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Chad - Floods Sep 1988 UNDRO Situation Reports 1-2

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UNDRO 88/1858
CHAD - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.1
6 SEPTEMBER 1988

SITUATION

1. SINCE AUGUST CONTINUING HEAVY RAINFALL IS RESULTING IN EMERGENCY SITUATION IN N'DJAMENA AND THROUGHOUT COUNTRY (IN PARTICULAR PROVINCES OF KANEM, OUADDAI, LOGONE OCCIDENTALE AND LOGONE ORIENTAL). 47,350 PEOPLE AFFECTED, 48 DEAD, 47 WOUNDED. APPROXIMATELY 1,000 HOUSES DESTROYED. 11,912 HECTARES OF CULTIVATED LAND DESTROYED REPRESENTING 6,147 MT OF MILLET AND 120 MT SEEDS. NUMEROUS CATTLE KILLED (3,416). MOST AFFECTED PROVINCIAL AREAS CUT OFF.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

2. GOVERNMENT, WITH ASSISTANCE OF LOCALLY REPRESENTED AGENCIES AND NGOS, ORGANIZE INITIAL RELIEF AND PROCEEDING WITH DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FROM EXISTING STOCKS WHICH, HOWEVER, LIMITED.

3. DESIGNATED FOCAL POINT TO CO-ORDINATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IS MINISTRY OF FOOD SECURITY AND DISASTER VICTIMS 'MINISTERE DE LA SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE ET DES POPULATIONS SINISTREES'. UNDER ITS AUTHORITY, AN ACTION COMMITTEE FOR FOOD SECURITY AND EMERGENCY AID COMPOSED OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, BILATERAL DONORS AND NGOS MEETS REGULARLY TO COLLECT/EXCHANGE INFORMATION ON SITUATION IN DISASTER AREAS, DETERMINE NEEDS AND CO-ORDINATE ASSISTANCE MEASURES. COMMITTEE HAD BEEN CREATED ON UNDRO INITIATIVE DURING DROUGHT 1984 AND GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS EFFECTIVE MECHANISM.

NEEDS

4. FOLLOWING REPORT RECEIVED BY UNDRO FROM CHADIAN AMBASSADOR TO UNITED NATIONS GENEVA AND AS CONFIRMED BY THE UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN N'DJAMENA CONDITIONS CALL FOR PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. ACCORDINGLY, UNDRO APPEALING TO DONORS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEET IMMEDIATE RELIEF NEEDS LISTED BELOW. THESE ITEMS REQUIRED TO ASSIST 47,350 PEOPLE FOR THREE MONTHS.

A) FOOD:

1,709 MT CEREALS
171 MT EDIBLE OIL
171 MT MILK
86 MT SUGAR

B) 15 MT SEEDS

C) 48,000 BLANKETS

D) 10,000 TENTS

E) 19,000 MOSKITO NETS

F) MEDICAMENTS: NEEDS BEING EVALUATED.

G) CASH FOR INTERNAL TRANSPORT

5. WFP ROME CONFIRMS IN-COUNTRY FOOD STOCKS LOW AND MOST FOOD HAS TO BE PROCURED FROM ABROAD (POSSIBLY CAMEROON). DETAILS AVAILABLE FROM WFP. ITEMS B) TO E) NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY.

6. TRANSPORT OF GOODS POSES SERIOUS PROBLEM AS AFFECTED AREAS CANNOT BE REACHED BY ROAD. POTENTIAL DONORS BEING APPROACHED TO INVESTIGATE AVAILABILITY OF AIR TRANSPORT.

CONTRIBUTIONS

UN - SYSTEM
UNICEF
1,000 PACKETS REHYDRATION SALTS, 8,000 PILLS OF ASPIRINE, 5,000 PILLS OF CHLOROQUINE, 500 BLANKETS
++
WFP
UP TO 150 MT FOOD FROM IN-COUNTRY STOCKS
++
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
SECADEV
50 MT FOOD, TOOLS
++

DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES.

(++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO)

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(DPR 310 CHD '88(2)

UNDRO 88/2127

CHAD - FLOODS
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO.2
3 OCTOBER 1988

GENERAL SITUATION:

1. RAIN STILL FALLING. LEVEL OF RIVERS IN CHARI BASIN RAISING REGULARLY, BUT HAVE NOT YET GONE PAST HISTORICAL BED.

2. REPORTS INDICATE FLOODS IN MANY PARTS OF COUNTRY. MOST SEVERELY HIT PREFECTURES ARE: SALAMAT (AM-TIMAM), MAYO-KEBBI (BONGOR), N'DJAMENA, MOYEN-CHARI (SARH), LOGONE OCCIDENTAL (MOUNDOU) AND BATHA. DETAILS AVAILABLE AT UNDRO. MATERIAL DAMAGE HIGH, AS PEOPLE MOVED CLOSER TO RIVER BEDS AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF DROUGHT.

