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Viet Nam – Tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5) Situation Report No. 2 August 22nd , 2012 – 5pm (Viet Nam time)

A further situation report will be issued when significant new information is available

I. Summary

 So far, 16 people have died as a consequence of storm Kai-Tak (No.5) and 16 people were injured.  More than 259 houses collapsed and 12,670 houses were damaged or unroofed; 35,274ha of rice and other crops were flooded.  Based on early assessements by INGOs and the Red Cross, Yen Bai and Phu Tho are the most affected provinces.  In Yen Bai, the three most affected districts are Van Yen, Luc Yen and Van Chan. A need identified already is for safer housing reconstruction, particularly in ethnic minority areas. The provision of household kits by the VNRC in Yen Bai province (Source: VNRC, http://www.redcross.org.vn)  The Viet Nam Red Cross Society has mobilised thousands of volunteers to assist with the response and recovery work. 200 household kits have been provided by the VNRC to affected families in Yen Bai province.  World Vision, Viet Nam will assist in the repair of affected classrooms and plans to provide other non-food items (blankets, learning kits and clothes).  The Disaster Management Working Group (DMWG) organised an emergency meeting on Wednesday 22nd August to discuss potential support to the affected provinces. It was agreed not to send a rapid assessment team but to collect more in-depth information through the project field offices and Government and other partners and to monitor closely the aftermath of the disaster.

II. Situation Overview

 The average rainfall over the period 7pm, 18th till 7pm, 20th was 80 to 150mm, with peaks of up to 200- 300mm and more in Vĩnh Phúc, Phú Thọ, Ha Noi, Tuyên Quang, Quảng Ninh and Yen Bai. Rainfall has decreased significantly since the 20th.  River water levels in the Red river and Thai Binh River basin are decreasing quickly and will continue to do so over the next 24h.  Significant dyke and road erosion occurred in Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh and Ha Noi.  No communicable disease outbreaks or emergencing diseases due to the storm have been reported. (source: Ministry of Health)

 The two tropical storms in the North West Pacific, Tembin and Bolaven, strengthened significantly but do not cause any danger to Viet Nam. The storms are currently heading to Taiwan and the South-East coast of China. According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, typhoon Tembin can cause heavy rainfall and strong winds, mostly in the East Sea.  All the irrigation reservoirs and hydropower infrastructure are operating normally.

III. Damage

Damage as reported by the CCFSC on 21st August , 7pm:  Deaths: 16 people (down 1 person in Bac Ninh; death not due to storm)  Injured: 16 people  Houses collapsed or washed away: 259  Houses damaged or unroofed: 12,670  Rice flooded: 27,288ha  Other crops flooded: 7,986ha  Aquaculture farm flooded: 9,077ha  Eroded roads: 48,620m3

No damage to health facilities has been reported except for Yen Bai province, where 8 Community Health Centers (CHC) in 5 districts were partly damaged (broken roofs, flooding and collapsed fences). As of 22nd all damage has been repaired and facilities are operating normally.

IV. National Response

National:  The CCFSC keeps in regular contact with the provincial CFSC and Search & Rescue offices to monitor recovery work.  On the 20th August, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Irrigation Department dispatched a mission to Nam Dinh to inspect the erosion of the dyke systems.  In addition to the support provided already (see SitRep No.1), the Ministry of Health is stockpiling medicines, chemicals and other medical supplies and is ready to release them to the affected provinces if required.  Electricity Viet Nam (EVN) has conducted repair work in the affected provinces.  The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) is closely monitoring the situation of the storms Tembin and Bolaven and will issue detailed warnings when needed.  Besides mobilising staff and volunteers to assist with the response and recovery, the national and local chapters of the Viet Nam Red Cross have mobilised cash support for people with damaged or lost houses. The Viet Nam Red Cross has already released 200 household kits (including water container, mosquito nets, etc.) for affected households in Yen Bai. The national Red Cross has also dispatched staff to Yen Bai for monitoring and detailed assessment of needs.

Sub-national:  On 20th, Yen Bai People’s Committee has issued an official request (27/BC-PCLB&TKCN) to the central Goverment for support for housing, irrigation infrastructure and school repair, for a total of VND21billion (approx. USD 1million).  The Ha Giang CFSC with support of the local Red Cross has provided affected families with a total of VND12million in cash support. VND1million has been provided per family that completely lost their house and VND500.000 per family with partially damaged houses. (Source: VNRC)  Other affected provinces have also undertaken a number of response and recovery measures, including the: provision of temporary shelter, relocation of affected households and households at risk of landslides, cleaning up, WASH support, provision of psycho-social support, etc.

