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South Asia Earthquake Update
November 17, 2005
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Table of Contents:
Pakistan
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India .....................................page
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Overview
The confirmed
death toll from the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that was centered near
Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir (PcK) on October 8 now
stands at a little over 73,000 in Pck and in NWFP while unconfirmed death toll
has climbed to over 86,000.
(Nov-8, AP, Dawn) Quake
has left over 79,000 people injured and an estimated 3 million displaced or
homeless. The earthquake affected
nine districts in total: Abbottabad, Batagram, Mansehra, Shangla, and Kohistan
in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Muzaffarabad, Neelum, Poonch and
Bagh in PcK. Worst affected
districts are Muzaffarabad (epicentre), Mansehra and parts of Bagh. Abbottabad is the least affected
district by the earthquake. Over
80 percent of the structures have been destroyed in the affected areas, while
continuing aftershocks are threatening the structures that are still standing.
Due to dramatic
elevations and a larger geographic area shelter and logistics remain top
priorities. (Oct-24, DFID) With the onset of winter and continuing rains and
thunderstorms, concerns are mounting for survivors. Pakistan's weather office is forecasting as much as 3 meters
(10 feet) of snowfall this winter near the epicenter of the quake north of
Muzaffarabad. (Nov-8, IHT)
Government of
Pakistan (GOP) has called for international assistance. GOP has requested helicopters, field
hospitals, medicines including typhoid drugs and antibiotics (in syrup form for
infants), fracture treatment kits, surgical equipment, disinfectants (for dead
bodies), water purification kits and tables, ready-to-eat meals and
winterization tents for some four million affected people. (Oct-12, Reuters, OCHA) WFP-led survey
recommends assistance to urban areas for next two months and in rural areas
until the end of February. (Oct-28, WFP) The Earthquake Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) is compiling damage data on the city, district
and tehsil (regional) levels. (Nov-15, ACT)
Confirmed
contributions to the UN Flash Appeal stand at US$119 million out of the USD 550 million requested
(21% funded) An additional US$40 million pledged. UN agencies face funding
shortfall. (Nov-14, DFID). UNDP says several factors played a part in greater
difficulty of raising international aid for Pakistan earthquake, as opposed to
the December 2004 tsunami disaster: the involvement of only one country (Pakistan),
that the disaster occurred at the end of the fiscal year, and the number of
other disasters in 2005. (Nov-16, DPA) Due to funding shortfall, some NGOs
are finding it difficult to meet objectives set for November – this will
probably mean some shelter items in pipeline will not be distributed before
December. (Nov-16, OCHA)
Pakistan will
host international conference on November 18-19 to raise funds for
reconstruction. So far, US$1.7 billion has been pledged or committed by world
for quake relief, while US$257 million (Rs. 15.2 billion) were pledged
domestically. (Oct-28, The News) The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) on November 12 released a preliminary assessment that Pakistan needs
at least US$5.2 billion for effective relief, recovery and reconstruction. A
companion assessment report by the UN has also been released. Pakistan will
appeal for US$5.2 billion during the conference. (Nov-12, WB, ADB) ADB has proposed setting up
Pakistan Earthquake Fund (PEF) to efficiently provide Pakistan with required
financing. PEF would be modeled after the Asian Tsunami Fund (ATF) for last
DecemberÕs tsunami disaster, which is also administered by ADB. (Nov-16,
ADB) International donors have asked Pakistan
to formulate a strategy to prevent corruption of aid, to win international
trust and speedy transfer of foreign donations for reconstruction. Donors want
all reconstruction activities, including those under Pakistani military, to be
placed under Auditor General of Pakistan (AGPR). (Nov-16, DPA)
UN General
Assembly (with 133 co-sponsors) has adopted draft resolution to strengthen
Òemergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention in the
aftermath of the South Asian earthquake disaster,Ó ahead of the November 19
donors conference. (Nov-16, TN) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan expected to
arrive in Islamabad on Thursday (November 17) to visit quake-affected areas and
attend the donors conference. (Nov-16, IRIN) Also scheduled to hold talks with
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, and Foreign
Minister Khurshid Kasuri. (Nov-16, AFP)
Total
contribution towards humanitarian effort in Pakistan (including bilateral,
NGOs, UN agencies, etc): US$251 million committed; US$1.05 billion pledged.
Total: US$1.3 billion. (Oct-27,
DFID)
Government has
started distributing compensation packages to affected families –
includes 100,000 Pakistani Rs (US$1,700) for death in the family and 25,000
Pakistni Rs (US$417) for loss of house. (Nov-14, DFID) Government reports it
has distributed more than 1 billion Pakistani Rs to affected areas in
Muzaffarabad, Neelum Valley, Bagh, Rawalakot and Palandri. (Nov-14, GOP)
Logistics and
access to affected areas continue to be the biggest challenge for relief
operations. Most mountain
communities traditionally have thousands of tons of food trucked up to them
before the winter each year. Agencies have given high priority
for delivery of aid to high-altitude areas before onset of winter. Proper camp
management and provision of aid in lower areas also given priority in
anticipation of further migration of IDPs from high altitudes. (Nov-16,
OCHA) WFP has recently begun utilizing mountain
experts that access and assess the area on foot, and construct helipads to
facilitate relief distribution. (Nov-15, WFP) About 100 helicopters from NATO Allies, UN, GOP and from all
over the world are operating in Pakistan to help with earthquake relief efforts
(Nov-14, DFID). Highest priority
for movements via the NATO airbridge is given to tents, blankets, stoves and
medical supplies. (Oct-30,
NATO). Second phase of NATO
airlift from Incirlik, as well as Denmark and Jordan began at end of October.
