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Rapid Assessment Report of 3-B Yemyen Cyclone affected areas in Kech and Gawadar Districts, Southern ,

Joint Assessment Team - Pakistan-Humanitarian Forum (PHF): Member Organizations: Oxfam GB, Concern Worldwide, Catholic Relief Service (CRS), Church World Service-P/A.

Period: July 1 – 3, 2007

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1. Assessment team and Methodology

A joint assessment was undertook in collaboration with interested member organization of Pakistan Humanitarian Forum ( PHF), Oxfam GB, Concern world wide, Catholic Relief Service, Church World Service-P/A with active support of Rural Community Development Council (RCDC) and Resources Centre (MRC) local partner organizations of Turabt and Gawadar for assessing the immediate needs of Cyclone affected communities in and Kech districts of Baluchistan. Save the Children –UK team were already arrived a day before the joint assessment team to . They participated in collecting secondary data and shared the field findings of the villages which their team visited before our arrival. Save also shared the market survey in Turbat and contact information and details of their visit to different government department and officials. Caritas Pakistan, staff member (Mr. Nisar) also joined the Gawadar assessment team on the last day of the assessment at Gawadar District.

List of organisations / staff members - part of the assessment team Sr. Name Organization Gender 1 Gulshan Maznani Oxfam GB Female 2 Syed Sulaiman Concern Worldwide Male 2. Gul Wali Khan Catholic Relief Service Male 3. Shalim Kamran Dost Oxfam GB Male 4. Shagufta Ali Catholic Relief Service (CRS) Female 6 Adman Khan Church World Service-P/A Male 7 Mohammad Tariq Oxfam GB Male

1.1 Methodology and sources of information:

Team were comprised of seven staff from 4 organizations divided into two groups. One group for Kech and other for Gawadar District. The assessment team visited most affected Union Councils (UCs), Kushkalat, Gokdan, Kalatuk, Nodez and Nasirabad of tehsil Turbat, district Kech and Pasni, Dasht areas of district Gawadar.

The assessment team used participatory approach to collect the information, the major techniques were used meetings with communities and focus group discussion with men and women, key informative interviews, including district Nazim, EDO health, EDO livestock, director of food department, Road and High way authorities, National NGOs (SPO, NCHD, NRSP) and representative of local NGOs.

1.2 Objective of the Assessment • The objective of the joint rapid assessment was to visit the affected communities/areas, assess the situation, collect first hand information of the damages/destruction and analyse the situation, so that each individual partner organization can decide and strategize for response to this disaster.

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DISTRICTS WISE FLOOD SITUATION SEVERELY AFFECTED MODERATELY AFFECTED

2.Background to disaster

2.1 Type of Disaster Heavy rainfall due to cyclone 03 B Yemyin resulted in massive flooding in local rivers and streams of District Kech of Balochistan Province on June 26, 2007. The rains and subsequent flooding left twenty-four dead and hundreds injured. A large number of the population of up to 2,50,000 is severely affected which is approximately 50 percent of the total population.

Turbat Tehsil of District Kech has received more then 190 mm of rains in just two days. Union Councils (UCs) of Nasirabad, Nodez, Ginna and Kalatuk were the hardest hit by the back flow of water from the Mirrani Dam Reservoir. Many villages in the above mentioned UCs are inundated. The Sorap dam bursted and washed away villages in UC Gokdan

2.2 Date and time The cyclone hit the districts kech on June 26, 2007 at 21:30 hours according to local communities of Trubat Tehsil.

