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"This page contains a collection of relevant information and reference documents for Floods Emergency Response. Please contribute updates and relevant documents by sending them to [email protected]"
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Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
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2015-10-03
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Reports of the 2015 floods plus other disasters as well as other political and economic events
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Links to various documents..."Since 2011, more than 240,000 people in total have been displaced in Myanmar. Two years on from significant outbreaks of inter-communal violence in Rakhine State, over 416,000 people remain in need of humanitarian assistance, including 140,000 in IDP camps and many others in isolated villages living in dire conditions with limited freedom of movement.
In Kachin and northern Shan States over 119,000 people remain in need of humanitarian assistance, including over 98,000 people still displaced as a result of the conflict that erupted in June 2011. Some 50 per cent of them are staying in areas beyond Government control where humanitarian access is limited.
Disaster preparedness also remains a major challenge as Myanmar is considered to be one of the countries at highest risk of natural disasters in South East Asia. There is a continued need for disaster risk reduction and activities aimed at strengthening national capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters..."
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
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2015-08-21
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Flood and other assistance reports.
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World Food Program
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2015-10-03
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•
Cyclone Komen made landfall in Myanmar at the end of July 2015
causing extensive flooding to
agricultural land, which remained
submerged
in some areas until September. This caused severe
localized losses to the 2015 monsoon season crops, especially p
addy, in Chin, Rakhine,
Ayeyarwaddy, Yangon, Sagaing
and parts of Bago. However, once the water receded, a large portion
of the flooded areas with paddy was replanted. Overall, the amount of irreversible damage was
limited.
•
At 27.5 million tonnes, the
aggregate
national production
of paddy,
the country?s staple food, in
2015
(monsoon season 2015 and ongoing 2015 secondary season) would be 3 percent below the 2014
crop and 2 percent down
from
the average of the past
three
-
years.
•
At subnational level, however,
cereal
production and livelihood of farming households and
communities in remote areas, in particular Chin and Rakhine, which concentrate highly vulnerable
populations with little resilience and low agricultural productivity, did not recover fully as in other areas
affected by the flooding. These populations may face severe food shortages in the coming months
and require relief assistance.
•
Livestock and fisheries were affected by the flooding in localized areas with losses of cattle, buffalo,
sheep, goats, pigs and poultry, and damage to fish and shrimp farms, resulting in reduced animal
protein intake in the most affected areas.
•
The country is a net exporter of rice and the 2015 paddy production, similar to previous years,
will
exceed domestic requirements, but tighter
domestic
supplies in marketing year 2015/16
(October/September)
are expected to
further
underpin
already high rice prices, raising
concerns about
food access by most vulnerable sections of the population.
•
Prices of rice reached record levels in August and September
2015,
reflecting strong
depreciation
of
the
Kyat, increasing rice exports and
concerns about the damage to paddy crop. Domestic rice prices
declined with the harvest
between October and December 2015
but remained at
high levels.
In
February
2016,
rice
prices
averaged 37
percent higher than a
year earlier.
•
For the majority of farming households,
the main impact of the July flooding
was
related to the
increased costs for replanting and
the delayed harvest.
Households depending primarily upon day
labour, and especially non-skilled day labour, re
main among the most vulnerable. They faced a gap in
wages during August and have difficulties in obtaining credit.
•
The July flooding was perceived to have moderate impact on children?s nutritional status and little
impact on infant and young children feeding practices.
•
In view of the
country?s adequate rice availabilities
and
generally
well-functioning
domestic markets,
the Mission recommends that any
eventual
food assistance
needs
to
be
provided
in the form of cash
and/
or vouchers.
•
To cover immediate
agricultural needs following the 2015 flooding, the Mission recommends the
distribution of seeds for the next monsoon planting season;
as well as
water and pest-resistant
storage containers to protect farmer?s seeds, along with drying nets and post-harvest
equipment
in the
most affected areas. In
Rakhine, Sagaing
and Ayeyarwaddy, recording the highest livestock losses,
urgent
restocking
of livestock is required to avoid a
further
fall in animal protein intake; while the
rebuilding of fishing gear and boats
and the
rehabilitation of fish ponds is
also
needed
in the most
affected Rakhine State."
Swithun Goodbody, Guljahan Kurbanova, Cristina Coslet, Aaron Wise, Nuria Branders, Sophie Goudet
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FAO, WFP
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2016-03-16
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2016-03-18
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Relief and recovery efforts continue following
the worst flooding in decades....•
Communities
struggle to
recover from worst flooding in
decades
•
Hundreds of thousands
helped
by lo
cal response and
recovery efforts
•
11,000
people remain in
flood
evacuation sites in Chin and
Sagaing
•
Floods response and recovery
continues in Rakhine; one of
the worst hit areas
•
Limited
humanitarian access
to conflict affected civilians in
Sumprabum, Kach
in
•
Up to
6,000
displaced
by
fighting in Southern Shan
•
Most of the
displac
ed
have
returned to Kokang
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
Date of publication:
2015-09-30
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2015-12-06
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Summary: "Since mid-July 2015, torrential rains in Myanmar have caused floods and landslides that have resulted in loss of lives, widespread displacement and loss of livelihoods. Further, Cyclone Komen, which eventually made landfall in Bangladesh, was sitting off the coast of western Myanmar bringing with it strong winds and further heavy rains, worsening the situation in parts of Myanmar. Of the 14 states in Myanmar, 12 have been severely affected. As of 20 August, the National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC) reports that over 1,615,000 people have been severely affected by floods and landslides in July and August. This includes a cumulative number of 384,905 households that have been, or remain, temporarily displaced during this period.
