SITUATION
1. THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING
UPDATE OF DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS:
- DEATHS: 338
- HOMELESS FAMILIES: 22,842
- DESTROYED HOUSES: 1,820
- DESTROYED/DAMAGED HEALTH CENTRES: 43
- DESTROYED/DAMAGED SCHOOLS: 53.
- OTHER FIGURES REPORTED EARLIER REMAIN UNCHANGED.
2. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF SUPPLIES RECEIVED. THE NATIONAL RED CRESCENT IS ALSO ASSISTING IN THIS RESPECT. LARGE QUANTITIES OF RELIEF SUPPLIES HAVE ARRIVED IN-COUNTRY AND DISTRIBUTION OF DONATED ITEMS IS UNDERWAY.
3. THE ON-SITE OPERATIONS COORDINATION CENTRE (OSOCC) IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS OF ALL ACTIVITIES FUNDED WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONOR COUNTRIES. IT IS ALSO GATHERING AND ORGANIZING IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENTS WHICH ARE COMING IN FROM TECHNICAL TEAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT, UN AGENCIES, NGOS AND BILATERAL DONORS.
4. WHO HAS DISTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND TWO MEDICAL KITS (ONE EACH TO SHABWA AND MARIB). COMPREHENSIVE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEYS ARE BEING UNDERTAKEN. THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF HEALTH FACILITIES TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SERVICES IF CHOLERA AND/OR MALARIA EPIDEMICS WERE TO BREAK OUT AS A RESULT OF THE FLOODS.
5. CARE AND OXFAM ARE WORKING IN SHABWA TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER AND TO REPAIR PUMPS AND WELLS DAMAGED BY THE FLOODS. A GERMAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TEAM COMMISSIONED BY THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS ASSISTING WITH EMERGENCY REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF THE WATER SYSTEM IN MARIB. UN COMMISSIONED ASSESSMENT TEAMS ARE WORKING IN SIX AFFECTED GOVERNORATES TO COMPLETE AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS IN THE WATER SECTOR.
6. A TEAM OF DHA COMMISSIONED ENGINEERS FROM THE SWISS DISASTER RELIEF UNIT CARRIED OUT AN ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY REPAIR AND REHABILITATION REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ROADS AND BRIDGES AS WELL AS POWER AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THE REPORT IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE THIS WEEK. PRIORITY NEEDS FOR RESTORING POWER AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE SDR EXPERT AND A UN TEAM.
7. FAO IS CARRYING OUT AN AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE AFFECTED AREAS. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY RESULTS, LOSSES IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN HADRAMAUT GOVERNORATE ARE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT USD 1.4 MILLION AND IN SHABWA AT ABOUT USD 1.3 MILLION, EXCLUDING THE VALUE OF THE CULTIVABLE LAND WHICH HAS BEEN WASHED AWAY. IN SHABWA, 67 PER CENT OF GABION STRUCTURES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED TO EXTEND AND RAISE THE STRUCTURES TO WITHSTAND FURTHER FLOODS. AN ESTIMATED 7 PER CENT OF THE GABIONS ARE IN NEED OF MINOR REPAIRS, 20 PER CENT IN NEED OF MAJOR REPAIRS AND 6 PER CENT ARE DESTROYED. THE REPAIR OF GABION STRUCTURES IS A PRIORITY NEED IN ORDER TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES AND AGRICULTURAL
LAND AGAINST FUTURE FLOODS.
8. THE WORLD BANK IS FIELDING AN ASSESSMENT MISSION TO REVIEW NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORT, WATER AND AGRICULTURE WITH A VIEW TO ALLOCATE FUNDS DRAWN FROM EXISTING OR UPCOMING PROJECTS OR A POTENTIAL NEW CREDIT FOR THE FLOOD EMERGENCY.
9. WMO IS PROVIDING 24 HOUR WEATHER FORECASTS TO DHA FOR YEMEN. REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
10. DHA WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING NEEDS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED AS PRIORITY REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION FROM RELIEF TO REHABILITATION:
- ADDITIONAL DRUGS (AGAINST MALARIA, DIARRHOEA AND TYPHOID) AND BLANKETS
- TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING MATERIAL FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR WORKS:
- IN THE WATER SECTOR: WATER PUMPS, POWER GENERATORS, WATER TRUCKS, WATER PIPES, WATER TANKS AND RESERVOIRS
- FOR POWER AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: O.H.L. CONDUCTORS, POLES AND ACCESSORIES, TRANSFORMERS AND GENERATORS
- TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY AND TO PROTECT AGAINST ANY FURTHER LAND DESTRUCTION IN THE UPCOMING RAINY SEASON: GABIONS, BINDING WIRE AND ISOLATION SHEETING.