UNHCRÕs five emergency teams in Muzaffarabad, Balakot, Bagh, Mansehra and
Batagram, working with domestic and international NGOs to distribute relief
items. (Nov-3, Reuters)
Pakistani army
is struggling to clear roads into Neelum Valley – worried that roads will
not be cleared before winter.
Roads into Jhelum and Kaghan Valleys cleared. (Nov-14, DFID) Officials
say seasonal roads are often closed every winter, and after snow begins to
fall, will not be usable until April or even May. (Nov-3, AFP) WFP reports that
new surge in foreign donations (US, Norway, Canada and Denmark), totaling US$14
million, has extended its US$100 million helicopter operation for at least
another two months. WFP also reports that accessible areas by land have
increased due to road-clearing efforts of Pakistan Army. WFP, which provides
air support to UN agencies and partners, continues to work closely with
Pakistan Army helicopters for maximum efficiency. (Nov-15, WFP)
UN has released
Priority Humanitarian Action Plan for November. UN focus includes: Emergency
shelter, medical evacuations, pre-positioning of food for 700,000 people, and
mobile health services. (Nov-9,
DFID) Main priority for the UN is to provide emergency shelter and pre-position
food for 200,000 people above the snowline, as well as the 150,000 people that
the UN estimates will settle in spontaneous and planned camps and provide
general food for 600,000 accessible by road. (Nov-14, Reuters)
Eighteen
official government/international camps housing about 3,200 families (15,000
individuals) in and around Mansehra, Muzaffarabad and Bagh. Total capacity is
for 32,000 families (225,000 individuals). Ninety camps reportedly administered
by Pakistan Army (more than half supplied by WFP). (Nov-15, WFP). Pakistan
military reports 71 spontaneous tent villages housing some 53,276 people in
affected areas. (Nov-14, DFID). The Pakistan Federal Relief Commission (FRC)
plans to set up more emergency tent villages in valleys below 1,500 meters
(4,921 feet). Many villagers reluctant to leave home due to cultural concerns,
particularly, security for female family members. (Nov-3, IRIN)
Concerns over
60,000 people reportedly living above the snowline in Kaghan Valley, and
another 100,000 people in the Allai area, near Battagram, that are in urgent
need of shelter assistance. (Nov-13, Reuters) GoP is currently facilitating
movement of people from Ôat riskÕ areas, such as Allai Valley, including
registration and transportation of about 100,000 people using transport
vehicles. (Nov-11, UN) UNHCR
notes that level of aid given to people in camps appears to exceed that
received by people who stayed in villages. (Nov-11, UNJLC) Oxfam reports that people are leaving
higher elevations at a rate of 1,500 a day, potentially overwhelming camps in
lower valleys. (Nov-15, Oxfam) UN/Government
camp survey was completed on November 14. Government has decided to close five
spontaneous camps and relocated IDPs in order to set up less crowded and better
managed camps. (Nov-16, OCHA)
Shelter items
most urgent relief priority under GOP National Action Plan combining Shelter
and Camp Management. Due to constraints, NGOs have begun to use alternative,
indigenous materials for constructing cheap but sturdy stand-alone shelters,
and tentatively distributing second type of shelter repair kit. (Nov-3,
Reuters) So far, an estimated
500,000 tents are needed, but only 392,177 tents have been distributed, according to the government.
(Nov-14, DFID) ÒOperation Winter
RaceÓ teams, are placing mixed-gender teams in mountain villages and plans to
airlift 10,000 shelter repair kits by end of November. IOM is spearheading the effort, along
with the Pakistan military, Islamic Relief, IFRC, UNJLC and UNHAS. Pakistan
Army plans to deploy 180 teams. More NGOs are taking part in the effort. A
six-day operation to deliver 1,000 tons of relief to Neelum Valley, which remains
cut off by landslides, began on November 16, with the help of three British
Chinooks. Airborne deliveries to other areas will continue throughout winter.
