Overview of Disasters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2016 Impact, Response and Managing Risks Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Overview of Disasters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2016 Impact, Response and Managing Risks Provincial Disaster Management Authority Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Developed by: Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Photos: Taimur Ali, Media Coordinator PDMA-PaRRSA Layout: Habib-ur-Rehman Taimur Ali Published: Imtiaz Printing Services, Peshawar, Pakistan [email protected] Place and date of publication: Peshawar, January 2017 Overview of Disasters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2016 Impact, Response and Managing Risks Provincial Disaster Management Authority Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Developed by: Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Photos: Taimur Ali, Media Coordinator PDMA-PaRRSA Layout: Habib-ur-Rehman Taimur Ali Published: Imtiaz Printing Services, Peshawar, Pakistan [email protected] Place and date of publication: Peshawar, January 2017 List of Acronyms CAR Commissionerate of Afghan Refugees CBDRM Community Based Disaster Risk Management Contents DDMU District Disaster Management Unit DRM Disaster Risk Management DRR Disaster Risk Reduction EWS Early Warning System Govt Government KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NGO Non Governmental Organizations NFI Non Food Items List of Acronyms 5 4.4 PDMA- Details from Livestock and Dairy Development PDMA Provincial Disaster Management Authority Foreword 6 Department of Chitral in the incident of flash flooding in Ursoon Valley Chitral. 22 PDMC Provincial Disaster Management Commission Chapter 1: Provincial Disaster Management Authority 8 4.5 Humanitarian Response Facility (HRF) of PDMA 23 1.1 Vision 8 4.6 Response - Torrential Rains of April 2016 24 PEOC Provincial Emergency Operation Center 1.2 Mission 8 4.7 Rescue and Relief Efforts Heavy rain & lightening at Madyan- 1.3 Functions of PDMA 8 Swat, 10th September, 2016 24 PWD People with Disabilities Chapter 2: Overview of Disaster Events in 2016 10 Chapter 5 Human Vulnerability and the Role of PDMA KP 25 SBDRM School Based Disaster Risk Management 2.1 Avalanche, Kareem Abad Chitral, March 2016 10 5.1 Vulnerable Population in Emergencies and 2.2 Flash Floods and Torrential Rains, April 2016 11 Commitment of PDMA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25 TDP/IDP Temporarily Displaced Persons/Internally Displaced Persons 2.3 Torrential Rains/Landslides- Damages occurred across 5.2 Camp Coordination and Camp Management 26 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the month of April, 2016 12 UN United Nations 2.4 Unprecedented Floods, Ursun Chitral, July 2016 12 Annex-1 28 2.5 Heavy Rains in July 2016 13 Annex-II 29 2.6 Heavy rain & lightening at Madyan-Swat, Annex-III 30 10th September, 2016 13 Annex IV 31 2.7 Pakistan International Airlines Crash, December 2016 14 Lessons Learnt and Way Forward 32 Chapter 3: Monsoon Impact on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, July 2016 15 Contacts 33 Outlook for Summer Monsoon (JAS) 2016 15 Chapter 4: PDMA`s Relief and Response Efforts in the year 2016 20 4.1 Activation of Provincial Emergency Operation Center 20 4.2 Relief Items dispatched to Districts during the year 2016 21 4.3 PDMA- Financial Details under Relief Measures 22 Impact, Response and Managing Risks 5 List of Acronyms CAR Commissionerate of Afghan Refugees CBDRM Community Based Disaster Risk Management Contents DDMU District Disaster Management Unit DRM Disaster Risk Management DRR Disaster Risk Reduction EWS Early Warning System Govt Government KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NGO Non Governmental Organizations NFI Non Food Items List of Acronyms 5 4.4 PDMA- Details from Livestock and Dairy Development PDMA Provincial Disaster Management Authority Foreword 6 Department of Chitral in the incident of flash flooding in Ursoon Valley Chitral. 22 PDMC Provincial Disaster Management Commission Chapter 1: Provincial Disaster Management Authority 8 4.5 Humanitarian Response Facility (HRF) of PDMA 23 1.1 Vision 8 4.6 Response - Torrential Rains of April 2016 24 PEOC Provincial Emergency Operation Center 1.2 Mission 8 4.7 Rescue and Relief Efforts Heavy rain & lightening at Madyan- 1.3 Functions of PDMA 8 Swat, 10th September, 2016 24 PWD People with Disabilities Chapter 2: Overview of Disaster Events in 2016 10 Chapter 5 Human Vulnerability and the Role of PDMA KP 25 SBDRM School Based Disaster Risk Management 2.1 Avalanche, Kareem Abad Chitral, March 2016 10 5.1 Vulnerable Population in Emergencies and 2.2 Flash Floods and Torrential Rains, April 2016 11 Commitment of PDMA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25 TDP/IDP Temporarily Displaced Persons/Internally Displaced Persons 2.3 Torrential