V. International Response

 In coordination with the UN Resident Coordinator, the UN DRMT is issuing situation reports and monitoring the situation closely.  Sector-specific information is collected by the cluster focal points through the ministerial counterparts (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Training, etc.) and submitted to the UN DRMT.  The Disaster Management Working Group in cooperation with PACCOM organised an emergency meeting on Wednesday 22nd August, 2pm at the NGO Resource Center to discuss potential actions in support of the most affected provinces. - Save the Children and World Vision have a project in Yen Bai and have sent their staff for early rapid assessment of impact and needs. - World Vision Vietnam will support the repair of affected schools (kindergarten classrooms) in Tram Tau district in Yen Bai. The organisation is planning to also provide learning kits and other non-food items (blankets, clothes for children and learning kits). - It was agreed to not send out a joint assessment team, but collect more in-depth information through project field offices and Government and other humanitarian partners in the affected areas. - During the DMWG monthly meeting on Friday 24th August, the situation will be further discussed.

VI. Contacts

For the UN Situation Report: Bui Viet Hien (Ms.), Program Analyst (Disaster Risk Management) United Nations Development Programme 25-29 Phan Boi Chau, Hanoi, Vietnam Email: [email protected]

For UN Humanitarian Response in Vietnam (in case of emergency): Pratibha Mehta (Ms.), UN Resident Coordinator United Nations in Vietnam, 25-29 Phan Boi Chau, Ha Noi, Vietnam Email: [email protected]

For more information, please visit CCFSC website: http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn For detailed weather forecasting: http://www.nchmf.gov.vn

Viet Nam – Tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5) Situation Report No. 1 August 20th , 2012 – 6pm (Viet Nam time)

A further situation report will be issued when significant new information is available

I. Summary

 On the 17th and the 18th August, the entire Northern part of Viet Nam was affected by heavy rainfall and strong winds caused by tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5).  The storm brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to all Northern provinces, including the capital Ha Noi. It caused severe damage to livelihoods, crops and infrastructure.  17 people (of whom 8 men, 5 women and 1 children) have died due to drowning, falling trees, landslides and electrocution while 14 people were injured. 229 houses were collapsed and more than 11,864 houses were damaged or unroofed and 23,221ha of rice and other crops flooded.  Based on the latest damage reports, Yen Bai and Vinh Phuc are the most affected provinces.  The Government quickly issued the necessary warnings and directed all potentially affected provinces to undertake preparedness measures. It has also dispatched a number of monitoring missions to Yen Bai, Vinh Phuc, Quang Ninh, and Hai Phong provinces.  Northern provinces are still at risk for potential landslides.  The Disaster Management Working Group is meeting on Friday 24th August to discuss potential response and recovery support.  Currently there are two tropical storms – Tembin and Sixteen, developing in the North West of Pacific Ocean.

II. Situation Overview

 On Monday 13th August, tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5) originated in the Philippine Sea, East of the Northern Luzon island, the Philippines. Over the coming days, it strengthened into a Category 1 typhoon .  After making landfall on the Leizhou peninsula, China, on 16th August, it weakened into a tropical storm. The storm center entered Quang Ninh province in Viet Nam in the evening of Friday 17th August with wind strengths up to 62-74km/h (Level 8).  While moving westwards over Hanoi, it quickly weakened into a tropical depression and in the early morning of the 18th into a low pressure zone over the North-West mountainous provinces.  The average rainfall over the period 7pm, 15th till 7pm, 18th was 100 to 200mm, with peaks of up to 250- 300mm and more in Vĩnh Phúc, Tuyên Quang, Quảng Ninh and Phú Thọ.  Water levels in rivers Lục Nam, Thao, Cầu and Thương have reached Alarm Level 2 in the afternoon of the 20th and will continue to increase over the next 24h. The downstream water levels in the Red river and Thai Binh river basins are also slowly increasing until Thursday.

 Due to the heavy rainfall brought by the storm, a number of reservoirs, mainly in Vĩnh Phúc and Lạng Sơn had to discharge water. On 19th at 1pm, the Hoa Binh reservoir alsodischarged water as was communicated by the CCFSC in the morning the same day.  Currently there are two tropical storms – Tempin and Sixteen, developing in the North West of Pacific Ocean. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) has advised a close watch on these storms as their developments are similar to Kai-tak and may bring high risk of landslides and flooding to the northern region, which were already affected from heavy rainfall over the past days.

III. Damage

The storm caused significant damage to livelihoods, housing, agriculture and infrastructure in most of the Northern provinces. Yen Bai and Vinh Phuc provinces are the most affected in terms of lives and housing, Hai Duong in terms of damage to agriculture. In Ha Noi, nearly 200 trees fell and many roads were eroded, flooded and congested.