(Nov-16, Reuters) Other
agencies/organizations, including NATO and UNDP, also stepping up shelter
provision in affected areas amid forecasts of good weather this week. (Nov-15,
Reuters, UN, AFP)
Prime Minister
Shaukat Aziz said presence of foreign forces do not pose a security threat to
Pakistan. Currently, about 925 US
troops and nearly 1,000 NATO personnel are on the ground in Pakistan helping
with the relief efforts. (Nov-1,
Reuters) US military says that it intends to conduct airlifts through the
winter. (Nov-2, Reuters) Over 75,000 Pakistani Army troops are deployed in
Pakistan-controlled Kashmir (PcK) and North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
(Nov-4, The News)
UNOCHA has set
up 10 clusters at each humanitarian hub to better coordinate humanitarian
relief operations across sectors and to avoid any duplication of efforts. These clusters cover areas such as food
& nutrition, water & sanitation, health, Emergency shelter, early
recovery and reconstruction, IT/communication, logistics, camp management,
protection and education. (Nov-1,
OCHA)
Based on
findings, WFP raised the number of people who need food for the winter from 1
million to 2.3 million. (Oct-28, WFP) WFP reports that it has only enough
supplies to keep feeding 800,000 people till the end of December – aims
to feed estimated 1 million people. (Nov-15, TN) Pakistan government usually pre-positions food supplies for
mountain communities during the winter, but access to many stocks have been
blocked. (Nov-16, IRIN) USAID reports that since most roads are blocked or partially
blocked, food distributions are occurring at roadblocks as far into valleys as
possible – from these distribution points, mule packs carry food further.
Accessible back trails also allow villagers to travel from higher to lower
elevations to access markets (Nov-3, USAID)
GOP,
with the help of WHO, has set up an Disease Early Warning and Surveillance
Network (DEWS) to identify and respond to any disease outbreaks in
quake-affected areas. (Oct-23,
DPA) Hundreds of cases of pneumonia are being treated in quake-affected areas
in Pakistan. 9,000 Acute
Respiratory Tract Infections (ARI), 6,000 cases of diarrhea, 1,130 cases of
dysentery, 444 cases of scabies, and 144 cases of tetanus, with 41 deaths
reported. (Nov-8, Reuters) Sporadic cases of measles, meningitis
and acute jaundice syndrome reported. Several cases of suspected diphtheria and
one related death from Muzaffarabad. (Nov-14, WHO) Immunization drive for 800,000 children was launched against
measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria and polio. Spearheaded by UNICEF
and conducted in coordination with the Pakistan military, Health Ministry,
non-government organizations. UNICEF considers measles biggest threat. UNICEF
has already immunized 300,000 children in the past month. (Nov-14, Reuters,
AFP)
Health
experts are calling for improved water and sanitation facilities, and hygienic
conditions around camps especially around spontaneous camps. Water and sanitation issues have become
critical following outbreak of acute watery diarrhea in Muzaffarabad last week –
more outbreaks are likely. (Nov-14, DFID) UNHCR spearheading up to 32 teams to
improve wat/san hygiene in spontaneous camps. (Nov-14, Reuters) GOP is urging international donors who
have deployed field hospitals to maintain their presence until March 31. (Nov-7, GOP). Lack of female health care workers severely limiting access
to health care by female patients. (Nov-14, WHO). 16 international field
hospitals and 20 mobile teams throughout affected area. (Nov-14, GoP, OCHA)
GOP and GOI
have set up crossing points along the LoC at Nauser-Teethwal, Chakothi-Uri,
Hajipur-Uri, Rawalakot-Poonch and Tattapni-Mendhar, allowing people to cross
the border on foot to seek assistance from the relief camps set up by the two
countries. Pakistan has said that
it has set up two relief camps and a field hospital in these areas, while India
said last week that three relief camps at these points were operational.
(Oct-31, Reuters) The first of five planned crossings on the disputed Line of
Control (LoC) opened at Rawalakot-Poonch on Monday (November 7). Chakothi-Uri crossing point linking
Muzaffarabad (PcK) with Srinagar (IcK) opened on November 9. Third border
crossing on Nauser-Teethwal opened on November 12, following delay. Fourth
border crossing at Tattapani-Mendhar area was opened on Monday, November 14.
(Nov-14, TN, AFP) Fifth and final border crossing at Hajpur-Uri opened on Wednesday,
November 16. (Nov-16, BBC, TN)
However, so
far these crossings are opened to relief materials carried by authorities, and
peopleÕs movements have yet to begin. Civilians will be allowed to cross on
November 24. (Nov-16, BBC) The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said
that the first crossing of people will be at Chakothi-Uri. (Nov-16, Reuters) Although
Pakistan said that it wants all crossing points on the LoC to remain open on
all days of the week, it has accepted Indian proposal to open one crossing
point per week up to December 12, 2005. The two sides have exchanged lists of
people for approval to cross. Pakistan has already approved IndiaÕs list of 83
people, but India has yet to approve 120 people from PcK. (Nov-16, Reuters)
Human
Rights Watch (HRW) called for protection of human rights in PcK, after November
11 incident in which police forcibly broke up a protest by IDPs that were being
evicted from their makeshift camp in Muzaffarabad. HRW also said that
authorities have discouraged negative media coverage of government relief
efforts. HRW calls for greater civilian oversight of relief, rehabilitation and
reconstruction efforts, independent auditing of relief funds and equitable distribution,
regardless of political affiliation and background. (Nov-16, Reuters)
International Response
á
Foreign
Governments
More than 90
countries, regional and international organizations have pledged more than
several hundred million dollars in aid contributions and monetary pledges to
the ongoing relief and reconstruction efforts in the earthquake devastated
areas of Pakistan. Some of the
larger contributions have come from the United Nations South Asia Earthquake
Consolidated Flash Appeal calling for US$ 550 million in pledges, the ICRC
appeal calling for US$117 million, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank,
and contributions made by individual nations directly to the Pakistani
government. Some of the largest
monetary contributions from individual nations are coming from Australia,
Britain, Canada, China, the European Union, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands,
Norway, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, and the United
States. The United Nations
Emergency Response Pakistan website has posted several reports attempting to
track the status and quantities of the incoming aid from a number of various
governments, regional, and international organizations. http://earthquake05.un.org.pk/
In addition to these efforts, a number of NGOs have initiated their own appeals
for their relief and reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-devastated areas.
