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Office of the Resident Coordinator

Madagascar • Cyclone Giovanna Situation Report # 4 – 23 February 2012

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

 Nine days after the passing of cyclone Giovanna, 27 deaths have been reported, while the number of people injured is estimated at 90. To date, 3,249 people are still displaced in temporary shelters, in particular in the eastern districts of Brickaville, Vatomandry and Mahanoro, in the north-central district of Mampikony and in the capital, Antananarivo.  The BNGRC has announced that an international appeal will not be issued by the Malagasy Government, but that in-country support from partners and bilateral donors could be sought in the coming days.  Estimates from NGO partners on the ground (CARE International, MedAir) suggest a total of 80,000 people affected Cyclone Giovanna. Nevertheless, an in-depth analysis is ongoing to identify people who require immediate humanitarian assistance.  978 school classrooms have been severely or moderately damaged.  Information on damage and needs in the east-central districts of Anosibe an’Ala and , which was expected to be affected, has not been received yet. A joint multisectoral assessment will be held in those districts.

II. Situation Overview

The National Disaster Risk Management Office (BNGRC) and partners continue to process information being received from the field on the impacts of the Cyclone. Giovanna caused the death of 27 people while 90 are injured, and 3,249 others are still displaced in temporary shelters.

Local coping mechanisms and resilience to stocks of communities have been instrumental to the return of affected people back to their homes ten days after the passing of Cyclone Giovanna on 14 February. The large majority of the affected people have intended rehabilitating their houses, in some cases with the support of humanitarian partners.

At this stage, shelter and access to basic services (education and health) are the priority needs. Even though no major flooding was reported, partners continue monitoring the situation of water sources to prevent water- borne diseases outbreaks. Food security is another sector to pay attention to in the coming weeks, to ensure that affected people do not encounter major problems. Destruction of main crops could cause a serious impact in access to food supplies in local markets.

The BNGRC and humanitarian partners are working for the deployment of joint multi-sectoral assessments teams in most affected areas, based on priority needs already identified: shelter, education, health, and food security.

In the field, humanitarian interventions are ongoing to respond to protection, shelter, food assistance and water, hygiene and sanitation needs. Partners have also started providing temporary shelters to replace damaged and destroyed classrooms, with the aim of restarting regular education activities as soon as possible.

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III. Humanitarian Needs and Response

EDUCATION

Needs: According to UNICEF, the education is one of the most affected sector with 275 out of 783 primary school classrooms severely to moderately damaged in Vatomandry (35%) and 703 out of 997 primary school classrooms severely to moderately damaged in Brickaville (71%). Total of 77,403 children (38,721 girls and 38,682 boys) are therefore currently affected by the disaster.

Response: The Education Cluster continues to support education services in Brickaville and Vatomandry. Damage assessment reports are being validated. UNICEF already provided school/recreation kits and material for temporary classrooms to 33 schools in Brickaville and Vatomandry. The tarpa-tents will start to be set up as of 22 February, with the support of technical expert.

EMERGENCY SHELTER

Needs: 3,249 people are still displaced in temporary shelters. WASH and health assistance is being provided by partners.

Response: Catholic Relief Service (CRS) provided 3 tents in 2 communes, and non-food items (NFI) for 600 households. Furthermore, CRS is collecting and analysing information. Care International distributed plastic sheetings provided by USAID to 4,000 affected households in Vatomandry and 2,000 households in Brickaville. The BNGRC has increased the number of tents for those displaced in Antananarivo. A ship from La Reunion, provided by the French Government, has arrived in the eastern port town of Toamasina on Sunday 19 February, carrying plastic sheetings and rehabilitation kits for 2,000 households. This equipment has been mobilized by the Red Cross platform on disaster management (the Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform – PIROI in French). This relief supplies will be distributed to vulnerable people in Brickaville and Vatomandry.

Gaps & Constraints: There is a serious gap in the protection response at relocation sites, mainly in Antananarivo. A follow up meeting of the newly established Protection Cluster should provide guidance on immediate response to protection concerns. Registration of those displaced should be improved to show disaggregated data by sex, age and other categories related to specific vulnerabilities. Relocation sites do not respect the internationally established minimum standards for site management in terms of sanitation, water supply, shelter, cooking facilities and protection. Camp coordination and camp management training should be provided to partners involved in this sector, i.e. local authorities and social workers.

LOGISTICS

Needs: No significant infrastructural damage has been reported, and all main roads are open. Nevertheless, some national and secondary roads in the eastern region require minor rehabilitation.