2.3 Affected areas Heavy rain and cyclone 03 B Yemyin had most of its impact in eight UCs of Turbat tehsil, Kushkalat, Gokdan, Kalatuk, Nodez, Nasirabad, Ginna, Pidrak and Dasht i.e of causing destroyed to houses, orchards, livestock and water supply systems and all infrastructure. 100% of houses are destroyed in each village where it hit while several other were partially damaged. The heavy rains have also destroyed the road network, 200 Km of the Gawadar to Turbat and entire infrastructure of the Tehsil Trubat, including disconnection of electricity since it occurred. As per report of villagers of village Talib bazaar two people died in the village and both were male. A brief of the damages is as under:

Kech District ketch is consisted of four Tehsils ( Sub districts), the total population and other information is available cording to the census of 1998

District: Kech Tehsil: 4 (Turbat, Dasht, Bulida) Union Councils: 10 (Kashokalat, Gokdan, Ginna Kalatuk, Nodez, Nasirabad, Pidrak, Dasht, Bolida and Hoshab) Population: 413,204 (estimated) Area: 22,539 Sq.km Page 4 of 13

Rural areas: 83.4% Urban areas: 16.6% Male: 216,566 Female: 196,638 Ethnic: Baloach

Population according to censes 1998 S.N Tehsil Population 1 Turbat 194961 2 73107 3 Tump 86515 4 Dasht 58621 5 Total 413204 6 Number of UCs 38

Details of most affected UCs and villages in District Kech (Turbat)

UC Village Kushkalat Aliabad Munshi Bazaar Kahanpusht Maliki Bagh Gokdan Dannok Tanzak Gokdan Bahman Dehath Patahn Kaur Nodez Nodez Solband Shekhan Gabun Godi Balochabad Meero Bazaar Nasirabad Nasirabad Khairabad Meer e Bazaar Lalain Charbuk Danchop Dan Dal e Bazaar Pulani Hoshab Hoshab Ginnan Ginna Dasht

3.Key findings of the Assessment

3. 1 Health and Hygiene Page 5 of 13

As majority of the families have lost shelter and all household items are washed away so, women and children are facing a lot of health problem in the affected areas. Due to the hot weather and unavailability of food, safe drinking water and number of the families are shifted to the schools and other safer places so they have small place for living so congested accommodation has increased a lot of problem in the health. Also they do not have enough cooking pots, clothes, since last four days all men, women and children are wearing same clothes, which is very hygienic for health purpose. At the moment personal hygiene is totally ignored because food, shelter and drinking water are first priority of communities.

Also a lot of animals are died and dead animals are scattered around the villages since disaster occurred so, everywhere smell of dead bodies, which could be cause of diseases, in affected community if it not removed timely.

Most of the population complained for skin diseases; diarrhoea, fever and water borne diseases. Population is scattered so access to the basic health units are very poor and unavailability of medicine in Basic Health Units (BHU). Some of the women in village Paragokwar reported that there was little death of newborn children in last 4 days.

3. 2 Shelter: Torrential rainfall due to cyclone 03B YEMYEN resulted in massive flooding in local rivers and streams in District Kech, Gawader of Baluchsitan on June 26th2007. The team visited the most affected villages in five Union Councils in Tehsil Turbat (Kushkalat, Gokden, Nasirabad, Nodez and, Kalatuk Union Councils): • According to the government reports, 250,000 people are affected only in Kech district of Baluchistan with flooding. The affected community reported that most damage has happened due to the flash flood and then back-flow of water from the ’s reservoir. Due to the back-flow of flood water, the mud houses and huts become rubbles in a short time and buried with mud. This disaster reminds the severe destruction and damages happened by 2005 earthquake in NWFP and AJK or miseries of Tsunami destruction. • In Kushkalat and Gokdan UCs, most of these villages were severely affected by 1998 flood. However, majority of the villages affected in Nasirabad, Nodez, Ginna and Pidark UCs were not affected in 1998 floods and they were not expecting that the floods will reach to their villages and were unaware and unprepared. • An estimated total of 50% houses are completely or partially destroyed in 8 UCs of Tehsil Turbat, District Kech of Baluchistan. • Due to flash floods, tens of villages in these UCs are completely washed away which came in their way. For example the team visited village “Shinzuk” in Gokdan UC where 200 household were living before this disaster. 95% of the houses in this village are severely damaged and almost 30-35% houses were completely washed away while the rest are raised to the ground and become rubbles. • The houses which were made of mud blocks with iron Garder as beam or wooden beam with dates palm tree leaves and plastic sheet used for roofing and mud plastered on the top. These are the traditional houses in majority of Page 6 of 13

