Southern Africa Floods Situation Update# 3 2 February 2011

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1 Southrn Afric Floods Sitution Updt# 3 2 Fbrury 2011 This rrt ws issud by th Rgionl Offic for Southrn & Estrn Afric (ROSEA). It covrs th priod from 27 Jnury to 2 Fbrury Th nxt rrt will b issud on or round 09 Fbrury I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES Nw loclizd floods hv bn xprincd in Angol, Botswn, Mozmbiqu, Lsotho nd Mdgscr; Strong downurs floodd northwstrn Mdgscr, whil hvy rins in th drought ffctd south my hv dmgd crops; nd Dischrg from th Chor Bss will incrs on 4 Fbrury from 4200 to 6400m 3 /s, which could ld to flooding downstrm. Rivr lvls t Ktim Mulilo in Nmibi s Cprivi Strip r mor thn twic th lvl for this yr. A mp of th impcts is includd. II. Rgionl Sitution Ovrviw Whil rinfll sd lst wk in prts of southrn Afric, hvy rins continud in cntrl Mozmbiqu, Zimbbw, Mdgscr, wstrn Botswn nd northrn Nmibi. Southrn Mdgscr, which hs bn xprincing drought, nd northwstrn Angol lso rcivd substntil rinfll. Rinfll ws blow vrg cross prts of southrn nd northrn Mozmbiqu, Tnzni nd prts of southrn Angol. Likly scnrios This wk, hvy rins r xpctd to continu ovr northrn Mozmbiqu nd prts of Angol. From 8 to 15 Fbrury 2011, hvy rins r likly long th cost of Mdgscr, northrn Mozmbiqu, Mlwi, southrn Tnzni, strn Zmbi nd southwstrn Angol. Rivr lvls will continu to swll incrsing th risk of flooding throughout th rgion. III. Nmibi nd Botswn On 1 Fbrury 2011, th Nmibin Wtr Authority opnd th gts of th Hrdp nd Nut dms in southrn Nmibi, dding to flows in Fish Rivr, which fds into th Orng Rivr long th country s bordr with South Afric. Rivr lvls in th north rmind stbl. Wtr lvls t Ktim Mulilo in th Cprivi Strip hv incrsd 4 mtrs lst wk to 4.33 mtrs this wk on 1 Fbrury 2011, s comprd to th norml lvl of 1.57 mtrs for this tim of yr. In Botswn, wtr lvls in th Okvngo Rivr continu to ris. Rivr lvls t Mohmbo on th northrn bordr r bout 34 cm highr thn t th sm tim lst yr, nd r xpctd to continu rising. Th District Disstr Mngmnt Committ is closly monitoring th sitution. Hvy rins in communitis in southstrn nd strn Botswn lso cusd loclizd flooding, ffcting mor thn 63 housholds. In Tutum Mlljw nd Tshwn, 541 housholds my b Th mission of th Unitd Ntions Offic for th Coordintion of Humnitrin Affirs (OCHA) is to mobiliz nd coordint ffctiv nd principld humnitrin ction in prtnrship with ntionl nd intrntionl ctors.