3. LOSS OF CULTURES LIMITED, WITHOUT SEVERE CONSEQUENCES ON HARVEST PROSPECTS. LOCUSTS HOWEVER REPORTED FROM BILTINE, OUADDAI, KANEM, BATHA AND LAKE.

4. DUE TO DIFFICULTIES OF ACCESS TO FLOODED AREAS, ASSESSMENT OF CASUALTIES/ DAMAGE ONLY PROVISIONAL: 47,450 PERSONS AFFECTED, 43 DEAD, 48 INJURED, 150 VILLAGES FLOODED, 13,468 HOUSES DESTROYED, 12,417 HA CULTURES DESTROYED CORRESPONDING TO LOSS OF 7,450 MT CEREALS FOR NEXT HARVEST.

NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE :

5. AFTER DISTRIBUTION FOOD, BLANKETS, CLOTHES AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, HOMELESS PEOPLE BEING EVACUATED TO RELATIVES/ FRIENDS DUE TO START OF NEW TERM.

6. ACTION COMMITTEE FOR FOOD SECURITY AND EMERGENCY AID (SEE SITREP NR.1) MEETING WEEKLY WITH NGOS AND UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE. INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE, CREATED 10 AUGUST 1988, BUSY WITH ORGANIZATION/ DELIVERY/ MANAGEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

7. LRCS HAS UNDERTAKEN ASSESSMENT MISSION TO SOUTH ( PREFECTURES OF GORE/ DOBA/ BEBEDJIA) AND CONFIRMS SERIOUS SITUATION. IN N'DJAMENA, DISTRIBUTION WFP FOOD AND CARE BLANKETS ENSURED BY LRCS RELIEF TEAMS.

8. LOCAL OFFICE CARE EVALUATING EXACT NUMBER OF AFFECTED PEOPLE IN BONGOR.

9. AS SOON AS ROADS PASSABLE, MISSION OF EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (EWS) LEAVING FOR AFFECTED AREAS TO ASSESS FOOD SITUATION. EWS RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHMENT SEEDS STOCKS FOR FALL CULTURES AFTER WITHDRAWAL OF WATER, AS WELL AS RESTORATION OF SECURITY STOCKS FOR N'DJAMENA.

10. WFP CONSIDERING SECOND CONTRIBUTION OF CEREALS, MAIZE FLOUR, MILK POWDER AND VEGETABLE OIL FOR BET, OUADDAI-BILTINE AND CHARIBAGUIRMI.

11. BALANCE OF USAID CONTRIBUTION FOR DROUGHT 1984 (100 MILLION FCFA) COULD BE PARTLY USED FOR RELIEF PROJECTS OF LRCS AND CARE.

NEEDS STILL TO BE COVERED:

A) FOOD: 1062,5 MT CEREALS, 155,6 MT OIL, 165,6 MT MILK, 86 MT SUGAR

B) BLANKETS: 38,980

C) MOSQUITO NETS: 15,980

D) TENTS (5 PERSONS): APPROX. 8,000

E) JUTE SACKS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ENBANKMENTS AGAINST OVERFLOATING LAKE CHAD / LOGONE: 40,000

F) MEDICINES: INITIAL LIST DRAWN UP BY CHAD RED CROSS/MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AMOUNTING TO US DLRS 80,000. ALREADY COVERED PARTLY BY CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND

G) SMALL QUANTITIES OF TOOLS ( FORKS, RAKES, BUCKETS, ROPE, ..)

CONTRIBUTIONS (REPORTED TO UNDRO SINCE SITREP NR. 1)

UN SYSTEM:
US DLRS
UNICEF
3,750 BLANKETS
++
WFP
62 MT CEREALS, 5,4 MT OIL, 5,4 MT MILK
++
GOVERNMENTS:
CANADA
CASH
131,148
USA
BALANCE OF CONTRIBUTION FOR DROUGHT 1984: UP TO
317,460
NETHERLANDS
CASH
17,464
GERMANY F.R.
200 TEMPORARY SHELTERS
10,695
NGOS:
'AGENCE MUSULMANE EN AFRIQUE'
3,000 MOSQUITO NETS, 130 MT RICE, 30 BAGS OF CLOTHES, MEDICINES
++
AGRO ACTION GERMANY
300 MT CEREALS
9,523
CARE CHAD
CASH, VARIOUS TOOLS, 400 L GASOIL
++
CHADIAN RED CROSS
14 TENTS, 10 MT RICE, 10 MT OIL
++
EIRENE
300 BLANKETS
ICRC
1,000 BLANKETS
LRCS
60 MT CEREALS, 2,000 BLANKETS, 4,000 CHILDREN CLOTHES
++
OXFAM
50 PAIRS BOOTS, 400 BLANKETS, MEDICINES, 50 SPECIALIZED WORKERS
++
ROTARY CLUB
CASH
6,350
SECADEV
370 BLANKETS, TOOLS, 50 PAIRS BOOTS
++
SWISS COOPERATION
34 MT RICE
WORLD VISION INT'L
150 BLANKETS
++
131 TENTS
43,500
(++ VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO)

DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.

ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148