Water and Sanitation Emergency Management in Obrenovac Municipality During the Serbia Floods 2014
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Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanović Batut” Water and sanitation emergency management in Obrenovac municipality during the Serbia floods 2014 Miljan Rančić, Env. Eng. – MA Serbia Floods 2014 • Heavy rainfall in mid-May 2014 resulted in extensive flooding in Serbia that affected 1.6 million people and 38 municipalities, resulting in human casualties • Dozens of communities were severely affected and a lot of inhabitants were evacuated from their homes Serbia Floods 2014 • Serbian government had declared a state of emergency for the territory of whole Country. • In a very short time, many of the public water supply and sewer systems, both urban and rural, were destroyed or disrupted. • Health facilities, schools and agricultural lands were damaged. Cyclone formed over the Balkans on 13 May • The extreme flooding event in Serbia began on 13 May, 2014, when an area of low pressure developed as a warm, moist air from over the Mediterranean Sea clashed with colder air from the north • The low air layer became cut-off from the jet stream, which would ordinarily usher the system across the region — instead, it remained parked over West Balkans, dumping rain for several days • Soil was already oversaturated with rainfall Cyclone formed over the Balkans on 14 May - Extremely large-scale disaster - 38 municipalities, 1.6 mil. people affected - Most severe flooding in 120 years in Serbia Development of the event • On 15 May, the daily amounts of rainfall broke historical records in Belgrade (107.9 l/m2), Valjevo (108.2 l/m2) and Loznica (110 l/m2) • By 15 May, the monthly rainfall in Belgrade had broken the historical record (175 l/m2 from 1897), reaching 205 l/m2 • By Saturday, May 17, the rain had subsided, and the weather gradually became warmer and sunnier, somewhat easing relief and rescue efforts • During those few days, some areas received an amount of rain equivalent to one third of their annual total – up to 280 l/m2 Moravicki Region Koceljeva Krupanj Zlatiborski Region Šabac Obrenovac Legal bases for IPHs preparedness and response in emergency situations • Law on emergency situations • Law on public health • Law on health care • Law on the protection of the population from communicable diseases • Law on food safety • Law on water • Related by-laws and strategies • International Health Regulation (IHR) IPH documents • Written plans and protocols -Emergency preparedness and response plan of IPH of Serbia • Expert - Methodological Guidance for Emergency Response of IPHs (assessment of the situation in affected area, service organization, drinking water quality monitoring, food safety and nutrition of the population, surveillance of the collective centers, disinfection and pest control activities, ALERT system, Case definitions– created by the IPH of Serbia and adopted by the National Expert Commission for the protection of the population from communicable diseases) Public health preparedness system MoH of Serbia State sanitary Inspection WHO,ECDC 23IPH Regional of Serbia (IHR IPHs NFP) and and 23 regional IPHs one National IPH Media 24 Dep. Of 25 Dep .of 24 Dep. Of 24 laboratories Hygiene and Biostatistics and 54 mobile teams Epidemiology Human Ecology Informatics *157 Primary *107 Hospitals Health Centers Emergency response of IPH of Serbia • Coordination within network of IPHs at level required in emergencies – 24 hours communication and support • Collaboration with all relevant institutions in the country, and international organizations: WHO (country office in Serbia, regional office in Copenhagen and Environmental and Health office in Bonn), UNICEF, Humanitarian organizations… • Fieldwork in Obrenovac, Koceljeva, Sabac, Valjevo Lajkovac, Lazarevac, S. Mitrovica municipalities. Emergency response Joint activities of the Hygiene and Epidemiology Departments • Coordinate activities on collecting, analyzing and reporting data on: ✓ Drinking water quality ✓ Water supply situation in affected areas (GIS- mapped overview of the situation) ✓ Epidemiological situation – electronic reporting within established ALERT system and risk assessment ✓ Surveillance of collective centers (e.g. number, location, sanitary-hygienic conditions, the number of displaced people, disease surveillance – number of cases, the needs for disinfectants, food, clothes…control measures for improving sanitary and epidemiological conditions Water supply situation in affected areas Округ Водовод Стање водоснабдевања по датумима 15.5. 16.5. 17.5. 18.5. 19.5. 20.5. 21.5. 22.5. 23.5. 24.5. 25.5. 26.5. 27.5. 28.5. 