Viet Nam – Tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5) Situation Report No. 2 August 22nd , 2012 – 5pm (Viet Nam time) A further situation report will be issued when significant new information is available I. Summary So far, 16 people have died as a consequence of storm Kai-Tak (No.5) and 16 people were injured. More than 259 houses collapsed and 12,670 houses were damaged or unroofed; 35,274ha of rice and other crops were flooded. Based on early assessements by INGOs and the Red Cross, Yen Bai and Phu Tho are the most affected provinces. In Yen Bai, the three most affected districts are Van Yen, Luc Yen and Van Chan. A need identified already is for safer housing reconstruction, particularly in ethnic minority areas. The provision of household kits by the VNRC in Yen Bai province (Source: VNRC, http://www.redcross.org.vn) The Viet Nam Red Cross Society has mobilised thousands of volunteers to assist with the response and recovery work. 200 household kits have been provided by the VNRC to affected families in Yen Bai province. World Vision, Viet Nam will assist in the repair of affected classrooms and plans to provide other non-food items (blankets, learning kits and clothes). The Disaster Management Working Group (DMWG) organised an emergency meeting on Wednesday 22nd August to discuss potential support to the affected provinces. It was agreed not to send a rapid assessment team but to collect more in-depth information through the project field offices and Government and other partners and to monitor closely the aftermath of the disaster. II. Situation Overview The average rainfall over the period 7pm, 18th till 7pm, 20th was 80 to 150mm, with peaks of up to 200- 300mm and more in Vĩnh Phúc, Phú Thọ, Ha Noi, Tuyên Quang, Quảng Ninh and Yen Bai. Rainfall has decreased significantly since the 20th. River water levels in the Red river and Thai Binh River basin are decreasing quickly and will continue to do so over the next 24h. Significant dyke and road erosion occurred in Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh and Ha Noi. No communicable disease outbreaks or emergencing diseases due to the storm have been reported. (source: Ministry of Health) 1 The two tropical storms in the North West Pacific, Tembin and Bolaven, strengthened significantly but do not cause any danger to Viet Nam. The storms are currently heading to Taiwan and the South-East coast of China. According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, typhoon Tembin can cause heavy rainfall and strong winds, mostly in the East Sea. All the irrigation reservoirs and hydropower infrastructure are operating normally. III. Damage Damage as reported by the CCFSC on 21st August , 7pm: Deaths: 16 people (down 1 person in Bac Ninh; death not due to storm) Injured: 16 people Houses collapsed or washed away: 259 Houses damaged or unroofed: 12,670 Rice flooded: 27,288ha Other crops flooded: 7,986ha Aquaculture farm flooded: 9,077ha Eroded roads: 48,620m3 No damage to health facilities has been reported except for Yen Bai province, where 8 Community Health Centers (CHC) in 5 districts were partly damaged (broken roofs, flooding and collapsed fences). As of 22nd all damage has been repaired and facilities are operating normally. IV. National Response National: The CCFSC keeps in regular contact with the provincial CFSC and Search & Rescue offices to monitor recovery work. On the 20th August, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Irrigation Department dispatched a mission to Nam Dinh to inspect the erosion of the dyke systems. In addition to the support provided already (see SitRep No.1), the Ministry of Health is stockpiling medicines, chemicals and other medical supplies and is ready to release them to the affected provinces if required. Electricity Viet Nam (EVN) has conducted repair work in the affected provinces. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) is closely monitoring the situation of the storms Tembin and Bolaven and will issue detailed warnings when needed. Besides mobilising staff and volunteers to assist with the response and recovery, the national and local chapters of the Viet Nam Red Cross have mobilised cash support for people with damaged or lost houses. The Viet Nam Red Cross has already released 200 household kits (including water container, mosquito nets, etc.) for affected households in Yen Bai. The national Red Cross has also dispatched staff to Yen Bai for monitoring and detailed assessment of needs. 