Monsoon Flood 2019 Updates Needs Assessment Working Group-Bangladesh Version: 03, Date: 16 July 2019 Low Lying areas of 21 districts are flooded and 3 districts are affected by river bank erosion Highlights of flood and landslide situation: What you need to know? Overall flood situation deteriorate further over last 48 hours as major river system in North & North- River flowing Eastern kept flowing above danger level continue. above Danger Level 23 river stations reported Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief (MoDMR) continue monitoring the flood situation 24/7 through Affected district 21 (3 River bank erosion and flood) NDRCC. Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) meeting have been planned to discuss flood From - To 09 July – Ongoing (Slow Onset) situation tomorrow on 18 July at UNIC Conference Approximately 2,058,249 people room at IDB Bhaban at 9.00 am. Affected 02 alerts have been raised to START Fund by its (NDRCC). 30 people died since 13 th population member organizations 01 for floods in North /North July 2019 East and 01 for floods and landslides for CHT. Some of the local and international development Crop damaged 13,148 Hectares of crops damaged organizations already started rapid needs assessment and local response through their own Low lying areas of more than 455 resources. Next update due tomorrow on 18 July. Impacts unions of 101 upazilas from different districts are inundated. Type of Impacts/damages: Vulnerability Medium (as Forecasted) People are marooned in their home and some places in the shelter. Flood situation in Kurigram, Jamalpur, Road communication disrupted Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj and Tangail Corp damaged districts may deteriorate in next 24 Livelihood of the flood affected communities Forecast hours. are disrupted. Flood situation in Lalmonirhat, Netrokona, Sunamganj, Sylhet, Schools eroded to river Habiganj and Moulvibazar districts may Schools in the few areas are declared closed improve in next 24hours. due to inundation. River outlook and Forecast: All the major rivers are in rising trend except the Surma-Kushiyrara. All the major rivers are in rising trend except the Surma and Kushiyrara. According to the information of Bangladesh Meteorological Department and India Meteorological Department, there is chance of fairly widespread medium to heavy rainfall in the Northern, North-Eastern parts of Bangladesh along with adjoining Assam and Meghalaya states of India in next 24 hours. The Brahmaputra-Jamuna and Ganges-Padma rivers may continue rising in next 48 hours and the Atrai river at Baghabari and Padma river at Goalondo point may cross danger level in next 24 hours. Heavy rainfall alert: There is no Heavy rainfall alert over the country Government Initiatives: NAWG Preparation: MoDMR of GoB allocated 17,500 MT GR rice and 29,300,000 BDT GR NAWG is closely observing the cash. flood situation. Will update every 24 hours. Local Government administration already distributed 79,000 dry food th NAWG already updated and package since 12 July 2019. The distribution is ongoing in the flood affected districts. prepared the secondary pre-crisis Government allocate 75,000 tents for temporary shelter of the data set for the anticipated risks displace community areas. Several shelter are opened and kept ready. In hill tract districts, the All NAWG members specially those landslide vulnerable families are relocated to the safe shelter such as who has presence in affected districts school, public building etc. are requested to share flood situation and impact of floods with us in order to Health Emergency Operation center under DG Health is operationalize compile and share updated situation and opened. 1862 Emergency health support team are operationalize with Govt and humanitarian in 61 upazila of 19 districts. communities. All NAWG members and humanitarian agencies are requested to share the available situation updates of flood and landslide with NAWG secretariat ([email protected]/ 01915177117). Humanitarian Agency response and initiatives: Humanitarian agencies on the ground are collecting information preparing themselves for response. NAWG has not only compiled NDRCC extracted data but also received number of report from member organization. Here are the overview on their report: BDRCS : BDRCS NHQ has opened an Emergency Control Room (phone: +880 29 355 995) and advised all its staff to be on high alert for possible deployment Hygiene Parcel box is distributed to affected population by BDRCS in Netrokona (500 boxes), Bandarban (500 boxes), Chattagram (400 boxes), Sunamganj (400 boxes), Rangamati (400 boxes), Cox’s Bazaar (300 boxes), Khagrachari (200 boxes) and Chattagram City (200 boxes). As cash allocation BDRCS has distributed BDT 1 lakh for Bandarban Unit for purchasing necessary raw materials to provide cooked food to the affected communities. Red Cross Youth volunteers are one of the first movers. Thirty RCY volunteers are on the field since 7th July 2019 supporting the awareness program, evacuation, first aid and supporting local administration in distributing foods to the