Navy Rear Admiral Michael LeFever, commander of the US Disaster Assistance
Center in Pakistan, said that the US is expected to increase its relief force
in coming days to about 1,200 from the current 975. (Nov-10, Reuters) Number of
US helicopters in operation is 24. (Nov-10, US DoS) India sent a third consignment of
600 tons of relief to Pakistan by train. Pakistan has also been permitted to
source relief items from India. (Nov-17, PTI)
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Sector Status |
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Affected Population
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Death toll is at 73,320; injured is at 69,392 (Nov-16, OCHA) 4 million affected; estimated 3.3 million displaced or homeless
scattered across 15,000 villages. (Nov-1, OCHA) Nearly half of the four
million affected people are in PcK and another 1.3 million in NWFP. UNICEF estimates some 1.6 million to 2.2 million children were
affected by the earthquake and 17,000 children killed while attending
school. (Oct-31, AFP) UNICEF estimated earlier some
50-60 percent of the dead victims are children and some 32,000 young people
had died while another 42,000 were injured. (Oct-18, Reuters)
Inter-Agency Standing
Committee (IASC) issued guidelines regarding key gender issues to ensure that
women are ensured access to emergency relief. Women in the region are often
chaperoned and their mobility, especially for widows, may be restricted
following the quake. (Nov-15, IASC) USAID notes that relief items often
distributed first to men, then female-headed households. (Nov-10, USAID) |
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Coordination |
UN Humanitarian Information Center (HIC) in Pakistan has
finalized data standardization of locations in affected areas to better
coordinate relief and development to overcome problem of different names for
same place. Database has listed nearly 6,500 small and large communities in
30,000 square km (11,580 square miles) affected area. (Nov-15, IRIN) Fifth and final border crossing at Hajpur-Uri opened
Wednesday. (Nov-16, BBC, TN) Area
Humanitarian Coordinator led inter-agency needs assessment mission consisting
of UNICEF, WFP, WHO, UNHCR and OCHA representatives to Lipa Vally, located
just below Neelum Valley. (Nov-16, OCHA) The UN Early Recovery Framework prepared ahead of the November
19 conference will reflect activities essential to the transition from relief
to reconstruction. (Nov-16,
OCHA) A joint mission between OCHA/UNEP and the Ministry of
Environment focusing on the impact on natural resources has been
completed. Findings have been
presented to the Ministry of Environment. (Nov-16, OCHA) GOP has established a ÒPrime Minister Relief CellÓ in Islamabad
for help in locating family members.
Hotline Tel: (+9251) 9222666. ÒEarthquake Relief CellÓ has been established in the Prime
MinisterÕs House. The 24-hour
hotlines will receive complaints from the earthquake-affected. (+9251) 9213891 or (+9251) 92229999. Reconstruction donor conference to be held in Islamabad on
November 19. (Nov-11, DFID) According to DFID, the UN released its Priority Action Plan for
November, which includes support for 200,000 persons living in areas above
the snow line as well as some 150,000 people the UN estimates will settle in
camps. The focus includes
emergency shelter, medical evacuations, pre-positioning of food for 700,000
and mobile health services.
(Nov-9, DFID) Rawalkot-Poonch crossing on LoC opened - Monday (November 7).
Chakothi-Uri opened - Wednesday (November 9). Teetwal-Nauser opened Saturday
(November 12). Tattapani-Menhar opened on November 14; Hajipur-Uri - due to
open on November 16. (Nov-14, AFP) The UN has created 4 humanitarian hubs in Muzaffarabad,
Bagh, Mansehra, and Batagram.
Balakot being considered.
