Heavy Rain in District Badin PIPHRO RAPID ASSESSMENT REPORT From www.piphro.org Aug 13th to 20 th 2011 This issue Badin Overview P.1 PIPHRO Current Situation After Heavy Rainfall P.2 INTRODUCTION District Badin Relief Camps Info P.3 Priority Needs P.4 Pakistan International Some Badin Facts P.4 Peace & Human Rights

Organization (PIPHRO) Badin Overview which established in 2001, is registered, independent, Badin district is the tail of Pakistan with a population of about 1.3 m in the far south of the non-profit, non-political, country. Because of its location as the last destination all water flows in the upper and non-sectarian and non- lower Sindh and vulnerable to torrential rains of the Indian coastal line it is vulnera ble to governmental organization. the damages caused by heavy monsoon rains and as is the most badly affected district by The organization came into heavy rains. being with strong determination, Main left bank out fall drain passes from Badin so it brings agricultural and industrial drain commitment and water from whole of Sindh into the district. During heavy rains these drains overflow or dedication. The breaches occur, as the water flows into the crops and villages causing population displacement, housing damages, food and health problems for the local communities. organization is registered with Social Welfare The rain started on 9th August and continued for 46 hours continuously without any pause, Department with which disrupted the normal life of the District. There are 05 Talukas in the district i.e. Badin, Registration No: (SW)CDD- Golarchi, Tando Bago, Talhar and Matli, as Badin, Tando Bago and Golarchi are badly hit by (BDN)VA/03. recent rains. A total of 414 relief camps have been established by revenue department in the district till filing of the report, as there are some spontaneous camps in affected areas, PIPHRO is a local, multi- not designated officially. In these camps a total of 144,712 people are residing (25,115 disciplinary, development families, 29,073 males, 30,411 females and 85,228 children). oriented and non-profit making organization. Current Situation After Heavy Rainfall PIPHRO affirms to be According to Notational Weather Forecasting Centre that District Badin is under heavy committed to well being of torrential rains since last three days & highly effected with MOON SOON. Heavy Rain a nd masses through sound amount of rainfall was recoded on August 11, 2011 was 212 mm in Badin district and moon development in remote soon rains are predicted for next few days more. and impoverished pockets of Pakistan in general and The heavy rainfall and associated other causes i.e. breaches in canals, Sim Nala’s, roads District Badin & Thatta in under water have badly aff ected to 15 union council of four talukas of Badin i.e. Shaheed particular. Fazil Rahu, Tando Bago, Badin and some union councils of Taluka Talhar. In each Taluka & union councils most of the villages have come under water devastating the infrasturacture of roads, wat er, drains & canals. It has also been reported that some kucha & Pakka houses have also been collapses & badly damaged. Recent heavy rains have mostly damaged the agriculture sector. Approximately affected population of four Taluka is four hundred thousand. It might be possible that a large number of local communities migrate to the safer places. In this regard district government initially established 58 camps in the various spots of the district for the expected IDPs and the large population about 15000 people has been shifted to the Government buildings but many of them are sitting under open sky on the embankments of the canals and roads.

CURRENT SITUATION AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

TALUKA TALHAR

No of NO OF PERSONS No of NAME OF UNINO COUNCIL Families in MALE FEMALE CHILDREN TOTAL Camps the camp UNION COUNCIL Peeru Lashari 6 Total 86 87 95 265 447 UNION COUNCIL Rajo Khanani 10 Total 912 1048 1115 1981 4144 UNION COUNCIL Saeedpur 14 Total 808 1013 1033 2687 4733 UNION COUNCIL Talhar 1 Total 20 22 19 52 93 31 TOTAL OF TALKA TALHAR 1826 2170 2262 4985 9417

TALUKA TANDO BAGO

Rapid Assessment District Badin

No of NO OF PERSONS No of NAME OF UNION COUNIL Families in MALE FEMALE CHILDREN TOTAL Camps the camp

PIPHRO UNION COUNCIL Khadaro 8 Total 199 335 357 786 1478 UNION COUNCIL Khairpur Gambo / Dadah 9 Total 405 609 578 1444 2631 UNION COUNCIL Khalifo Qasim 5 Total 150 171 172 621 964 UNION COUNCIL Khoski 4 Total 137 167 164 374 705 UNION COUNCIL Dei Jarkas 12 Total 1071 1187 1162 3706 6055 UNION COUNCIL Pahar Maree 1 Total 361 585 440 1342 2367 UNION COUNCIL Pangrio 13 Total 671 764 792 2057 3613 UNION COUNCIL Tando Bago 11 Total 657 707 741 2191 3446 63 TOTAL OF TALUKA T. BAGO 3651 4525 4406 12521 21259

