Flood No.5 in Nghe An Qui Chau and Que Phong districts 10-12 September 2007

Team and Methodology 10 members, different organizations Methodology Divided on sectors Worked at different levels Interviews, observations, secondary data Area cover: 2 most affected districts (QC, QP) Most affected and second affected communes

Basic information of area Remote and mountainous High poverty rate: 48-53% Ethnic minority: 80-90% Livelihood: mainly on agriculture and forest exploitation Cultivated land is small Market operation: only at district

Damages Overall: 214/476 communes were affected Livelihood and nutrition Crops: partly to completely affected: >2600 ha (80%) Paddy field was covered with thick sand: 247 in QC Winter crop time already past for maize Animal lost: 76 cattle + 31,700 poultry; aquaculture Dams and canals broken: 7 dams + several canals Transportation: blocked Shelter & non-food items Collapsed, washed away houses: 50 Damaged houses: 237; flooded houses: 864

Damages (continue) Education Health, water and sanitation Schools/boarding houses for teachers were washed away or damaged Tables, school materials were damaged School closed for 2-5 days, not re-open until 15/10 (Nam Giai) Health, water and sanitation Health clinics were damaged (10/14), 1 totally damaged Several wells were flooded and contaminated (QC): 590 Water system was broken in Nam Giai (15,000 people in QC were out of clean water) Environment pollution: mud, wood, rubbish, waste

Current needs Livelihood and food security Shelters and non-food items Food for next 4-6 months Animal raising Cash for basic things Field recovery (247 ha in QC) Crop restoration Infrastructure recovery Shelters and non-food items Emergent shelters

Needs (continue) Health, water and sanitation Education Recovery of commune health stations Environment sanitation: cloramin, permethrin, mosquito nets, units of medicine Clean water supply in QC (Nam Giai) Education Reparation of class rooms and schools Text books, educational materials and equipment

Current response Immediate and helpful response for urgent recovery from Gov. and voluntary forces Province/Dist. issued good policy of support Cash for death, injured, swept-away and collapsed houses, school children Food, salt, fuel for the affected households Seeds for coming crops Cash for immediate transportation recovery (150-300 million/district)

Current response (continue) Red Cross: noodles and household items Other sources: 3 billion Response is on process

Recommendations Livelihood and food security Provide 1-3 months’ food and supplementary to the affected households Cash dispersal to assist most urgent needs over coming months Support for the recovery of damaged field Supplementary support for fertilizers and/or seeds. Support for basic infrastructure recovery

Recommendations (cont.) Shelter and non-food items Provide emergent shelters for the affected HHs Ensure compensation reach the affected and adequate for needs. Provide utensils for the washed away HHs Heath, water and sanitation Support with environment sanitation: cloramin, permethrin and mosquito nets

Recommendations (cont.) Ensure adequate sources for recovery of commune health stations and facilities Raise awareness on population on health, hygiene. Provide complement 03 Units of medicines Provide soap Education Repair/reconstruct damaged classrooms and schools Support text books, notebooks, education materials Replace fittings and furniture

Recommendations (cont.) Child protection Ensure sufficient nutrition levels Monitor and provide additional support for those who lost parents Assist to facilitate health check-ups Provide vaccination against encephalitis, hepatitis and other 6 diseases Short and medium term relief and long-term development program to reduce child labour

Meeting with local authority

Assessment team cross the river...

On the way to flooded villages

Enjoy traveling by...crane

Over the trouble water...

Women group discussion on the field

A school destroyed by flood in Que Phong

Secondary pupils are cleaning classrooms after flood

Textbooks in schools got wet by flood

A house collapsed by strong water in Quy Chau district

Rice field covered with sand

Rice field under the thick sand

A young couple totally lost their house and rice crop

A woman with her rice flooded

A 13 girl make rice after harvest

People help each other to harvest

Woods and trees floating on river

Hygiene & Sanitation are problems after floods.

Instant noodles and foods are ready to be distributed in Nam Giai commune, Que Phong

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