the rural villages in Baluchistan which are destroyed. Another type of houses which are destroyed by flash flood are the traditional huts made of wooden skeleton with column and beam covered by dates palm tree leave. These local materials are available in Turbat market but are not enough to meet such a huge requirement. However, this could be explored in other neighbouring districts. • The affected community reported that they were caught unexpectedly and did not had enough time to shift much of their household belongings to the safer places, rather they tried to moved their family members and children to be survived. • These affected community members have taken refuges in school and other public buildings in and around these villages. In a few places the team observed that affected people were living in congestion and were exposed to different diseases and social and protection issues as well • The team also visited a few spontaneous makeshift villages living under open sky and had pitched a few tents air-dropped by Pakistan Army helicopters along with food stuff. The number of tents provided might be not more than 5% at the day of our visit. As reported by the affected communities and through direct observation, some affected families were also been accommodated by neighbours and relatives. The weather is very hot and humid and we found almost all the erected tens empty at the day time as it is very difficult to live in tents in such a scorching weather. However, interestingly, the affected communities were asking for tents as one of their immediate need for shelter. • The affected communities are worried and frustrated for the upcoming monsoon and have fear of more flooding. • The team also observed that male and female members were busy in taking out their household belongs from the rubbles and were taking out the wooden and iron beams and other materials. • The sites of these destroyed villages are not suitable for permanent construction. The beneficiaries reported that they would not go to construct houses on the original places rather would make request to the government for alternative safe places to construct houses. • IFRC representative shared the information in the coordination meeting on July 1st at SPO office in Turbat that government is planning to establish IDPs camps for the flood affected people. If that could be the case, the government would need tents to fetch for hundreds and thousands of flood affected people in District Kech and Gawader.

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Tehsils Population PUNJGUR Turbat 194961 Drabuli Buleda 73107 180 Km Tump 86515 N Sayagessi Dasht 58621 Nag 155 Km Total UCs 38 125 Km Baddai (Censes 98) Alandoor 120 Km I 90 Km BULEDA R Mainaz 73 km A Bit N 68km Mand

Dandar Nasirabad Hoshab 75Km A T U M P 45 K m Nodiz 90 Km A Zareinbug 40 Km 155 Km Kalatuk/Ginna W 25 Km A Kombail Koshkalat T U R B A T 120 Km 10 Km R A D A S H T Kunchitii N Tolagi N 55 Km 60 Km Padarak Kuddan 40 Km 85 Km

Prepared by NCHD-Kech GAWADAR

• 3. 3 Food and Nutrition : The flood affected people were mainly engaged in agriculture by having dates orchards, growing fodder and vegetables in both rain-fed and irrigated land before this disaster. They have lost all their household belongings as well as food stocks. The existing stock of food in these communities are either exhausted or damaged by the floodwaters. Though Army,/Navy and district government is providing some food stuff through Helicopter. Since the food stock have been destroyed and the community has nothing left and are entirely dependent on outside support.

• Few organizations including NCHD, NRSP, PAI and some local organizations and individual donors are still distributing cooked and dry food among the beneficiaries in isolated pockets. However, the food packages distributed were not consistent and appropriate as per the family needs. The dry food packages distributed were not enough for more than one week per family. • Four UCs (Nasirabad, Nodez, Kalatuk and Ginna) which were inaccessible till July 2nd due to Kechkor bridge on Kech river, which are destroyed by flood water. The assessment team crossed the river on July 2nd and were one of first team to visit and meet with affected communities in the villages of Nasirabad, Nodez and Kalatuk Union Councils. The affected people were in dire need for the food and water. • Pakistan Army has been airdropping food and tents to the affected and stranded communities but is not enough to meet the need of all the communities. Now the road access has been established, but still taking food stock on the other side of the river is a big challenge in heavy trucks. • The community reported in Talib Bazar, Baluchi Bazar in Nasirabad UC with an estimated population of 600 households are 100% damaged and those took refuge in Boys High school building – (4 Km away from the original village). These communities have not yet received any relief items. Pregnant and lactating mother and small children are the most affected among the flood affectees. • There are still severely affected villages where the assessment team did not reach due to inaccessible road.