TALUKA MATLI

No of NO OF PERSONS No of Families in MALE FEMALE CHILDREN TOTAL NAME OF UNION COUNCIL Camps the camp

UNION COUNCIL Dumbalo / Halepota 5 Total 104 125 148 382 655 UNION COUNCIL Budho Qambrani 8 Total 274 372 397 880 1649 UNION COUNCIL Manik Laghari

1 Total 30 55 42 80 177 UNION COUNCIL Matli-I & II 5 Total 292 510 559 1156 2225 UNION COUNCIL Phalkara 3 Total 57 62 73 156 291 UNION COUNCIL Malhan 1 Total 15 20 25 46 91 UNION COUNCIL Tando Ghulam Ali 3 Total 202 223 273 748 1244 26 TOTAL TALUKA MATLI 974 1367 1517 3448 6332

TALUKA GOLARCHI

Rapid Assessment District Badin No of NO OF PERSONS No of Families in MALE FEMALE CHILDREN TOTAL NAME & UNION COUNCIL Camps the camp

UNION COUNCIL GOLARCHI PIPHRO 7 Total 394 544 561 1410 2515 UNION COUNCIL KHORWAH 6 Total 155 180 198 442 820 UNION COUNCIL GHARO 22 Total 665 740 818 2148 3706 UNION COUNCIL TARAI 7 Total 224 272 283 738 1293 UNION COUN CIL AHMED RAJO 5 Total 185 279 267 565 1111 UNION COUNCIL DUBI 7 Total 38 52 46 108 206 UNION COUNCIL RAHOOKI 4 Total 93 98 102 335 535 UNION COUNCIL KARIO GANHWAR 5 Total 285 384 481 938 1803 63 TOTAL TALUKA GOLARCHI 2039 2549 2756 6684 11989

TALUKA BADIN

No of NO OF PERSONS No of NAME & UINO COUNCIL Families in MALE FEMALE CHILDREN TOTAL Camps the camp

UNION COUNCIL Abdullah Shah 33 Total 2841 3634 3427 9496 16557 UNION COUNCIL Badin-I 12 Total 727 844 874 2560 4278

UNION COUNCIL Badin-II 16 Total 471 575 598 1651 2824 UNION COUNCIL Badin-III 14 Total 1022 1017 1125 3539 5681 UNION COUNCIL Bhugra Memon 15 Total 1370 1378 1382 4560 7320 UNION COUNCIL Kadhan 34 Total 3142 3366 3616 11028 18010 UNION COUNCIL Kadi Kazia 23 Total 1756 1940 2092 6817 10849 UNION COUNCIL Luari Sharif 9 Total 635 648 709 1923 3280 UNION COUNCIL Mithi-III 15 Total 1328 1377 1417 3842 6636

Rapid Assessment District Badin UNION COUNCIL Mohd Khan Bhurgri 9 Total 398 512 564 1372 2448 UNION COUNCIL Nindo Shaher 12 Total 672 773 825 2214 3812 UNION COUNCIL Seerani PIPHRO 39 Total 2263 2398 2841 8588 13827 231 TOTAL TALUKA BADIN 16625 18462 19470 57590 95522 GRAND TOTAL DISTRICT 414 25115 29073 30411 85228 144712 BADIN Priority Needs • There is need of safe drinking water and improvement in sanitary conditions, as in the absence of safe drink ing water and proper sanitary conditions there is a high chance of disease outbreaks, particularly of AWD and other waterborne diseases. • Heat stroke is another condition that could be provoked in such congested settings and lack of aeration and cooling facilities. • Due to heavy rains and emergence of snakes, cases of snake bite may increase so there is an urgent need for ASV supply. • Congestion in the camps can facilitate outbreak of skin diseases like scabies as the anti-scabies drugs need to be available in the camps (in the medical camps visited it was available). • Stagnant water will allow suitable breading sites for mosquitoes and thus increase the incidence of malaria. Therefore mosquito nets, anti malarial drugs and RDTs will be required. • In this rainy season there are chances of dengue fever for which isolated rooms and supportive therapy elements will be needed.

Some Past Disasters District Badin is prone to a host of natural disasters from earthquake to cyclones to torrential rains. Here is the timeline of major natural disasters that hit District Badin over last 50 years. Timeline Disasters 1960 Cyclone 1964 1970 Heavy Rain 1973 Flood 1974 1980 Flood 1988 1990 Heavy Rain 1994 Cyclone 1999 2000 Earthquake 2001 Flood 2003 Flood 2010 2010 Heavy Rain 2011 (current) Compilled By

Fayaz Hussain Abro For Further Information logon http://www.piphro.org/badindisaster.htm President PIPHRO

Pakistan International Peace & Human Rights Organization (PIPHRO)

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