(Nov-8, OCHA) Ten sectoral coordination
clusters were
established to bring together the government, UN agencies, NGOs, IOs,
militaries, and donors. (Oct-22, UNOCHA) These clusters cover areas such as food & nutrition,
water & sanitation, health, emergency shelter, early recovery and reconstruction,
IT/communication, logistics, camp management, protection and education. (Nov-1, OCHA) Detailed cluster
information (meeting minutes, contact information) is posted at: www.un.org.pk. (Nov-8, OCHA) GOP presented its National Action Plan on November 1 which
will provide a framework for the development of the international aid
response. (Nov-1, OCHA) The GOP formed a 7-member Civil Services Special Task Force. In addition to coordination, the task
force will supervise foreign relief workers, NGOs, and volunteers. The task force will work under the
Federal Relief Commissioner. Saeed
Ahmed Khan is chief coordinator; Ishtiaq Ahmed is coordinator for NWFP;
Tariq Khosa is coordinator for PCK; Qasim Niaz is coordinator for donor
agencies; Arifa Sofi is coordinator for NGOs; Mohsin Rizvi is coordinator for
foreign offices; and Dr. Ashfaq is coordinator for health services. (Oct-19, GOP) Federal Relief Commission will coordinate rescue and relief
operations. Major General
Muhammad Farooq Javed, Chairman of the Prime MinisterÕs Inspection Commission
will head the Commission. A Humanitarian Information Centre (HIC) has been set up
within the UNDAC/UN coordination centre. (Oct-14, UNOCHA) HIC has finalized data standardization of locations across the
affected region to better coordinate relief and development activities. (Nov-16, IRIN) The NATO Deployed Joint Task Force
(DJTF)
is coordinating NATO relief activities with Pakistani officials. (Oct-27, Dawn) Pakistani army has opened three more military bases at Dhamial,
Peshawar and Tarbela to assist in relief operations. Army is operating six forward bases
in Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalkot, Balakot, Batgram and Mansehra. The army has
also set up three main reporting and information centers at Havelian,
Mansehra, and Gahri Habibullah.
(Oct-27, DPA) Network of some 45 Army points in place. There are
six major points, three each in NWFP at Mansehra, Balakot and Batagram, and
Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Rawalkot in PcK.
(Oct-19, Jang) |
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Logistics |
A US
military rapid refueling point (RRP) has been set up in Muzaffarabad. (Nov-16, DPA) According to
OCHA, after an intensive training course for 10 logisticians, the UN
Logistics Support System (LSS) is now fully functional at the two WHO
warehouses in Mansehra and Muzaffarabad as well as at the Ministry of Health
pharmacy at Abbas Hospital in Muzaffarabad. (Nov-16, OCHA) Oxfam
International says that at least 1,500 a day are leaving the mountains for
lower areas. (Nov-15, Oxfam) Teams of
mountain experts known as ÒQuake JumpersÓ are being assembled to reach remote
affected communities. WFP will
be providing air support, communications and survival packs for the
operation. Plan is to eventually
open up 25 new helipads. (Nov-14, WFP) WFP says it
welcomes recent donations of US$14 million, which will extend helicopter
operations in affected areas for at least another two months. (Nov-15, WFP) Concerns over
some 60,000 people in Kaghan Valley and 100,000 people in Allai Valley living
above the snow line. (Nov-14,
DFID) Pakistan
military reportedly building new road in Neelum Valley but concerns it may
not be finished before winter sets in.
Estimated population is 160,000 to 200,000. (Nov-14, DFID) 98
helicopters operational, another 8 in the pipeline. (Nov. 14, UNJLC) PakistanÕs
weather bureau is forecasting snowfalls this winter of as much as 3 meters
(10 feet) north of Muzzaffarabad. (Nov-8, IHT) OCHA says
valley roads are open except for Neelum Valley, which needs another 3-4
weeks. OCHA requesting aid
agencies move their commodities to the principle Forward Operating Bases of
Bagh, Muzaffarabad, and Abbatobad as directed by UNJLC/UNHAS, where
distribution by helicopter will take place. (Nov-8, OCHA) OCHA says an Interagency
Transport and Logistic Operations Plan have been created and the recently created Joint
Government/UN Logistics Cell is operating. (Nov-1, OCHA) A UN Joint Logistics Center (UNJLC) cell has been created
within the UN Coordination Centre in Islamabad together with UN Humanitarian Air Service
(UNHAS).
