Rapid assessment report on flood affected woredas in Shebelle zone of Somali Regional state ,Ethiopia 30 -5/5/20 Team1 SN Name Organization Position Email 1 Abdi Ahmed DRMB Team leader [email protected] 2 Hassen Barud SCI Member [email protected] 3 Aydarus Ahmed SOS Member 4 Salah Hassen ADRA Member [email protected] 5 Abdi Osman Omer OWDA Member [email protected] 6 Kamil Abdirashid Zonal Member 7 Ahmed Ibrahim OCHA Member [email protected] 8 Abdullahi Isak WFP [email protected] 9 Abdifetah Mahdi AAH Member [email protected] 10 Awel Zonal Executive Summary • In general, 17,483HHs displaced and 41,244HHs affected by flood. Some displaced people live with their relatives and neighbor in a few saved homes from flood which will be risky in this critical COV-19 time, while others are living in open area, being affected by the current rains. • Due to flood drowning, 10 human death was confirmed and most of them died due to flash flood. • A total of 1,395 cattle, 6,462shoat,55 camel heads and 402 donkeys have been swept in the Ten woredas. • 21,708Ha of standing and harvested crops(Sessam, Onion Sorghum, Maize and other varieties ) were washed away and 226 generators were also lost. • As a result of Shabelle river flood, 68 formals, and 47 ABEs schools damaged, and 27 health post and 3 heath centers were also damaged in the zone. • 22 river intake, 2 Haffirdam, 74 hand dug wells and 13 birkas were also destroyed by the flood. • There is no human disease outbreak that has been yet confirmed; but there is threating disease such as water bound diseases while there are no essential emergency drugs. • From23 to 30/4/2020, a total 466 cases of severe acute malnutrition were admitted to Kelafo, Mustahil and Ferfer health facilities. • Water treatment chemicals are not available in all flood affected woredas, people are drinking water with high turbidity and untreated • There is no livestock disease outbreak that has been yet confirmed; but there is a growing threat for potential livestock diseases like tick and tick bound diseases. • The total number of displaced need food assistance based on rapid flood assessments report is 17,483HHs (96,1565 individuals). • In all woredas of the zone, due to COV-19 and inaccessibility, commodity price increased while livestock price decreased, and community of flooded area started labor migration. • there is social and emotional disturbance as the loss of the productive assets, this disturbances may bring mental health problems and loss of social disciplines. • In southern side of the river like Adadle, Kelefo, Mustahil and Ferfer woreda have no access and response delivery will be tough in the coming thirty days. 1. Introduction Shebelle zone is one of the flood prone areas to heavy rains both at the upper stream and within the region there have been flooding disasters at its woredas entirely located along the perennial river as well as flash floods in the seasonal rivers. The flood affected all districts but severely affected those districts located alongside the river such as Kelafo, Mustahil Ferfer, east Imey, Ber’ano and Adadle districts. The rain is yet enduring and level of river water may increase, if proper prevention and early warning wouldn’t put in place, the flooding would further deteriorate in the flood prone areas of Shabelle zone. Due to poor conditions of the road, initially the rain had blocked the road accessibility but now eastern part of Kelafo, Mustahil & Ferfer town are accessible with poor conditions but most of their kebeles are inaccessible ; after assessing these three woredas, there is debriefing meeting with regional DRMB head and zonal administrator at Kelefo . Based on the scale of this disaster and urgent need to respond it, two teams were organized for Shebelle flood rapid assessment, one team have conducted the assessment in Kelafo, Mustahil, Ferfer and Gode through Shilabo woreda while the second team did the assessment in East Emay, Abokorow, Ber’ano, Danan, Adadle and Elele woredas. 2. ES/NFIs sector 17,483HHs displaced and 42,244HHs affected by flood while 763HHs in Danan and Ber’ano woredas caused by flash flood returned to their original homes after water gone out from their homes, displaced people lost all their belongings including shelter, kitchen, water collection utensils and clothing/bedding during the flood. Some displaced people live with their relatives and neighbor in a few saved homes from flood which will be risky in this critical COV-19 where active cases have been found in the region while others are living in an open area, being affected by the current rains and this is only option they do have where governmental institutions were damaged by the flood. 