2 vcutd to Dukwi nd othr surrounding rs. In th cpitl city, Gboron, th nighborhoods of Ldumng, Bontlng, Whit City, Bbusi Wrd, Old Nldi nd Block 9 lso xprincd flooding. Th city council providd suprt to clr th dring systm to llow th wtr to rcd fstr. In Nmibi, flood prprdnss in th Oshn rgion is ongoing nd locl uthoritis r closly monitoring th sitution. On rloction cntr hs bn opnd to ccommodt svrl housholds. In ddition, svrl flood brrirs hv bn nwly constructd to divrt flsh flood wtrs from informl sttlmnts. OCHA is fcilitting mission ld by th UN Rsidnt Coordintor s offic to discuss lvls of prprdnss with locl uthoritis in th Oshn, Omusti, Ohngwn nd Oshikoto rgions. In Botswn, th sitution is currntly stbl; th govrnmnt continus to closly monitor th sitution. IV. Angol Mor thn 400 fmilis hv bn displcd following hvy rins in Lukno, on th bordr with th Dmocrtic Rpublic of Congo, nd in Gnd in wstrn Angol. Whil th Cunn Rivr is xpctd to continu to ris ovr th nxt two wks, flooding downstrm is not likly du to dm controls. Th Rucn dm floodgts on th Angoln-Nmibin bordr wr rcntly opnd to control th Cunn rivr lvls. Th UN Disstr Mngmnt Tm will convn mting this wk to discuss prprdnss msurs for floods nd how to strngthn intrction with ntionl uthoritis nd institutions for rsns ctivitis. A mting with th Ntionl Civil Protction Srvic is lso plnnd this wk to obtin informtion nd dt on ffctd rs nd pultions. V. Zmbi nd Zimbbw In Zimbbw, th Sv Rivr dm lvls hv incrsd from 2.1% to 91.5% sinc 17 Jnury Wtr lvls in this southrn strn rivr r still incrsing, lthough th rt of incrs hs slowd. Popultions living in th flood pron middl Sv r on high lrt s th dngr of flooding still rmins. In th north, th Snyti Rivr continus to swll, with bov vrg flows for this tim of month. Rising wtr lvls in th Musngzi Rivr hv incrsd th liklihood of flooding in Muzrbni. Howvr, th rivr lvls r still fr blow th mrgncy thrshold lvls. Th Gwru Rivr in cntrl Zimbbw burst its bnks, thrtning rsidnts in Sng. Th risk of flsh flooding is high. Fiv cholr css hv bn rrtd, thr of which r confirmd. Th district of Gokw North in northwstrn Zimbbw hs bn cut off ftr bridgs wr swpt wy. Authoritis r irlifting communictions quipmnt to th loction to fcilitt communiction. Just outsid Hrr, in Zvimb district, unconfirmd rrts of cholr r bing invstigtd. Flows in th Zmbzi Rivr continu to ris, including upstrm t th Ktim Mulilo sttion (in Nmibi s Cprivi rgion). Th Krib Dm is t 68.7% cpcity, significntly bov norml for this tim of yr. To kp its lvls in chck, th Krib dm will incrs its dischrg from 4200 to 7100m 3 /s. Th mission of th Unitd Ntions Offic for th Coordintion of Humnitrin Affirs (OCHA) is to mobiliz nd coordint ffctiv nd principld humnitrin ction in prtnrship with ntionl nd intrntionl ctors. 2

