CYCLONE HUDHUD Joint Rapid Needs Assessment Report Andhra Pradesh
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INTER-AGENCY GROUP ANDHRA PRADESH Photo Credit: CHRISTIAN AID / Yeeshu Shukla CYCLONE HUDHUD Joint Rapid Needs Assessment Report Andhra Pradesh 12-19 October 2014 Page 1 of 25 Assessment Report | Cyclone Hud Hud | October 2014 Contents 1. Executive Summary: .................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Background: ............................................................................................................................................... 4 3. Relief Measures by Government: ............................................................................................................... 5 4. Inherent capacities- traditional knowledge: ................................................................................................ 5 5. Field Assessment: ...................................................................................................................................... 7 6. Sector wise needs emerging ...................................................................................................................... 7 6.1 Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihood ............................................................................................. 7 6.2 WASH: ............................................................................................................................................. 10 6.3 Shelter: ............................................................................................................................................. 11 6.4 Health: .............................................................................................................................................. 12 6.5 Protection: ........................................................................................................................................ 13 6.6 Education: ........................................................................................................................................ 14 7. Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 15 8. Assessment Methodology: ....................................................................................................................... 16 9. Annexures: ............................................................................................................................................... 17 9.1 Assessment Areas: .......................................................................................................................... 17 9.2 Secondary Data: Demographic ....................................................................................................... 18 9.3 Disaggregated data: ........................................................................................................................ 18 9.4 District Level Format: ....................................................................................................................... 19 9.5 Village level Format: ........................................................................................................................ 21 Figures Figure 1: Impact on Household food consumption patterns, and reduction of food consumption (in percentage) ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 2: Access to nutritional services at community level .............................................................................. 9 Figure 3: Most significant impacts of cyclone per livelihood type .................................................................... 10 Figure 4: Impact of cyclone on food stocks ..................................................................................................... 10 Figure 5: Approximate proportion of households with immediate shelter needs............................................. 12 Figure 6: Approximate proportion of households with immediate shelter needs............................................. 12 Figure 7: % of villages with estimated time until .............................................................................................. 13 Figure 8: Percentage of Aaganwadi centres affected ..................................................................................... 13 Figure 9: Percentage of health camps affected, out of total organized versus those not affected ................. 13 Figure 10: Major health concerns .................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 11: % of villages where children are in a state of stress ...................................................................... 14 Figure 12 : % of villages with need for counselling and psychosocial support ................................................ 14 Figure 13: % of schools used as shelters ........................................................................................................ 14 Figure 14: No. of schools/ educational institutions not functioning due to disaster in assessed villages ....... 14 Maps Map 1 : Affected Areas ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Map 2 : Joint Rapid Needs Assessment Areas ................................................................................................. 8 Tables Table 1: Community feedback on exposure to weather elements .................................................................. 11 Page 2 of 25 Assessment Report | Cyclone Hud Hud | October 2014 1. Executive Summary: NGOs positioned themselves in Andhra Pradesh ahead of Cyclone Hudhud, having followed the intensification of the Tropical Cyclone from the 8th of October 2014. Drawing on learning from Cyclone Phailin responses a year earlier, a joint assessment process was agreed prior to landfall, and assessment teams started moving to the field immediately after the cyclone to carry out the Joint Rapid Need Assessment (JRNA) using standardized formats and a predefined methodology. Wind speeds reached approximately 195km/h, and landfall took place near Vishakhapatnam. Initial assessment teams prioritized districts in the North of Andhra Pradesh. The humanitarian impact of the cyclone was concentrated mostly in Vishakhapatnam district, with pockets of need in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam also. The primary hazards that affected communities included cyclonic winds up to 195km/h, tidal surge of 1.2m, heavy rain of up to 240mm in isolated areas and flooding of isolated areas near rivers and canals, mostly in agricultural areas. Flooding and debris resulted in some areas being inaccessible in the first few days after the cyclone. The findings of the JRNA assessment are: Major shelter damage has been seen in 17% of assessed villages, and minor damage in 41% of assessed villages. The majority of households in 93% of assessed villages practice open defecation, and less than 50% of the assessed population have access to safe drinking water as 73% of assessed villages indicated piped water supply is affected, and many ground water sources have high salinity. The cyclone has had an impact on food stocks in 88% of assessed villages. Households in 83% of assessed villages have reduced the quantity of food intake. Only 61% of villages indicate that most households are able to cook food after the cyclone, with adequate fuel and utensils. Markets were affected in the short term in 49% of assessed villages, in 66% of assessed villages less than 25% of households can afford to purchase food post cyclone, as a result from food price increases in 98% of villages assessed. Emerging humanitarian needs: Food Assistance: address urgent needs and gaps for marginal groups, either through dry rations, along with utensils/ fuel for food preparation. Identify groups excluded from relief assistance being provided by the government, and considering that rations to non-fishing communities is less and households that don’t have Aadhaar cards/ ration cards are not receiving relief assistance. WASH: provision of safe drinking water in areas where pipes are damaged and water logging has occurred. Carry out water testing and disinfection. Shelter: Immediate temporary shelter support and medium term assistance with shelter repair and reconstruction. Households also need support with NFIs (including educational materials). Page 3 of 25 Assessment Report | Cyclone Hud Hud | October 2014 2. Background: Cyclone HUDHUD made landfall on the 12th of October 2014, between 12h00 and 13h00 near Vishakhapatnam with sustained wind speeds of 170-180 km/h, and gusting to 195 km/h (GDACS reports gusts of up to 212km/h). The intensity of cyclonic winds prevailed for 6 hours after landfall. Heavy rainfall affected west and east Godavari, Vishakapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam of North Andhra Pradesh and Ganjam, Gajapati, Koratpur, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Kalakhandi, Phulbani districts of South Odisha. The peak storm surge took place during high tide (1.1m) and was estimated at 1.2 meters above astronomical tide, resulting in some inundation of low-lying areas of Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts at the time of landfall. Chhattisgarh, adjoining east Madhya Pradesh and interior Odisha, East Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and