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Uganda: Kasese Floods DREF operation n° MDRUG033 Preliminary Final Report

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Summary: CHF 300,794 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 17 May 2013 to support the Uganda Red Cross National Society (URCS) in delivering assistance to some 6,500 beneficiaries and replenish disaster preparedness stocks.

Heavy rains that occurred in Kasese district on 1 May and 5 May 2013 caused the rivers Nyamwamba, Mobuku and others to burst their banks which led to heavy floods in nine sub counties of the district. Eight people were confirmed dead and about 9,663 were displaced as a consequence of the floods. Livelihoods and infrastructure were destroyed, especially around the Kilembe mines where several bridges and houses were destroyed by the fast running water and boulders from River Nyamwamba and Mobuku. Overall, the estimated total number of people affected by the floods disaster was 25,445.

50 Red Cross volunteers were mobilized and worked for three months together with deployed URCS staff to provide emergency assistance to the affected population. Food donated by the government and World Food Programme (WFP) was distributed. During the operation URCS worked together with the local authorities and the specialized agency for emergencies, especially the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). URCS distributed a total of 3,300 shelter and NFI kits (including tarpaulins, cooking pots, cups, plates, blankets, jerry cans, laundry soap, and mosquito nets) for 3,425 households and reached 24,062 of the affected people. URCS also provided psycho-social support to internally displaced persons (IDPs) both in the camps and for the affected families staying with host families. URCS also provided overall camp management activities in the settlements for the displaced. However, camps were later closed and IDPs encouraged to reside with hosting communities, where they continued to receive support from URCS and other relief agencies.

The Canadian Red Cross and Canadian Government contributed with the replenishment of 9 % of the DREF allocation made for this operation. The major donors and partners of the DREF include the Australian, American and Belgian governments, the Austrian Red Cross, the Canadian Red Cross and government, Danish Red Cross and government, DG ECHO, the Irish and the Italian governments, the Japanese Red Cross Society, the Luxembourg government, the Monaco Red Cross and government, the Netherlands Red Cross and government, the Norwegian Red Cross and government, the Spanish Government, the Swedish Red Cross and government, the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Medtronic and Z Zurich Foundations as well as other corporate and private donors. Details of DREF contributions can be found on: http://www.ifrc.org/docs/appeals/Active/MDR00001.pdf.

IFRC, on behalf of Uganda Red Cross Society, would like to extend thanks to all partners for their generous contributions