Rains/Landslides- Damages occurred across 5.2 Camp Coordination and Camp Management 26 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the month of April, 2016 12 UN United Nations 2.4 Unprecedented Floods, Ursun Chitral, July 2016 12 Annex-1 28 2.5 Heavy Rains in July 2016 13 Annex-II 29 2.6 Heavy rain & lightening at Madyan-Swat, Annex-III 30 10th September, 2016 13 Annex IV 31 2.7 Pakistan International Airlines Crash, December 2016 14 Lessons Learnt and Way Forward 32 Chapter 3: Monsoon Impact on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, July 2016 15 Contacts 33 Outlook for Summer Monsoon (JAS) 2016 15 Chapter 4: PDMA`s Relief and Response Efforts in the year 2016 20 4.1 Activation of Provincial Emergency Operation Center 20 4.2 Relief Items dispatched to Districts during the year 2016 21 4.3 PDMA- Financial Details under Relief Measures 22 Impact, Response and Managing Risks 5 Foreword sharing mechanisms with regards to disaster This end year report by PDMA highlights disasters management. and emergency situations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is 2016. The report also captures the response and he year 2016 was comparatively peaceful than Experiences of 2016 unfolded many opportunities to committed to suppor t PDMA as a robust relief efforts undertaken by National, Provincial and T2015 in terms of occurrences of natural government and non-governmental actors to organization for coordinating Disaster Risk District authorities. disasters. Provincial Disaster Management enhance their capabilities to respond to disasters in Management interventions in the province. We are Authority (PDMA) as per its mandate coordinated the a better way. During the course of events, important also focusing on improving our capabilities and response of government line agencies both at the line agencies were observed deficient in terms of functions to respond to disasters in a more provincial and national level to respond to availability of necessary machinery and ensuring coordinated manner. To meet this end, we are emergencies and disasters. Throughout the year funds for effective emergency response. Therefore, upgrading our emergency operation center and PDMA worked for adoption of mitigation strategies guaranteeing disaster risk reduction and expanding it to seven divisional headquarters across and contingency planning at all levels. District contingency planning in ongoing and future projects the province. Disaster Management Units (DDMUs) and local and its proper implementation is a serious elected representatives were involved in re- challenge. organizing and strengthening of the disaster Community Based Disaster Risk Management management plans. However, to ensure resources (CBDRM) is a vital area to enhance the capacities of both human and financial remained a challenge. local communities in coping with emergency PDMA is constantly advocating for and sensitizing situations. This component is implemented through the government agencies to include Disaster Risk our partners and NGOs in vulnerable areas of the Reduction (DRR) in their planning processes and province. PDMA is striving to expand work on allocate sufficient resources to respond to any community level emergency preparedness and unforeseen events. response capacities to most vulnerable and In the year 2016, climate change and risks neglected areas of the province. Alongside, PDMA is associated with it remained a challenge for all also working on enhancing the capacities of District government agencies including PDMA. Heavy Disaster Management Units (DDMUs) realizing the snowfalls, torrential rains, landslides, and flash fact that they are the first responders to any disaster floods were experienced throughout the year. All that occurs in their jurisdiction. these hazards/disasters were unprecedented and One of the key lessons from the experiences of 2016 can be directly attributed to climate change is the importance of information sharing and phenomena. Our province is experiencing diverse improved communication mechanisms. This refers vulnerabilities. Fragile ecosystems, soil erosion, to improving the flow of information at all levels landslides and loss of biodiversity are some of the which will ultimately enable decision makers at the potential hazards that we are currently facing. The provincial and district level to make informed emergencies in 2016 resulted not only in human decisions in the areas of disaster planning and losses and infrastructure damages but the socio- response. PDMA regularly conducts review economic and living standards of the disaster-hit meetings, seminars and conferences with all the communities were also affected. relevant stakeholders to improve the information 6 Impact, Response and Managing Risks Impact, Response and Managing Risks 7 Foreword sharing mechanisms with regards to disaster This end year report by PDMA highlights disasters management.