(Oct-14, UNOCHA) A joint NATO-UNHCR air bridge from Incirlik airbase in Turkey will ferry
aid from UNHCRÕs regional warehouse in Iskenderun. (Oct-19, UNHCR)
Access into Alai Valley is limited because of poor roads that
are susceptible to landslides – access is generally by light vehicles,
not heavy trucks. (Nov-11, UNJLC) |
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International Financial Assistance |
IRC,
CRS, WVI, SC, CARE, and Mercy Corps are urging international donors for more
funding, warning that a second wave of deaths could occur if inadequate funds
received. (Nov-17, CRS) GOP
has asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approval for loan savings from 8
Asian Development Fund (ADF) loans up to US$105 million to be used as quick-disbursements. (Nov-16, ADB) International
donors have asked Pakistan to formulate a strategy to prevent corruption of
aid, to win international trust and speedy transfer of foreign donations for
reconstruction. Donors want all reconstruction activities, including those
under Pakistani military, to be placed under Auditor General of Pakistan
(AGPR). (Nov-16, DPA) Indian
foreign ministry said it would send more relief aid to Pakistan following the
opening of the fifth border crossing for aid supplies to pass across the
LoC. (Nov-17, Dawn) The World
Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on November 12 released a
preliminary assessment report saying that Pakistan needs at least US$5.2
billion for effective relief, recovery and reconstruction in areas affected
by the devastating October 8 earthquake. About US$1.092 billion was estimated
for relief, US$205 million for death/injury compensation, US$301 million for
early recovery and US$97 million for the restoration of livelihoods. In
addition, US$3.5 billion was estimated for the physical reconstruction of
housing, schools, health facilities and other public infrastructure in North
West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir (PcK). About
US$450 million has been estimated for short-term reconstruction, while
US$3.053 billion has been estimated for long-term reconstruction. The
assessment, which was launched on October 24, comes ahead of an international
donor conference on November 19 in Islamabad. UN Flash Appeal is currently 29.3% funded, including both US$120
million and US$40 million pledged against a requested US$550 million. (Nov-16, OCHA) |
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Food |
WFP says starting next month it will increase food
rations for wheat flour from 75 kilograms (165 pounds) to 100 kilograms (220
pounds) per family per month.
Households have been issued ration cards and WFP has set up 119
strategically placed distribution points throughout Muzaffarabad where
survivors could get wheat flour, pulses, vegetable oil and salt (Nov-16,
IRIN). Pakistan government usually pre-positions food supplies
for mountain communities during the winter, but access to many stocks have
been blocked. (Nov-16, IRIN) WFP is saying
starting next month it will increase food rations for wheat flour from 75
kilograms (165 pounds) to 100 kilograms (220 pounds) per family per
month. Households have been
issued ration cards and WFP has set up 119 strategically placed distribution
points throughout Muzaffarabad where survivors could get wheat flour, pulses,
vegetable oil and salt (Nov-16, IRIN).
Priority areas for food distribution are Neelum Valley, Jehlum
Valley, Allai and Kaghan. OCHA
says that the amount of food sent to Neelum and Jehlum Valley and staff for
distribution has to increase.
(Nov-16, OCHA) FAO says 200,000 livestock have died, and storage facilities for
livestock feed are needed.
(Nov-16, UNOCHA) WFP Emergency Operation is aiming to meet the needs of some 1
million people. Of these, some
823,000 have been reached. Some
8,835 tons of food has been dispatched.
(Nov-11, WFP) WFP says that 2.3 million people in need of food aid for at
least 2 months in urban areas and at least 4 months in rural areas. (Nov-2, WFP) WFP says six out of nine
districts affected by the earthquake were in the most food insecure parts of
Pakistan. According to an
assessment carried out by WFP with support from UNICEF and Oxfam, priority
should be given to the estimated 200,000 people living in the most difficult
to reach areas in Neelam, Jahlum, Kargan and Naran Valley as well as upper
parts of Alai which may soon become cut off by snow for several months. Half of rural households lost most or
all of their grain and a quarter of livestock was killed. (Oct-28, WFP) |
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Water and Sanitation |
UNICEF and its partners have
set up water points, latrines and bathrooms in organized camps. (Nov-14, UNNS) In response to outbreaks of
diarrhea, UNHCR has deployed mobile teams to fix water and sanitation
problems in relief camps.
(Nov-11, UNHCR) UAE Armed Forces have set up
four water purification plants in Balakot (3) and Muzaffarabad (1). Each of the plants will purify some
10,000 gallons of water.
(Nov-11, UAE) Camp Management Cluster
headed by UNHCR, is providing technical support to 18 planned GOP camps where
some 10,000 are living. Priority
is to provide sanitation, water supply and health care by end of
November. (Nov-9, UNCT) Oxfam has restored a supply
of clean water to some 100,000 people and plans to provide water to an
additional 500,000. At hospitals
in Hazara and Hazaram, Oxfam providing wat/san services. In Balakot, Oxfam working in five
camps to fix latrines and pipelines.
(Nov-5, Oxfam) In Muzaffarabad, water supply
has been some 90% restored. In Mansehra and Rawalakot, the water supply
systems have been repaired. In
Bagh, water supply system has been restored to the main tank which serves
50,000 people. In Balakot and
Batagram, IFRC has provided mobile treatment plants, serving 40,000. (Nov-8,
OCHA) Oxfam says it has started
installing sanitation facilities in emergency settlements in and around the
city of Bagh. About 70 percent of the cityÕs water supply was reportedly
destroyed form the quake.
