ES/NFI Sector Sudan 2020 NFI Flood Response| Update (Aug.30-Sept.03 2020) General updates • Overall, the flood situation in Sudan is the worst in the past century, affecting over 50,000 families or an estimated 496,500 individuals across 17 states. Khartoum has also declared a state of emergency given the rising water level. • Floods and rising water levels have been reported in Sinja in Sennar State along the Blue Nile – there Assessment team in Eddain, East Darfur State. ©Nesserldin Mohamed- UNHCR 2020 are strong projections of increased water levels on the flood response along the Blue Nile bank for the next days. • In a flight sponsored by UAE, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, airlifted 100 tons of plastic sheeting, blankets and sleeping mats from its warehouse in Dubai to Khartoum. They will be distributed to refugees, Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and host communities that have been severely affected by the heavy rains and floods from The purchase of the NFIs was supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) for the NFI Core pipeline. • Due to heavy rains expected over the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, the river Gash is still threatening Kassala town and surrounding areas, while the situation in Khor Baraka in the Red Sea State and Butana plains as well as Khartoum State is still critical due to the levels of the White Nile. • An estimated 49,100 households are destroyed, with some 50,200 households partially damaged (including broken walls, roofing) across Sudan. Khartoum, North Darfur, Sennar, West Kordofan, and Kassala States are the top five most affected by floods. • The ES/NFI Sector is providing full and partial NFI kits depending on the need. The full NFI Kit includes plastic sheets, jerry cans, kitchen sets, blankets, and sleeping mats. Challenges and gaps in the response • Shelter and NFI to funding support, with an estimated 100,000 households in need of a type of Sector assistance. • Coordination with local communities in urban centers. • Delays on the assessment due to heavy rains and road conditions in many locations. • Local procurement cost of key NFI items, and fuel subsidies. • Competing priorities across the Sudan, for newly displaced persons vs. floods, especially in Darfur. 1 ES/NFI Sector Sudan 2020 2 ES/NFI Sector Sudan 2020 Updates per state State Assessments/Response Planned Response • Continued planned response by DRC in Mayo in Jabal Awaliya Locality – estimated target is 500 household. Additional needs to be verified by DRC is an estimated • On 09/03/2020, DRC has completed the 1,800 household in need of complete of emergency first tranche of 100 kits through the NFI shelter and NFI. Core pipeline managed by UNHCR, • DRC to distribute sang bags to vulnerable communities distributed in Mayo in Jabal Awaliya along the NFI in Jabal Awliya and Bahri locality. Locality. • Planned response in Bahri Locality through Islamic Khartoum • DRC distributed 2,500 sandbags and 20 Relief Worldwide to affected populations in Wad Ramli lorry of sand to affected village in Jabal – responding to needs of an estimated, 1000 Awlya as identified by the State households or 5,000 individuals. Emergency Room. • Planned response by UNHCR – ADD for refugees in Sharq El Nile and Jabal Awliya severely affected by rain. • Planned response of 2,000 NFI kits through IOM and operational partners. Planned response through the Save the Children for Sennar flood affected households in Sinja. Joined IRW- ADRA response in Khor Barang in Elrusairis Blue Nile state locality for 355 househoulds planned. Additional NFI items to be allocated for Damazine. • El Daein: Ed Daein town, total of 7 areas were affected (6 of host community • El Fardous: 6,000 HH affected and an 650 shelters areas and El Neem IDPs camp) both host community and refugees completely respectively. An estimated 1, 153 destroyed. Planned distributions in the coming days. shelters affected only 208 are completely East Darfur destroyed and 955 partially. • 7 Settlement areas for refugees: El Ferdous 1,800 HH, • The distribution was conducted on 20- 23 Adela 900HH and Abukarinka 700HH, Abomatarek August and the distribution was covered 300HH; Eselaya 300HH, Yassin 150 HH as flood 933 HHs (25 HHs were from IDPS from responses. the above-mentioned camp) through the NFI Core pipeline by UNHCR and ARC. • Rapid assessment took place and determined that 64 HH affected by floods and heavy rain. 10 houses Central Darfur destroyed and 54 partially destroyed. Pending distributions • Jabel Marra: an estimation of 2,000 HH affected by flood pending confirmation from HAC and inter-agency assessment • Al Lait: floods affected around 535 HH both IDPs and host community. After assessment 46 houses reported as completely damaged. IOM responded North Darfur with UNHCR kits providing 46 NFI kits. Regarding refugees, COR conducted assessment in 13 settlements and find out 128 HH were fully affected and 66HH partially affected. UNCHR planed 3 ES/NFI Sector Sudan 2020 distributions trough SCI with the complementation of WHH for jerry cans for this week. • Rural Al Fasher: HAC reported that 116 families were affected by flood. Out of them 53 shelters are destroyed and 63 partially in Donky Shatta. In Barbojat 53 houses are completely damaged and 113 houses partially damaged. Pending assessment • Kekabiya: Refugees and returnees in need of shelter improvements for rainy season. Initial figures estimated 400-450 HH. Rapid need assessment states that 9,000 HH. • IOM planed distributions of NFI with complementation • Nyala: Several camps affected by flash of Mosquito nets from UNHCR this week. Otash IDP South Darfur floods and heavy rains. Dereij IDPs camp has 3,025 HH affected by floods and 300 houses Camp has 37 HH in houses damaged and damaged. NCA planned distributions there with RRF Mosey IDPs camp 138 houses damaged funds. 4 ES/NFI Sector Sudan 2020 Khartoum Inter-agency assessment: Initial findings On 09/03/2020, an interagency assessment was conducted in three localities – two sites in Jabal Awliya, 1 site in Omdurman, and 1 Site in Bahri in Khartoum State 02/09/2020 with the participation of Sector partners – IOM, ADD COOPI, SRCS, DRC, SORR, GFO and Ashroog. General findings Locality Locations General findings for SNFI • Roads are passable and no other accessibility issues. • 10 locations affected • Estimated household are 22,000 households partial damage (wall, latrine, room), and 1,260 households fully damaged. Affected HH Jabal Awliya Dar Salam hosted with families and friends. Total deaths <4 individuals. • Roads are passable and no other accessibility issues. • households affected are vulnerable communities, South Sudanese refugees in the locality. Urgently: Key items required: mosquito nets, plastic sheets, jerry cans • Roads are passable and no other accessibility issues. • 5 key villages: estimated 1,500 totally affected in locations o Asal 1,100 households destroyed, 50 partially damaged o Umrabah 10 households Destroyed/60 damaged o Khamar 40 households destroyed/10 damaged o Wad Mukhtat 200 households destroyed/ 350 partially Jabal Awliya 5 villages damaged o Umgaragoor 150 households destroyed/100 damaged. • Affected households residing with relatives or friends. Key needs for shelter is Assal Village with a large part requiring support. Urgently: Key NFI needs are plastics sheets, and mosquito nets across all five locations. • Roads are passable and no other accessibility issues. • Estimated number of affected households approx.. 500 HH< less. However, there is no clarification on total number. Kadro and Elezirigat • Less 100 households residing in schools requiring full ESNFI assistance. Bahri locality (Shandi Road) • South Sudanese refugees also affected by floods an estimated 60 households residing in open areas. Follow up to be completed by RCF. Urgently: Urgent ESNFI Less 100 households residing in schools requiring full ESNFI assistance. Salaha Area, • 723 household destroyed/ 1273 households damaged. Umquwena, Barkat Omdurman – • Families residing with relatives and friends. Shatd, Sulmeniya, Urgently: Plastic Sheets, Jerry cans and mosquito nets. Um zurqana 5 .