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Madagascar • Cyclone Giovanna, Irina and floods Situation Report # 6 – 05 March 2012

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

 Heavy rains have continued to affect the central, eastern and south-eastern regions of , leading to floods that have severely impacted the south-eastern coast in particular. 27 people have died and 9,600 have been evacuated or have been displaced in temporary sites. A state of emergency has been declared on Sunday 04 March in two regions in the south-eastern coast.

 Tropical disturbance Irina, which crossed northern Madagascar and threatened the western coast of the island, caused limited damage. Four people have died, 143 were displaced, 14 school classrooms and 4 health centres damaged.

 With regard to the impact of tropical cyclone Giovanna, 35 people died and 118 were injured. Around 1,000 people are still displaced in temporary shelters, in particular in the capital city . Assessment teams are returning from the field.

II. Situation Overview

New reports of flooding Heavy rains were recorded between 25 February and 01 March over the central, eastern and south-eastern regions of Madagascar, which led to flooding particularly in the south-eastern part of Madagascar. In the eastern region, rice fields have been flooded both in Moramanga, Anosibe an’Ala, Vatomandry and Brickaville but water has receded quickly. Three assessment teams have been deployed to assess the impacts of tropical cyclone Giovanna and covered much of the area affected by these rains. These assessment teams should thus be able to provide more information on this situation in eastern part in the coming days. In the south-eastern coast, the impact of the floods is significant. Preliminary information indicates that 27 people have died and 9,600 have been evacuated or have been displaced in the districts of Mananjary, Ifanadiana, Vangaindrano, Vohipeno, Faranfangàna and Midongy South to various relocation sites. Prepositioned food aid, wash and medical kits are sufficient to meet the needs of those displaced people. However, the longer term impact of these floods on food security could be serious. The main road to this region is completely cut off and road rehabilitation works could take ten days. Transportation by boat through the Pangalane channel could be an alternative way of reaching this region. The Government declared on Sunday 04 March a state of emergency in those affected districts.

The Response to Tropical Cyclone Giovanna According to the latest information on the impacts of tropical cyclone Giovanna, which hit Madagascar in mid-February, 35 people died and 118 people were injured. Around 1,000 people are still displaced in temporary shelters, in particular in the capital city of Antananarivo. An estimated 978 school classrooms were damaged in the districts of Brickaville and Vatomandry; and other damaged schools have also been identified in isolated parts of other districts according to the multisectoral assessment teams. Report of this assessment will be available soon. On 4 March, the joint multi-sectoral assessment mission, which focused on the districts of Moramanga, Anosibean’Ala and II was completed. The assessment considered shelter, education, health and food security as priority sectors. A similar assessment is on-going in the districts of Brickaville and Vatomandry, in order to have a complete analysis of the five affected districts in eastern Madagascar. The early recovery phase has started for all sectors, following the return of most displaced persons to their villages. Cases of malaria, which started to be recorded before Giovanna, are spreading in the eastern region of , and in the south-eastern regions of Atsimo Atsinanana and Vatovavy Fitovinany.

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The Impact of Tropical Disturbance Irina Tropical disturbance Irina has left the coast of Madagascar on 01 March. It had crossed northern Madagascar and threatened the western coast of the island, but caused limited damage. Four people died, 143 were displaced, and 14 classrooms and 4 health centres damaged. The district of Vohemar on the north- east coast was the most affected area. All displaced people have returned to their homes and national roads in northern Madagascar have been reopened.

III. Humanitarian Needs and Response to Giovanna

EDUCATION

Needs: The Education sector is one of the most affected areas, with 275 out of 783 primary school classrooms severely to moderately damaged in Vatomandry district, and 703 out of 997 primary school classrooms severely to moderately damaged in Brickaville district. In these two districts, a total of 77,403 learners (38,721 girls and 38,682 boys) were affected. In addition, a joint multi-sectoral assessment has noted that several classrooms have been damaged in the district of Moramanga and Anosibean’Ala. Response: To date, 62 schools have received 116 school-in-a-box kits and 67 recreation kits, benefitting 9,280 learners (4,547 girls and 4,733 boys). 195 tents have been distributed and 10 temporary classrooms have been erected, benefitting 500 schoolchildren (245 girls and 255 boys) in the districts of Brickaville and Vatomandry. Communities are being sensitised to collect wood for the construction of temporary classrooms, in additional to the wood being collected to rebuild houses. Heavy rains had slowed the building process; however, it is expected that once the rains stop, the cascade approach taken to train the community technicians to speed up the building of the remaining 240 temporary classrooms. Gaps and constraints: Reopened classrooms require teachers to run multi-grade classes. In the district of Moramanga and Anosibean’Ala, teachers whose houses were destroyed are living at schools

