Humanity Road – Nepal Activation: Nepal flooding and landslide Publication Date: 6 August 2014 Additional Information: Social Media Situation Report Highlights Humanity Road volunteers are monitoring the situation in Nepal where a landslide, triggered by continuous monsoon rains, killed more than 30, displaced thousands of families and destroyed dozens of houses. The landslide is blocking the Sunkoshi River, 120km from Kathmandu, forming a lake which is threatening to cause downstream flash floods. Governments in both Nepal and India are evacuating thousands of people along the river embankment. As of August 4th, 30 bodies had been recovered, but the final death toll could be around 165 or higher. This situation report provides an overview of the situation as well as a list of useful sources of information to identify urgent needs. 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For more information, please visit www.humanityroad.org. 1 Digital Situation Report – 06/08/2014 www.humanityroad.org Humanity Road Situation Report Nepal flooding and landslide Nepal flooding and landslide – Situation Report (6 August 2014) Use Right Click - to open links in a new window Situation Report – (period covered: August 2-5, 2014) Prepared by: Humanity Road / Animals in Disaster Follow: @Humanityroad / @Disasteranimals / @jAidDog / @Digihums Situation Overview Background: Aug 2 - A landslide, triggered by continuous monsoon rains, caused 10 deaths, displaced 5,000 families and destroyed dozens of houses. Over 150 people were missing. The landslide was blocking the Sunkoshi river, 120km from Kathmandu, forming a lake which was threatening to cause downstream flash floods. Governments in both Nepal and India were evacuating thousands of people along the river embankment. (source) The affected area is Ward No 1 of Mankha VDC. The landslide swept away the entire ward no. 1 of Mankha VDC, Jure and some houses of Jure and Ramche village. 52 houses were swept away. Only local tools were available on the first day to dig people out. (Source) 4 Aug Initial Situation Report ● Aug 4 - The Government of Nepal is leading the response, with support from India and OCHA. The National Emergency Operations Centre has asked for health, food, shelter, WASH and logistics support in the most affected districts of Sindhupalanchok and Kavrepalanchowk. Led by the Resident Coordinator, cluster leads are currently reviewing contingency plans and stock piles. (source) ● Aug 4 - As of 4 Aug, 30 bodies had been recovered, but the final death toll could be around 165 or higher. (Source:) ● Aug 4 - People affected by the landslide have no food, water, or shelter. (Source) ● Aug 4 - According to the Nepal Red Cross Society, 460 persons are living in 5 shelters locally and there is need of ready to eat food. Also,there is demand of additional dead body bags. (Source) Highlights: ● Aug 3 - The massive landslide in Sindhupalchowk district on Saturday that caused an abrupt interruption in the flow of the Sunkoshi River has hit five hydropower projects downstream. ▪ According to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), there will be shortfall of 66.5MW electricity in the national grid due to the landslide. ▪ Power transmission from five hydropower projects—Bhotekoshi (45MW), Sunkoshi (10MW), Sanima Sunkoshi (2.5MW), Chaku (6MW) and Bhairabkunda (3MW) has been halted temporarily. In the current situation, the shortfall of 66.5MW electricity means an increment in load-shedding by one and half hours a day. NEA said the landslide at Jure has swept away two gates of the Sunkoshi Power House headworks, according to NEA. ▪ While the power house of Bhote Koshi is safe, electricity supply has been interrupted due to the damage caused in three of its transmission line towers. One of the towers was completely swept away in the landslide, while the remaining two have been partially damaged. ▪ (source) ● Aug 4 - Authorities in India have evacuated 60,000 people in the northern state of Bihar amid fears of flash floods from Nepal, officials say. Water levels in the Kosi river, which begins in Nepal, have risen steeply. A landslide there on Saturday killed 19 and left scores missing. Officials say a huge amount of water has accumulated in a lake-like formation on the Nepal side. (source) ● Aug 4 - Emerging Hashtags - #India #Nepal #Kosi #floods #Bihar #landslide 2 Digital Situation Report – 06/08/2014 www.humanityroad.org Humanity Road Situation Report Nepal flooding and landslide Significant updates since last report: ● Aug 5 - Security forces have collected 33 dead bodies. It is assumed that still 132 people are missing (Report received from NRCS