OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Chad - Floods
05 October 2001

Government of the Republic of Chad requests international assistance
This report is based on information provided by UNDP Chad.

Situation

1.  Torrential rains in the past weeks provoked flooding after major
rivers Logone (South), Chari (Center-West) and Batha (Center-East) burst
their banks.  In total, floods affected 129,500 people and 100 persons are
reported dead or missing.

2.  Most adversely affected areas are the departments of Tandjilé East and
West, Bahr Koh, Dar Sila, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental,
Chari-Banguirmi Salamat, Batha East and West, Mayo Dalla, Mayo Bonoye and
Kabia.

3.  Damages reported by the Government (Permanent Secretary of the
national commission for assistance to disaster affected populations
-CONASI) in each Department are as follows:

  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | DEPARTMENT        | AFFECTED   | HOUSES    |
  |                   | POPULATION | DESTROYED |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Logone oriental   |  20,000    |  1,600    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Logone occidental |  19,000    |  1,500    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Mandoul           |  14,000    |    600    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Salamat           |  10,000    |  1,200    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Mont de Lam       |   8,500    |    400    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Tandjile East     |   8,000    |  1,500    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Ouaddai           |   8,000    |    700    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Baguirmi          |   7,000    | -         |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Barkh Koh         |   6,000    |    400    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Mayo-Dallah       |   6,000    |    300    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Dar-Sila          |   6,000    |    300    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Batha             |   5,000    |    500    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Tandjile West     |   5,000    |  1,500    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Lac               |   3,000    | -         |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Ennedi            |   2,500    | -         |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | Assongha          |   1,500    | -         |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|
  | TOTAL             | 129,500    | 10,500    |
  |-------------------+------------+-----------|


4.  Because of the floods, the famine and health situations are worsening.
More than 4,350 cases of cholera have been reported since June provoking
148 dead people (mainly in Chari-Barguimi, Mayo Kebi, Lac and Kanem).


Request for international assistance

5.  The Government has officially requested international assistance on 28
September 2001 to the UN Resident Coordinator Office.

6.  While waiting for the latest needs assessment mission to quantify
needs, needs identified so far are:

   Food
   Blankets
   Tents
   Gunny bags (jute)
   Material for reconstruction and rehabilitation of houses


National and international Response

7.  The Government has carried out two joint assessment missions on 20 and
21 September including three Ministers, the UN System (WFP) and other
partners (The French Embassy and the European Union's Delegation).
Furthers assessments will be carried out involving more partners. 8.
Following a first meeting on 07 September (cf. OCHA Situation Report No
1), a plan of action has been introduced during a meeting between the
Government and humanitarian partners on 05 October under the auspices of
the Permanent Secretary of the national crisis management committee
(CASAGC - Comité d'Action pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et la Gestion des
Crises).

9.  OCHA is in close contact with the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in
Chad and will revert with further information, as it becomes available.

10.  This situation report, together with further information on ongoing
emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int


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  (NYC)  Ms. Phyllis Lee, direct Tel. +1-212-963 48 32


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