3 Zmbi hs xprincd continud rinfll throughout much of th country, but with littl immdit dvrs ffcts thus fr. Som of Lusk s urbn rs hv bn floodd, but mostly in rs tht r not pultd. Th cholr sitution is undr control, with only fw css bing rrtd. On 26 Jnury 2001, th UN Disstr Mngmnt Tm (UNDMT) mt to rviw consolidtd dt on tntil flooding in th rgion nd to discuss prprdnss nd rsns msurs. Th govrnmnt hs bn implmnting its contingncy pln through th vrious sctorl tsk forcs, pr-sitiond food itms in ight provincs, nd rhbilittd infrstructur in som rs. Th DMT will hold furthr discussions with th Disstr Mngmnt Mitigtion Unit (DMMU) to orgniz high lvl disstr mngmnt coordintion forum on th flooding sitution in th country. Humnitrin gncis nd prtnrs will intnsify thir prprdnss ctivitis in rs ffctd. WFP will provid th list of ffctd rs, whil prtnrs including Oxfm GB, Concrn nd Sv th Childrn will provid informtion on th impct of rinflls in th Wstrn nd southrn Provincs rspctivly. Activitis to prvnt cholr r lso bing undrtkn. VII. Mozmbiqu Du to continuous modrt to hvy rinfll, th Mputo, Lim, Incomti, Sv, Pungo, Zmbzi nd Buzi Rivr bsins ll rmin still bov lrt lvl. Floods in Gz provinc hv ffctd totl of 6,155 fmilis, or 30,732 popl. Som 18,430 h of gricultur lnd is ffctd in Mputo, Gz nd Inhmbn provincs. From 4 Fbrury, th Chor Bss will incrs from 4200 to 6400m 3 /s, crting tntilly criticl ris in wtr lvls. Du to th rinfll forcst, cholr css my ris. From Jnury 2011, 547 css hv bn rrtd, with 2 dths, putting th cs ftlity rt t 0.4%. Thos provincs ffctd includ Mnic (Chimoio, Guro nd Sussungnd districts), Nmpul (Monm nd Ncor districts) nd Cdo Dlgdo (Pmb city, Ancub, Chiur, Montuz, Chiur nd Mtud districts). Cbo Dlgdo rmins th most ffctd. Following th dclrtion of n institutionl Rd Alrt on 25 Jnury 2011, dily mtings hv bn hld t th Cntrl Emrgncy Oprtions Cntr (CENOE), with focl ints from lin ministris, Govrnmnt institutions nd humnitrin prtnrs to provid updts on th mrgncy sitution nd ongoing rsns in rs ffctd by loclisd flooding. Th Humnitrin Country Tm (HCT) clustrs hv bn intgrtd into th Govrnmnt oprtionl sctors to mor ffctivly ddrss th nds of ffctd pultions. Ths sctors r working in clos coordintion with th provincil nd district Emrgncy Oprtionl Cntrs (COEs). IFRC lloctd 345,207 Swiss frncs (pproximtly US$367,646) from its Disstr Rlif Emrgncy Fund (DREF) to suprt th Mozmbiqu Rd Cross in dlivring immdit ssistnc to som 20,000 popl (4,000 housholds) in th sctors of NFI/Shltr nd WATSAN in rsns to floods nd cholr. VIII. South Afric A flood wv pk of pproximtly 8.75 mtrs is forcst to rriv t Noordowvr nr th bordr with Nmibi. Communitis hv bn lrtd. Currnt stimts put th dth toll from storms, lightning nd floods t 91 popl. A totl of 13,043 houss hv bn dmgd nd 321 injurd. Public infrstructur -- including rods, bridgs, schools, clinics nd churchs -- hv lso bn dmgd. Th mission of th Unitd Ntions Offic for th Coordintion of Humnitrin Affirs (OCHA) is to mobiliz nd coordint ffctiv nd principld humnitrin ction in prtnrship with ntionl nd intrntionl ctors. 3