Response: The Logistic Cluster is continuing to share information on road access and storage capacity in affected areas. As per latest information, road access has been restored on the National Road between Antananarivo and Toamasina (RN2) and the National Road between Antananarivo and Mampikuny (RN6) for all types of vehicles, and on the National Road 44 between Moramanga and only for light vehicles (a mobile bridge is now in place). Therefore, all the main cyclone-affected areas, including Brickaville, Antsapanana and Vatomandry (all three in the east), are accessible. CRS started an emergency cash-for-work project to facilitate the rehabilitation of the road to Andevoranto in Brickaville District. The Logistics Cluster will participate in a possible assessment mission to support information verification on accessibility that would facilitate assistance to more remote areas. Mining company Sherritt International Corporation, which operates in eastern Madagascar, conducted an aerial assessment on Saturday 18 February and reported no major damage in villages surrounding its mining sites and pipelines.

Gaps & Constraints: Access to several remote communes remains a challenge for conducting multisectoral assessment missions. However, local teams supported by partners are busy gathering maximum information. Multi-sectoral joint assessment teams are being planned to reach these communes in the coming days. In Brickaville, power supply has been seriously affected. JIRAMA (Madagascar Power and Water Company) informed that rehabilitation works would take at least one month and a half. This situation is affecting also the electricity-operated water purification system.

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FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS

Needs: In affected districts the main cash crops, which were already close to maturity, have been seriously damaged, i.e. maize and cassava. Other commercial crops in affected districts, such as breadfruit, oranges and papaya, which were to be harvested in April, have also been significantly impacted. Rice fields have been flooded, but the extent of the damage can only be assessed after the water recedes.

Response: WFP assists currently 16,140 beneficiaries with 82MT as part of General Food Distribution (GFD): 21MT of high energetic biscuits, 47.4MT of rice, 10MT of pulses and 3.6MT of cooking oil to displaced people in affected areas (Brickaville and Antananarivo, and and both on the southeast coast) with support from Care International, NGOs HELP, Miarintsoa and BDEM (Bureau de développement de l’Ekar Mananjary – a local Christian organization). Food-for-Work activities will start in collaboration with Care International and the NGO “Frères Saint-Gabriel” (FSG) in Brickaville. A meeting of the Cluster has been held on 22 February to define the thematic to be covered during a multi-cluster post- emergency assessment in the most affected areas: Brickaville, Vatomandry, Moramanga and Mampikony. This assessment, which will start on Monday 27 February for seven days, aims to analysis the overall situation and inform the response.

Gaps & Constraints: Food commodities are available on local markets and so far no price increase has been observed. However, insufficient food stocks in the markets in the coming days could increase food prices. Yetl, the livelihoods of some segments of population have been severely disrupted. The short and medium term food security situation of the population is of concern; seeds should be provided to affected farmers for the coming agriculture season.

HEALTH

Needs: Power supply currently is cut off at Brickaville Hospital where there is a need for emergency medical kits for affected people. Damage at the hospitals of Brickaville and Vatomandry need to be addressed. According to UNICEF, medical supplies to cover an estimated affected population of 180,000 are needed.

Response: WHO and UNICEF joined WFP in a field mission to follow up on damage and response in the districts of Brickaville and Vatomandry. UNICEF provided an electric generator to Brickaville Hospital, mainly to keep its cold chain running and provided logistics for transportation of vaccines to replace stocks destroyed due to dysfunctional cold chain. This will cover the target population for 3 months. UNFPA provided 1,000 individual maternal kits (KIA), 1,500 hygiene and dignity kits, several hundreds of syphilis serodiagnostic tests (VDRL) and more than 10,000 contraceptive products (male and female condoms, implants and intrauterine devices). All these products will be distributed in 20 basic health centres and two reference hospitals for delivering assistance to some 50,000 vulnerable households. In addition, WHO sent one (1) complete cholera kit, one (1) inter-agency emergency health basic kit (IEHK), one (1) malaria kit as well as 160,000 tablets of Praziquantel for distribution in case of intestinal bilharziasis outbreaks in Vatomandry and Brickaville districts. WHO also deployed a field health coordinator in those two districts. UNICEF delivered 2 tents and essential drugs for 1,000 people to the affected hospital and health centres. This should be sufficient for the first 3/4 days, before stocks can be replenished. 10,000 Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Mosquito nets were shipped to Brickaville and are being distributed to the affected and displaced population through the local NGO Frere St Gabriel covering 5,000 families. Additionally 10,000 flyers will be distributed to population to explain the importance of breastfeeding in emergencies. In the Moramanga region pre-positioned drugs are available in sufficient quantities. UNICEF provided 2 tents and midwifery kits to support clean delivery for expectant mothers to respond to 2 damaged health centres. Teams are gathering information on the number of children reached with immunization and curative services, while the NGO Frere St Gabriel is accelerating the distribution of LLIN’s.

