Humanity Road – Activation: Nepal flooding and landslide Publication Date: 6 August 2014 Additional Information: Social Media Situation Report

Highlights

Humanity Road volunteers are monitoring the situation in Nepal where a landslide, triggered by continuous monsoon rains, killed more than 30, displaced thousands of families and destroyed dozens of houses. The landslide is blocking the Sunkoshi River, 120km from Kathmandu, forming a lake which is threatening to cause downstream flash floods. Governments in both Nepal and India are evacuating thousands of people along the river embankment. As of August 4th, 30 bodies had been recovered, but the final death toll could be around 165 or higher.

This situation report provides an overview of the situation as well as a list of useful sources of information to identify urgent needs.

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Nepal flooding and landslide – Situation Report (6 August 2014)

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Situation Overview

Background:

Aug 2 - A landslide, triggered by continuous monsoon rains, caused 10 deaths, displaced 5,000 families and destroyed dozens of houses. Over 150 people were missing. The landslide was blocking the Sunkoshi river, 120km from Kathmandu, forming a lake which was threatening to cause downstream flash floods. Governments in both Nepal and India were evacuating thousands of people along the river embankment. (source)

The affected area is Ward No 1 of Mankha VDC. The landslide swept away the entire ward no. 1 of Mankha VDC, Jure and some houses of Jure and Ramche village. 52 houses were swept away. Only local tools were available on the first day to dig people out. (Source)

4 Aug Initial Situation Report

● Aug 4 - The Government of Nepal is leading the response, with support from India and OCHA. The National Emergency Operations Centre has asked for health, food, shelter, WASH and logistics support in the most affected districts of Sindhupalanchok and Kavrepalanchowk. Led by the Resident Coordinator, cluster leads are currently reviewing contingency plans and stock piles. (source) ● Aug 4 - As of 4 Aug, 30 bodies had been recovered, but the final death toll could be around 165 or higher. (Source:) ● Aug 4 - People affected by the landslide have no food, water, or shelter. (Source) ● Aug 4 - According to the Nepal Red Cross Society, 460 persons are living in 5 shelters locally and there is need of ready to eat food. Also,there is demand of additional dead body bags. (Source)

Highlights:

● Aug 3 - The massive landslide in Sindhupalchowk district on Saturday that caused an abrupt interruption in the flow of the Sunkoshi River has hit five hydropower projects downstream. ▪ According to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), there will be shortfall of 66.5MW electricity in the national grid due to the landslide. ▪ Power transmission from five hydropower projects—Bhotekoshi (45MW), Sunkoshi (10MW), Sanima Sunkoshi (2.5MW), Chaku (6MW) and Bhairabkunda (3MW) has been halted temporarily. In the current situation, the shortfall of 66.5MW electricity means an increment in load-shedding by one and half hours a day. NEA said the landslide at Jure has swept away two gates of the Sunkoshi Power House headworks, according to NEA. ▪ While the power house of Bhote Koshi is safe, electricity supply has been interrupted due to the damage caused in three of its transmission line towers. One of the towers was completely swept away in the landslide, while the remaining two have been partially damaged. ▪ (source) ● Aug 4 - Authorities in India have evacuated 60,000 people in the northern state of Bihar amid fears of flash floods from Nepal, officials say. Water levels in the Kosi river, which begins in Nepal, have risen steeply. A landslide there on Saturday killed 19 and left scores missing. Officials say a huge amount of water has accumulated in a lake-like formation on the Nepal side. (source) ● Aug 4 - Emerging Hashtags - #India #Nepal #Kosi #floods #Bihar #landslide

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Significant updates since last report:

● Aug 5 - Security forces have collected 33 dead bodies. It is assumed that still 132 people are missing (Report received from NRCS team and GoVN). Preliminary report shows that more than 52 houses are still buried under the landslide and more than 10 houses washed away, 96 people are taking shelter at Arm police force base camp, Bandeu. Total 100 people are living in relative’s homes at Barhabise and 70 people are living their relative’s homes at Lamasanghu. The security forces (Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Police) mobilized more than 750 personnel to open the virtual earthen dam from the river and maintain the river course. The Nepal Red Cross has dispatched tarpaulins, blankets, hygiene kits, body bags, chlorine solution, NFRIs. As per the report received from NRCS HQs Response Team, 125 people are evacuated at Sunkoshi Tukisan, 100 at Barbise, 68 at Itani, 54 at Kageni and 60 at Kharichaur. OXFAM, UN, LWF, IOM team have also reached the affected area. (Source: https://www.facebook.com/nepalredcross) ● Aug 5 - Bihar stops evacuation in 3 districts after easing of flood threat http://ow.ly/zYDqehttp://ow.ly/zYDqe ● Aug 5 - Army boat capsizes in swollen Kosi River, 15 rescued by NDRF: http://ow.ly/zYEXFhttp://ow.ly/zYEXF ● Aug 5 - Heavy rains in Nepal on Tuesday (Aug 5) forced rescuers to halt their search for bodies buried under tonnes of mud following the deadliest landslide in the country for almost a decade, police said. Source: http://bit.ly/1oxXCgO ● Aug 5 - (India) The Bihar government downgraded its alert status for nine Kosi districts, following a central assurance, that the fear of deluge had passed for the moment and Indian and Nepalese engineers were at work at Sindhupalchok district, where a landslide last Saturday, had pent up waters of the Sun Kosi. (Source: http://bit.ly/1kkAfYr)

