NEPAL FLOOD-2017 SITUATION REPORT

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1 NEPAL FLOOD-2017 SITUATION REPORT Rural Reconstruction Nepal, Situation Report No. 1 (18 Aug 2017) and next SitRep will come by 25 th Aug 1. Situation Overview People in Terai are currently living in a terrible situation created by the torrential monsoon rainfall since 10th of August The incessant rainfall has triggered a massive scale of flooding and landslides in 21 districts in Terai belt, where more than 80% of its agricultural land and approximately 35,000 houses have been inundated and 11.5 million people have been affected. Essential services, such as road transportation, communication and electricity supply have been disrupted and cut-off in many parts of districts. So far, 128 deaths, 25 injury and 33 missing cases have been recorded and the number may go up as information is still being updated. According to data released from Ministry of Agricultural Development, 8.11 billion worth of loss to agriculture sectors as standing crops, food grains and fisheries are damaged. Similarly Parliament's Agriculture and Water Resources Committee revealed the data on damage of irrigation amounts to Rs billion as 135 projects including 15 major irrigation system have been damaged. In order to respond this massive disaster, RRN has formed a 'Flood Response Coordinating Team' to coordinate all response efforts effectively. The team is responsible for identifying the actual needs on the ground, mobilizing resources to support flood affected people in coordination with government mechanisms including National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) under Ministry of Home Affairs, District Disaster Relief Committee (DDRCs), Local Governments and other humanitarian organizations. Highlights: Dead: 131, Injured: 30 Missing: 32 (Source: Ministry of Home Affairs) 8.11 billion worth of loss to agriculture sectors as standing crops, food grains and fisheries are damaged (Source: preliminary report by MoAD) Damage of irrigation amounts to Rs billion as 135 projects including 15 major irrigation systems are damaged (Source: Parliament's Agriculture and Water Resources Committee) Total deluge affected districts: 31 (21 are Terai districts and 19 of them are severely affected and among which most affected districts are Sarlahi, Saptrai and Rautahat districts, Jhapa.) RRN flood response covered currently 9 +2 Central and Eastern one in western Nepal total =12 An assessment is underway in all districts and relief response work has been coordinated with DDRCs 1

2 2. Situation Update of RRN coverage districts and information still yet to come Affected population Causalities Infrastructural Damage Perceived need Districts Agricultural Male Female Total Death Injured Missing Houses Culvert Roads land Rautahat 1,89,000 1,83,000 3,72, (fully) Approx. 93 kms 6500 hector Food, Tarpaulin, Blankets (partially) Saptari 10, , (f) 3879 (p) 25 Approx kms Approximate hectare Sanitation, Shelter and Nutrition Sarlahi - - 1,711 approx (f) 1435 (p) - N/A - Shelter, food, medicine, drinking water and sanitation Siraha ,550 N/A (f) 9280 (p) - Sukhipur, Karjanah, and some section of Maraiwa - Nonfood item (Tarpaulin, clothes, & utensils) Health camp) Sunsari ,32, (p) (p) - 4km (yet) - Mattress & Mosquito net Dhanusa , (f) - N/A - Shelter, wash, food security Bara , (f) 160 (p) 5 All linking roads submerged - Food Items, Tarpaulin and Mahottari , (f) 3100 (p) Parsa (f) 2672 (p) Hygiene kits 3 N/A Janata, Tharuhat, and Gandak roads Sakhuwaniya and Maniharwa bridges 20,000 hector Life jackets, tarpoulin, Pius, Jerrycans, Health kits, Food Items Note: The information on the flood situation in above-mentioned districts is received from RRN district offices based on the discussion among the agencies during the DDRC meeting in respective districts after the field observation based on the initial eye survey report. Therefore, it may vary in the days to come. 2