The government estimates that over 1.4 million acres of farmland have been inundated from June to August, destroying more than 667,000 acres of crops and significant damage to livestock, causing food insecurity amongst the population. While floods have receded in some areas and people have started to return to their homes, some still remain in evacuation centres. Though communications have been re-established, few affected areas remain cut-off as they are affected by flood waters flowing south. Further, access to remote areas is still limited due to mud and sediments, hampering assessments and relief efforts..."
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2015-08-25
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2015-10-03
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Disaster overview: "The coordination team
suggests that there are three broad geographic areas.
The
team has conducted
field trips to
two of these ?typical? areas. Many houses in the areas visited are of timber construction but there are
also masonry
and semi masonry buildings.
Chin State: Mountainous
area severely affected by landslide
and
access issues.
Many
households
whose houses
were destroyed or are now in unsafe locations
are obliged to find
temporary accommodation
until new locations
are identified and support for rebuilding is
available.
Because houses were damaged by ground instability almost
all affected
houses will need to rebuilt
elsewhere.
Lack of useable roads is making access to affected villages
for
assessment and response extremely difficult.
Central plains: River flat areas where fast moving and deep flood waters have damaged houses,
destroyed
cropping land and food,
made some locations unsafe and deposited deep mud. Some
households
and complete
villages will need to relocate and others are waiting for the dry season for mud to dry out.
These
households
are
also obliged to wait in less than adequ
ate temporary conditions. As well
as this some houses are damaged and
uninhabitable. Deep mud is restricting access.
Delta area: The coordination team will visit this area in next days to assess the general
conditions but
government and anecdotal
reporting
suggests
extensive shelter damage..."
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UNHCR via ReliefWeb
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2015-09-14
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2015-10-03
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Situation Overview: "As sporadic flooding continues
in some areas of Myanmar, the number of
people termporarily
or still
displaced
since July continues to grow. As of 21 September, nearly 1.7
million people, including
over
578,000 children,
have been displaced by flooding and landslides across Myanmar.
The risk of seasonal flooding will continue
through the end of the rainy season in mid-October, with compounded risks of flooding, landslides and strong
winds possible during October and November, when cyclones most often hit Myanmar. Supported by
UNICEF, the Government of Myanmar is leading the recovery process to ensure short, medium, and long-term support to flood affected areas, including elements of disaster risk reduction and a focus on building
back better to ensure that infrastructure is resilient to future hazards.
Myanmar is at highest risk for hazards
in the Asia-Pacific region, and UNICEF is
fully
supportive
of
Government?s emphasis
on ensuring that
response and recovery programming aims to reduce these risks, especially for the most vulnerable including
children, persons with disabilities, and the poor..."
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UNICEF via ReliefWeb
Date of publication:
2015-09-24
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2015-10-03
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Emergency Flood Response: "In late July and August,
more than 1.7 million people in 13 states/regions were
affected by the widespread floods and landslides,
as a result of the tropical Cyclone Komen. WFP
prompted an emergency flood response on 2 August,
within 48 hours after the declaration of Chin, Magway,
Rakhine and Sagaing as Disaster Zones by
the President of Myanmar. One month after, WFP and
its cooperating partner have reached 100 percent of
455,269 targeted beneficiaries with 3,241 tons of food
in the states/regions of Bago, Chin, Kachin, Kayin,
Magway, Mon, Rakhine and Sagaing. In support of the
Government-led flood response, WFP has seconded
a senior staff to the National Natural Disaster
Management Committee (NNDMC) to provide technical
assistance and as a cluster lead of Logistics and
Emergency Telecommunication assisting the NNDMC,
WFP is coordinating with relevant ministries in
Nay Pyi Taw to provide necessary assistance..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Program (WFP) via ReleifWeb
Date of publication:
2015-08-31
Date of entry/update:
2015-10-03
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"How ordinary citizens stepped into the breach and responded to the nation?s worst disaster since Cyclone Nargis.
A shirtless farmer trudges up to a semi-circle of singing volunteers. Without a word, he offs his military-issue motorbike helmet and pulls a 1000 kyat (US$ 1) note from the inner-rim, placing it gently on the loungyi (a wrap that often replaces trousers) laid out on the ground in front of a printed vinyl sign: ?Taungoo Artists Group ? Flood Victims Appeal”.
He nods at the guitarist and shuffles back to the crowd, gathered to listen intently to songs honouring the victims of the flood written by local musicians and poets.
Meanwhile, nine hours southeast a group of 15 students from an English language centre walk through the heavy rain in a small ethnic Karen, Buddhist town outside Karen State?s capital, Hpa-an. They hold a banner urging local residents to come out and donate to support Myanmar?s flood victims, although no insistence is needed..."
Justine Chambers & Gerard McCarthy
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"New Mandala"
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2015-08-21
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2015-08-25
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Highlights:
* More than 1.3
million
people have been critically affected by
monsoonal floods and landslides
during July and August.
A
cumulative number of almost 300,000 households have
been or remain displaced.
*
To date, 161 locations have been covered by
Multi-sectoral
Initial Rapid Assessments
(MIRA), and 594 locations
have
been covered by rapid needs assessments in Ayeyarwady,
Bago, Chin, Kachin, Magway, Rakhine and Sagaing.
*
The National
Disaster
Management
Council
(NDMC)
has
developed
a draft rehabilitation plan for the states and
regions affected by floods and Cyclone Komen. The plan
focuses on early recovery efforts needed to remedy the
impact on livelihoods and markets, as well as
protection
services.
Source/publisher:
UNOCHA
Date of publication:
2015-08-14
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-21
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