Gaps & Constraints: Initial assessments are concentrated in urban areas. Situation of most rural health centres are still unknown. In-depth sectoral assessments should be conducted to better estimate the situation for the sector.

PROTECTION

Needs: Although there is not much consolidated information on Protection issues, partners are reporting the need for interventions on gender-based violence and following up on unaccompanied minors. Protection

3 UNRCO Madagascar - Situation Report nº 4 needs linked to camp management activities are also being highlighted, in particular sanitation, water supply, shelter, cooking facilities and protection. In the affected eastern districts, 29 unaccompanied minors have been identified. And in the capital, Antananarivo, 15 missing children were reported.

Response: A follow-up meeting of the newly established Protection Cluster was held on 21 February to provide guidance on immediate response to Protection concerns. Registration of displaced people will be done at nightly hours in relocation centres in Antananarivo. (Sensitisation on protection has already started through UNICEF’s local partner SPDTS (Madagascar’s Union of Social Workers) in the displaced camps in Antananarivo. Child Protection Networks have been activated in affected areas. SPDTS is also working in Antananarivo in response to the cases of unaccompanied and missing children and one of the missing children has already been found.

Gaps & Constraints: Registration activities should be strengthened in temporary shelters to assess the specific needs of the displaced people. Information management regarding protection concerns should be strengthened.

WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)

Needs: WASH assessment is ongoing in Vatomandry, Brickaville and Mampikony (in the north-central region of Sofia). No major damage was reported on water and sanitation infrastructures. However, in Brickaville, before Cyclone Giovanna hit, the water distribution system was functioning only 8 hours a day, while in Vatomandry only 25% of water points were operational. As agreed, the WASH concerns are not a priority for multi-sectoral joint assessments planned by the BNGRC and partners. The WASH Cluster agreed on focusing interventions on people relocated in temporary shelters and on households in remote areas. According to UNICEF, over 50,000 people in the East and 4,200 people in Antananarivo are in need of an immediate WASH response.

Response: In Analamanga Region (central Madagascar), UNICEF supports NGO Miarintsoa and the Antananarivo Municipal Hygiene Office to assess the WASH situation in the capital city and response to needs. A total of 1,200 vulnerable families were identified. 782 families received WASH kits. One bloc of 4 latrines and 10 bloc latrines in the 10 sites have been cleaned and 7 camps have been disinfected. 500 families are benefiting from water cards for free of charge access to water. All families in the sites have been reached by hygiene promotion activities. Key messages are also posted at the water kiosks. The assessment is continuing in 3 additional sites (, Sabotsy-Namehana and Namehana) in Antananarivo suburbs. In addition, the Malagasy Red Cross Society is distributing 30,000 litres of water per day through batch water treatment in the eastern region of Atsinanana, mainly in Brickaville and Vatomandry. Hygiene promotion was carried out to prevent water-borne diseases. CRS distributed 1,060 WASH kits in 2 communes. In Brickaville UNICEF has distributed 1,089 WASH kits through its local partner Frères St Gabriel. Eleven wells have been disinfected and 4 blocks of 2 temporary latrines are installed in displacement camps. 512 families have been reached through hygiene promotion activities. 442 families benefit from household water treatment. In Vatomandry 298 families have received WASH kits, 16 wells have been treated and disinfected. In addition, UNICEF distributed 11,440 litres of water per day to 222 displaced households. They also carried out hygiene promotion activities in 21 fokontany (the smallest administrative unit) to 1,480 families. In Atsinanana Region and in the town of Vatomandry, Medair completed an assessment in 85% of the communes and is planning for the distribution of WASH Kits, disinfection of 2 wells for 32 families, and sensitization in 2 communes. In Mampikony (in the north-central region of Sofia), the regional cluster reported the need to assist some 1,200 relocated people. NGO SAHI is already providing assistance to vulnerable people.

Gaps & Constraints: In Antananarivo, 1,000 hygiene kits and 1,000 water cards should be distributed. In Brickaville, 7,500 families kits should be distributed and 60 wells to be treated. In Vatomandry, 8,000 wash kits should be distributed and 100 wells treated.

IV. Coordination

The BNGRC facilitated a coordination meeting of cluster/sector focal points on Monday 20 February, to plan an integrated multi-sectoral assessment. Four sectors were identified as a priority: shelter, education, health and food security. Several teams will be identified this week to conduct assessment in the most vulnerable communes, complete data gaps, and guide both humanitarian actors and donors in their interventions.

