SITUATION REPORT Nº 5 – FLOODS – 2 OCTOBER 2007

HIGHLIGHTS ƒ FLOODS SPREAD TO ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS IN CENTRAL UGANDA ƒ BLOODY DIARRHOEA IN DISTRICT INCREASES CONCERN OVER HEALTH AND WATER AND SANITATION SITUATION IN FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS

The information contained in this report has been gathered by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from sources including the Government of Uganda, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

4. On 19 September, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declared a state of emergency in the areas flood-affected areas of Eastern Uganda, which was endorsed by Parliament on 25 September.

5. Planning for the humanitarian response to the disaster is based on some 50,000 households, or approximately 300,000 people, being affected by the rainfall and associated flooding. This planning figure may be expected to change as additional assessments come in and/or depending on whether the intensified rainfall continues.

6. The Uganda Department of Meteorology, in its seasonal rainfall forecast for September to December, predicts high chances for normal to above normal rains to continue over most parts of the eastern region of Uganda.

7. The flooding has had a severe impact on water and sanitation in the affected areas, which damage increases the risk of outbreak of waterborne diseases such as cholera as the floodwaters recede. Concerns

have been elevated in recent days as reports of Situation Overview several cases of bloody diarrhoea have been received from . Cholera response contingency planning is being conducted in regional 1. Unusually heavy rainfall since July 2007 has led to coordination hub in . flooding and waterlogging across a number of districts in eastern and northern Uganda. 8. Substantial damage has been incurred to first season crops in the affected areas; in the most 2. As of 28 September, the Government had identified affected areas, 65% of families have lost 90% of their 30 districts variously affected by the floods: , crops. Planting of second season crops has been , , Katakwi, Kumi and Soroti in delayed. The next harvest cannot be expected before Teso sub-region; Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum and Pader in February 2008, meaning that most of those affected Acholi sub-region; Amolatar, Apac, , Lira and will face food insecurity in coming months. Oyam in Lango sub-region; Abim, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto and Nakapiripirit in Karamoja region; Bududa, 9. Many homes, which are primarily made with Bukwo, Kapchorwa, , Manafwa and Sironko in traditional mud bricks, have crumbled in the wet Elgon region; and Adjumani, Arua, Moyo, Nebbi and conditions. The displaced have sought shelter with Yumbe in West Nile region. friends and family, in IDP camps from which many were only newly returned, or in institutions such as 3. Latest reports are that the flooding has now schools and health centres. spread to two additional districts, namely Kiboga and Kamuli (central Uganda). The Rwizi River in Mbarara (southwestern Uganda) is also reported to have burst its banks.

Page 1 of 4 contain blankets, tarpaulins, laundry soap, jerry cans, Priority Needs wash basins, buckets and Aqua tablets. LFI is planning to assist an additional 3,500 households in Olilim, and 4,000 households in Okwang, in Otuke sub-county, 10. After consultation with the Government and with . the clusters, the Humanitarian Coordinator has identified the following urgent priorities for the initial 15. The NGO Concern Worldwide has distributed phase of the emergency response: 8,411 blankets, 6,075 mosquito nets and 927 tarpaulins benefiting some 7,000 households in ƒ Stabilising the initial food security situation (Food Kapelebyong and Obalanga sub-counties of Amuria Security cluster); district.

ƒ Preventing disease outbreaks and ensuring 16. The Norwegian NGO Lion Aid donated 50 million capacity to respond to health emergencies (Water, Uganda shillings (UGX) (approximately US$ 28,000) Sanitation, and Hygiene [WASH] and Health, for the procurement of NFIs in . Nutrition and HIV/AIDS clusters); Early Recovery ƒ Re-opening schools and ensuring access to 17. A team from UNDP and UN-HABITAT arrived in primary education (Education cluster); Soroti on 1 October to activate the Early Recovery cluster and begin working on an Early Recovery needs ƒ Responding to the urgent needs of the most assessment. vulnerable (Camp Coordination/Camp Management cluster, Non Food Items working Education group, Protection cluster); 18. According to the Education Cluster, led by UNICEF, ten classroom tents have been set up in Lira. ƒ Ensuring physical access to the most vulnerable, An additional 300 tents for some 15 primary schools and continuing inter-cluster assessments have been procured. The registration of all Primary (Logistics cluster); Leaving Examinations (PLE) candidates is underway and PLE supplies are being procured. “School in a ƒ Understanding the early recovery needs of the Box” supplies have been procured and are available to affected population and prioritising recovery re-opening schools in affected areas. interventions (Early Recovery cluster). 19. The Education Cluster also reports that the 11. Access to the flood-affected population, both for construction of emergency water and sanitation assessments and the delivery of emergency structures is underway in 49 priority primary schools in assistance, remains a major challenge for the Katakwi, Soroti, Amuria and Bukedea districts. response actors. Key roads remain impassable due to Assessment of other primary schools is ongoing. collapses/damaged bridges and flooding. Food Security 20. The Food Security cluster reports that nearly Humanitarian Response 82,000 flood-affected people in Teso, Elgon and Lango sub regions have received at least a one-month food ration. Since the issuance of the last Situation Report, the following updates have been received: Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS 21. The Health cluster reports that follow-up on the Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Working Group drug inventory in has been completed, 12. According to the NFI working group, 8,500 while in , the district health team (DHT) households in Lira, 180 households in Pader and was supported to conduct an inventory. 4,411 households in Teso regions have received emergency NFIs, including blankets, jerry cans, soap 22. Lira district has received supplies of Coartem (anti- and cooking sets, among other items. Additional malarial) from the National Medical Store (NMS) and is supplies targeting 27,000 households have been distributing the stocks to health centres. procured and dispatched for distribution in the affected has also received some drug stocks from the NMS and areas. is in process of distributing. Verification of the distributions will occur next week. 13. The non-governmental organization (NGO) German Agro Action (GAA) will distribute 3,000 family 23. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has kits, each comprising a jerry can, two mosquito nets, a provided one Basic New Emergency Health Kit to tarpaulin and a packet of water treatment Aqua tablets, Oromo sub-county to cover 10,000 people for 30 days. using funding from the German government. 24. The NGO Christian Children’s Fund (CCF) has 14. The NGO Light Force International (LFI) has supplied HBC kits to the CORPS. Homapack kits for distributed family kits to 8,380 households in Abako, distribution to village health teams (VHTs) are in the Omoro and Apala sub-counties of Lira district. The kits pipeline.