Medecins sans Frontieres (Belgium), Islamic Relief and Muslim Hands
will take care of the rest of the camps. (Nov-7, IRIN) OCHA planning figures say 3.2-3.5 million require Wat/San
support. (Nov-1, OCHA) |
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Public Health/Medical |
IFRC began
distributing special large tents and support items to some 200 Pakistani
women health workers, who will use the tents to provide basic health
services. (Nov-16, IFRC) A reported outbreak of acute
watery diarrhea has been brought under control with less reported cases form
the Old University camp in Muzaffarabad. However, diarrhea remains a concern especially as
populations increase in self-settled camps. (Nov-16, UNOCHA) A total of 13 medical teams
have been mobilized by the Ministry of Health and WHO to provide primary
health care to populations in remote areas. WHO is providing health kits and training to more than 200
volunteer health workers.
(Nov-16, OCHA) Sporadic cases of measles,
meningitis, and acute jaundice syndrome reported. Several cases of Diptheria and one death from remote areas
in Muzaffarabad. Vaccinations
against tetanus, polio, measles continues. (Nov-14, DFID) Pakistani health
officials are leading team of doctors to immunize some 800,000 children under
15 years of age in the next two weeks against measles, tetanus, whooping
cough, polio and diphtheria before winter arrives. (Nov-13, Reuters) Some 582 teams of vaccinators will be
deployed. (Nov-16, UNICEF) 76 teams (44 international
and 32 MoH) are providing primary health care through mobile and other
units. 9 mental health teams
have been established to provide psychosocial support. (Nov-14, UNOCHA) 60-bed NATO hospital became
operational on November 9 in Bagh district in PcK. (Nov-9, AFP) UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
says that more than 17,000 women due to give birth in the next two
months. UNFPA says that it is
providing delivery kits, and other medical supplies. (Nov-9, DPA) Need for female medical
staff stressed by UNOCHA. (Nov-8, UNOCHA) ICRC says medical evacuations
down to less than 10 per day.
(Nov-10) UNOCHA planning figures cite
some 3.2 million to 3.5 million need medical care. (Nov-1, OCHA) More than 79,000 injured. As part of NATOÕs aid, first
military field hospital from the Netherlands began operating Wednesday
(November 9) in central Bagh district of PcK. It is the second field hospital in Bagh after MSF opened
one. (Nov-10, IRIN) 21 international field hospitals operational, with bed
capacity for 1,252 patients. 13 mobile medical teams (Nov-7, DFID) WHO says that latest assessments show 291 health facilities
destroyed and 74 partially damaged out of a total of 564. Less than half continue to operate.
(Oct-28, WHO) OCHA reports that up to 4 million people require primary health
facilities, 75,000 hospital treatment, with 9,000 pregnant women and 600,000
children under five, as well as those disabled, in acute need of treatment. (Nov-1, OCHA) A joint WHO/Ministry of
Health operations center has been
established in Islamabad to coordinate health efforts. (Oct-12, WHO) The Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC), is located at the Pakistan Institute of Medical
Sciences. (Oct-14, UNOCHA) WHO field offices are operational in five of the most
affected locations: Bagh, Balakot, Mansehra, Muzaffarabad, and Rawalkot. (Oct-25, USAID) A telephone-based outbreak
alert and notification system is fully operational in Muzaffarabad. (Nov-7, WHO) WHO and the Ministry of Health have set up an Early
Warning and Response Network (EWARN),
starting with Muzaffarabad, to quickly identify and respond to outbreaks.
(Oct-21, GOP) WHO has set up a website to facilitate information exchange between
health partners at www.whopak.org. (Oct-17, UNOCHA) |
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Shelter |
Populations in the two larger camps, Meira and Batagram 1
continue to increase according to UNOCHA. (Nov-16, OCHA) UNDP has launched an initiative this week to help some 30,000
families in high-altitude areas to build locally designed winterized shelters
from rubble and locally available materials. (Nov-14, UNNS) According to IOM, helicopters will begin an airlift of 180 tons
of IOM shelter repair, materials and blankets to Kuttan in Upper Neelum
Valley as part of ÒOperation Winter Race,Ó a plan to airlift 10,000 shelter
repair kits by the end of November to communities above 5,000 ft cut off from
road access. (Nov-15, IOM) A
total of 565 shelter kits has been delivered to high altitude communities in
Neelum Valley, benefiting some 3,500 people. As of November 13, the Pakistani military has built 800
shelters. (Nov-16, OCHA) NATO and Pakistani staff will reportedly move to areas above
5,000 feet to build winterized shelters. (Nov-15, NATO) Pakistan military is planning to have 160 teams ready to move
into hard to reach areas to go village-to-village to make Òwarm roomÓ
shelters in areas above 5,000 feet high. (Nov-14, DFID) Pakistan military reports 71 Òtent villagesÓ housing some 53,276
people throughout the affected area.
(Nov-14, DFID) Some 500,000 still reportedly without shelter. (Nov-8, IRIN) About 392,177 tents have been delivered. 500,000 total required. (Nov-14,
DFID) UNOCHA reports some 10,000 currently living in organized
camps. 18 camps
established—7 around Mansehra, Balakot and Batagram, 8 around
Muzaffarabad and 3 around Bagh.
Total capacity for 225,000. (Nov-8, UNOCHA) GOP will start handing out compensation payments of Rps 25,000
(US$418) for loss of houses.
