Heavy rain, winds and thundershowers badly heavy rains played havoc in the province and affected 20 districts in Sindh province. damaging public and private property. Government of Sindh declared 20 Districts as Calamity affected areas. In pernent to this, the Sindh government issued noficaon for, fresh data shows that major damage has been “Sindh government has declared 20 districts of caused by heavy rains and the precauonary Sindh to be calamity affected under the Sindh steps have been taken by the relevant Calamies Act of 1958. departments to migate further destrucon in these areas. Thousands of people are in urgent need of assistance due to lack of food and safe drinking Torrenal monsoon rains have pounded water, as well as the loss of livelihoods and southern Pakistan, triggering serious flooding homes. and heavy rain affecng many people of Sindh. The many people displaced, destroyed or Sindh is by far the worst affected province, with damaged large number of their houses and torrenal rains in the hardest hit areas having flooded million acres of culvated land. led to rainfall exceeding, in a few days, what on average accumulates in an enre monsoon Sindh government has declared Karachi, season. The Government reports 20 districts of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Shaheed Benazir Sindh are affected. Abad as calamity-hit areas aer five spells of TRDP is working in Dadu, Jamshoro, Tando In the evening of Friday August 7, 2020, the most Allahyar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar. of area of Taluka Johi was submerged due to Dadu district faces mul-hazard disasters like rainwater flooding and breaches in the Nai Gaj flash/riverine floods on the one hand and severe river. The flooding water level risen to 28 feet prolonged droughts on the other. Such mul- and crossed the danger limit of the river at dimensional challenges weaken the coping different places. capacity of the communies and exacerbate vulnerability due to the following specific The Nai Gaaj, Nai Nali and Nai Soori water problems. The current spell of monsoon down courses were flowing at least 25 feet high. The pouring in Khirthar mountainous range has widespread downpour flooded towards the deluged the flood protecve dyke (FP Bund) of Manchhar Lake, the end point of the river. Nai Gaj Dam at seven places that caused massive Thousands of people including women and flooding in the Kachho region of Taluka Johi children were stranded in the gushing flood district Dadu. The huge flooding in the region water. The triggered flood has badly affected the has swept away around villages and hill torrents several hundred cale heads, household items, have cut the enre civic system including washed away muddy and thatched houses, communicaon, road network and electricity destroyed the fish forms and swept away around system. many acres of agricultural land. The exisng crops have also been vanished amid high flow of feared that, the losses are on a great scale in this water. There is Khirthar mountain range in the area as standing crops on thousands of acres are west and Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain and also affected. In Johi, Kachho, Diplo, Kaloi, Mithi, Indus River in the east of the target area. The Kunri, Samaro, Pithoro and other towns of the heavy downpour on mountains and overflow in prices of various commodies are high with less MNV drain, results floods in the target area. availability. Required items like flour, vegetables and medicines is affected as well. Monsoon rains have created disaster in district Tharparkar, Umerkot, Dadu, Jamshoro, During the heavy rain also badly affected on Mirpurkhas and Tando Allahyar especially in rood network, transport, electricity and mobile Taluka Diplo, Kaloi and Mithi and Taluka networks and private and Government Umerkot, Kunri, Samaro, Pithoro in Umerkot infrastructure is also severely affected. district. The rain was started from 23 August Hundreds of homeless people are looking for 2020 and has been remained connue ll today help and rescue and relief support and the 30 August 2020. Deputy Commissioner Office of situaon is likely to be deteriorated as the declared emergency in risky areas. DC directed rainfall wave is sll not stopping. to Educaon department to remain open schools building and make necessary arrangements to recuse rain affected peoples and provide them residency in school premises. District authority along with NGOs made conngency plans to meet the emergency situaon.