12. OVER AND ABOVE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS URGED TO PROVIDE FURTHER EXTENSIVE SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF YEMEN IN THE LONGER-TERM REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DISASTER-STRUCK REGIONS. INPUTS WILL BE REQUIRED WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY AND MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF FUTURE DISASTERS. IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ROAD, ELECTRICAL, HEALTH AND AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, THE NEEDS OF THOSE DISASTER VICTIMS WHO HAVE LOST AGRICULTURAL LAND AND THEIR LIVESTOCK WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND PLEDGES
13. THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE HAS SO FAR BEEN TIMELY AND SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE UN SYSTEM, BILATERAL DONORS AND NGOS. THE TOTAL VALUE OF CONTRIBUTIONS ANNOUNCED TO DHA BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS ESTIMATED AT OVER USD 10 MILLION AS DETAILED BELOW.
| DONOR | DESCRIPTION | VALUE IN USD |
| DHA | EMERGENCY GRANT | 50,000 |
| UNEARMARKED FUNDS | 80,000 | |
| UNDAC MISSION | ++ | |
| UNDP | EMERGENCY GRANT | 100,000 |
| CASH (UNDER CONSIDERATION) | 250,000 | |
| FAO | CASH FOR AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT | 15,000 |
| UNICEF | CASH FOR DRUGS THROUGH WHO | 50,000 |
| WFP | CASH FOR PURCHASE AND TRANSPORT OF 300MT OF WHEAT FLOUR | 100,000 |
| WHO | TWO EMERGENCY HEALTH KITS, 1MT MEDICAL DRUGS | 61,000 |
| EUROPEAN COMMISSION - ECHO | LOGISTICS ITEMS THROUGH CARE AND YEMEN RC | 186,567 |
| CANADA | CASH THROUGH UN (HEALTH SECTOR) | 11,000 |
| FRANCE | CASH THROUGH UNDP | 19,000 |
| GERMANY | DM 100,000 THROUGH DHA | 65,359 |
| DM 30,000 THROUGH EMBASSY | 19,607 | |
| DM 300,000 TO ASSIST IN WATER SYSTEM REPAIR IN MAREB | 196,000 | |
| 272MT RICE, INCL. TRANSPORT | 154,135 | |
| GERMANY/JOHANNITER UNFALL HILFE | DM 25,000 - AIRLIFT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES | 16,339 |
| ITALY | CASH THROUGH DHA | 120,000 |
| TWO EMERGENCY HEALTH KITS FROM DHA PISA WAREHOUSE | 15,000 | |
| JAPAN | BILATERAL CASH GRANT | 100,000 |
| CONSIGNMENT OF RELIEF GOODS FROM DHA PISA WAREHOUSE | 140,000 | |
| JORDAN/JORDANIAN CHARITY SOCIETY | IN-KIND - GENERAL RELIEF SUPPLIES | 150,000+ |
| NETHERLANDS | CASH FOR PURCHASE AND TRANSPORT OF 115 TENTS | 66,257 |
| NORWAY | CASH THROUGH DHA | 50,000 |
| WATER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORT (THROUGH DHA) | 40,364 | |
| OMAN | 28MT OF FOOD AND RELIEF SUPPLIES | 100,000+ |
| QATAR | 718MT OF FOOD, BLANKETS, TENTS AND DRUGS | 1,200,000+ |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA | CASH | 20,000 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | GENERAL RELIEF ITEMS | 350,000+ |
| SPAIN | GENERAL RELIEF SUPPLIES | 38,759 |
| SUDAN | 100MT OF FOOD | 150,000+ |
| SWEDEN | CASH THROUGH DHA | 90,361 |
| PROVISION OF AN UNDAC TEAM MEMBER | ++ | |
| SWITZERLAND | MISSION OF TWO EXPERTS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR WORKS | 22,000 |
| SYRIA | FOOD AID | 5,000,000+ |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CASH THROUGH YEMEN RC | 15,000 |
| GENERAL RELIEF SUPPLIES | 117,300 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | PDS STLG 70,000 THROUGH OXFAM FOR PROVISION OF WATER EQUIPMENT TO SHABWA GOVERNORATE | 107,692 |
| PDS STLG 70,000 THROUGH CARE UK FOR EMERGENCY FLOOD RELIEF | 107,692 | |
| PDS STLG 100,000 FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH NGO MERLIN | 153,846 | |
| PDS STLG 50,000 FOR TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICES AND RUNNING COSTS OF OSOCC (THROUGH DHA) | 76,923 | |
| ODA RELIEF FLIGHT | 312,841 | |
| PROVISION OF AN UNDAC TEAM MEMBER | ++ | |
| USA | CASH FOR DRUGS THROUGH UNICEF/WHO | 25,000 |
| CARE INTERNATIONAL UK | CASH | 17,500 |
| JOINT CHARITY COMMITTEE/UAE | 30MT RELIEF GOODS | 120,000+ |
| NIPPON FOUNDATION | CASH THROUGH DHA | 20,000 |
| OXFAM | WATER SYSTEM EQUIPMENT | 70,000 |
| 1 WATER ENGINEER FOR ONE MONTH | ++ | |
| CHINA RED CRESCENT | CASH | 15,000 |
| IFRCS | 3,000,000 WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS | 24,172 |
| CASH | 32,936 | |
| IN-KIND - GENERAL RELIEF SUPPLIES | ++ | |
| QATAR RC | CASH | 10,000 |
| TURKEY RC | CASH | 5,000 |
| PRIVATE/EXXON OIL | 38 BOXES OF FOOD | 3,800 |
| PRIVATE DONATIONS/POLAND | BLANKETS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES | 5,000 |
| CASH | 10,000 | |
| TOTAL | 10,276,450 | |
| + = ESTIMATED VALUE ++ = VALUE OF CONTRIBUTION NOT SPECIFIED | ||
14. THIS IS THE LAST DHA SITUATION REPORT ON THIS DISASTER, UNLESS UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR.
+ = ESTIMATED
++ = VALUE OF CONTRIBUTION NOT SPECIFIED
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