EMERGENCY SHELTER

Needs: A total of 10,600 people are displaced in various temporary shelters in the country, around 1,000 displaced by Giovanna and the rest displaced by the recent heavy rains. Many of those affected in rural areas need to be identified in order for them to be provided with shelters. Response: 600 family tents, provided by Shelter Box, will be dispatched to the three communes most affected by Giovanna in the district of Brickaville. For the floods in the south-eastern region, all displaced persons are hosted in schools and public buildings. Gaps & Constraints: The delivering of shelter items (plastic sheeting, family tents, etc) to the isolated communes is prohibitively expensive.

LOGISTICS

Needs: The main road to the region recently affected by heavy rain is completely cut off, and according to an informal source in the Minister of Public Works, the rehabilitation of the road could take ten days. Transportation by train is also discontinued, and only transportation by boat through the Pangalane channel could be an alternative way for reaching the south-eastern region. Response: The Logistic Cluster is continuing to share logistical information regarding affected areas. Alternative transportation will be identified soon to facilitate the delivering of items from the capital of Antananarivo or between the districts within the south-eastern coast. Gaps & Constraints: Humanitarian assistance to those affected by recent flooding in south-eastern coast will be difficult if the main road is not immediately repaired.

FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS . Response: With regard to the response to Giovanna, the Mining Company Ambatovy will distribute 40 tons of rice in the nine affected communes in Brickaville district. WFP provided immediate assistance to 16,140 displaced people in Brickaville (east), Nosy Varika and Mananjary (south-east) and in Antananarivo in

2 UNRCO Madagascar - Situation Report nº 6 collaboration with CARE International, HELP, Miarintsoa and the BDEM (Bureau de développement de l’Ekar Mananjary). 82MT mixed commodities were distributed. On 27 February, WFP in collaboration with NGO Frères St Gabriel (FSG) started food-for-work activities (FFW) in favour of 8,400 beneficiaries. 57 MT of mixed commodities are expected to be distributed under this programme. FFW activities aim at building and rehabilitating WASH-related infrastructures. The Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster therefore join the joint multi-sectoral assessment team which started on 27 February under the coordination of the BNGRC and OCHA/RCO. Regarding the recent flooding, the Food security cluster has been activated at local level for immediate interventions.

NUTRITION Response: Nutrition cluster will meet on Tuesday 06 March in order to discuss eventual interventions based on various scenarii.

HEALTH Needs: Coordination of the health response being provided by various stakeholders needs to be improved. Cases of malaria, which started to be recorded before Giovanna, are spreading in the eastern region of Atsinanana and in the south-eastern coast. The basic health centre (BHC) of Andevoranto commune, where Giovanna made landfall, was completely destroyed and is still not functioning. This situation requires the provision of temporary tent to serve as a temporary clinic. Immunization sessions have been interrupted at the BHC - a situation that requires urgent and adequate response. Response: Health Cluster partners continue to support health interventions in the districts affected by Giovanna, particularly in Brickaville, Moramanga and Vatomandry. Temporary tents and essential drugs have been provided to the eight destroyed and non-functional basic health centres. WHO has dispatched emergency malaria kits, in addition to those previously dispatched to the regions of Atsinanana, Vatovavy Fitovinany and Atsimo Atsinanana, and the diarrheal kits and zinc that were dispatched to the districts of Brickaville and Vatomandry. Reproductive Health kits from UNFPA are also being dispatched. The Ministry of Public Health, with kits provided by UN partners and purchased with state funds, has delivered emergency medical stocks in the region of Atsinanana and dispatched emergency health kits as well as Long Lasting Nets to the north-eastern region, following impact of tropical disturbance Irina. In the Moramanga district, although pre-positioned drugs are available in sufficient quantities, health centres were damaged by Giovanna. In response, UNICEF provided a tent for temporary clinic shelter for Moramanga city and a midwifery kit. Three basic health centres in Antanambao Manampotsy district were also completely destroyed by Giovanna, and in response UNICEF provided three tents and three midwifery kits to ensure the continuity of health care for children and women. In the district of Brickaville, two tents and midwifery kits were also provided to the hospital and a health centre, following the impact of Giovanna. Finally, the National emergency Unit of the Ministry of Public Health carried out insecticide spraying of the affected homes in Brickaville to control malaria. A joint field mission of WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA is scheduled for next week in Atsinanana region to strengthen the coordination capacity of local services and monitor the health activities. Gaps & Constraints: N/A