Heavy torrenal rains and flood opposed to breaches in the River Indus, has le thousands homeless and hundreds of men, women and Children marooned in various villages of TRDPs operaonal area of Umerkot, Tharparkar, Dadu, Jamshoro, Mirpurkhas and Tando Allahyar. It has Current Rain Monsoon Emergency in Sindh-A including Karachi divisions all 6 districts, Situaon Report Updates August 31, 2020, Hyderabad division 9 districts (Hyderabad, Ÿ August 29, CM Sindh says 80 persons have Badin, Thaa, Sajawal, Jamshoro, Dadu, died due to current monsoon rains in Sindh Tando Allayar, Tando Mohammad Khan and (Daly Kawish) Mityari), Mirpurkhas Division 3 districts Ÿ August 29, 10 dead bodies have been (Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Tharpark) and recovered from rain water in Karachi (Daily Shaheed Benizeerabad 2 districts (SBA and Kawish) Sanghar) (BBC Report) Ÿ August 29, breached LBOD drains at different Ÿ August 30, Sindh Government ordered to all locaons of Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, and Badin Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of these 20 districts have damaged more of houses and disastrous districts to esmate all damages crops in areas (Daily Kawish) due to heavy rains and submit detailed Ÿ August 29, 7 persons have died of Kacho Area report. (BBC Report) of Dadu District due to rain water of Gaaj Ÿ August 30, all developed/constructed drain (Daily Kawish) structures/buildings will be demolished in Ÿ August 30, Sindh Government has declared rain water routs decided by Sindh Calamity Affected Areas of 20 Districts Government (BBC Report)

U As per notaon of DC, as of August 31 2020, rain fall status of taluka Mithi 558mm, Islamkot, 334mm, Diplo 560mm, Kaloi 295mm, Chachro 379mm, Dahli 348mm, Nagarparkar 402mm. U As of August 31,2020, rain fall status of Umerkot 392mm, Kunri 362 mm, Samaro191 mm, and Pithoro 206 mm, U As of August 25,2020 rain fall status of district Dadu 38mm, Johi 12mm, Mehar 30mm and KN shah 30mm recorded. Tharparkar: TRDP collected rapid data The heavy rain started once again at Umerkot form rain affected area around 7,110 HHs out of from 28th August, 2020 in evening with 27,409 directly affected 12 UC of Kaloi and Diplo periodically, aer that rain again started heavy Taluka are affected. The rain on 29th August, 2020 on 5:00 PM, it approximaon/firsthand assessment suggests remained connue with wind and storm ll 31th thousands of acres of crop filed were eroded, August, 2020. Local sources told that due to this crops are under water and livestock head recent monsoon spell migraon has increased, morbidity from Taluka Samaro, Umerkot, Kunri and Pithoro, peoples are being migrate to elevated Umerkot: Around 39,042 HHs are affected, places, Banks of Sim Nalas, Roads and deserts (9,761 HHs fully affected and 29,277 parally areas of Taluka Umerkot. Agriculture has been affected) from 24 UCs with 131 revenue villages destroyed in irrigated zone. District Govt has of Umerkot, Kunri, Samaro and Pithoro Talukas established relief camps in Collages, High are affected. The approximaon/firsthand Schools and tent cies at different locaons in assessment suggests thousands of acres of crop district Umerkot. TRDP teams are supporng to filed were eroded, around 90% Coon and Chili affected peoples in idenficaon of safe places crops are under water and 20,773 livestock and establishment the huts/coage of wood. directly affected, some 62 livestock died due to And distributed clothes among affected peoples heavy rain, in different locaons of district Umerkot.