OCHA deployed a staff in Brickaville and Moramanga to look at the local coordination mechanism and the on-going humanitarian responses.

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V. Funding

The BNGRC has announced that an international appeal will not be launched by the Malagasy Government, but that in-country support from partners and bilateral donors should be requested in the coming days. Various partners and donors have already declared their intention to avail emergency funds to support humanitarian response. For instance, the Embassy of South Africa approached the BNGRC to discuss its possible contribution to humanitarian response through the provision of NFIs (blankets, tents, etc.). UNICEF informed about the receipt of an internal loan of USD 500,000 covering approximately 33% of their initial requirements. The Red Cross Society has received around 300,000 $us from IFRC Geneva, through the Disaster Response Emergency Fund. This fund will be used to purchase NFI and monitor Red Cross activities.

VI. Contact

Please contact:

Fatma Samoura, UN Resident Coordinator [email protected], Phone: +261 34 480 0780

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

Rija Rakotoson, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, [email protected], Phone: +261 33 150 7693

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

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5 Humanitarian Response Who Is Doing What, Where MADAGASCAR to Cyclone Giovanna As at 21 Feb 2012

ANTANANARIVO BRICKAVILLE DISTRICT Legend HEALTH WASH UNFPA CRM FSG Seriously Affected Districts Mobilization of a truck for distributing SEYCHELLES 1 water purification unit, Prepositioning of 5 000 wash kits; cleaning of water sources, needs assessment in support to medicines and hygiene kits to people watsan sensitization campaign local DRM committees (CDGRC), in need. Partially Affected Districts to prevent water-borne setting-up of sanitation facilities in WASH diseases, 11 volunteers sent to temporary sites, water distribution, UNICEF SAGS support local DRM committees WASH information and community Regional Boundaries Distribution of water Setting-up (CDGRC), water supply (20000 education, cleaning of water card, jerrycans and of liters) sources soaps, setting-up of temporary CRS UNICEF temporary latrines in latrines Mobilization of field teams to support Coordination expert sent to six temporary sites local DRM committees (CDGRC) in support activities of WASH Miarintsoa NGO/BMH/SSENV/UNICEF assessment and distribution, if cluster in the field; 5000 Distribution of wash kits for 586 needed; distribution of wash card to wash kits, 5000 water support 1500 families, distribution of purification kits, 2 water families; setting- up of temporary GLORIOSO ISLAND wash kits for 1000 families, wash purification units. lCatOrinMes;O veRrifOicaStion of sanitation sensitization campaign facilities in 10 temporary sites; BNGRC PRIVE disinfection of 7 temporary sites, 45 boxes of soap, 5 boxes of candles 36 boxes of soap identification of 500 families receiving FSG/UNICEF/Ministry of water water cards; wash sensitization Antsiranana I Distribution of wash kits to 634 families; water supply through 1000 campaign for 586 families Antsiranana II fountains for 62 families, wash sensitization campaign in 12 fokontany; FMOOAD YSEOCUTRITTYE sensitization campaign of 442 families for water treatment at home WFP/UNICEF SHELTER HEALTH 20MT of food for 5000 people CRM CRM BNGRC Nosy-Be Distribution of plastic sheeting, jerry Disease monitoring, 5 900 Kg of rice and cereals cans, fuel for heating to 300 families; psychosocial support Nosy-Be Ambilobe Vohemar rehabilitation kits for 2000 families (with PIROI) Ambanja CRS Ministry of Health 3 tents in 2 communes; NFI kits for Medicine and medical supply Sambava 600 households; cash for work (about 1 215 258 Ar for Mozambique (opening the road to Andovoranto) ; Brickaville & Vatomandry) Andapa collect/analyse and respond to the Channel targeted communes BNGRC CLUSTER WASH 400 mosquito nets 1 209 716 Ar (USD 600) for Befandriana Nord Antalaha medicine Maroantsetra CARE EDUCATION Distribution of plastic sheeting, UNICEF Mahajanga II Mahajanga I Port-Berge (-Vaovao) provided by USAID; 2000 tarpaulins PRIVATE SECTOR Distribution of tarpaulins 26 iron sheets; 36 Kg of nails to repair Mitsinjo Marovoay Mampikony Mananara-Avaratra hospitals and schools FOOD SECURITY Soalala WFP BNGRC Soanierana Ivongo Needs assessment for distribution of Local purchase of 7 MT of Ambato Boeni Sainte Marie Besalampy food and energy biscuits, 22 MT of rice, 2 MT of cereal food for 4000 people (with HELP) Tsaratanana Fenerive Est PRIVATE SECTOR Kandreho 4 000 000 Ar; 2500 Kg of rice Maevatanana Maintirano Vavatenina MULTISECTORIEL Ambatomainty CARE, MEDAIR, BNGRC AMBATOVY Morafenobe Ambatondrazaka Initial aerial assessment Aerial assessment of the pipeline Toamasina II CARE Ankazobe Anjozorobe Toamasina I Assessment team deployed in the field in support to the local DRM Fenoarivobe committees (CDGRC)