PROTECTION No major change since situation report n°4.

WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)

Needs: In response to Giovanna, the WASH Cluster continues to focus its response to displaced people at temporary shelters and households in remote areas, with most of the needs being in Brickaville, Vatomandry, Mampikony, Antananarivo and recently in the most affected districts in the south-eastern coast. Response: The detail of the WASH responses is mapped in the annex. In response to Giovanna, WASH interventions have been implemented in Antananarivo and in the four districts on the eastern coast (Moramanga, Brickaville, Vatomandry and Mahanoro). Activities are mainly on installation of temporary

3 UNRCO Madagascar - Situation Report nº 6 latrines at relocation sites, hygiene promotion (reaching 11,150 households), provision of WASH kits (for 13,000 people or households?), sanitary cleaning of public areas, and disinfection of 55 wells. Regarding the response to the new floods, assessments by local actors are on-going to identify urgent needs. Gaps & Constraints: Regarding the response to Giovanna, at the displacements sites in Antananarivo, three additional latrines need to be installed, while in Brickaville, the water system needs to be assessed and 100 wells to be disinfected. In Vatomandry, water quality needs to be monitored. The dispatching of wash kits and other wash items is very difficult in the south-eastern coast

IV. Coordination

Regarding the response to the recent flooding, on 04 March a restricted meeting was held between BNGRC, OCHA/RCO, Cluster focal points, National Meteorological Services, the Ministry of Public Works, and APIPA, the organization in charge of the floods early warning system in Antananarivo. This meeting aimed to identify the urgent needs of the temporary displaced persons in the south-eastern coast region, discuss possible scenario in terms of flood impact and accessibility in the coming days, estimate available relief stocks, and provide recommendations and guidance to local actors. A state of emergency has been in the two south- eastern regions of the Vatovavy Fitovinany and Atsimo Atsinanana, and schools will be closed for three days in these regions. A second meeting has been held later on 4 March to decide on the best manner to implement all decisions taken during the first meeting. The Food Security, Health, Shelter and Wash Clusters have been activated and directed to mobilize their prepositioned stocks immediately. The Food Security Cluster will be prioritizing people displaced to relocation sites.

V. Funding

No major change since last report. All humanitarian partners including donors and recipient agencies are encouraged to inform FTS of cash and in-kind contributions by sending an e-mail to: [email protected].

VI. Contact

Please contact:

Fatma Samoura, UN Resident Coordinator [email protected], Tel. +261 34 480 0780

Narciso Rosa-Berlanga, Regional Humanitarian Affairs Officer, [email protected], Tel. +261 33 743 2514

Rija Rakotoson, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, [email protected], Tel. +261 33 150 7693

For more information, please visit www.reliefweb.int/country/mdg

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4 MADAGASCAR IMPACTS OF THE RECENT As of 04 March 2012 FLOODING IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN COAST Legend

Seriously flooded communes

Districts boundaries

Regions boundaries

Pangalane Channel

Rivers

National roads RN 25: ROAD CUT OFF BETWEEN RANOMAFANA AND IFANADIANA (PK 55+200 - PK 55+400 - PK 56 – PK 56+200)

Disclaimers:

The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers.