3 3. RRN Flood Response Update RRN flood response covered currently 9 Terai districts and preparing additional 4 more districts, altogether 12 severally affected districts. RRN has mobilized its resources worth of Rs. 105K (caror) - for relief support to flood-affected people at the 1 st phase. In 9 Central and Eastern Terai districts, namely Sunsari, Saptari, Siraha, Sarlahi, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Rautahat, Bara and Parsa through the Community Development Programme (CDP 90K) and the rest from the other sources including RRN internal. In addition, RRN also decided to provide relief support to Morang, Jhapa, and Banke districts by mobilizing its other resources (Details will be published in the next Situation Report). RRN has been distributing immediate relief materials both food-items and non-food items as per the demand of the community received through respective DDRCs in 9 Terai districts and planning to distribute 3 more additional districts altogether 12. However, report of relief distribution yet to be received from all districts accept following three districts. As of 18 November 2017, the update on relief distribution has been received as follows: Funding: A sever funding gap has been observed and RRN is appealing for the funding. SN District 1 Sarlahi 500 kg beaten rice, 12 cartoon noodles and 100 kg onion Relief materials distributed Food Items HHs Non-food Items Pcs Tarpaulin 2 Bara 500 pcs of tarpaulin and 1000 pcs of mattress 3 Parsa Beaten rice and Bhujiya (2 kg and 0.5kg per HH) Pcs tarpaulin and 400 pcs of mat HHs Total HHs Covered VDCs Velli, Sangrampu r and Prahariya VDCs Remarks 2.78 kg beaten rice, 2 packet noodles, 0.55 kg onion per HHs Paterwa, Adarsha Kotwalai, Bargadhi and Karaimai Rural Municipality Jagnathpur VDC and Pokhariay Municipality 15 pcs of rescue tube, 5 pcs of torch and 5 bundles of nylon rope supported to DDRC for light search and rescue. Relief distribution in Sarlahi district 3

4 4. RRN Flood Relief Coordination Team SN Name Telephone 1 Ratna Karki ratna@rrn.org.np 2 Kulchandra Dahal kulchandra@rrn.org.np 3 Nirajan Pokharel nirajan@rrn.org.np 4 Laxmi Maya Rai laxmimr@rrn.org.np 5 Drona Koirala drona@rrn.org.np 6 Ram Dhungana ram@rrn.org.np 7 Bikash Chaudhari bikash@rrn.org.np 5. District Focal Persons SN District Focal Person Mobile 1 Sunsari Ms Saraswati Koirala saraswatik@rrn.org.np 2 Saptari Mr Dinesh Aryal dinesh@rrn.org.np Siraha Ms Kalpana Shrestha kalpanas@rrn.org.np 4 Sarlahi Ms Meena Thapa meena@rrn.org.np 5 Dhanusha Mr Kharbhushan Shan kharbs@rrn.org.np 6 Mahottari Mr Bishal Timalsena bishalt@rrn.org.np 7 Rautahat Mr Lil Karki lilk@rrn.org.np 8 Bara Mr Bipin Das bipind@rrn.org.np 9 Parsa Ms Shobha Kumari Mahato shobhak@rrn.org.np 10 Morang Mr. Ram Dhungana ram@rrn.org.np 11 Jhapa Mr. Ram Dhungana ram@rrn.org.np 12 Banke Mr. Bikash Chaudhary bikash@rrn.org.np Contact Person: Mr Gyan Bahadur Adhikari Executive Director Rural Reconstrution Nepal (RRN) Gairidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: , Fax: / Mobile: gyan.adhikari@rrn.org.np 4

5 6. Glimpse of flood in Terai 5

6 In front of RRN/CDP district office in Rautahat district LEGEND Dadeldhura Doti Kanchanpur Baitadi Darchula Kailali Bajhang Flood affected Terai Districts Achham Bardiya Current RRN Response Districts Bajura Kalikot Dailekh Surkhet Banke Humla Jumla Jajarkot Mugu Rukum Dolpa Mustang Manang Flood Affected Terai Districts C H I N A Kathmandu Baglung Myagdi Salyan Kaski Rolpa Lamjung Gorkha Pyuthan Gulmi Rasuwa Dang Syangja Tanahu Arghakhanchi Nuwakot Palpa Sindhupalchwok Dhading Dolakha Kapilvastu Nawalparasi Sankhuwasabha Rupandehi Chitwan Makawanpur Kabhre Solukhumbu Taplejung Ramechhap Parsa Okhaldhunga Sindhuli Khotang Bhojpur Bara Sarlahi Ilam Siraha Udayapur Sunsari Saptari Morang Jhapa I N D I A Lalitpur Bhaktapur N 6