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Damage Water/Sanitation: • The June flood had severely impacts on the existing drinking water supply and sanitation systems as other sectors which already mentioned in 8 affected UCs in district Kech. Water distribution networks, wells, springs (Karzes) and hand pumps were washed or damaged. Household latrines, sewerage system and also water and sanitation infrastructures in the schools also suffered with considerable damages.

• Due to damage to water supply system and existing wells and hand pumps by flood the affected population are not having access to clean drinking water. In some areas women and children were walking to long distance for getting water.

• In most of the villages (team visited) people are practicing open defecation at the moment where women are forced to wait all the day for darkness or walk to wet and watery areas which has resulted hardships for the women and children. Lack of bathing facilities and water and also lack of awareness regarding hygiene practice people are started facing diarrhoeal and skin diseases evidences. The community reported that they had pour-flush latrines in their houses which are totally destroyed and filled with mud.

• There is an immediate need of restoration of water distribution system and rehabilitation of wells and hand pumps in all affected villages accordingly which will assist people to have access to safe drinking water which will prevent people from water related diseases. Meanwhile distribution of water purification tablets or family filter kits (Norex Filters) and Jerry Cans are immediately required to assist the situation.

• Same needs for sanitation facilities such as construction of latrines communal (Pour- flash latrine) which will provide privacy especially to women and to reduce vulnerabilities and prevent diseases by safe disposal. In addition most of the effected families has lost their their hygiene kits therefore there is also needs hygiene kits for the effected population along with hygiene promotion.

• As IFRC’s representative reported that government is also looking for establishing some settlements or camps for affected communities therefore its vital to consider the needs and requirements of water sanitation while planning for site selection and site planning.

3.5 Livelihood:

Agriculture: • The livelihood of the communities depend on agriculture both raid-fed and irrigation, livestock, trade with , employment in Gulf states, government jobs and agriculture labour. The recent floods has destroyed the dates crops/fruit which is about to harvest and will badly affected the production and quality of dates due to stagnant water and too much humidity. • All the affected villages which were visited by the assessment team in five UCs of Turbat Tehsil reported that almost every household are engaged in farming/agriculture. • The people who do not have the land are working as agriculture labour with other farmers in and around their villages. Both farmers and agriculture labour become more vulnerable by having lost their livelihood sources. Page 9 of 13

• Tubewells are destroyed and diesel motor and other equipments are buried or washed away by flood water. Farmers also lost their agriculture tools. • Bandaat – (protection walls) are damaged and washed away by flood water. Every year, farmers spent resources on repairing and strengthening these Bandaat before monsoon starts so that to keep the moisture in the field for crops. • Kech district produces the best quality of dates in different varieties. • Farmers have lost their karaizes (under ground water channel). This natural irrigation system are centuries old and the people were using water for multiple purposes.

• Livestock: Livestock reported to be the second biggest livelihood means for these affected communities. There has been widespread loss of livestock reported. The assessment team observed that massive deaths of livestock in houses which are buried in mud poses a severe threat for outbreak if not addressed now. There are awful smell in the area due to dead livestock, dogs etc. These farmers had camels, cows, goats and donkeys which they have lost in this disaster. • The affected communities reported that they have lost not only the family assets, but become food in secured.

3.6 Education

• As mentioned before approximately fifty percent of the inhabitants (population) have been severely affected by the recent cyclone induced rains in Kech District, which has left thousands of people shelter less, the affected populace has not just been deprived of their humble abodes but also buildings like primary and secondary schools for boys and girls have been badly damaged and where ever the buildings were in a better position hundred of people have taken refuge in them as they have no other shelters available, at the moment the building are not required due to summer vacations but by the end of this month there will only be two options left:

1) The affectee’s vacate the buildings 2) Prolonged vacations

• Our opinion is that the second option will have more chances, on the other hand the children have lost all there books, copies, stationary and school bags even their uniforms. The children were notice to be under a lot of trauma and stress due to the devastation caused by the floodwaters and they need assistance to get back to the normal routine as soon as possible.