(Nov-5, UNOCHA) Some 2.5 million have lost their homes. 2.2 million are in rural areas,
100,000 in semi-urban areas and 200,000 in urban areas. (Nov-7, DFID) ICRC is now planning to assist at least 200,000 people,
instead of 150,000 – half by air in Neelum Valley in remote villages,
and other half by road in Jhelum Valley and Muzaffarabad. Will give
tarpaulins and blankets first, then distribute two-month, instead of
three-month food rations for winter. (Nov-4, ICRC) Federal Relief Commissioner Khan said that GOP had established 58
tent villages which sheltered some 36,000 people. (Nov-2, BBC) |
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Infrastructure |
UNDP says
several factors played a part in greater difficulty of raising international
aid for Pakistan earthquake, as opposed to the December 2004 tsunami
disaster: the involvement of only one country (Pakistan), that the disaster
occurred at the end of the fiscal year, and the number of other disasters in
2005. (Nov-16, DPA) The Federal Educational
Minister says the cost of rehabilitating the educational system in NWFP and
PcK is at some US$500 million.
Minister says 9,000 educational institutions in NWFP and 7,000
educational institutions in PcK were destroyed. (Nov-16, Frontier Post, Dawn) The World Bank and the Asian
Development Bank estimate that the quake damaged some 2,385 miles (3,837
kilometers) of roads; 2,366 km (1470 miles) in PcK and 1,471 km (914 miles)
of roads in NWFP were damaged.
At least 10,000 schools were destroyed or damaged. (Nov-8, Reuters) Of these, 7,197 were
destroyed. Of these, 3,680 schools in PcK and 3,517 in NWFP were destroyed.
(Nov-8, IHT, The Dawn) Out of US$5.2 billion
estimated for reconstruction needs, World Bank and ADB estimates about
US$1.092 billion needed for relief, US$205 million for death/injury
compensation, US$301 million for early recovery and US$97 million for the
restoration of livelihoods. In addition, US$3.5 billion was estimated for the
physical reconstruction. Pakistan will appeal for US$5.2 billion in November
19 donors conference. (Nov-15, Reuters, ADB) Planning figures from OCHA
say 70% of houses destroyed, 30% damaged. (Nov-1, OCHA) USAID says almost 90 percent of schools destroyed. USAID working with UNICEF to restart
schools. (Oct-27, USAID) UNICEF, quoting GOP estimates, said that 6,700 schools were
destroyed in NWFP and another 1,300 destroyed in PcK. (Oct-31, AFP) Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf has approved 2 billion Pakistani Rs (US$33.3
million) for reconstruction of homes, at a meeting of the Earthquake
Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA). (Oct-28, AP) In Nheelum Valley, almost
90-100% of buildings were destroyed.
(Oct-27, UNOCHA) 90% of the structures in Bagh have totally collapsed,
almost 100 percent of structures in Nasera district in Jhelum Valley have
collapsed. (Oct-23, 25UNOCHA) An Earthquake
Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) has been established to rebuild infrastructure. Lt. Gen
Muhammad Zubair, engineer-in-chief of the Pakistani Army is chair. (Oct-17, Dawn) |
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Security |
Reports that
women are increasingly facing violence and harassment at camps. (Nov-16, IRIN) UNICEF, together with the Ministry of Social
Welfare, have begun registering children living in emergency
settlements. UNOCHA reports at least 4,000 children have
been registered thus far.
(Nov-1, UNOCHA) Following recent incident involving looting of relief items from
CARE International truck, all agencies are encouraged to submit incident
report information during logistics cluster meetings to identify patterns and
notify authorities. (Nov-11, UNJLC) |
India
Overview
The
latest official death toll is 1,309 in Indian-controlled Kashmir (IcK). Officially,
6,622 people reportedly injured and 150,000 displaced (Oct-17, AFP). Worst-hit
areas are around Tangdhar and Uri towns in Kupwara and Baramulla districts
respectively, along the disputed Line of Control (LoC). Third worst-hit area is
Poonch district. The governmentÕs main priority right now is provision of
shelter through tents, repair of homes, reconstruction of homes and community
shelters to last through the winter.
GovernmentÕs
distribution of cash relief from the Natural Calamity Relief Fund (NCRF) began
in Uri and Tangdhar on October 19. Relatives of each casualty received 100,000
Indian rupees (US$2,200), while 60,000 Indian rupees (US$1,333) are offered for
the rebuilding of destroyed homes. (Oct-26, AFP) All disbursement
completed on November 15. (Oct-26, AFP) Additional incentive for families that
complete construction of temporary sheds from tin sheets and timber by or
before the end of November. (Nov-10, PTI) Following the earthquake, the
government announced a US$150 million aid package.
India
has not asked for international assistance, and the presence of foreign aid
agencies is restricted in the disputed region, which is also the site of a
separatist militancy. The Indian Army, under Operation Imdad, has been carrying
out bulk of relief and rehabilitation effort. Local state agencies, social,
religious and political organizations, and NGOs also assisting.