3,232 HHs are isolated by floodwater, and response deliver will be difficult. In recent time, no option to deliver response to these sites, and the only possible way to deliver response will be an airlift. According to the respondents, no responses didn’t reach them since the flood hit them except lifesaving and evacuating them, Thus, shelter, food and clean water are three their top critical needs. Poor condition of the roads is the driving force to poor market accessibility, all markets are accessible across main towns. People are using traditional boats, that helps them to cross the river and areas flood water occupied. Even though, movement is restricted along the border of Somalia, owed to Covid-19 pandemic, but still trucks loading essential supplies can cross the border. Table1: Displaced and affected people SN Woreda Affected Displaced Surrounded by water Returnee 1 Ferfer 4757 2,820 726 2 Mustahil 5546 3,804 0 3 Kelefo 14,567 6,302 2506 4 East Emay 4800 2,300 5 Abokorow 444 0 6 Ber’ano 2,450 406 324 7 Danan 3,730 23 439 8 Adadle 1400 341 9 Elele 1850 607 10 Godey 1700 880 Sub-total 41,244 17,483 3,232 763 Recommendations: • Provision of construction material to Mustahil town and shelter repair materials for Kelefo town. • Immediate provision of ESNFI/shelter materials to flood displaced people in the ten woredas. • Immediate distribution of dignity kit to displaced women and girls in ten woredas. 3. Education Recurrent floods are severely affecting education, in terms of halting education services or damaging physical building. And these effects recorded one or twice in a year. Recent floods resulted greater damages then the preceding floods. This is because of time-lapse between the past and current floods is six months’ period. As a result of Shebelle river flood, 68 formals, and 47 ABEs schools damaged. Even though, the extent of damages varies among schools. Mostly, the damages of ABEs, greater than formal schools. Because of the, ABEs schools were constructed local materials (temporary learning space), which are more susceptible to floods. the major damages recorded in formal schools were cracked down buildings, and collapsed schools fencing. All formal schools were partially damaged, but the flood destroyed 10 ABE facilities. School latrines were either destroyed or filled by flood water. The flood washed away significant teaching and learning materials. On the top of this, it is difficult to resume schooling services, unless it is considered missing of essential education materials. This flooding come in a period where students are not attending in schools, owed to Covid-19 pandemic. Damaged Schools 50 44 45 40 35 30 25 25 20 15 10 10 6 4 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 kalafo Mustahil Ferfer East-imey Ber'ano Adadle Gode Elele Abakarow Danan Formal Shcools ABE schools N.B: Elele, and Danan woredas are affected by flashflood. Recommendations : • Rehabilitate damaged schools, before students return to schools and to re-construct destroyed latrines. • Provide essential learning, and teaching materials. • build-back better all ABE schools susceptible to floods. 4. Health and Nutrition There is no human disease outbreak that has been yet confirmed, from 23 to 30/4/2020, a total 466 cases of severe acute malnutrition were admitted to Kelafo, Mustahil and Ferfer health facilities, the highest SAM cases that is 345 cases were admitted to Kelefo woreda. There is a growing threat to the potential outbreak of waterborne diseases and due to the consumption of stagnant/contaminated water and poor hygiene, there is seasonal diarrheal diseases in East may, Kelefo, Mustahil and Ferfer woredas for chidlren. The most prevalent risks of diseases are watery diarrhea, malnutrition, pneumonia, malaria, conjunctivitis, skin disease, and bilharzia. There is a severe infestation of mosquitoes following stagnant water in the flooded areas and malaria may prevail; in addition to this, there is Shortage of essential medical supplies, equipment and there are no emergency drugs at all for all woredas. Damaged Health Facilities 6 5 7 5 6 4 5 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ellele Gode Ferfer Kelafo Danan Addale Ber,ano Mustahil East-emay Abakarow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # HC damaged # of HPs Damaged Total Recommendation: • Immediate rehabilitation of damaged health facilities and construction of collapsed latrines. • Supply of essential and emergency drugs are urgently needed • distribution of mosquito nets to the most vulnerable people and immediate delivery of Anti-malaria drugs are needed. 5. WASH 22 river intake, 2 Haffirdam, 74 hand dug wells and 13 birkas were destroyed by the flood.River intakes need rehabilitation, generators, motors and pipe instatalation in Mustahil, Kelefo, Abokorow and east .