4 A consolidtion of initil ssssmnts stimts flood rltd dmgs of pproximtly US$240 million. Th Govrnmnt nd locl prtnrs r providing food, shltr nd blnkts to ffctd fmilis. Th Dprtmnt of Cooprtiv Govrnnc nd Trditionl Affirs Ntionl Disstr Mngmnt Cntr (NDMC) will ld n intr dprtmntl tm of govrnmnt officils from vrious dprtmnts to ssss th gnrl impct cusd by th rcnt floods in diffrnt prts of th country. IFRC lloctd 236,780 Swiss frncs (pproximtly US$252,131) from its Disstr Rlif Emrgncy Fund (DREF) to suprt th ntionl socity in dlivring immdit ssistnc to som 8,870 bnficiris. IIX. Lsotho In Lsotho, hvy rins hv climd th livs of 30 popl nd 4,000 livstock. Mor thn 30 houss hv collpsd in th ffctd villgs, nd lmost 50 % of th rods hv bn dstroyd, rndring hlth cntrs nd schools inccssibl. Th min pump distributing wtr in Msru hs lso bn dstroyd, which hs intrruptd wtr supply. At lst 500 css of dirrho hv bn rrtd. Mor thn 60% of th filds plntd with minly miz, bns, sorghum nd ttos nd 40% of grdn crops hv bn dstroyd by hilstorms nd hvy rins. Rpid ssssmnts r bing conductd throughout th country to inform th govrnmnt on th immdit intrvntions to b implmntd. Th Ntionl Rd Cross Socity is ssisting thos ffctd with tmrry shltr. WFP s oprtions hv lso bn hmprd by th hvy rins. A totl 101 out of 429 schools in its school fding progrmm could not b rchd, ffcting 13,920 studnts. Four hlth cntrs in Thb Tsk r inccssibl lving 1,123 ptints (prgnnt mothrs nd childrn undr 2 yrs) without thir food rtions. Th country offic is working on ltrntiv msurs to rch ths bnficiris. IX. Mdgscr Lrg prts of Mdgscr prticulrly th northwstrn, south nd southwstrn rgions hv bn xprincing hvy rinfll nd mny urbn rs r now thrtnd by flooding. In Mhjng, 770 houss wr floodd nd 2,256 popl displcd, 242 of which r shltring t communl sits whil nothr 2, 014 r stying with rltivs, ccording to th Mlgsy Rd Cross. On child did in th flooding. Popl from th city of Ambosry in southrn Mdgscr r prpring for vcution. In ddition, ftr protrctd drought, crop filds in th south hv now bn floodd. It is too rly to stimt th svrity of th dmg. Th Excutiv Scrtry of th ntionl disstr uthority (BNGRC) nd th Ministr of Public Works r on mission in th south to monitor rpirs to th dm rodd during th lst flood sson. Rpirs will b don through Csh for Work ctivitis fundd by th FID (Intrvntion Fund for Dvlopmnt). Th BNGRC hs lso ctivtd its Oprtionl Cntr. X. Mlwi Th mission of th Unitd Ntions Offic for th Coordintion of Humnitrin Affirs (OCHA) is to mobiliz nd coordint ffctiv nd principld humnitrin ction in prtnrship with ntionl nd intrntionl ctors. 4

5 Sinc th strt of th sson, vrious districts hv rrtd incidncs of storm dmg to houss nd crops. To dt, totl of 4,299 housholds, in 22 districts, hv rrtd dmgs to thir houss du to th strong winds ssocitd with storms. All ffctd housholds hv bn ssistd by th Dprtmnt for Disstr Mngmnt. A totl of 669 h of crops hv bn ffctd by th storms. Th country is yt to strt rgistring css of flooding. Communitis long flood pron rs wr snsitizd on this yr s rinfll forcst nd r bing rgulrly updtd on rinfll forcsts. XI. Swzilnd Nothing to rrt. XII. Contct Klly Dvid Hd of Offic, OCHA Rgionl Offic for Southrn nd Estrn Afric dvid1@un.org, Cll Phon Hin Zli Associt Humnitrin Affirs Officr, OCHA Rgionl Offic for Southrn nd Estrn Afric zli@un.org, Cll Phon To b ddd or dltd from this SitRp miling list, pls mil zli@un.org or visit