Dadu: The current spell of monsoon down pouring in Khirthar mountainous range has deluged the flood protecve dyke (FP Bund) of Nai Gaj Dam at seven places that caused massive flooding in the Kachho region of Taluka Johi district Dadu. The huge flooding in the region has swept away around villages and hill torrents have cut the enre civic system including communicaon, road network and electricity system. In the evening of Friday August 7, 2020, the most 16,130 livestock are affected. of area of Taluka Johi was submerged due to rainwater flooding and breaches in the Nai Gaj p As agriculture is the main source of River. The flooding water level risen to 28 feet livelihood for 70% of people in the area. and crossed the danger limit of the river at This put the communies at high risk to different places. losing their main income source due to the The Nai Gaaj, Nai Nali and Nai Soori water calamity which in the past have caused courses were flowing at least 25 feet high. The significant damage/destrucon to crops widespread downpour flooded towards the and livestock. Vast numbers of livestock Manchhar Lake, the end point of the river. were washed away in exisng disasters as Thousands of people including women and people had not idenfied a safe place for children were stranded in the gushing flood them in advance so had to leave them when water. The triggered flood has badly affected the floods struck. several hundred cale heads, household items, washed away muddy and thatched houses, p Due to limited financial resources, destroyed the fish forms and swept away around communies are not able to construct their many acres of agricultural land. The exisng houses strong enough to protect from crops have also been vanished amid high flow of different hazards. Most of the houses do water. There is Khirthar mountain range in the not have boundary/flood protecon walls west and Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain and and their houses are constructed from Indus River in the east of the target area. The weak materials, like mud which serve as heavy downpour on mountains and overflow in first protecon to disasters like floods. MNV drain, results floods in the target area. p The weak and fragile community Aer inial Aerial Assessment, Government of infrastructure limits the people's access to Sindh has declared following Revenue Villages of safer places and basic services especially 13 union councils of district Dadu as Calamity during disasters. The community physical Affected Area under secon 3 of Sindh Naonal infrastructure especially roads and other Calamies (Prevenon & Relief) Act 1958. communicaon means becomes non- funconal during disasters. This results in p Around 26,716 HHs and 178,895 lack of accessibility to safer places and papulaon fully affected from 347 villages challenges during the evacuaon to safer of 13 UCs Taluka Johi and KN Shah District place in the event of disaster. Villages have Dadu. The approximaon/firsthand physically been disconnected this caused assessment suggests thousands of acres of severe shortage of food among stranded crop filed were eroded, mostly crops are communies. under water and approximately some p The drinking water sources and drainage provided cooked food through LSO Bubak to system are destroyed in affected areas due affected families. District Administraon to flash flood. Mostly people are appreciated TRDP for immediate support to compelling to drink dirty water which affected families results a high rise in diseases. Tando Allahyar: Around 7,995 HHs Jamshoro: are affected, (555 HHs fully affected and 5362 Manchhar Lake: The number of villages of parally affected) from 268 villages of 20 UCs of Tando Allahyar, Jhando Mari and Chamber Taluka are affected. The approximaon 65648 acres agricultures land and crop affected, and 16,697 livestock directly affected, some 129 livestock died due to heavy rain.

Mirpur Khas: Le Bank of River Indus (LBOD) water affected areas of Naukot Bypass to Jhudo LBOD bridge due to breach of LBOD near Kot Mir Jan Muhammad around 100 adjacent villages on the right side of Jhudo-Mirpurkhas road are under water around 30,000 populaon have been affected and people are on the roads without shelter in the open sky. Most of the Bubak union council taluka Sehwan came under people in the flood hit area have lost their water as Manchhar lake gate of Danster Wah household and Livestock. Agriculture has was broken due to high pressure of rain water destroyed and their clean water sources for came from Khirthar Hills. TRDP team along with drinking purposes have contaminated. Some of District administraon, Deputy Commissioner the families near Jhudo town have taken shelter and other reached at the site, around 50 families in makeshi tents along roads also. are shied to government school building, TRDP p Despite the relief efforts by the district strategies include nutrion, protecon and early Governments of Tharparkar and Umerkot, recovery including iniaves for restoraon of needs remain huge. TRDP is working in displaced community? For this purpose, TRDP close Coordinaon with the District has provided relief to poor affected community government in order to use the resources in Programme districts with the support of affecvely and is helping without partner organizaon and philanthropist and discriminaon to those affected by the own resources. heavy rains and also launched needs assessments. The most acute needs are coming in food, water, shelter, Sanitaon, hygiene, livestock, and Rescue and health sector.

