Special Sitrep on Flooding No. 4 21 June 2011

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The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilise and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors.

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This report is issued by OCHA Sub-office in Mindanao, the Philippines. This special report covers the flooding situation in Central Mindanao.

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW

PAGASA today reported that Tropical Depression Egay has moved out of the country, however, anotherLow Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 710 km west of Visayas which is expected to bring scatteredrain showers across the country. To date, the spate of continuous rains and the previous weatherdisturbances have already caused flooding and flashfloods in ten provinces and five cities of Mindanao.NDRRMC today reported that 135, 921 families (703,199 persons) have been affected in Mindanao. InCotabato City and the adjacent municipalities of Maguindanao, flooding was aggravated by cloggedwaterways due to an accumulation of water hyacinths in Rio Grande de Mindanao from the Liguasan

Marsh.NDRRMC Update (21 June) AFFECTED POPULATION per Region.

Region Provinces Municipality City Brgys.Affected

Families Person

X Bukidnon 3 1 16 2,012 11,928

XI

Compostela Valley 1 5 31 155

Davao del Norte 2 1 30 3,662 18,310

Davao del Sur 3 1 10 2,676 8,666

XII

North Cotabato 13 151 37,557 186,560

Sultan Kudarat 1 5 2,744 13,720

South Cotabato 2 1 4 190 950

Cotabato City 1 47 21,362 76,154

ARMM

Maguindanao 20 179 53,899 327,816

Lanao del Sur 13 124 11,788 58,940

Sulu 1 4

Total 10 59 5 575 135,921 703,199

Figures are from May 31 to June 19, 2011.

On 20 June the Cotabato City Office on Social Welfare and Development Services (OSWDS)reported 34 of the 37 barangays were already affected by flooding. A total of 22,065 families(74,311 persons) are affected and remain home-based; while, 7,987 families (23,658 people) aredisplaced and have sought temporary shelter at 28 Evacuation Centres (ECs). The CityGovernment provided relief assistance (packs of rice and water containers), as well as otherlocal private organizations and NGOs. A call for further assistance has been issued by the CityGovernment due to extent of floods.

Philippines Mindanao ResponseSituation Update on Flooding No. 421 June 2011



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OCD ARMM (19 June) reported that 21 municipalities (179 barangays) in Maguindanao with53,899 families (327,816 individuals) have been affected by floods. In total, 82 schools, 304houses, 241 stores and2 markets have been damaged in Maguindanao. In Lanao del Sur ninemunicipalities (120 barangays), with 4,535 families (22,675 individuals) have been affected. Jolohas four affected barangays.

The following figures are indicative only. More comprehensive information will be released uponcompletion of the Damage Assessment Needs Analysis (DANA).

Locations Number of Affected People

Region Province No. of ECs Inside ECs Home- based Total

ARMM Maguindanao 53,899

ARMM Lanao del Sur 22,675

Region XII SOCCSKSARGEN 45 30,828 257,795 288,623

Region XII Cotabato City

(reported at Region XII)

28 7,987 families (with 23,658

dependents )

22,065 families (74,311

dependents)

II. HUMANITARIAN NEEDS AND RESPONSES

The MHT met yesterday (20 June) anddiscussed the flooding situationaffecting central Mindanao. Clusterleads provided interim inputs based oninitial information and observations Theresults of DANA assessment are stillbeing consolidated. There will be initial

report by Friday WASH Water contamination is aserious

issue facing the affected villages. Sixtemporary camps were under water.UNICEF dispatched non-food reliefassistance such as tarpaulins (4978pcs), blankets (5526 pcs), plastic mats(3500pcs) to DSWD in response to flooding in Maguindanao. ACF Cotabato coordinated withOSWDS Cotabato City, and distributed non-food relief assistance (780 jerry cans, hyposol andtarpaulin for communal use) on 16-17 June at various evacuation sites in Cotabato City.

CCCM – Camp management is considered a priority need. DSWD and volunteers, are providingmanpower support , however, there is a need to strengthen the support capacity on campmanagement and coordination.

Child Protection (Sub-Cluster) – all child protection (CP) working groups were activated in orderto develop a strategy and a response mechanism to the floods including the development of aCP network and psychosocial activities.

Food –Field assessments have been completed and priority areas will be identified. WFP,together with DSWD, will provide information in the next two days. Interventions could includefood distribution, Food for Work, and clearing of sewage and drainage chanels.

Health – Incidence of diarrhoea has been reported in the camps. Five teams are conducting theDANA assessment. DOH distributed oral dehydration salt and chlorine for water treatment.

Nutrition – The general SAM level is 10% in Maguindanao. The clusterIt recommended infantfeeding in emergencies. WFP also is targeting 6-23 months supplementary feeding and will workwith Save the Children.

Protection – MinHRAC shared their field report, highlighting the less visible displacements inCotabato City; these residents are encamped in interior areas (at the diversion road), and could

be reached by a canoe.

Evacuation Centre at Notre Dame Village, Cotabato

Evacuation Centre at Notre Dame Village. Photo taken by OCHA.



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