RN 12: SUBMERGED ROAD BETWEEN VOHIPENO - MANAKARA

Creation Date: 05 March 2012 Projection : Laborde RN 12: ROAD SUBMERGED BETWEEN VOHIPENO – FARAFANGANA

Map data source(s): TEMPORARY DISPLACED PEOPLE BNGRC, NGOs, Ministry of Public Works Mananjary : 3,845 Vohipeno : 1,963 Farafangàna : 2,506 Indian Vangaindrano : 215 Ocean Midongy du sud : 1,080

Map Locator MADAGASCAR Humanitarian Response Who is Doing What Where To Cyclone Giovanna As of 05 March 2012

ANTANANARIVO MORAMANGA DISTRICT TOAMASINA II BRICKAVILLE DISTRICT Legend HEALTH WASH DISTRICT WASH UNFPA CRM HEALTH CRM FSG Mobilization of a truck for 6 volunteers sent to support the local UNFPA 1 water purification unit, cleaning Prepositioning of 5 000 wash kits; needs Seriously Affected distributing medicines and DRM committees (CDGRC) and new Medical supplies and of water sources, watsan assessment in support to local DRM hygiene kits to people in need. prepositioning of water purification equipment for 02 sensitization campaign to prevent committees (CDGRC), setting-up of Districts WASH products medical centers water-borne diseases, 11 sanitation facilities in temporary sites, UNICEF AMBATOVY CRS (cover 20,000 volunteers sent to support local water distribution, WASH information and Distribution of water card, 1,815 water Distribution of people) DRM committees (CDGRC), water community education, cleaning of water Partially Affected purification kits; wash kits for 800 supply (20000 L) sources jerrycans and soaps, setting-up LOGISTIC Districts of temporary latrines in six 56 bars of soap families AMBATOVY CRS UNICEF temporary sites HEALTH Staffing of 4x4 (with Mobilization of field teams to support local Coordination expert sent to Miarintsoa UNFPA UNICEF DRM committees (CDGRC) in assessment and support activities of WASH a driver and fuel for Regional Boundaries NGO/BMH/SSENV/UNICEF Medical supplies 01 tent and 01 06 days) for the distribution; distribution of wash card to cluster in the field; 5000 wash Distribution of wash kits for 782 and equipments midwifery kit for assessment mission support 1500 families; 2,080 wash kits ; wash kits, 5000 water purification kits, families; setting- up of for 05 medical the damaged sensitization campaign to 2,140 families; 2 water purification units; temporary latrines; verification centers health center setting-up of 26 temporary latrines disinfection of 20 wells; and cleaning of sanitation FOOD SECURITY BNGRC PRIVE facilities in 10 temporary sites; AMBATOVY 45 boxes of soap, 5 boxes of candle 36 boxes of soap disinfection of 07 temporary 15,000 Kg of food and 1,060 L of oil; 6,400 FSG/UNICEF/Ministry of water MEDAIR sites, identification of 500 Kg of seed Distribution of 2, 490 wash kits; water supply through 1001 Distribution of families receiving water maps; SHELTER fountains for 62 families, wash sensitization campaign in 12 300 wash kits wash sensitization campaign for AMBATOVY PRIVATE fokontany; sensitization campaign of 2697 families for all families in the sites; key 292 bags of cement, 30 60 family water treatment at home messages are also posted at the pieces of round wood, 02 Kg kit units AMBATOVY CRS/ IFD/NON/WFP water kiosks; water supplies at of nails, 60 board, 102 02 trucks to clean the (Labour-intensive work) Sanitary cleaning of the 24 temporary sites meters of plastic sheeting city public areas SAGS EDUCATION EDUCATION LOGISTIC Setting-up of temporary latrines UNICEF UNICEF CPC FOOD SECURITY Distribution of tarpaulins Distribution of tarpaulins, school kits and Support for electrification and WFP/UNICEF MULTISECTORIEL recreation kits for 125 schools (including food transport 20MT of food for 5000 people AMBATOVY GOVERNMENT Vatomandry district) BNGRC Aerial assessment 5 200 000 MGA SHELTER HEALTH 5 900 Kg of rice and cereals of the pipeline CRM CRM Distribution of plastic sheeting, jerrycans, Disease monitoring, fuel for heating to 300 families; rehabilitation psychosocial support kits for 2000 families (with PIROI) CRS Ministry of Health 3 tents in 02 communes; NFI kits for 600 Medicine and medical supply MAMPIKONY DISTRICT households; cash for work (opening the road (about 1 215 258 Ar for WASH to Andovoranto) ; collect/analyse and Brickaville and Vatomandry) SAHI NGO respond to the targeted communes Wash kits and disinfection of 12 BNGRC CLUSTER WASH wells for 1,200 relocated people 400 mosquito nets 1 209 716 Ar (USD 600 for medicine) CARE UNFPA Distribution of 397 plastic sheeting, provided Medical supplies and equipment Mozambique by USAID for 4,000 families for 10 medical centers including PRIVATE SECTOR the CHD1 (cover 100,000 Channel 26 iron sheets; 36 Kg of nails to repair people) hospitals and schools SHELTER IN A BOX UNICEF 600 family tents for the most affected 02 tents and 02 midwifery kits communes for 01 health center and 01 hospital FOOD SECURITY WFP/CARE BNGRC 1MT of energy biscuits; 22 MT of food for Local purchase of 7 MT of rice, 2 MT 4000 people of cereal PRIVATE SECTOR AMBATOVY 4 000 000Ar; 2500 Kg of rice 40 MT of rice for 09 communes MULTISECTORIEL CARE, MEDAIR, BNGRC AMBATOVY Initial aerial assessment Aerial assessment of the pipeline CARE Creation Date: 05 March 2012 Assessment in the field in support to the local DRM committees (CDGRC) Projection Datum: Laborde Nominal Scale at A4 paper size: 1:8,500,000