affected people who have been evacuated. They are also supporting the fire service and civil department in repairing the main road that connects Rangamati with Chattogram and the rest of the country. German Red-cross (FbF): is extending its support through its Forecast based Financing Model. They identified 92 most vulnerable unions at the greater Brahmaputra Basin under Bogra, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Kurigram, Rangpur, and Sirajganj district and planning to provide financial assistance to 500 families (BDT 4500 each) at Chilmari and Nayarhat upazila under Kurigram district. UNICEF has been intensively supporting the health and WASH sector along with DPHE. They distributed 20,000 Water Purifying Tablets (WPT) Maulvibazar, 30,000 WPT in Sunamganj along with 128 Hygiene Kits. 89 Medical team in Maulvibazar and 112 in Sunamganj is prepared with needed preposition to tackle any health hazard if arises any. DPHE prepared for distributing purified drinking water to the affected people and installation of new tube well & toilets at road side where people takes shelter. Terre des Hommes (TdH) has started distribution of safe drinking water from Dharla bridge to Jatrapur union and adjacent areas and also planned to distribute hygiene kits among affected community as earliest convenient. Oxfam Oxfam will respond in Kurigram & Gaibandha districts with Multi-purpose Cash Grant amounting to BDT 4,500/HH and Hygiene kits to reach 900 HHs initially. Oxfam install latrines in displaced locations and will provide safe drinking water though our Water Treatment Plant in Gaibandha Sadar from tomorrow. Annex: Map 1-Imapct Area map Annex 2: Current and Forecasted Impact Sl Division District Flood Impact level Chittagong Bandarban Low Lying areas flooded Chittagong Brahmanbaria Low Lying areas flooded Chittagong Feni Low Lying areas flooded Chittagong Rangamati Low Lying areas flooded Mymensingh Sherpur Low Lying areas flooded Rangpur Nilphamari Low Lying areas flooded Chittagong Chittagong Flood water recedes Chittagong Cox's Bazar Flood water recedes Chittagong Khagrachhari Flood water recedes Mymensingh Netrakona Flood situation may Improve(24hrs) Rangpur Lalmonirhat Flood situation may Improve(24hrs) Sylhet Habiganj Flood situation may Improve(24hrs) Sylhet Maulvibazar Flood situation may Improve(24hrs) Sylhet Sunamganj Flood situation may Improve(24hrs) Sylhet Sylhet Flood situation may Improve(24hrs) Mymensingh Jamalpur Flood situation may deteriorate(24hrs) Dhaka Tangail Flood situation may deteriorate(24hrs) Rajshahi Bogra Flood situation may deteriorate(24hrs) Rangpur Gaibandha Flood situation may deteriorate(24hrs) Rangpur Kurigram Flood situation may deteriorate(24hrs) Rajshahi Sirajganj Flood situation may deteriorate(24hrs) Sources: NDRCC, 15 July 2019 and FFWC,16th July 2019 Annex 3: Stations Above Danger Level as of 16th July The glossary of flood forecast can accessed by clicking on the below link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z9GBslzV1gsaTkwrzjBI96DO9NEzfyjy/view?usp=sharing Annex 4: Rainfall forecast and Anticipation of Flood Rainfall 16 July 2019 Rainfall 17 July 2019 Rainfall 18 July 2019 According to BMD forecast the rainfall may reduce over the country by next two days which indicates medium to low risks of flood. Note: Information from Different Sources (NDRCC, BMD, DG Health and FFWC) are compiled here. This report is circulated on behalf of Needs Assessment Working Group Bangladesh. The Next report will be published 18th July evening. For any kind of information please contact: 1. Kaiser Rejve, Director-Humanitarian and Resilience, CARE Bangladesh; E: [email protected] 2. Md Jafar Iqbal, Coordinator-NAWG. M: +8801915177117, E: [email protected] 3. Apurba S Mahboob, TC_IM-NAWG, M: 01622837796, E: [email protected] Monsoon Flood 2019 Updates Needs Assessment Working Group-Bangladesh Version: 03, Date: 16 July 2019 Annex 5: Table 1- Detail Damage and Impact information SL District Number Number of Number of Number Damage Number of Death as of Relief Remarks of Affected Affected of d HH Shelters 15th July Affected Union/PS People Affecte open Upazilla U/ward d HHs 1 Lalmonirhat 5 17 45480 9096 12 G.R. rice – 650 metric ton, G.R. Taka – 9,50,000/- , 4000 packet dry food, 500 tent. 2 Nilphamari 1 6 G.R rice – 450 metric ton, G.R taka – 7,50,000 and 4000 packet dry food 3 Chittagong 14 157 528725 907 7 18,00,000 taka cash, 900 Water is receding; people has metric ton G.R. rice and returned to their houses. 4,000 packet dry food; 500 Houses are damaged- 907 (Full) and tent. 19,635 (Partial) Ranguniya. Patiya, Shatkaniya, Fotikchari, Boalkhali, Anowara, Karnafuli, Hathazari, Shitakunda, Mirsharai and Chandaish 4 Cox’s Bazar 7 44 300,900 59,131 2 G.R. cash - 8,00,000 taka; Affected Pouroshova – 3 G.R. rice – 500 metric ton, Affected seedland - 1740 hectre ; 4000 packet dry food Death due to landslide (2) Dam damaged - 2.50 km 5 Sunamganj 7 104,000 G.R. rice – 700 metric rice Affected HHs - Sunamganj Sadar – and G.R. cash 15,00,000; 2950 , Tahirpur – 4100, Bishomvopur 9000 packet dry food, 500 – 1400 , Doarabazar – 2850 , Tent .