United Nations / Ujedinjene nacije / Уједињене нације Office of the Resident Coordinator / Ured rezidentnog koordinatora / Уред резидентног координатора Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина Bosnia and Herzegovina – Flood Disaster Situation Report June 1, 2014 HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES: ! Reported increase in the number of landlides; Local authorities have been taking necessary measures to evacuate the population in danger and to keep landslides under control. ! Weather conditions will be worsening in the following few days with a chance of rain and thunderstorms across the country; ! Federal and Republic of Srpska Hydrological Report indicates that water levels are in most locations going down while in some are stagnating; ! There is an emerging need to collate WASH rapid needs assessments and to triangulate information with government information. UNICEF lead WASH Coordination meeting held on May 28, 2014 hosted 28 participants from the civil sector, UN Agencies and Embassies (ADRA, EU, IFRCO, FDA, OSCE, OXFAM, SIDA, SOS Children Village, STC, Swiss Embassy, UNICEF, US Embassy, WHO, World Vision) sharing information on the assessments being undertaken. ! In many locations water systems have been re-established, water is still not potable in most areas; ! Epidemiological situation is stable and no outbreaks have been reported in flood-stricken areas. ! DoboJ, MaglaJ, Olovo, Una-Sana Canton and Posavina region at the basin of Bosna, Krivaja and Usora rivers have been identified as mine and UXOs suspected areas; ! Number of persons accommodated in temporary accommodation facilities is 1384: number of temporary accommodation facilities reported to be 42. ! Emerging priorities are soil decontamination, replanting of seeds in time for the crops season, livestock repopulation, feed for livestock, housing, reestablishment of services from the municipalities and reconstruction of the industrial and commercial network ! Joint UN-EU-World Bank rapid assessment training took place on May 29-30. Disclaimer: This document is for information-sharing purposes only. As the information contained in this document is from multiple sources it cannot be independently verified by the UN in all cases . Zmaja od Bosne bb, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel: (387-33) 293 428 / Fax: (387-33) 552 330 / www.un.ba SITUATION OVERVIEW: Most affected areas ! Federation: Sarajevo Canton (most affected municipalities: Novi Grad, Ilidza, Vogosca), Zenica- Doboj Canton (most affected municipalities: Tesanj, Zepce, Maglaj, Doboj Jug, Zavidovići i Olovo), Tuzla canton (13 municipalities of which the most affected are: Srebrenik, Tuzla, Lukavac, Gračanica, Sapna and Doboj Istok), Central Bosnia Canton (Travnik and Vitez surrounding areas), Posavina Canton (most affected municipalities: Orašje, Domaljevac, Odžak). ! RS: The most affected municipalities are Banja Luka, Kotor Varos Laktasi, Ribnik, Kostajnica, Prijedor, Jezero, Novi Grad; Bijeljina, Bratunac, Vlasenica, Zvornik, Lopare, Milići, Osmaci, Ugljevik, Srebrenica, Sekovići; Doboj, Modrica, Samac, Brod, Donji Zabar, Vukosavlje, Petrovo, Srbac. More municipalities have been affected but were not covered by the reporting institution. ! Brcko District (Source: Operation Communication Center (OKC) BiH 112 Report, 31 May 2014) Landslides Local authorities have been taking necessary measures to evacuate the population in danger and to keep the landslides under control. The OKC 112 has reported an increase in the number of landlides, most notably In areas of: ! Vlasenica, Zvornik, Lopare, Milići, Osmaci, Srebrenica , Ugljevik and Srebrenik . (Source: OKC 112 Report, 31 May, 2014) Weather Conditions The Federal and the RS meteorological Institute report that the weather conditions will be worsening in the following few days with a chance of rain and thunderstorms across the country (Source: Federal and Republic of Srpska Meteorological Report, OKC BiH 112, 2 June, 2014) Water Levels Federal and Republic of Srpska Hydrological Report indicates that water levels are in most locations going down. The OKC 112 reported that in Olovo, debris left by the floods elevated the river bed, threatening the town at every major future rain: Federal Hydrological Report, 2 June, 2014: Station Stream Time Date Waterlevels Status (h) (cm) Bihac Una 8:04 01.6.2014 43 Sanski Sana 8:04 01.6.2014 165 Most Zmaja od Bosne bb, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel: (387-33) 293 428 / Fax: (387-33) 552 330 www.un.ba Sarajevo Miljacka 8:04 01.6.2014 107 (Cumurija) Reljevo Bosna 8:04 01.6.2014 160 Zenica 8:04 01.6.2014 150 Tuzla Jala 8:04 01.6.2014 78 Republic of Srpska Hydrological Report, 2 June 2014: River Station Water Change Flux Stat levels (cm) (cm) m3/s us Bosna Doboj -35 -20 156 Vrbanja Vrbanja 58 0 6.8 Vrbas Banja Luka 137 -6 68.8 Vrbas Delibašino Selo 99 -6 80.5 Neretva Ulog -38 -1 2.1 Ribnik Gornji Ribnik 55 -4 -- Sava Gradiška 403 -43 -- Sava Srbac 565 -47 -- Sana Prijedor 102 -8 80.8 Trebišnjica Trebinje 6 0 -- Una Novi Grad - 164 -5 -- uzv. Una Novi Grad - niz. 98 -8 219 Crna Rijeka Mrkonjić Grad 28 0 -- WASH: The existing coordination of information sharing is difficult to guide decisions. Data on interventions are also difficult to gather. There is an emerging need to collate WASH rapid needs assessments and to triangulate information with government information. UNICEF lead WASH Coordination meeting held on May 28, 2014 hosted 28 members from NGOs, UN Agencies and Embassies (ADRA, EU, IFRCO, FDA, OSCE, OXFAM, SIDA, SOS Children Village, STC, Swiss Embassy, UNICEF, US Embassy, WHO, World Vision) sharing information on the assessments that are being undertaken by different players in the field. ! Coordination at the state level is complex due to the structure of the WASH sector, and due to the multiple information flows. Suggestions for improvement of national coordination were made in the preceding meeting (e.g. geographic disaggregation of MoS needs data; circulation of simple 3Ws tool) and are best supported in that forum. ! Better coordination is needed especially when multiple actors are operating in the same areas. Coordination structures vary (e.g. CPAs / MoS). WASH actors are encouraged to coordinate actions. o In Orasje and other locations in the northern part of Bosnia, the EU Civil Protection team has supported the organization of coordination meetings. Zmaja od Bosne bb, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel: (387-33) 293 428 / Fax: (387-33) 552 330 www.un.ba o Concerns raised about locations such as Prijedor, Sanski Most and Kljuc. Kljuc water systems were destroyed by landslides. (Source: UNICEF WASH Coordination Group update, 30 May 2014) Water and Sanitation ! In many locations water systems have been re-established, OKC 112 report for May 31, 2014 indicates that water is still not potable in most areas. ! Emergency water purification systems provided in many locations. ! Sewage damaged in multiple areas. ! Concerns remain about water borne and vector borne diseases: risk of water and vector borne and contact (fecal-oral by type of transfer) epidemics of acute intestinal infectious diseases. (Source: OKC 112 Report, 31 May, 2014) Health risks ! Epidemiological situation is stable and no outbreaks have been reported in flood-stricken areas. ! Enhanced epidemiological surveillance is provided by respective health authorities. ! 4 primary health care centers ( Maglaj, Domaljevac-Samac, Samac and Doboj) and 15 field outposts damaged, in terms of physical infrastructure and essential primary health care equipment. No major damage to hospitals has been reported (International Medical Corps assessment). ! Discussions with health authorities in BIH on the mosquito- and rodent-control measures are still ongoing. (WHO, Friday 30 May, 2014) Mines and UXOs: Doboj, Maglaj, Olovo, Una-Sana Canton and Posavina regions at the basin of Bosna, Krivaja and Usora rivers have been identified as mine and UXOs suspected areas (BH MAC) (Source: BH MAC and Civil Protection Agencies): ! 33 flood and mine-affected communities, 13 communities still submerged and waiting to be assessed ! 33 landslides have been identified in mine suspected areas; ! Odzak, Brcko and MaglaJ with the largest mine suspected area impacted by floods; ! Mine Risk Education distribution of 16,000 leaflets shared by BH MAC, EU, NPA, civil protection agencies, UNDP, ICRC, and EUFOR LOT teams; ! 11 municipalities need urgent temporary mine marking, 5 teams currently on the ground ! 2 explosions : Brčko and Papratnica ! 315 collected UXO ! 18 collected anti-personnel mines ! Lanslides have migrated mine fields in three locations in Olovo municipality: Grabovica dva, Crni potok (road Olovo – Zavidovići) (Source: OKC 112 Report, 31 May, 2014) Zmaja od Bosne bb, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel: (387-33) 293 428 / Fax: (387-33) 552 330 www.un.ba Displaced persons and temporary accommodation facilities ! Number of temporary accommodation facilities: 42 o 23 in RS, o 18 in FBiH, o 1 BD ! Number of persons accommodated in temporary accommodation facilities: 1384. ! UN field visit underscored that many temporary accommodation facilities are almost empty; most people accommodated with relatives and friends. " Number of reported casualties remains the same: Federation 7; RS 18 casualties. Number of injured has not been yet confirmed. (Source: IOM rapid field assessment, 29 May 2014) Humanitarian response and early recovery ! In Posavina Canton the humanitarian response is still on-going, while in the rest of the