29.5. Параћин Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Поморавски/ЗЗЈ Ћуприја Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z З Ћуприја Свилајнац X X X X X X X X Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Деспотовац X X X X X X X Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Смедеревска X X X X X X X X Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Браничевски и Паланка Подунавски/ЗЗЈ Петровац Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z З Пожаревац Кучево Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R R R Жагубица Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R R R Љиг X X X X X X X X Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Лајковац X X X X X Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R Колубарски/ЗЗЈ Ваљево D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R З Ваљево Уб Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R Мионица Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R Крупањ X X X X X X X X D D D Z Z Z Z Љубовија X X X X X X Z Z R R R R R R R Мачвански/ЗЗЈЗ Коцељева Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R R R Шабац Владимирци Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Мали Зворник D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R Кнић Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R R R R Шумадијски Рача Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R R R R Лапово Z Z R R Z Z Z R R R R R R R R Обреновац X X X X X X X X X X X X Z Z Z Град Вождовац D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R Београд/ГЗЈЗ Лазaревац X X X X X D D D Z Z Z R R R R Београд Гроцка D D D R R R R R R R Z Z Z Z Z Варварин- R R R R R R R D D D D D R R R Крушевац Обреж и Катун Рашки/ЗЗЈЗ Краљево део D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Ражањ Z Z Z Z Z Z X X X X X Z Z Z Z Гаџин Хан R R Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R R Нишки Сврљиг Z Z R Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R R Дољевац Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Зејачарски и Соко Бања Z Z R R R R R R R R R R R R R Борски Пирот Бабушница R R R R R R R R R Z Z Z Z Z Z Water supply situation in affected areas Округ Водовод Стање водоснабдевања по датумима 30.5. 31.5. 1.6. 2.6. 3.6. 4.5. 5.5. 6.6. 7.6. 8.6. Параћин Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Поморавски/ЗЗЈ Ћуприја Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R З Ћуприја Свилајнац Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Деспотовац Z Z Z R R R R R R R Смедеревска Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R Браничевски и Паланка Подунавски/ЗЗЈ Петровац R R R R R R R R R R З Пожаревац Кучево R R R R R R R R R R Жагубица R R R R R R R R R R Љиг Z Z Z R R R R R R R Лајковац R R R R R R R R R R Колубарски/ЗЗЈ Ваљево R R R R R R R R R R З Ваљево Уб R R R R R R R R R R Мионица R R R R R R R R R R Крупањ Z Z Z Z Z R R R R R Мачвански/ЗЗЈЗ Љубовија R R R R R R R R R R Шабац Коцељева R R R R R R R R R R Владимирци Z Z Z Z Z Z R R R R Богатић R R R R R R R R R R Мали Зворник R R R R R R R R R R Кнић R R R R R R R R R R Шумадијски Рача R R R R R R R R R R Лапово R R R R R R R R R R Обреновац Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Град Вождовац R R R R R R R R R R Београд/ГЗЈЗ Лазaревац R R R R R R R R R R Београд Гроцка R R R R R R R R R R Крушевац Варварин- Краљево део R R R R R R R R R R Рашки/ЗЗЈЗ Ушће Краљево Трстеник R R R R R R R R R R Ражањ R R R R R R R R R R Гаџин Хан R R R R R R R R R R Нишки Сврљиг R R R R R R R R R R Дољевац Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Зејачарски и Соко Бања R R R R R R R R R R Борски Пирот Бабушница Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z The Example of Obrenovac • Obrenovac is the south/western municipality of the City of Belgrade and it was the most affected town in Serbia, due to it’s unique location • It is positioned on the banks of 3 rivers: Sava, Kolubara and Tamnava, at the very confluence of the Kolubara and Sava river • Obrenovac is also the lowest point of the Kolubara river catchment area The Example of Obrenovac The complexity and specificity of the situation in Obrenovac • Complete blockade of all activities on recovery of city functions (high levels of surface water and groundwater) • Devastated water supply system • Devastated sewage system • Enormous amount of solid waste and contaminated and spoiled food (farmaceutical waste!) • Large number of dead animal carcasses (only one incinerator-pound, 70 km from Obrenovac!) • Urban area had remained flooded for almost a week Satelite images of Obrenovac flooded Emergency response – established coordination and inter-sectoral collaboration of the IPH of Serbia Established communication: ✓ Ministry of Interior ✓ Ministry of Defense ✓ Ministry of Health ✓ Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection (Plant Protection Department, Fito-Sanitary Inspection, Veterinary Services and Inspection) ✓ Institute for the Development of Water Resources"Jaroslav Cherni" ✓ Faculty of Agriculture ✓ Government Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief ✓ National Council for Consumer Protection ✓ Institute for Biocides and Medical Ecology ✓ The Institute for Vaccines and Virology – Torlak ✓ Multi-sectoral Team in order to monitor and propose actions against mosquitoes (Action plan for the treatment of mosquitoes) ✓ Regional – Cross-Border communication and cooperation (e.g.