National Links Regional and Local Links Nepal Government Kathmandu City Nepal Government Website: http://www.nepal.gov.nphttp://www.nepal.gov.np/portal/npgea/ho http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/index.phphttp://www.kat me?l=en&rn=1403547827522 hmandu.gov.np/index.php Nepal Police FaceBook: http://ow.ly/ylbMUhttp://ow.ly/ylbMU http://www.nepalpolice.gov.np/http://www.nepalpolice.gov.np/ Twitter: Nepal Army - Valley Division @kathmanducityhttps://twitter.com/kathmanducity http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/valley.phphttp://www.nepalarmy.mi Population and statistics by Ward l.np/valley.php http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/valley.php Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal Nepal National Seismology Centre Dhobichaur, Lazimpat (North Gate of the Royal Palace) Website Website: http://www.seismonepal.gov.np/http://www.seismonepal.gov.np/ www.himalayanrescue.orghttp://www.himalayanrescue.or http://www.seismonepal.gov.np/ g Centre for Disaster Management FaceBook: Website: https://www.facebook.com/HRANepalhttps://www.faceb http://www.ncdm.org.nphttp://www.ncdm.org.np/home_aboutus.p ook.com/HRANepal hp Address: P.O. Box No. 4944, Kathmandu, Nepal NCDM Central Office Phone: +977-1-4440292 / 4440293 Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal - opposite the UN Building - Fax: +977-1-4411956 G.P.O. Box 4058 E-mail : [email protected] Telephone 1: 977-1-5010098 Telephone 2: 977-1-5528493 Kathmandu Valley has three Districts: Email : [email protected] ● ● Lalitpur District - Nepal Risk and Reduction Consortium http://lalitpur.org.nphttp://www.lalitpur.org.np/e_citya Website: taglance_geography.php http://un.org.np/coordinationmechanism/nrrchttp://un.org.np/coo ● and are the only

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Communications Emergency Numbers Nepal Telecom Dispatch: 112 Website: http://www.ntc.net.np/http://www.ntc.net.np/ Police 103 Twitter: @Nepal_Telecomhttps://twitter.com/Nepal_Telecom Medical 102, 22-80-94 https://twitter.com/Nepal_Telecom Fire 101 Nepal Wireless Communications Website: http://www.nepalwireless.net/http://www.nepalwireless.net/ Nepal Wireless Network Diagram http://www.nepalwireless.net/content.php?id=43http://www.nep alwireless.net/content.php?id=43 Mahabir Pun, Team Leader Mail: [email protected] Mobile: 977 - 9841592361

Hospitals Shelters List of hospitals in Nepal Aug 5 Update http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofhospitals_in_Nepalhttp://en.wik Red Cross is opening a shelter at the Agricultural ipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Nepal Research Centre in Kathmandu. Address: Khumaltar Ward #1 Patan 44700 Nepal Om Hospital - http://www.omhospitalnepal.com/http://www.omhospitalnepal.co Arm police force base camp, Bandeu - 96 people taking m/ shelter via Nepal Redcross (Link) Himal Hospital - http://www.himalhospital.com/http://www.himalhospital.com/ Aug 4 Medicare National Hospital & Research Center Ltd., - 460 persons are living in 5 shelters locally via Nepal Red http://www.medicarehosp.com/http://www.medicarehosp.com/ Cross (Link) http://www.medicarehosp.com/ Telemedicine between Kathmandu Model Hospital and six villages has been initiated since 2010. The villages are Nangi, Ramche, Tikot, Aula, Paudwar, Keshavtar, Syangja.. Video conferencing equipment for the telemedicine was donated by Polycom. (source Nepal Wireless)

Red Cross Urgent Needs Nepal Red Cross Society Red Cross Marg, P.O. Box 217, Kalimati, Kathmandu Phone: (977) (1) 4270 650 Fax: (977) (1) 4271 915 Email: [email protected]

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Web: http://www.nrcs.orghttp://www.nrcs.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/NepalRedCross (not active) Facebook: YouTube:

