Cambodia: Floods [DHA-03: 22-Oct-96]
Cambodia: Floods [DHA-03: 22-Oct-96]
CAMBODIA - FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
22 OCTOBER 1996
1. THE SECRETARIAT OF THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE (SNDMC) ISSUED SITUATION REPORT NO. 1 WITH AN UPDATE ON
THE FLOOD EMERGENCY COVERING THE PERIOD 4 TO 17 OCTOBER 1996. THE
MAIN POINTS ARE SUMMARIZED IN PARAGRAPHS 2 TO 8 BELOW.
SITUATION
2. THE SERIOUS FLOODING, WHICH HAD ORIGINALLY AFFECTED SIX
PROVINCES (RATANAKIRI, STUNG TRENG, KRATIE, KAMPONG CHAM,
KANDAL AND PREY VENG) AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF PHNOM PENH,
HAS SPREAD TO FOUR OTHER CAMBODIAN PROVINCES, AFFECTING
10,450 PEOPLE IN SVAY RIENG, 60,500 PEOPLE IN TAKEO, AND
1,460 PEOPLE IN PURSAT PROVINCE. THE IMPACT IN BANTEAY
MEANCHEY PROVINCE IS STILL BEING ASSESSED.
3. THE FLOODS HAVE REPORTEDLY CLAIMED 59 LIVES, FORCED TENS
OF THOUSANDS TO FLEE THEIR HOMES, DROWNED LIVESTOCK,
DESTROYED HOUSES, DAMAGED ROADS AND BRIDGES, DAMS,
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND 130,600 HECTARES OF RICE FIELDS. A
TOTAL OF 584,692 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO FACE IMMEDIATE OR
LONGER TERM FOOD SHORTAGES.
RESPONSE
4. THE NDMC IS THE MAIN COORDINATING BODY FOR THIS
OPERATION. ITS MEMBERSHIP OF 18 INCLUDES BOTH THE FIRST AND
SECOND PRIME MINISTERS AS CO-PRESIDENTS AND 16 MEMBERS
REPRESENTING ALL CAMBODIAN MINISTRIES, THE STATE
SECRETARIAT FOR WOMEN'S AFFAIRS AND THE CAMBODIAN RED CROSS
(CRC).
5. EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF RICE AND OTHER RELIEF
SUPPLIES TO THE FLOOD VICTIMS ARE CONTINUING AND HAVE
REACHED SO FAR ABOUT 203,500 BENEFICIARIES IN NINE
PROVINCES AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF PHNOM PENH. DISTRIBUTION
LISTS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING UPDATED AND REGULARLY SUBMITTED
TO THE NDMC BY THE CENTRAL DATA BASE ESTABLISHED BY CRC.
6. VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE
ONGOING, BUT HAVE BEEN CONSTRAINED BY DIFFICULTIES IN
ACCESSING SOME OF THE SEVERELY FLOODED AREAS.
7. TO DATE, CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS WORTH
APPROXIMATELY USD 1.7 MILLION HAVE BEEN PLEDGED OR DONATED
BY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL DONORS FOLLOWING THE LAUNCHING
OF THE EMERGENCY APPEAL ON 4 OCTOBER 1996 (AS DETAILED IN
PARA 14. BELOW).
8. AN EMERGENCY FLOOD WORKING GROUP WITH THREE
SUB-COMMITTEES WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE MEETING OF THE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUP (ERG) ON 1 OCTOBER 1996. IFRC,
WFP, CRC, AMERICAN RED CROSS, ALONG WITH NDMC FORM THE CORE
GROUP CHAIRED BY NDMC. THIS CORE GROUP HAS OVERALL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING EFFECTIVE COORDINATION OF THE
OPERATION AND THE THREE SUB-COMMITTEES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR RECEIVING FUNDS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS AND SERVICES FROM
DONORS, PROCUREMENT OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES, DISTRIBUTION OF
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TO THE TARGET BENEFICIARIES AND
CENTRALISING AND REDISTRIBUTING INFORMATION FROM PROVINCIAL
DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES. A NUMBER OF NGO'S,
INCLUDING OXFAM, CWS AND CARE CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATE IN THE ONGOING EMERGENCY OPERATION THROUGH THE
3 SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE FLOOD WORKING GROUP.
COUNTRY-LEVEL UN RESPONSE
9. THE UN AGENCIES' FLOOD EMERGENCY COMMITTEE MEETING ON 18
OCTOBER 1996 REACHED THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS:
10. FIRST EMERGENCY PHASE AND RESPONSE ARE COMING TO AN
END. WFP ASSISTED ASSESSMENT BEING FINALIZED. THE NUMBER OF
SEVERELY AFFECTED PEOPLE QUALIFYING FOR WFP EMERGENCY
RESPONSE IS ABOUT 200,000 (TO WHICH ONE MORE PROVINCE NEEDS
TO BE ADDED FOR WHICH ASSESSMENT IS BEING CONCLUDED). THUS
FAR, 1,300 MT FROM WFP STOCK HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED,
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 200 MT TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. BEYOND THIS, WFP EXPECTS NO FURTHER NEED FOR
IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY SUPPORT.