ochonlin.un.org/ros. Sourcs: Nmibi Hydrologicl Srvic, Zmbzi Rivr Authority (ZRA), Zmbi Mtorologicl Dprtmnt (ZMD), Zmbi Dprtmnt of Wtr Affirs (DWA), Zmbi Disstr Mngmnt nd Mitigtion Unit, SADC Scrtrit, SADC Climt Srvic Cntr, Angol Ntionl Dirctort of Wtr Rsourcs (DNRH), Southrn Africn Rgionl Climt Outlook Forum (SARCOF), Angol Ntionl Institut of Mtorology nd Gophysics (INAMET), South Afric Dprtmnt of Cooprtiv Govrnmnt nd Trditionl Affirs (CoGTA), South Afric Dprtmnt of Wtr Affirs (DWA), South Africn Wthr Srvics (SAWS), Mozmbiqu Ntionl Wtr Dirctort, Ntionl Aronutics nd Spc Administrtion (NASA) of th Unitd Stts of Amric, Ntionl Ocnic nd Atmosphric Administrtion (NOAA) of th Unitd Stts of Amric, rlvnt Unitd Ntions Country Tms. FEWS NET Country Offics, World Food Progrmm (WFP) Country Offics, Food nd Agricultur (FAO) Country Offics, SADC HYCOS. Th mission of th Unitd Ntions Offic for th Coordintion of Humnitrin Affirs (OCHA) is to mobiliz nd coordint ffctiv nd principld humnitrin ction in prtnrship with ntionl nd intrntionl ctors. 5

6 Southrn Afric Flood Updt s t 2 Fbrury 2011 Chor Bss Dm will incrs dischrg on 4 Fbrury from 4200 to 6400m³/s, which could ld to flooding downstrm. 4,299 housholds in 22 districts in Mlwi hv rrtd dmg to thir houss du to strong winds ssocitd with storms. Approximtly h of crops hv lso bn ffctd. All ffctd housholds hv bn ssistd by Disstr Mngmnt. No KENYA css of flooding hv bn rgistrd to dt. CONGO Lk Krib will incrs dischrg from 4200 to 7100m³/s, which could ld to flooding downstrm. From Jnury th rrtd cumultiv cholr css in Mozmbiqu numbr 547, with 2 dths. Th provincs most ffctd r Cbo Dlgdo, Mnic nd Nmpul, in Sychlls th districts highlightd. In Lusk thr r ckts of floods in som urbn rs, but most of ths rs hv bn vctd. Lulb Congo Unconfirmd rrts of cholr outbrks in Zvimb District r currntly bing invstigtd. Lk Tngnyik An institutionl Rd Alrt ws dlcrd for ffctd rivr bsins in Mozmbiqu. A totl of 6155 fmiliis (30,732 popl) hv bn ffctd in Gz Provinc. 18,430 h of griculturl lnd hs bn ffctd in Mputo, Gz nd Inhmbn Provincs. TANZANIA Lk Rukw Lund Lk Mwru Wntip DRC o Mohmbo Kvngo h Fis Or ng Atlntic Ocn Mp ID:ROSEA181v03_Southrn Afric Flood Updt Crtion Dt: 2 Fbrury 2011 Dt Sourcs: Flood Informtion: Humnitrin Prtnrs on th ground (S dt sourcs in ttchd rrt) Mpping Dt: HYCOS, GIST, ESRI, UN OCHA km 1:23,000,000 Grip Dm SOUTH AFRICA Ci gw zi Tsir ib ihin Mrromu Antnnrivo Flooding hs bn rrtd in 7 districts in th city of Mhjng. 1 Child did nd 770 houss hv bn floodd including 22 dmgd. Out of 2,256 popl displcd, 242 hv bn giv shltr t communl sits nd 2,014 r stying with rltivs. MADAGASCAR z Bu Sv Runion Gz Inhmbn Provinc Provinc Guij Inc Chokw o Chibuto Mgud m ti BilnXi-Xi Mbbn Mputo l MOZAMBIQUE Domb t Chiping Lu ci i Mssingr V Vl Dm Vndrkloof Dm zi Mhjng Lk Chilw Mnic Bitbridg Pfuri L Or ng b Noordowr g Mbrngw Gboron Blomhof Dm Pu n ZIMBABWE Gwru Rmotsw Mogobn Ots Nut Dm A flood wv pk of pproximtly 8.75m is forcst to rriv t Noordowvr on 4/5 Fbrury. Popl nr th Lowr Orng Rivr hv bn wrnd to b on th lookout for rising wtr