Summary of East Shewa Zone Flood Affected Communities' Assessment
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Summary of East Shewa zone flood affected communities’ assessment 10 September 2020 Flood emergency needs assessment was conducted from September 03-10, 2020 in Fentale, Bosset and Adama woredas and Haro Hadi/ Metehara town of East Shewa zone, Oromia region. The assessment intends to see the magnitude of the flood disaster in the affected communities and identify the current available responses, understand the gaps, thereby providing OCHA with the necessary data to find solution for the affected communities from different sources. The cause of the flood was mainly due to the overflow of Awash River coupled with the rise of Beseka Lake in Fentale woreda. Several houses were immersed in the water, most of the mud houses collapsed coupled with age factor as they were constructed 40-50 years ago, and few may be renewed if supported with building materials. OCHA-NHAO from Borena visited the affected sites joining Oromia and National DRMC experts in Fentale woreda, Haro Hadi/Metehara town, Adama woreda- in Batu Degaga, Uraga Melka weba and Kuriftu area with the representatives of Ethiopian parliament (on different days) and conducted discussion with Bosset woreda DRM representatives and got sufficient information on Bole area flood displaced people. The displaced communities’ in all areas settled in school compounds, in host community settings’ and on bare land trying to make shelters from plastic sheets and available materials. Infrastructures other than houses have been affected by the flood, as a result the road from Metehara town to Addis Ketema and to Gudo fuafuate have been broken creating difficulty on transportation. The number of displaced individuals is exceeding 33 thousand (Male HHs, 6680 and Female HHs 3970, Families: 17078 Male and 16093 Female including HH heads). The assessment team witnessed that the available support cannot meet the needs of the communities, it only covers 20 to 25 percent. NDRMC and East Shewa zone administration reached communities with initial support (food and NFIs) in the first 72 hrs. which is encouraging. (materials reached on site on Sept 05,2020). other charitable societies also tried to support materials though the amount is small. Orthodox church, Ethiopian Red Cross Society and local NGO called RIRA provided one time support to the incidence. Metehara town municipality also coordinated town dwellers for immediate support as soon as the incident occurs, and they responded with the provision of hot meal. As the flood is contaminated with the sewerage systems from latrines, some individuals encountered swelling of the legs while trying to save their properties, this may cause water borne diseases. Absence of adequate mosquito nets may result in malaria infestation. As per the assessment, the following result has been obtained: 1. Food: The total available food which is under distribution is 1478 quintals, and need is 14745 quintals and the gap is 13,265 quintals for three months. 2. Oil: the need is 44231 lit, under distribution is 2066 liters and the gap is 42,165 liters 3. CSB: the need is 4655 quintals, available is 213 and the Gap is 4,442 quintal 4. Milk: 414 cartons of milk was received but still there is a gap of 1686 cartons. 5. NFI/Mattress: There are only 351 mattresses but the need/gap is 14,424 6. 1025 blankets were received, but the gap is still 14,424 Blankets, 7. 148 roles of plastic sheet were received but there is ab need of 1,522 Plastic sheets, 8. Mosquito net: 1200 nets have been received but the gap is still 8,860 Mosquito nets, 9. Only 70 plates were donated, and the gap is 12,115 plates. 10. The WASH materials needs is also high, there is a need of 8 drums of HTH chlorine, 5 water truck 2461 carton of soaps, 121 cartons of Water purifiers, 140 Carton of Bishan Gari, 11 water tankers, 9,214 Jerry cans, 10064 Buckets and nearly 60,000 m3 of water is needed. All concerned partners and clusters to intervene with immediate support in different mechanisms, and help to gradually resettle in their previous locations and start their permanent living. .