11. WHO-ASSISTED HEALTH ASSESSMENT CONCLUDED. ACCORDING TO
WHO, IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED MEDICAL SUPPLIES CAN BE MET FROM
EXISTING STOCKS AND ASSISTANCE RECEIVED SO FAR. UNFPA AND
HCR REMAINING STOCKS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES ARE BEING DRAWN
UPON.
12. REGARDING THE TRANSITION FROM RELIEF TO REHABILITATION,
WFP IS UNDERTAKING ITS REGULAR, COUNTRY-WIDE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
ASSESSMENT, AS PART OF WHICH REHABILITATION OF SMALL-SCALE
INFRASTRUCTURES WILL BE LOOKED AT, AND "FOOD-FOR-WORK" OR
SIMILAR PROJECTS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN. HOWEVER, THERE IS A
NEED FOR TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT/REPORTING ON DAMAGE AND
REHABILITATION OF LARGER-SIZED INFRASTRUCTURES. OPTIONS FOR
MOBILIZING FUNDS AND EXPERTISE FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE UNDER
CONSIDERATION, INCLUDING MOBILIZATION THROUGH THE RECENTLY
ESTABLISHED UNDP FLOOD EMERGENCY PROJECT.
13. FAO/WFP WILL CONTINUE THEIR JOINT EFFORT TO HAVE A CROP
ASSESSMENT MISSION UNDERTAKEN AROUND NOVEMBER. WHO WILL
CONTINUE ITS ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL HEALTH
AUTHORITIES IN TERMS OF ASSESSING HEALTH SITUATION AND
FACILITIES.
CONTRIBUTIONS
14. THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DHA
TO DATE:
UN-SYSTEM USD
DHA EMERGENCY GRANT 50,000
UNDP CASH GRANT 50,000
UNICEF CASH GRANT 25,000
UNFPA RELIEF ITEMS DRAWN FROM EXISTING ++
STOCKS (TO BE REPLENISHED)
UNHCR RELIEF ITEMS DRAWN FROM EXISTING ++
STOCKS (TO BE REPLENISHED)
WFP 84,000 SANDBAGS, 21,840
2,300 MT OF RICE (TO BE REPLENISHED)
++
WHO CASH FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES 5,000
GOVERNMENTS
AUSTRALIA - AUD 500,000 THROUGH WFP 393,700
FOR LOCAL PROCUREMENT OF RICE
- AUD 75,000 FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES THROUGH
59,055
SAVE THE CHILDREN AUSTRALIA
DENMARK CASH DKK 500,000 THROUGH DHA 85,470
GERMANY CASH THROUGH EMBASSY FOR 32,894
LOCAL PURCHASE OF RELIEF ITEMS
ITALY CASH THROUGH DHA 100,000
JAPAN - CASH THROUGH EMBASSY 35,000
- BILATERAL CASH GRANT 150,000
- RELIEF GOODS: PLASTIC SHEETING, BLANKETS
185,081
EMERGENCY HEALTH KITS, ETC. PLUS
TRANSPORT
NETHERLANDS DFL 100,000 THROUGH DHA 58,479
(TO BE CONFIRMED)
NEW ZEALAND NZD 50,000 THROUGH WFP 34,965
NORWAY CASH THROUGH DHA 100,000
SINGAPORE MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR TREATMENT OF 14,251
WATER-BORNE DISEASES
SWITZERLAND CHF 150,000 THROUGH SWISS RED CROSS/CRC
120,000
UNITED KINGDOM PDS STLG 46,625 THROUGH SCF (UK) 71,312
FOR RELIEF ASSISTANCE IN KRATIE PROVINCE
USA CASH GRANT THROUGH EMBASSY 25,000
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER DONORS
CARITAS CASH THROUGH CRC 10,000
CHINESE RED CASH GRANT 80,000
CROSS
CHURCH WORLD CASH THROUGH CRC 10,000
SERVICE
LUTHERAN WORLD 6 MT OF BISCUITS ++
SERVICE
NIPPON CASH THROUGH DHA 20,000
FOUNDATION
OXFAM UK CASH THROUGH CRC 10,000
PRIVATE CASH GRANTS AND IN-KIND RELIEF GOODS
38,000
DONATIONS
++ = VALUE OF CONTRIBUTION NOT SPECIFIED
15. FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO
INFORM DHA GENEVA AS INDICATED BELOW OF BILATERAL RELIEF
MISSIONS/PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING
VALUE BY ITEM.
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