Page 2 of 4 earmarked to buy canoes, tents, life jackets to be used 25. The World Health Organization (WHO) sent a team by the marines. to investigate rumours of suspected dysentery in Katawi district. Coordination 26. The NGO Pilgrim provided medical services to 203 patients in Oditel in . 37. The clusters are responding to needs identified, in coordination with the Government of Uganda, through 27. The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) provided the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). The OPM is services to 236 People Living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) in organizing regular coordination meetings between Katakwi. The clients received medicines for Government, national and international actors. opportunistic infections. 38. OCHA has compiled existing assessments and 28. WHO has continued to provide technical made the compilation available to all cluster partners. assistance to the cluster in preparation for the Inter-agency assessments with DDMC participation Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) are continuing with a focus on consolidating figures of sensitization for local leaders and EPR training for affected population by cluster. Targeting of response health workers and VHTs. priorities is done on a daily basis in humanitarian coordination meetings held in Soroti. Protection 29. According to the Protection Cluster, senior 39. All clusters have identified resident cluster leads protection staff have been deployed in affected areas. and continue to increase their presence in Soroti. The The protection cluster has also started assessments list of these designated cluster leads for the floods and set-up of protection coordination mechanisms for response has been circulated to the humanitarian emergency response to protection issues. community and can be accessed by members through the Uganda Floods Google Group. 30. Under the coordination of UNICEF, existing gender based violence (GBV) prevention and response 40. Following the 21 September launch of the Uganda mechanisms as well as child protection mechanisms Floods Flash Appeal for some US$ 41 million, donor previously set up in Soroti, Katakwi and Amuria have pledges are being identified, although gaps in funding been refocused to provide a response to the for the response remain. An initial grant package emergency situation. totalling US$ 6 million has been made available from the Central Emergency Response Fund Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) (CERF) for priority life-saving needs across the 31. As previously reported, the WASH cluster notes clusters. Financial tracking information is available on that 15,000 households in Teso have received water OCHA’s Financial Tracking System (FTS). treatment chemicals to ensure household water security and an additional 20,000 families are being 41. OCHA remains in regular contact with the Office of targeted for distributions. the Prime Minister, counterparts in line ministries and district authorities in the affected areas, as well as the 32. The German government has donated a water Office of the Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator for treatment plant with a capacity of 60,000 litres, which Uganda. is to be sent to Katakwi district. 42. A Google Group for Uganda Floods has been 33. Technisches Hilfswerk (TWH) is currently carrying opened for sharing assessments, maps, breaking out water quality tests in the districts of Katakwi and information and other reports on the emergency Amuria. humanitarian response to the flood disaster: http://groups.google.com/group/ugandafloods 34. The NGO Water Aid has deployed a technical officer to be based in Soroti. Water Aid will also take up 43. OCHA will continue to issue regular Situation the printing of emergency Information and materials for Reports on Tuesdays and Fridays. Inputs to the sanitation and hygiene education. Situation Reports should be sent to the following address by 1200 on Tuesdays and 1800 on Logistics Thursdays for inclusion. Inputs may be sent to: 35. As of 28 September, the Logistics cluster had [email protected] or [email protected]. moved 18.6 metric tonnes – including 10.7 MT of food and 7.9 MT of non-food relief – via the UNHAS helicopter based out of Soroti. As of 3 October, however, the UNHAS helicopter will be returning to Sudan, from where it has been on loan, and will not be replaced until 6 September.

36. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is helping police marines to be deployed in water logged areas. UGX 93 million (approximately US$ 53,400) has been

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Amuria district - showing areas and roads affected by floods Amuria district August- showing - September NGOs by 2007Sub county by sector. November 2006

REF- Ca m p Na m e Population 01- Angica A 900 M 02- Angedakiteng 1,545 ai O 03- Obalanga 7,762 R 04- Morungatuny main 2,413 50 O 05- Orungo main 1,211 Ka m pa l a an T 06- Kapelebyong main 5,424 a O 07- Amaseniko 1,447 af 08- Oditel 8,172 am ak 09- Otungul 2,310 1 r p 6 10- Ogolokwara 480 d 11- Amuge 2,000 s 12- Acowa 2,207 aj 55 13- Ajeleik 350 KAPELEBYONG 18- Acanga 2,000 A y 2 ag 7 50- Amootom 509 54- Adepar 1,500 R ad I I OBALANGA ac ai 55- Osukunya 1,499

L e W w REF- Settlement Population a. Airabet 303 f ab x K al c. Matilong 450

A d. Alito Opuko 2,037

v e. Itewai 1,363 T Y f. Awelu 878 3 t g. Olwa 778

N A g h. Otubet 125 U

ae 8 K i. Okude 696 T c k j. Apeulai 183 A4 k. Apopong 210 G 11 18 l. Akore 1,346 N p. Aeket 1,417 U r. Agulia 629 R 9 s. Okoboi 380 t. Aroo 1,282 O KUJU 54 h ACOWA w. An g a ro 4 1 0 M 10 x. Amare 384 12 13 y. Iyalakwe 462 ORUNGO ab Abakuli 386 ac Apedu 1,036 l ad Olobai 250 i Amuria af. Mega 376 Dis tri c t HQ j ag. Odiding 410 K ah. Adukait 80 5 A ai. Okunguru 122 aj. Okerai 340 B ak. Alalar 75 al. Amemia 375 E am. Atarukoit 286 R an. Ocorokoit 400 A ASAMUK M S O ABARILELA A R Di st r i ct bor der ID O Sub count y bor der O T I Road Net w or k Bad spor t s on t he access r oads

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MA P Amuria showing areas and roads affected by floods -200709 Organizations are most welcome to provide information to OCHA K atakwi office or emails to [email protected]

Katakwi district - Showing areas and roads affected by floods

Ka m pal a August - September 2007

24 M O REF- Ca m p Na m e Population R 14- Amusia 1,682 O 15- Abule 1,750 T 16- Atirir 1,805 O 17- Dadas 950 ONGONGOJA 19- Usuk B 56 20- Odukut 495 21- Ameca 926 22- Milmil 1,990 23- Aketa 3,473 24- Omerimong 2,365 23 25- Ongongoja 357 m 26- Obulengorok 4,780 27- Okocho Adacar 6,323 28- Adacar 599 29- Ameritele 984 26 30- Orungo corner 3,015 31- Palam 1,593 27 32- Oliangoi 500 22 NGARIAM 33- Obule Ajet 875 28 o 34- Amoru Ongora 1,238 35- Odoot 1,007 36- Okuso 315 37- Olupe 2,243 38- Anyipa 542 u 39- Adipala 787 40- Acanga P/S 4,878 41- Opeuru Aodot 2,016 29 42- Ocwiin 1,926 43- Ak is im 495 USUK 31 44- Oongora 2,030 56 n 45- Oriau A 1,977 30 46- Olir 372 47- Kanapa 1,106 21 48- Apeero 625 49- Kameca 675 51- Alengo 1,450 20 52 -Ngariam S/C 804 19 53- Osudio 1,225

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T I 57 57- Ngariam Corner 1,631 32 I 58- Kipinyang 1,050

R 59- Centre Camp 2,700

R 60- Kajamaka 1,439

U 61- Okwamom war 493

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I m . Om unk uny 509

M 33 34 n. Dadas A 650

R o. Olilim 941

A 51 Ka ta k wi 52 I u. Okibui 140 35 z. Akelai 345 District HQ P v. Akoboi 826

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MA P K A TA K WI showing areas and roads affected by floods - 200709 Organizations are most welcome to provide information to OCHA K atakwi office or emails to [email protected]

For more information, please contact: Kristen Knutson, Public Information and Donor Liaison Officer, OCHA-Uganda: +256 312 244 888, +256 772 759 996 (mobile), [email protected]; Lydia Mirembe Ssenyonjo, National Information Officer, OCHA-Uganda: +256 312 244 890, [email protected]; Chris Hyslop, Desk Officer, OCHA-New York: +1 917 367 9457, [email protected]; Stephanie Bunker, Public Information Officer, OCHA-New York: +1 917 367 5126, +1 917 892 1679 (mobile), [email protected]; Elisabeth Byrs, Public Information Officer, OCHA-Geneva: +41 22 917 2653, [email protected].

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