Furthermore, needs assessments and response

g Recuse g Cooked food and clean water g Temporary shelters /tents c Distributed cooked food and drinking water g Livestock fodder/vaccinaon among some 3,500 families trapped in flood affected area. g Medical treatment camps for humans c Provided some 50 volunteers, g Installaon of temporary toilets (pit latrines) c Some 2 Boots for rescue operaon g Distribuon of soaps for hand-washing c TRDP has launched Flood emergency response project in Dadu with support of g Distribuon of hygiene kits included Helpage, under this, TRDP will be provided sanitary-pads/mosquito-nets following support; c TRDP provided mulpurpose 2.76 million cash grant to some 230 families. c Distributed Hygiene kits to some 250 families. c Provided mobility sck/Age assisve devices food-items kit which includes plasc to some 100 older peoples and peoples with weaved floor mat, 2 Jerrycan 10 lit each, disability. Tarpaulin sheet, Kitchen utensils, soap and c Awareness raising on key hygiene pracces detergents, ORS, Mosquito net, torch and with some 3,360 affected peoples. also hygiene kit items include Sanitary pad, c TRDP has launched Flood emergency toothpaste, nail cuer, facemask, towel, response project in Dadu with support of gloves, etc. WHH under this, TRDP will be provided c Mobile medical clinics offering services at following support; the doorsteps along with provision of free c Non Food Items to 800 families each non- medicines.

v TRDP provided dewatering pumps to v TRDP team organized mobile Medical District Administraon, along with double Clinic at different villages of flood affected cabin vehicle 4x4, also provided shelters to area of Programme Districts were paents affected peoples, however, our all Tehsil were treated and provided medicines and level teams are in close coordinaon with ORS under emergency response. It is all Assistant Commissioners of Tharparkar important that TRDP has so far protected and Umerkot, and ADC-II at District level individuals from water borne diseases for any support. through giving this number a permanent access to cleaning water for drinking and cooking purpose. Through community organizaon TRDP collected data of damage need assessment in order to physically verify the damages and collecng the data TRDP is conducng an assessment Programme districts. The villagers are now suffering the most crical stage of their life during the heavy rainfall.

Tharparkar: TRDP collected rapid data form approximaon/firsthand assessment suggests rain affected area around 7,110 households thousands of acres of crop filed were eroded, out of 27,409 directly affected 12 union mostly crops are under water and councils of Kaloi and Diplo Taluka are affected. approximately some 16,130 livestock are The approximaon / first hand assessment affected. As agriculture is the main source of suggests thousands of acres of crop filed were livelihood for 70% of people in the area. This eroded, crops are under water and livestock put the communies at high risk to losing their head morbidity main income source due to the calamity which in the past have caused significant Umerkot: Around 39,042 households are damage/destrucon to crops and livestock. affected, (9,761 households fully affected and Vast numbers of livestock were washed away 29,277 parally affected) from 24 union in exisng disasters as people had not councils with 131 revenue villages of Umerkot, idenfied a safe place for them in advance so Kunri, Samaro and Pithoro Talukas are affected. had to leave them when floods struck. The approximaon / first hand assessment suggests thousands of acres of crop filed were Jamshoro: The number of villages of Bubak eroded, around 90% Coon and Chili crops are union council taluka Sehwan came under water under water and 20,773 livestock directly as Manchhar lake gate of Danster Wah was affected, some 62 livestock died due to heavy broken due to high pressure of rain water came rain. from Khirthar Hills, dur to this many households affected. Dadu: Around 26,716 households and TRDP team along with District administraon, 178,895 populaon fully affected from 347 Deputy Commissioner and other reached at the villages of 13 union councils Taluka Johi and KN site, around 50 families are shied to Shah District Dadu. The government school building, TRDP provided cooked food through LSO Bubak to affected source of livelihood. Unfortunately, the standing families. crops are destroyed whereas livestock is severely affected in current heavy rain in Tando Allahyar: Around 7,995 HHs are programme district. Approximately more one affected, (555 HHs fully affected and 5362 lack affected in programme districts. parally affected) from 268 villages of 20 UCs of Tando Allahyar, Jhando Mari and Chamber Diseases and Affected population: The Taluka are affected. The approximaon 65648 collected data determines that fever; diarrhea acres agricultures land and crop affected, and and skin diseases are the common diseases that 16,697 livestock directly affected, some 129 people are suffering of. The reason includes that livestock died due to heavy rain. people were exposed to the cold winds as many of them were without shelter, nutrional Livestock Damages: In programme districts deficiency due to improper diet, contaminated people rely on two major components i.e. rain water caused diarrhea and skin diseases. fed agriculture and livestock as their main Manchhar Lake Update! 5 villages of Bubak union council taluka Sehwan came under water as Manchhar lake gate of Danster Wah broke due to high pressure of rain water came from Khirthar Hills. TRDP team along with District administraon and MNA Mr. Sikandar Rahpoto, Deputy Commissioner and other reached at the site, around 50 families are shied to government school building, TRDP provided cooked food through LSO Bubak to affected families. MNA and District Administraon appreciated TRDP for immediate support to affected families and Chief Minister also ensured the mely repair of the broken door and support of affected families.