2 Sub-national: On 20th, Yen Bai People’s Committee has issued an official request (27/BC-PCLB&TKCN) to the central Goverment for support for housing, irrigation infrastructure and school repair, for a total of VND21billion (approx. USD 1million). The Ha Giang CFSC with support of the local Red Cross has provided affected families with a total of VND12million in cash support. VND1million has been provided per family that completely lost their house and VND500.000 per family with partially damaged houses. (Source: VNRC) Other affected provinces have also undertaken a number of response and recovery measures, including the: provision of temporary shelter, relocation of affected households and households at risk of landslides, cleaning up, WASH support, provision of psycho-social support, etc. V. International Response In coordination with the UN Resident Coordinator, the UN DRMT is issuing situation reports and monitoring the situation closely. Sector-specific information is collected by the cluster focal points through the ministerial counterparts (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Training, etc.) and submitted to the UN DRMT. The Disaster Management Working Group in cooperation with PACCOM organised an emergency meeting on Wednesday 22nd August, 2pm at the NGO Resource Center to discuss potential actions in support of the most affected provinces. - Save the Children and World Vision have a project in Yen Bai and have sent their staff for early rapid assessment of impact and needs. - World Vision Vietnam will support the repair of affected schools (kindergarten classrooms) in Tram Tau district in Yen Bai. The organisation is planning to also provide learning kits and other non-food items (blankets, clothes for children and learning kits). - It was agreed to not send out a joint assessment team, but collect more in-depth information through project field offices and Government and other humanitarian partners in the affected areas. - During the DMWG monthly meeting on Friday 24th August, the situation will be further discussed. VI. Contacts For the UN Situation Report: Bui Viet Hien (Ms.), Program Analyst (Disaster Risk Management) United Nations Development Programme 25-29 Phan Boi Chau, Hanoi, Vietnam Email: [email protected] For UN Humanitarian Response in Vietnam (in case of emergency): Pratibha Mehta (Ms.), UN Resident Coordinator United Nations in Vietnam, 25-29 Phan Boi Chau, Ha Noi, Vietnam Email: [email protected] 3 For more information, please visit CCFSC website: http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn For detailed weather forecasting: http://www.nchmf.gov.vn 4 Viet Nam – Tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5) Situation Report No. 1 August 20th , 2012 – 6pm (Viet Nam time) A further situation report will be issued when significant new information is available I. Summary On the 17th and the 18th August, the entire Northern part of Viet Nam was affected by heavy rainfall and strong winds caused by tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5). The storm brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to all Northern provinces, including the capital Ha Noi. It caused severe damage to livelihoods, crops and infrastructure. 17 people (of whom 8 men, 5 women and 1 children) have died due to drowning, falling trees, landslides and electrocution while 14 people were injured. 229 houses were collapsed and more than 11,864 houses were damaged or unroofed and 23,221ha of rice and other crops flooded. Based on the latest damage reports, Yen Bai and Vinh Phuc are the most affected provinces. The Government quickly issued the necessary warnings and directed all potentially affected provinces to undertake preparedness measures. It has also dispatched a number of monitoring missions to Yen Bai, Vinh Phuc, Quang Ninh, and Hai Phong provinces. Northern provinces are still at risk for potential landslides. The Disaster Management Working Group is meeting on Friday 24th August to discuss potential response and recovery support. Currently there are two tropical storms – Tembin and Sixteen, developing in the North West of Pacific Ocean. II. Situation Overview On Monday 13th August, tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5) originated in the Philippine Sea, East of the Northern Luzon island, the Philippines. Over the coming days, it strengthened into a Category 1 typhoon . After making landfall on the Leizhou peninsula, China, on 16th August, it weakened into a tropical storm. The storm center entered Quang Ninh province in Viet Nam in the evening of Friday 17th August with wind strengths up to 62-74km/h (Level 8). While moving westwards over Hanoi, it quickly weakened into a tropical depression and in the early morning of the 18th into a low pressure zone over the North-West mountainous provinces. The average rainfall over the period 7pm, 15th till 7pm, 18th was 100 to 200mm, with peaks of up to 250- 300mm and more in Vĩnh Phúc, Tuyên Quang, Quảng Ninh and Phú Thọ. Water levels in rivers Lục Nam, Thao, Cầu and Thương have reached Alarm Level 2 in the afternoon of the 20th and will continue to increase over the next 24h. The downstream water levels in the Red river and Thai Binh river basins are also slowly increasing until Thursday. 5 Due to the heavy rainfall brought by the storm, a number of reservoirs, mainly in Vĩnh Phúc and Lạng Sơn had to discharge water.