3. 9 Gender Specific Needs: During the visit of five union council of Tehsil Turbat specific information related to gender is available. The below information is collected from accessible villages of the affected areas through the meetings, focus group discussion and interviews.

• The communities who are devastated by cyclone have been displaced and a lot of work of women has been increased due to displacement. As Page 10 of 13

traditionally, women are responsible for cooking, fetching water, washing, cleaning and taking care of their children, so they the additional work burden may increase their vulnerability and their health.

• Due to the displacement, women shared that their privacy has been badly affected because there are no latrine facilities available and women are afraid to go outise as they are not familiar with environment. Being living in congestion, there is fear for disease outbreak. Women also shared that they are stressed and tramatuzed due to this disaster and lack of sense protection.

• Most of the women reported that due to lack of food and drinking water, the energy level of women and children are low for excessive workload. Women feel more pressure from the male in cleaning the debris for recovering their household belongings and valuables.

• In a village Shinzuk of UC Gokdan UC, women reported that told that due stress most of the elderly women started smoking Huka (traditional Tobacco smoking like Cigar). Since women have the opportunity to sit together, so they adopted the habits for smoking which they think can reduce the stress level.

• Women mobility is traditionally limited even before this disaster. However, their vulnerability is manifold due to destruction of their infrastructure. Two women reported in the village Balochi Bazar that they are very sick for the last two days but could not go to the doctor due to inaccessibility and damaged of road and bridge infrastructure. Traditionally these women have to go Turbat for treatment. On probing, the women reported that not going to doctor is because of multiple reasons including lack of cash, transportation and accessibility etc.

5. Logistics

Communication: Main highways, link roads and bridges have been washed out at various points due to which the affected areas are cut off from the rest of the country. The roads leading to Nasirabad, Nodez, Ginna, Kalatuk are blocked due to the collapse of the Zubaida Jallal Road Bridge. The line departments of the government are trying to restore these roads and bridges but it will still take a couple of more days to do so. The only access to the affected areas is by air at the moment, road from Gawadar to Turbat has been restored. There is no electricity in the area since the rains started as the electric supply comes from Iran and many poles and cables have been badly damaged. The telecommunications including landlines and Internet connections are very limited

Local markets: The local market does not have the capacity to provide supplies which will be sufficient to assist the affected families, it is also important to note that supplies in this part of the country are smuggled from Iran and the common Pakistani products are not available over here, so it is advised that all procurements to be done from or Quetta.

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Buildings (offices and warehouses): Availability of buildings for offices will not be a problem initially but after ten to fifteen days when much organization would be in the process of establishing their offices on ground there will be difficulties and rents will also go up as experienced in other areas earlier.

Proper warehouses are not available, but shops & bungalows can be rented to be used as warehouses, the food department has some vacant warehouses but according to the DCO of the district they will be provided to organizations on first come first serve basis.

4. Coordination As it is a widespread disaster and thousands of households have been affected, so all members of the civil society need to play their role for which very strong and effective coordination and networking is required.

Recently SPO (Turbat office) took the initiative to establish Kech Disaster Response Forum (KDRF) and invited all organizations working in the relief operations to be a part of this forum, the coordination meetings are being held on daily basis at 9:00 pm in the SPO Turbat office. All NGO’s, Govt officials, new visitors attend this meeting; at the moment this is the only effective coordinating body in the area. A crisis management cell has also been established which disseminates the information supplied by DRF to media, government, incoming organizations and beneficiaries. For information on relief activities and coordination you can contact the Crisis Management Cell

(KDRF) c/o SPO office, Pasni Rd, Turbat Tel: 0852 412333 & 0852 412240, mobile 0321

9550735 and Fax 0852 413884

6. Recommendations:

4.1 Immediate needs: The immediate needs of the affected communities are the following:

• Food: Since affected communities have lost their food stock. Therefore, there is an immediate need for food for at least 250,000 people (approx 25-30,000 households) in Ketch District. However, the food package size, quantity and quality should be properly coordinated and to provide at least one month food ration as per SPHERE minimum standards. The team believe that the affected communities are vulnerable by losing most of their household assets, utensils, food stock and livelihood.