Red Cross Sindupalchowk District Chapter Mr Rajendra Talchavedel, President Phone: 9841300663

Transportation/Infrastructure/Road Conditions Maps and Situational awareness reports Tribhuvan Airport 27.696389, 85.358889 Aug 5 - Map: Global #Flood & #Landslide Monitoring via http://www.tiairport.com.np/http://www.tiairport.com.np/ @NASA's TRMM Satellite http://1.usa.gov/1qVdugM http://www.facebook.com/tiairporthttp://www.facebook.com/tiair port Open Street Map -Tribhuvan http://www.facebook.com/tiairport airporthttp://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.696389&m Road Conditions lon=85.358889&zoom=14 - map=14/27.6964/85.3589 The linking road on the other side of the affected village in http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.696389&mlon=85 Mankha VDC is totally destroyed. The road that connected .358889&zoom=14 - map=14/27.6964/85.3589 Nepal with China is destroyed obstructing trade with Tibet

Power and Gas Water Nepal Electricity Authority Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management website http://www.nea.org.np/http://www.nea.org.np/ Board FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nepal-Electric Website: Central Office, Durbarmarg, Kathmandu Nepal http://www.kvwsmb.org.np/http://www.kvwsmb.org.np/ Tel: +977-1-4153052 Park Lane-14, Ward No. 10, Jwagal, Lalitpur Fax: +977-1-4153067 Tel: +977 1 5261535, 5261536 Email: [email protected] Fax: +977 1 5261534 Email: [email protected] Nepal Oil Corporation Nepal Oil Corporation a state-owned trading company to deal with the import, transportation, storage and distribution of various petroleum products in the country. NOC,headquartered in Kathmandu, has Five Regional Offices and also Branch Offices, Fuel Depots and Aviation Fuel Depots with total storage capacity of 71,622 Kilolitres (KL) and around 600 employees. Website http://www.nepaloil.com.np/http://www.nepaloil.com.np/ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nepal-Oil- Corphttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Nepal-Oil-Corporation- Ltd/116419715061219 Address: G.P.O.Box : 1140, Babarmahal, Kathmandu Phone : 977-1) 4262780, 4263481, 4263482, 4263485; Fax :(977-1) 4263499 Email : [email protected] Bhote Koshi Power Plant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhote_Koshi_Project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhote_Koshi_Project Twitter FaceBook Hashtags: https://twitter.com/NepalDigest #India #Nepal #Kosi #floods #Bihar #landslide #Sindhupalchok Accounts of Interest #Sunkoshi #BhoteKoshi Kathmandu, Nepal Link https://www.facebook.com/TIMESFM90.6 Accounts of Interest News from Nepal: Link @kathmandu Breaking News Nepal: Link

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@NepalDRRhttps://twitter.com/NepalDRR Save the Children, Nepal: Link @nepalnews_com https://www.facebook.com/savethechildren.np @NewsFromNepal Himalayan Rescue @nepalabout Linkhttps://www.facebook.com/HRANepal @yalamandu Nepal Police Link @kathmanducity Nepal Ko Samachar Link @TheCityMuseum ECO-Nepal: Link @USEmbassyNepal @BreakingNewsNEP @NepalTVhttps://twitter.com/NepalTV @SC_Nepalhttps://twitter.com/SC_Nepal @NepalDigesthttps://twitter.com/NepalDigest https://twitter.com/NepalDigest Pictures and Videos Traditional Media and blogs Photo Gallery | 2014-Aug 2 | ekantipur.com http://on.fb.me/1zRbFlE Aerial view of the affected area after a massive landslide at Newspapers Mankha VDC in Sindhupalchowk district Kantipur Link www.ekantipur.com/photo-gallery/2014-08- Nepal News Link 02http://www.ekantipur.com/photo-gallery/2014-08-02/1999/22181/ BBC Nepal Linkhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/nepali/ - sthash.3OuVHX1K Telegraph Nepal Link http://www.ekantipur.com/photo-gallery/2014-08-02/1999/22181/ - My Republic Link http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php sthash.3OuVHX1K http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php Photo Gallery, ECO-Nepal, Aug 5 2014 Radio http://on.fb.me/1zRbFlEhttp://on.fb.me/1zRbFlE Times FM 90.6 Radio

Photo Gallery Nepal News Link http://on.fb.me/1zRbFlE http://on.fb.me/1zRbFlE http://on.fb.me/1zRbFlE Animals in Disaster Animals Urgent Needs Nepal Veterinary Clinics http://ow.ly/yl9Ht Himalayan Rescue Sites and Links http://himalayan.rescueme.org/sites Nepal Animal Rescue http://animal.rescueme.org/np Wildlife Rescue Groups http://wildlife.rescueshelter.com/international?np SAR DOGS NEPAL @sardogsnepal

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