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NEPAL FLOOD-2017 SITUATION REPORT

Rural Reconstruction Nepal, Situation Report No. 1 (18 Aug 2017) and next SitRep will come by 25th Aug

1. Situation Overview

People in Terai are currently living in a terrible situation created by the torrential monsoon rainfall since 10th of August 2017.

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. 2.42 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. 2.42 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

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2. Situation Update of RRN coverage districts and information still yet to come

Districts Affected population Causalities Infrastructural Damage Perceived need

Male Female Total Death Injured Missing Houses Culvert Roads Agricultural land

Rautahat 1,89,000 1,83,000 3,72,000 11 - 3 2000 (fully) 18000 (partially)

80 Approx. 93 kms 6500 hector Food, Tarpaulin, Blankets

Saptari 10,250 10750 21,000 0 0 1 21 (f) 3879 (p)

25 Approx 60-70 kms

Approximate 25000 hectare

Sanitation, Shelter and Nutrition

Sarlahi - - 1,711 approx.

5 - 1 276 (f) 1435 (p)

- N/A - Shelter, food, medicine, drinking water and sanitation

Siraha - - 11,550 N/A - - 2120 (f) 9280 (p)

- Sukhipur, Karjanah, and some section of Maraiwa

- Nonfood item (Tarpaulin, clothes, & utensils) Health camp)

Sunsari 67500 64925 1,32,425 14 - 6 10000 (p) 15000 (p)

- 4km (yet) - Mattress & Mosquito net

Dhanusa 3992 3914 7,906 3 - 1 185 (f) - N/A - Shelter, wash, food security

Bara 2916 3309 6,225 2 - - 85 (f) 160 (p)

5 All linking roads submerged

- Food Items, Tarpaulin and Hygiene kits

Mahottari 19823 20177 40,000 4 - 2 347 (f) 3100 (p)

3 N/A - -

Parsa - - 9088 5 - - 1134 (f) 2672 (p)

5 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.

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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 1st 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 Relief materials distributed

Total HHs

Covered VDCs Remarks Food Items HHs Non-food

Items HHs

1 Sarlahi 500 kg beaten rice, 12 cartoon noodles and 100 kg onion

180 110 Pcs Tarpaulin

110 180 Velli, Sangrampur and Prahariya VDCs

2.78 kg beaten rice, 2 packet noodles, 0.55 kg onion per HHs

2 Bara 500 pcs of tarpaulin and 1000 pcs of mattress

500 500 Paterwa, Adarsha Kotwalai, Bargadhi and Karaimai Rural Municipality

3 Parsa Beaten rice and Bhujiya (2 kg and 0.5kg per HH)

200 200 Pcs tarpaulin and 400 pcs of mat

138 200 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

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4. RRN Flood Relief Coordination Team

SN Name Telephone Email

1 Ratna Karki 9851019318 ratna@rrn.org.np

2 Kulchandra Dahal 9852021784 kulchandra@rrn.org.np

3 Nirajan Pokharel 9849775682 nirajan@rrn.org.np

4 Laxmi Maya Rai 9813012969 laxmimr@rrn.org.np

5 Drona Koirala 9858020703 drona@rrn.org.np

6 Ram Dhungana 9851108457 ram@rrn.org.np

7 Bikash Chaudhari 9847824124 bikash@rrn.org.np

5. District Focal Persons

SN District Focal Person Mobile Email 1 Sunsari Ms Saraswati Koirala 982034208 saraswatik@rrn.org.np 2 Saptari Mr Dinesh Aryal 851061666 dinesh@rrn.org.np Siraha Ms Kalpana Shrestha 9788005337 kalpanas@rrn.org.np 4 Sarlahi Ms Meena Thapa 9851229320 meena@rrn.org.np 5 Dhanusha Mr Kharbhushan Shan 9841647825 kharbs@rrn.org.np 6 Mahottari Mr Bishal Timalsena 9852032585 bishalt@rrn.org.np 7 Rautahat Mr Lil Karki 9842377740 lilk@rrn.org.np 8 Bara Mr Bipin Das 9851221492 bipind@rrn.org.np 9 Parsa Ms Shobha Kumari Mahato 9851197154 shobhak@rrn.org.np

10 Morang Mr. Ram Dhungana 985110845 ram@rrn.org.np 11 Jhapa Mr. Ram Dhungana 986110845 ram@rrn.org.np 12 Banke Mr. Bikash Chaudhary 9858034134 bikash@rrn.org.np

Contact Person: Mr Gyan Bahadur Adhikari

Executive Director

Rural Reconstrution Nepal (RRN)

Gairidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: +977-1- 4004976, 4004985

Fax: +977-1-4004508/4443494 Mobile: +977-9843762491

Email: gyan.adhikari@rrn.org.np

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6. Glimpse of flood in Terai

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Flood Affected Terai DistrictsC H I N A

I N D I A

LEGEND

Bhojpur

Jhapa

Ilam

Taplejung

Morang

Sankhuwasabha

SunsariSaptari

Udayapur

Solukhumbu

Siraha

Sindhuli

Ramechhap

Dolakha

SarlahiBara

Makawanpur

Parsa

Kabhre

SindhupalchwokNuwakot

Rasuwa

Dhading

Chitwan

GorkhaLamjung

Tanahu

Nawalparasi

Palpa

Kaski

Syangja

Manang

Mustang

RupandehiKapilvastu

BaglungMyagdi

Dolpa

Rukum

Rolpa

Pyuthan

Dang

Banke

Salyan

Jajarkot

Jumla

Bardiya

Kailali

Surkhet

Dailekh

KalikotAchhamDoti

Kanchanpur

Dadeldhura

Baitadi

Darchula

Bajhang

Bajura

Humla

Mugu

Arghakhanchi

KhotangOkhaldhunga

Gulmi

Flood affected Terai Districts

Kathmandu

Lalitpur

Bhaktapur

Current RRN Response Districts

In front of RRN/CDP district office in Rautahat district