team and GoVN). Preliminary report shows that more than 52 houses are still buried under the landslide and more than 10 houses washed away, 96 people are taking shelter at Arm police force base camp, Bandeu. Total 100 people are living in relative’s homes at Barhabise and 70 people are living their relative’s homes at Lamasanghu. The security forces (Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Police) mobilized more than 750 personnel to open the virtual earthen dam from the river and maintain the river course. The Nepal Red Cross has dispatched tarpaulins, blankets, hygiene kits, body bags, chlorine solution, NFRIs. As per the report received from NRCS HQs Response Team, 125 people are evacuated at Sunkoshi Tukisan, 100 at Barbise, 68 at Itani, 54 at Kageni and 60 at Kharichaur. OXFAM, UN, LWF, IOM team have also reached the affected area. (Source: https://www.facebook.com/nepalredcross) ● Aug 5 - Bihar stops evacuation in 3 districts after easing of flood threat http://ow.ly/zYDqehttp://ow.ly/zYDqe ● Aug 5 - Army boat capsizes in swollen Kosi River, 15 rescued by NDRF: http://ow.ly/zYEXFhttp://ow.ly/zYEXF ● Aug 5 - Heavy rains in Nepal on Tuesday (Aug 5) forced rescuers to halt their search for bodies buried under tonnes of mud following the deadliest landslide in the country for almost a decade, police said. Source: http://bit.ly/1oxXCgO ● Aug 5 - (India) The Bihar government downgraded its alert status for nine Kosi districts, following a central assurance, that the fear of deluge had passed for the moment and Indian and Nepalese engineers were at work at Sindhupalchok district, where a landslide last Saturday, had pent up waters of the Sun Kosi. (Source: http://bit.ly/1kkAfYr) National Links Regional and Local Links Nepal Government Kathmandu City Nepal Government Website: http://www.nepal.gov.nphttp://www.nepal.gov.np/portal/npgea/ho http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/index.phphttp://www.kat me?l=en&rn=1403547827522 hmandu.gov.np/index.php Nepal Police FaceBook: http://ow.ly/ylbMUhttp://ow.ly/ylbMU http://www.nepalpolice.gov.np/http://www.nepalpolice.gov.np/ Twitter: Nepal Army - Valley Division @kathmanducityhttps://twitter.com/kathmanducity http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/valley.phphttp://www.nepalarmy.mi Population and statistics by Ward l.np/valley.php http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/valley.php Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal Nepal National Seismology Centre Dhobichaur, Lazimpat (North Gate of the Royal Palace) Website Website: http://www.seismonepal.gov.np/http://www.seismonepal.gov.np/ www.himalayanrescue.orghttp://www.himalayanrescue.or http://www.seismonepal.gov.np/ g Centre for Disaster Management FaceBook: Website: https://www.facebook.com/HRANepalhttps://www.faceb http://www.ncdm.org.nphttp://www.ncdm.org.np/home_aboutus.p ook.com/HRANepal hp Address: P.O. Box No. 4944, Kathmandu, Nepal NCDM Central Office Phone: +977-1-4440292 / 4440293 Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal - opposite the UN Building - Fax: +977-1-4411956 G.P.O. Box 4058 E-mail : [email protected] Telephone 1: 977-1-5010098 Telephone 2: 977-1-5528493 Kathmandu Valley has three Districts: Email : [email protected] ● Kathmandu District ● Lalitpur District - Nepal Risk and Reduction Consortium http://lalitpur.org.nphttp://www.lalitpur.org.np/e_citya Website: taglance_geography.php http://un.org.np/coordinationmechanism/nrrchttp://un.org.np/coo ● Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi are the only 3 Digital Situation Report – 06/08/2014 www.humanityroad.org Humanity Road Situation Report Nepal flooding and landslide rdinationmechanism/nrrc municipalities in the district, while there are no Twitter: @NepalDRRhttps://twitter.com/NepalDRR metropolitan cities. The sixteen VDCs include #DRR Consortium members include: Bageswori, Balkot, Changunarayan, Chhaling, Government of #Nepal Chitpol, Dadhikot, Duwakot, Gundu, Jhaukhel, @AusAid Kautunje, Nagarkot, Nankhel, Sipadol, Sirutar, @ADB_HQ Sudal, Tathali @DFID_UK @eu_echo and 5 municipalities @Federation Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Lalitpur @jica_direct Submetropolitan City, Bhaktapur Municipality @UN Kirtipur Municipality, Madhyapur Thimi @USAID Municipality @WorldBank/@GFDRR. Communications Emergency Numbers Nepal Telecom Dispatch: 112 Website: http://www.ntc.net.np/http://www.ntc.net.np/ Police 103 Twitter: @Nepal_Telecomhttps://twitter.com/Nepal_Telecom Medical 102, 22-80-94 https://twitter.com/Nepal_Telecom Fire 101 Nepal Wireless Communications Website: http://www.nepalwireless.net/http://www.nepalwireless.net/