VATOMANDRY DISTRICT WASH CRM FSG 1 water purification unit, cleaning Prepositioning of 5 000 wash kits; needs Map data source(s): of water sources, watsan assessment in support of local DRM GAUL, Global Discovery, OCHA, GDACS, Tropical sensitization campaign to prevent committees (CDGRC), setting-up of Storm Risk (TSR), BNGRC, UNCT Madagascar water-borne diseases, 11 sanitation facilities in temporary sites, volunteers sent to support local water distribution, WASH information and Disclaimers: DRM committees (CDGRC), water community education, cleaning of water The designations employed and the presentation of supply (10,000 liters) sources material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the CRS UNICEF Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the Mobilization of field teams to support Coordination expert sent to support legal status of any country, territory, city or area or local DRM committees (CDGRC) in activities of WASH cluster in the of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of assessment and distribution, if needed; field; 5000 wash kits, 5000 water its frontiers. distribution of wash card to support 1500 purification kits, 2 water purification families units. FSG/Ministry of Water/UNICEF MEDAIR Distribution of wash kits to 200 families; Distribution of wash kits for 2,301 disinfection of 13 wells; 7,000 liters of families; disinfection of 46 water water for 3,511 families; sensitization points; wash sensitization campaign campaign of 1,153 families; setting –up of in 02 communes Indian 02 temporary latrines MEDAIR/ IFD/NON/CARE Map Locator Ocean (Labour -intensive work) Sanitary cleaning of the public areas SHELTER HEALTH CRM CRM Distribution of plastic Disease monitoring, psychosocial support sheeting, jerrycans, fuel for UNFPA heating to 3500 families, Medical supplies and equipment for 02 medical rehabilitation kits for 2000 centers and the CHD2 for surgical and obstetrical MAHANORO DISTRICT families (with PIROI) MULTISECTORIEL interventions CARE CARE EDUCATION Assessment team deployed 2000 tarpaulins UNICEF in the field in support to the Distribution of tarpaulins ANTANAMBAO local DRM committees FOOD SECURITY LOGISTIC NOSY-VARIKA DISTRICT MANAMPOTSY (CDGRC) WFP/CARE CPC FOOD SECURITY DISTRICT WASH Food for work (342 MT of foods Support for electrification and food transport WFP/BDEM HEALTH FSG with Brickaville district) 1000 Kg of high energy biscuits for UNICEF Disinfection of 09 wells and MULTISECTORIEL 1000 temporary displaced people in 03 tents and 03 midwifery hygiene promotion for 150 CARE, MEDAIR, BNGRC AMBATOVY Mananjary and Nosy Varika districts kits for 03 health centers families Initial aerial assessment Aerial assessment of the pipeline