Dadu August 28, 2020 Thardeep Rural Development Programme (TRDP) aended coordinaon meeng of relief based consorum of NGOs, formed by the government for flood emergency at Johi office of the Assistant Commissioner Mr.Bisharat Hussain Mahoto who also chaired this meeng, in which all the NGOs shared their plans what they are going to start in flood affected areas of Johi Tehsil followed by clusters of NGOs.TRDP shared its acvies which will be started in next week as are under, Mobile medical clinics along with free medicines in villages. Cash grants support to 300 flood affected families. The grants of 5 million under its regular program will also be started once water level comes down and economic acvies restores. On Food Items to 800 families that includes kit of utensils, mosquito nets, ORS, Mobility aids TRDP distributed tents in rain affected area of Kaloi

August 24, 2020: TRDP team supporng District Administraon in Diplo, dewatering rain water that inundated low lying residenal areas. Diplo is receiving heavy rain. TRDP teams are on ground in Diplo and Mithi, observing situaon and working closely with district administraon, ready to take rescue and relief operaon if required. TRDP team led by Ghulam Mustafa met DC Tharparkar in Diplo, briefed him. DC Tharparkar appreciated TRDP for being first on the ground supporng district administraon. August 12,2020, together TRDP and SAYLANI provided cooked food to 3,500 flood effected families near JOHI-DADU.

August 10, 2020. JOHI/DADU: TRDP volunteers provided August 09, 2020, TRDP volunteers started providing cooked food and drinking water using TRDP boats whole cooked food to families trapped in the flood near Johi, the night to families trapped in flood. Some families are Dadu. not leaving their villages. TRDP is providing cooked food and water at their doorsteps. Johi, Dadu, August 9, 2020: Mr. Ghaffar Bughio, District Manager TRDP had meeng with Commissioner Johi, Dadu- August 9, 2020: More than 50 TRDP Hyderabad and Deputy Commissioner Dadu, discussed volunteers ready for tonight raon distribuon ongoing support extended by TRDP in Rescue and relief acvies in flood hit villages of Taluka Johi district operaon in flood hit villages of Johi. TRDP is Dadu. TRDP is supporng to District authories in contribung to the administraon in the evacuaon, rescue & relief operaon in flood hit areas rescue and relief operaon.

Johi, Dadu: Rescue operaon going on in flood hit villages of Johi. TRDP is contribung to the administraon in the evacuaon. August 08, 2020, TRDP team led by Jaiparkash meeng with Commissioner Hyderabad, Deputy Commissioner Dadu at the site of flood near Johi to execute rescue and relief operaon.