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Movement Flood Response Fact Sheet No. 15 Movement flood response Fact sheet no. 15 4 February 2011 The following factsheet provides an overview of the assistance provided to flood-affected people up to 2 February by the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) with the support of its Red Cross Red Crescent Movement (Movement) partners. The information presented is based on the reports shared by all partners and is compiled to present the overall achievements according to each sector. Highlights As of 2 February: 2,589,608 people have received food and non-food items through relief distributions. 195,172 people have been reached with health services and psychosocial support. 670,742 people have benefited from water and sanitation services. Winterized transitional shelter distribution in KPK, as part of early recovery, reaching 56,868 people. The Movement continues early recovery interventions. 421,260 people received agricultural assistance material in KPK, Sindh and Balochistan. Relief The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has reached 2,397,465 people with food and 1,552,068 people with non-food items, reaching its initial targets. In FATA and KPK, the Movement has completed relief distributions. Based on further needs transitioning into recovery, more food distribution is planned for Balochistan, KPK, Gilgit Baltistan, AJK, Punjab and Sindh, with 192,143 people already reached. The following graph gives an overview of people reached so far with food distributions: Shelter 358,465 tarpaulins, 25,483 tents and 66,882 shelter kits have been distributed under the non- food items relief distribution. This will cater for emergency shelter needs of the flood-affected people. The Movement’s winterized shelter distribution is nearly completed in KPK. So far 56,868 people have been reached. Health The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is providing emergency and basic health services through 9 health teams in flood-affected areas1. A total of 179,255 people have been reached in all the flood-affected areas. 1 There were 33 health teams and 4 diarrhoea treatment centres at the height of the operation. Psychosocial support programme (PSP)2 In total 21,837 people have been reached – these continue receiving ongoing PSP support, especially in Sindh where needs are greatest. PSP activities include informal education, group sessions on psychosocial education, sports activities, referrals, individual sessions and dealing with the vulnerable. Water and sanitation3 Since the start of the operation, 75,011,726 litres of water have been produced. To date, water and sanitation services have benefitted 670,742 people. The table below gives an overview of water and sanitation interventions. Services provided Location Achievements People reached Punjab, Sindh, 1,194,000 litres/day 219,950 Water production Baluchistan Water filters KPK 9,600 59,060 Latrines constructed KPK, Sindh 1,402 18,750 Hygiene promotion Sindh 883 sessions 13,016 Water trucking Sindh, Punjab, KPK 60 m3/day 23,000 Hand dug well (HDW) cleaning KPK, FATA 139 24,000 Water purification KPK, Punjab, Sindh 915,316 112,916 tablets/sachet distributed Water supply schemes KPK 31 16,00,50 rehabilitated Water treatment plant Balochistan 1 5,000 installation Tube wells restored KPK 1 35,000 Total 670,742 Restoring Family Links (RFL)4 For relatives separated by floods, often displaced, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement set up an emergency phone service to restore family links benefiting 879 families. At least 6,200 people have been served. Early Recovery The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has completed seed, fertilizers and tool kits distributions in KPK, Sindh and Baluchistan to assist flood affected people whose livelihoods/crops and homes were damaged in the floods. The assistance is meant to help the flood affected people to re-cultivate their agricultural lands for the ongoing Rabi season. A total of 407,260 people have been assisted with provision of seeds, fertilizers and tool kits in KPK and Balochistan. A total of 14,000 people have been reached with provision of winter vegetables seeds in Sindh. For detailed information on the locations of Movement partners, please refer to the Annexe attached. For more information on the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement response to the floods operations please visit: Pakistan Red Crescent Society: www.prcs.org.pk International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: www.ifrc.org International Committee of Red Cross: www.icrc.org 2 Ongoing PSP activities are sustained for the same target populations. Reporting figures are expected to rise as early recovery identifies further populations in need of PSP. 3 With return movements of flood affected people, most of the Movement’s water and sanitation response has been completed for the relief phase. 