 2016)
KYRGYZSTAN UZBEKISTAN
Dushanbe CHINA
Hisor Varzob Varzob TAJIKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN JAMMU& PAKISTAN KASHMIR
Dushanbe DISTRICTS OF REPUBLICAN SUBORDINATION Rudaki
TAJIKISTAN TAJIKISTAN UZBEKISTAN DISTRICTS OF REPUBLICAN SUBORDINATION Vahdat KHATLON Kafirnigan Elok Komsomol Fayzobad Adolat Rumi Korgar Shafaq Istiklol Gulobod Tadzhikabad Elok Elok Aliboy Hojien
Kosibon Legend
International boundary Kafirnigan Province boundary Rudaki District boundary Capital Affected settlement Lake 5km Yovon River The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 14 May 2016 Glide number: MS-2016-000049-TJK Sources: CoES, ESRI, GD,, NSDI, OCHA, REACT, UNCS. Feedback: [email protected] www.reliefweb.int
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ANNEX 2: METODOLOGY AND LIST OF REACT MEMBERS
This report provides information on the findings of the REACT’s Rapid Response Team. The Team vis- ited at least four villages of the two jamoats, met with the representatives of affected population and held meetings with members of the State Commission for Emergency Situations. Quantitative informa- tion in this report is based on the initial estimates as identified by the State Commission of Emergency Situations as of 13 May 2016. Sector-specific needs related information is based on interviews with representatives of affected communities, heads of jamoats and members of the State Commission for Emergency Situations.
REACT’s Rapid Response Team applied the community-based needs assessment questionnaire based on the Multi-Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) methodology. The Team interviewed at least three community representatives, conducted observation of the affected households and inter- viewed at least three members of affected jamoats and the State Commission for Emergency Situa- tions.
OCHA drafted the current assessment report in its role of REACT Secretariat together with Rapid Response Team. OCHA Regional Office for Caucasus, Central Asia and Ukraine (ROCCA) provided analysis, mapping and infographic support to complete the report.
LIST OF REACT RAPID RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS
# Name Organization Position Phone number Email
1. Gulbahor Odinamamadova ACTED AMEU Manger +992 985 88 16 70 dushanbe.ameu@ acted.org 2. Jamshed Kamalov COES Head of popula- +992 907 72 97 69 [email protected] tion and terri- tory protection department 3. Rajabali Zaripov FOCUS Senior Geolo- +992 5322674 rajabali.zaripov@ gist focushumanitarian. org 4. Khursand Shahbozbekov FOCUS Senior GIS spe- +992 93 5050214 k.shahbozbekov@ cialist focushumaniatrian. org 5. Rustam Nugmanov Save the DRR Manager +992 93 480 12 21 Rustam.Nugmanov@ Children savethechildren.org 6. Khursheda Aknazarova UNDP Disaster Risk +992 93 999 92 62 khursheda.aknazaro- Management [email protected] Programme Assistant 7. Salohiddin Shamsiddinov UNICEF Child Protection +992 93 999 89 16 sshamsiddinov@ Officer unicef.org Protective Envi- ronment 8. Valijon Ranoev UNOCHA National Disas- +992 93 999 91 63 [email protected] ter Response Advisor 9. Giorgi Dolidze UN WFP Programme +992 90 000 32 35 giorgi.dolidze@wfp. Policy Officer org Page 13