• Shelter: For immediate shelter needs of the community keeping in mind the weather condition and upcoming monsoon rains, there is an immediate need for temporary shelters to be provided to these communities particularly those living in open sky. An approximate number of severely affected communities are reported 25-30,000 households. We believe that since government is distributing tents to the affected communities, therefore, there is a need to distribute plastic/tarpaulin sheeting and at the same time exploring the possibilities for transitional shelter to be constructed. However, the transitional shelter should be constructed in safer places either by raising the ground level or away from the potential risk area. Transitional shelter using the local available materials will be more culturally and environmentally appropriate. . Page 12 of 13

• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion: • Water sanitation and hygiene promotion provision is highly recommended due severe need and high priority. • Household water filters or water purification tablets are vital due to lack of access and availability of clan drinking water in most of the affected areas to prevent from water related diseases. • For short and medium terms it’s highly recommended to rehabilitate and restore the water distribution network, wells and springs. • For long terms developing and installation of wells and hand pumps are recommended. • Sensitization regarding importance of hygiene practice is recommended and hygiene facilitators should have knowledge of local language (Balochi). • Household latrines allocating is more recommended than communal latrines with consideration of flooded area. Note: Pour-flush latrine is common in the area.

Non Food Items • Since the community have lost most of their household assets, kitchen utensils, clothing etc. The team observed and based on our discussion with affected communities, there is acute need for kitchen sets, cloths and beddings.

Education: Since most of the school buildings in the flood affected villages have collapsed or are badly damaged. Children have lost their school bags, books, stationery and education materials, uniform. Therefore, there is a need to provide educational materials and alternative solutions for school buildings so that the children can continue their education. The schools buildings which are occupied by the affected communities need to be vacated before the end of summer vacations (August 15th). There is a need for psychosocial support for children for mitigation of stress and trauma.

6. Security situation Security situation was normal during assessment however there was some demonstration which leads to blaze the emergency cell established by government in Turbat before arrival of the assessment team. However, generally it’s the same as other part of Balochistan and more similar to other places of Makran Belt. The team observed that Frontier Constabulary (FC) has been more active in relief distribution. The District Coordination Officer expressed his support in terms of security of NGO staff. For international staff as other parts of the province Non Objective Certificate (NOC) is required which is normally issuing by provincial home department in Quetta. DCO assured to provide all possible support to INGOs in obtaining NOCs or other possible support in Kech District. Electricity has not yet been restored in Kech and Gawadar as well the road accessibilities.

7. Conclusion Since four of the most affected UCs were not accessible till July 3rd, therefore, the team were unable to visit all the affected villages of these four UCs, The statistical information has been obtained from NRSP, NCHD, SPO, KDRF and MRC. The Page 13 of 13 challenge for the assessment team was lack of availability of secondary data and access to the communities.

The immediate needs identified are Shelter, food, water and sanitation, hygiene promotion and NFIs. Need was also felt for immediate health intervention. There is a need to fumigate the affected area where carcasses of the dead animal can cause spread of diseases. Government health department (EDO Health) expressed their inability to carryout the widespread fumigation/spray, medicines in the affected areas due to lack budget and human resources. Government would welcome any assistance to be provided by humanitarian organization in this regard. Water situation is indicating that for immediate response water purification is recommended through providing water filter in household level and meanwhile immediate restoring of water distribution network and rehabilitation or cleaning of wells.

Contact list of local authorities S. Name Org Fax No. Contact Number Email No Tahir Kaka DCO 0304-25311155 Gulzar Guchki NCHD 0321-5187414 Mir Yousif Khan NRSP 0512822779 051- [email protected] 9204473,2888319 m drmirmph@hotmail. com Abdul Qader SPO +92 +92 852 412333 [email protected] Roonjah 852413884

July 4, 2007 Regards