Collapsed Le Van Luong road, Ha Dong district, Ha Noi (Source: VietNamNet, 20/08, 7am) Damage as reported by the CCFSC on 20th , 7am:

 Deaths: 17 people (Ha Noi: 1 due to falling tree; Yen Bai: 2 due to drowning and landslide; Bac Giang: 2 due to landslide; Lao Cai: 1 due to drowning; Vinh Phuc: 3 due to drowning and Son La: 2 due to electrocution; Quang Ninh: 1 due to drowning; Phu Tho: 2 due to landslide; Hai Duong: 01 due to drowing; Thai Nguyen: 1 due to drowing; Bac Ninh: 01 due to electrocution; Lang Son: 2 – not clear reason yet).  Injured: 14 people (Yen Bai: 10; Bac Giang: 3 and Vinh Phuc: 1)  Houses collapsed or washed away: 229 (Quang Ninh: 9; Yen Bai: 144; Phu Tho: 60; bac Kan: 1; Bac Giang: 1; Lang Son: 1: Vinh Phuc: 2; Ha Giang: 11)  Houses damaged or unroofed: 11,864 (Yen Bai: 6,791; Quang Ninh: 225; Dien Bien: 120; Hai Phong: 1; Cao Bang: 62; Phu Tho: 204; Bac Kan: 114;Bac Giang: 3; Lang Son: 10; Lao Cai: 11; Tuyen Quang: 115; Vinh Phuc: 3,960; Ha Giang: 157; Hai Duong: 61)  Rice flooded: 23,221.3ha (Ha Noi: 215ha; Dien Bien: 50.5ha; Yen Bai: 4ha; Phu Tho: 3,045.3ha: Bac Giang: 500ha; Vinh Phuc: 5,822ha; Hai Duong: 13,049ha; Tuyen Quang: 535.5)  Other crops flooded: 7,306ha (Hai Phong: 3ha; Phu Tho: 5.036,6ha; Bac Kan: 25ha; Tuyen Quang: 53.4ha; Vinh Phuc: 368ha; Hai Duong: 1,820ha)

 Aquaculture farm flooded: 8.367ha (Phu Tho: 7.085ha; Tuyen Quang: 8ha; Vinh Phuc: 33ha; Hai Duong: 1.241ha)  Other damages: Ships/Boat sinked: 14; Eroded roads: 33,042m3;  Estimated economic loss: 142,047,000,000 VND (est. 6.8million USD)

IV. National Response

National:  On 16th August, the CCFSC organised a first storm preparedness meeting and issued a first directive 33/CĐ- TW instructing provinces in the North and Northern Central region to undertake the required preparedness measures in terms of early warning, safety of people and infrastructure, and other preparedness measures.  Over the following days, the CCFSC continued to meet frequently and issued a number of additional directives. Different ministries also communicated their directives to the provincial authories in charge of the thematic sectors. The Ministry of Health sent urgent telegraphs No. 5354/VD-BYT, and No. 5375/CD- BYT dated 16/8/2012 to the Departments of health of coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Thua Thien Hue, and to the northern provinces that were likely affected by the Kai Tak  On 17th, the CCFSC sent monitoring missions to Quảng Ninh and Hải Phòng provinces to assist in the preparedness and response operations. On 19th, additional missions were dispatched to Yen Bai and Vinh Phuc provinces.  The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has issued regular forecasts and detailed information about the storm track to relevant agencies.  The Crop Production Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent staff to the affected provinces to measure the impact of the storm and the damage to crops.  The Department for Dyke Management, Flood and Storm Control (MARD) continue to send staff to damaged dyke locations and have been coordinating with local government authorities to repair and ensure flood safety conditions in the affected localities.  On 17th, the Steering Committee for Disaster Management and Search and Rescue in Ministry of Health decided to release medical supplies to the the Health Departments of the following provinces: - Quang Ninh: 100 lifevests; 20 emergency medical units; and 200,000 Chloramines B tab - Lang Son, Cao bang, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, each 50 live vests; 20 emergency medical units and 200,000 Chloramine B tablets.

Sub-national:  Bac Giang: dyke strengthening measures are being undertaken to repair erosion along the left dyke embankement of the Thuong River  Provinces along the Red River Delta and in the central northern region are discharging irrigating water from the paddy fields

V. International Response

 UN DRMT members are monitoring the situation closely and are in contact with the CCFSC Standing Office throughhout the day for further updates  The Disaster Management Working Group is meeting on Friday 24th August, from 2pm at the NGO Resource Center to discuss potential response and recovery support. Save the Children has been kept informed of the situation by their disaster risk reduction project in Yen Bai province. The organisation is closely monirtor the situation at the local level and preparing for a potential rapid assessment if being requested.

VI. Contacts

For the UN Situation Report: Bui Viet Hien (Ms.), Program Analyst (Disaster Risk Management) United Nations Development Programme 25-29 Phan Boi Chau, Hanoi, Vietnam Email: [email protected]

For UN Humanitarian Response in Vietnam (in case of emergency): Pratibha Mehta (Ms.), UN Resident Coordinator United Nations in Vietnam, 25-29 Phan Boi Chau, Ha Noi, Vietnam Email: [email protected]

For more information, please visit CCFSC website: http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn For detailed weather forecasting: http://www.nchmf.gov.vn