Miandrivazo Ambohidratrimo Brickaville Antsalova Antananarivo Manjakandriana Tsiroanomandidy Miarinarivo Moramanga Arivonimamo WASH Soavinandriana Ambatolampy Vatomandry CRM Faratsiho 6 volunteers sent to support the local DRM committees (CDGRC) and Anosibe-An'ala Belo Sur Tsiribihina new prepoVsAitiToOniMngA oNf DwaRtYer DpuISriTficRaItCioTn products Mandoto Antsirabe I Antanifotsy Antanambao Manampontsy MULTISECTORIEL EDUCATION Betafo Antsirabe II AMBATOVY UNICEF Marolambo Mahanoro Aerial assessment of the pipeline Distribution of tarpaulins Fandriana Ambatofinandrahana Nosy-Varika Morondava Mahabo Ambositra VATOMANDRY DISTRICT Manandriana WASH Ambohimahasoa CRM FSG Map ID: ROSA200v6_Mdg_Cyclone_Giovanna Mananjary 1 water purification unit, Prepositioning of 5 000 wash kits; Ikalamavony Isandra Manja cleaning of water sources, needs assessment in support of Creation Date: 21 Feb 2012 Lalangina watsan sensitization campaign local DRM committees (CDGRC), Beroroha Projection/Datum: WGS84 Geographic Vohibato to prevent water-borne setting-up of sanitation facilities in diseases, 11 volunteers sent to temporary sites, water distribution, Web Resources: http://ochaonline.un.org/rosea Ambalavao Ikongo Manakara Atsimo support local DRM committees WASH information and community Nominal Scale at A4 paper size: 1:8,500,000 Morombe (CDGRC), water supply (10,000 education, cleaning of water Ankazoabo liters) sources 0 50 100 200 Ihosy Vohipeno CRS UNICEF Km Ivohibe Mobilization of field teams to support Coordination expert sent to Vondrozo Farafangana local DRM committees (CDGRC) in support activities of WASH Map data source(s): Sakaraha assessment and distribution, if cluster in the field; 5000 GAUL, Global Discovery, OCHA, GDACS, Iakora needed; distribution of wash card to wash kits, 5000 water Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), BNGRC, UNCT Toliara II Indian support 1500 families purification kits, 2 water Madagascar. Toliary I Benenitra Betroka Midongy-Atsimo purification units. Vangaindrano FSG/Ministry of Water/UNICEF MEDAIR Ocean Distribution of wash kits to 200 Distribution of wash kits; Disclaimers: Betioky Atsimo Befotaka families; disinfection of 13 wells; 7,000 disinfection of water points The designations employed and the presentation liters of water for 143 families; wash for 32 families; wash of material on this map do not imply the sensitization campaign of 6 fokontany; sensitization campaign in 2 expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part Bekily sensitization campaign of 200 families communes of the Secretariat of the United Nations Amboasary-Atsimo Ampanihy Ouest SHELTER HEALTH concerning the legal status of any country, Taolagnaro CRM CRM territory, city or area or of its authorities, or Ambovombe-Androy Distribution of plastic sheeting, jerry Disease monitoring, cans, fuel for heating to 3500 families, psychosocial support Beloha rehabilitation kits for 2000 families (with PIROI) Map Locator Tsihombe CARE EDUCATION 2000 tarpaulins UNICEF Distribution of tarpaulins FOOD SECURITY WFP 1000 Kg of high energy biscuits for 1100 beneficiaries (with CARE). MULTISECTORIEL CARE, MEDAIR, BNGRC AMBATOVY Initial aerial assessment Aerial assessment of the pipeline

NOSY-VARIKA DISTRICT MAHANORO DISTRICT MULTISECTORIEL FOOD SECURITY WFP/BDEM CARE 1000 Kg of high energy biscuits for Assessment team deployed in the 1000 temporary displaced people in field in support to the local DRM Mananjary and Nosy Varika committees (CDGRC)