4 Reporting for RFL service has completed. ANNEXE Interventions Where Movement Partners supporting PRCS Relief (food items and non food items) Food items KPK ICRC, IFRC, Canadian Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, German Red Cross, Qatar Red Crescent, Swiss Red Cross, Turkish Red Crescent, Kuwait Red Crescent Punjab ICRC, IFRC, Swiss Red Cross, Turkish Red Crescent, Kuwait Red Crescent, Iran Red Crescent Society Sindh ICRC, IFRC, Qatar Red Crescent Society, German Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, Iran Red Crescent Society, Turkish Red Crescent Baluchistan ICRC, Canadian Red Cross, Iran Red Crescent Society, Turkish Red Crescent Gilgit Baltistan Canadian Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, German Red Cross FATA ICRC, Iran Red Crescent Society AJK Kuwait Red Crescent Society Non-food items KPK ICRC, IFRC, Danish Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross, Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Qatar Red Crescent, Turkish Red Crescent Punjab ICRC, Swiss Red Cross, Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Iran Red Crescent Society, Turkish Red Crescent Sindh ICRC, IFRC, Swiss Red Cross, Iran Red Crescent Society, Turkish Red Crescent Baluchistan ICRC, PRCS/Canadian Red Cross, Iran Red Crescent Society, Turkish Red Crescent Gilgit Baltistan Canadian Red Cross, FATA ICRC, Iran Red Crescent Society AJK Kuwait Red Crescent Society Health Diarrhoea treatment centres (one has been closed), KPK ICRC, IFRC, Qatar Red Crescent Society, Canadian Red Cross, basic health unit rehabilitated, 9 mobile health units German Red Cross, Swiss Red Cross, Qatar Red Crescent (three have been closed), 7 basic health units, free medicines, health promotion services Mobile health units operating have been closed Punjab IFRC, Malaysian Red Crescent 8xmobile health units, 3xbasic health units, free Sindh IFRC, medicines, health promotion, and 2xBHC ERU 1xmobile health unit, free medicines and health Baluchistan IFRC promotion services mobile health units have been closed now IFRC Gilgit Baltistan PSP Services provided KPK IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent Supporting ERU PSP kits Sindh IFRC, Danish Red Cross Watsan Water filters, hand dug well cleaning, water supply ICRC, IFRC scheme rehabilitation, water trucking, water tap stands KPK installations, latrines constructed, water purification sachets Water produced, water trucking, water purification Punjab IFRC tablets Water production, water trucking, water tap stands Sindh IFRC, German Red Cross, Qatar Red Crescent installations, water purification sachets, hygiene promotion sessions KPK Qatar Red Crescent Water tap points installations, Two water purification Baluchistan ICRC, Turkish Red Crescent plants Hand dug well cleaning KPK, FATA ICRC RFL Telephone calls KPK ICRC Shelter Tents, shelter kits, Tarpaulins, prefabricated houses KPK, FATA, Punjab ICRC, IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent Society, Kuwait Red Crescent and Baluchistan Society, Danish Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross Tents, shelter kits and tarpaulins, prefabricated Punjab IFRC, ICRC, Iran Red Crescent Society, Turkish Red Crescent houses Society, Kuwait Red Crescent Society Sindh IFRC, Iran Red Crescent Society, Swiss Red Cross, Tents, Tarpaulins, prefabricated houses Baluchistan Iran Red Crescent Society, Turkish Red Crescent Society Gilgit Baltistan Canadian Red Cross Shelter kits FATA ICRC AJK Kuwait Red Crescent Society Winterized shelter kits KPK IFRC, German Red Cross, Austrian Red Cross Early recovery Seeds, fertilizers and tool kits KPK, Sindh ICRC, IFRC, Swiss Red Cross T Activity Map F Gilgit-Baltistan China A GB Pakistan: Movement Flood Response (by 5.02.2011) Relief 36°0'0"N R FactSheet No. 15 D 28,210 KPK 14,301 KPK Health Relief FATA 4,530 Relief 319,347 340,046 49,084 164,073 264,691 43,036 199,801 332,661 AJ&K Jammu & Kashmir 49,084 87,976 4,186 34°0'0"N 36,400 Abbreviations: 66,808 169,309 AJ&K MHU = Medical Health Unit 288,260 WatSan Islamabad Relief BHU = Basic Health Unit DTC = Diarrhoea Treatment Center 288,260 10,752 6,986 6,986 WTP = Water Treatment Plant WSS = Water Supply System 9,482 9,482 WatSan HDW = Hand Dug Well 12,600 FATA 1,236 1,236 NFI : Non Food Items q 22,650 1,670 1,670 RFL = Restoring Family Links 50,165 Afghanistan 12,979 32°0'0"N For RC RC relief distribution in 23,060 42,882 Pakistan, items for each family 39,050 127,900 Punjab Sindh or household is calculated on Health Relief the basis of 7 people per family. 102,500 440,622 421,400 p 15,288 Data Sources: 245,924 400,302 3,300 Admin Boundaries Balochistan 221,725 202,510 RFL Map Action 3,150 6,194 UNOCHA 30°0'0"N Punjab 200,970 Flood Affected Dists Relief 14000 UNOSAT 519,036 211,491 Activity Information Balochistan WatSan Relief 156,639 211,491 PRCS 123,697 202,510 88,233 1,400 350,000 ICRC Iran 10,255 111,650 IFRC 140,000 51,562 5,000 PNS Since 21July Govt. figures: 21,000 q 37,525 More than 20 million people affected 7,000 WatSan 28°0'0"N Health Filename :NHQ_P&R-0002GIS05 More than 1'985 deaths 119,000 51,500 30,000 _ACT_ASS(FS15)_A3_070211 More than 2'946 people injured 119,000 1,750 p 14,219 Prepared by: P&R GIS More than 2.2 million hectare q 6,625 WatSan Validated by: PRCS/IFRC/ICRC cropped area damaged Health 21,250 Date: 8 Feb 2011 More than 1.3 million people rescued 2,796 56,000 5,000 India Line of control in Jammu and Kashmir Health Agreed upon by India and Pakistan.
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