lvls. 0 Mkgdigdi Pns Hrr m Th rls gts of Hrdp nd Nut dms hv bn opnd, which will dd to flows in th Fish nd Lowr Orng Rivrs. Mupfur Li b Hrdp Dm Disclimr: Th dsigntions mployd nd th prsnttion of mtril on this mp do not imply th xprssion of ny opinion whtsovr on th prt of th Scrtrit of th Unitd Ntions concrning th lgl sttus of ny country, trritory, city or r or of its uthoritis, or concrning th dlimittion of its frontirs or boundris. o Windhok is Ku Tsholotsho Dukwi Tutum Mlljw Borolong Tonot BOTSWANA Mogpi Plpy Chdib Mhlpy Tshwn im NAMIBIA Gobbb S ny Zvimb Gokw North ti Ktim Mulilo Cprivi Gokw Kongol Ngom Hwng Okvngo Dlt In Botswn, flooding ffctd ovr 63 housholds. Th bordr st nd som schools in th south st wr tmrrily closd. Assistnc ws providd. In Tutum, Mlljw nd Tshwn, 541 housholds my b vcutd to Dukwi nd surrounding rs. Muzrbni Lk Krib zi ng Rundu b v m Etosh Pn k O ng m Nmpul v Z Lusk Mzbuk Lk Mlomb n n Ok Chor Bss Dm Z m uk Cu n i n MAYOTTE Cbo Dlgdo MALAWI ZAMBIA o Mmoudzou s ib v nd Lu COMOROS t B ul u Ek Rucn Dm M Cu Lukulu n Cundo Cubngo go Chvum ir Sh n Cun Wtr lvls t Ktim Mulilo hv incrsd from 4m lst wk to 4.33m on 1 Fbrury, in comprison to th norml lvl of 1.57m for this tim of yr. Cuvli Cu b Lk Mlwi us Gnd Lun M Moxico Moroni Ruvum Lukno Bngul At lst 50 fmilis hv bn displcd following th collps of 10 houss triggrd by th strong rins flling in Gnd District. SEYCHELLES Lk Bngwulu ANGOLA Som 360 popl bcm homlss, following hvy rins tht hit Lgo-Dilolo commun in Lukno District. Mputo SWAZILAND Tulr M n go k y Ambosry Muritius Mdgscr xprincd hvy rinfll nd flooding. Popl from th city of Ambosry r prpring for ssibl vcution. Crop filds in th south hv bn floodd ftr th drought. Th svrity of th dmg hs not yt bn stimtd. Th Musngzi Rivr lvl is rising nd thr is incrsd risk of flooding in Muzrbni. Th Gwru Rivr burst its bnks, thrtning rsidnts in Sng nd risk of flsh flooding is high. 5 cholr css (3 confirmd) wr rrtd in Mkob in Gwru. In Gokw North, bridgs hv bn swpt wy nd th district is cut off. DCP hs md rrngmnts for rdio bttris to b ir liftd to fcilitt communiction. Br LESOTHO Unconfirmd rrts of flooding in som prts of Hwng district r currntly bing invstigtd. Indin Ocn Lgnd Hvy rins in Lsotho climd th livs of 30 popl nd 4,000 livstock. Mor thn 30 houss collpsd nd mny crops wr dstroyd. Almost 50% of rods r dstroyd, rndring public srvics inccsibl. Som wtr nd snittion systms hv bn dstroyd nd ovr 500 css of dirrho hv bn rrtd. Rpid ssssmnts r undrwy. A ntionl disstr hs bn dclrd in South Afric. Approximtly 91 ftlitis hv bn rrtd. Injuris r stimtd t 321 nd 13,043 houss hv bn dmgd. Govrnmnt is stting up joint ntionl disstr cntr to fcilitt coordintion nd is providing suprt in th form of tmrry ccommodtion in public infrstructur nd tnts, food prcls nd counslling. Furthr sssssmnts will b conductd from 7-9 Fbrury Min Citis Min Rivrs Dms nd Lks Intrntionl Boundris Nw Flooding Rrts Sinc Lst Updt (26 Jn) Flood Affctd Ars Pls not tht flood risk or ffctd rs r mppd t district lvl, bsd on dministrtiv lvl 2 boundris. Ars t Risk of Floods Cholr Ars