Lekima Typhoon Joint Assessment Report

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Lekima TyphoonJoint Assessment Report

• Target Areas
• Two Communes in Ky Anh District
• Ha Tinh Province

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Introduction

• Team Members
• Mr. Nguyen Trung Dung- PACCOM
• Ms. Nguyen Mai Chi- OXFAM HK
• Mr. Le Quang Hai- CRS

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Introduction (cont.)

• Survey Date Oct 11, 2007
• People met
• Ha Tinh Provincial Dept. of Foreign Affairs
• Ha Tinh Vusta
• Ky Anh District Peoples Committee
• Ky Anh Womens Union
• Ky Thuong and Ky Son Commune Peoples Committees
• People affected by the Typhoon
• Others

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Damage
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Food Security and Livelihoods

• Total loss of all stored foods and standing
  crops 1,054ha rice area in Ky Son 298.87ha in
  Ky Thuong.
• Most maize, paddy and bean fields were
  waterlogged and damaged. Some of the crops may be
  used for cattle feeding only.
• Seedlings for the winter season were lost.
  Replanting difficult at this stage since fields
  are still submerged and area is experiencing
  continued heavy rain.
• Floods brought sand and pebbles into some
  planting areas reducing soil quality.
• Flooding destroyed irrigation structures.
• Risk of hunger from now until next harvest (April
  2008).

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Water, Sanitation, and Health

• Minor damage to wells.
• 330 health clinics had some roof damage and 1
  have collapsed rooms with some equipment/medicine
  loss.
• Clean-up of dead animals and mud in and around
  homes is slow but ongoing.

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Shelter andOther Material Losses

• 19 houses in Ky Son and 22 houses in Ky Thuong
  destroyed.
• 1,335 houses had roofs blown off.
• 10 boats sunk and two others affected by water
  damage.

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Education

• 883 rooms damaged (roofs, foundations, protection
  fences, etc.) with some equipment and supplies
  lost.
• Loss of individual student school supplies and
  some school uniforms.
• Access to primary school in north Ky Thuong
  difficult with lack of connection across Rao Tro
  River.

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Infrastructure

• Sections of inter-district road No. 22 need to be
  cleared.
• Access to electricity and landline phones is
  still limited.
• Damage to some bridges.
• Agriculture infrastructure (irrigation, dams,
  etc.) needs rebuilding.

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Needs

• Short term (1 to 6 months)
• Food Security
• Direct distribution of basic food stuffs
• Support replanting of family gardens
• Support replacement of lost assets
• Shelter
• Roof Repairs/Rebuilding/cleaning repair of
  surrounding buildings
• Education
• Repair schools and replace supplies/equipment
• Support for students who lost supplies/uniforms

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Needs (cont.)

• Medium Term 3 to 9 months
• Livelihoods
• Agriculture inputs for Spring crops by end of
  Dec.
• Larger Livelihoods assessment
• Upgrade related infrastructure (e.g. irrigation)
• Disaster Management Mitigation
• Train in CBRDM
• Train children in swimming

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Resources and Commitments

• Limited resources
• District Rice (500 Tonnes) 500 Roofing sheets
• Province Rice (1.5 Tonnes) possibly fuel
• Some small donations and mobilization of local
  mass organizations
• No Large Commitments yet

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Gaps

• Gaps generally match needs at this stage
• Health situation could change quickly given food
  shortages and limited livelihood options.

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Conclusion

• Short Term Emphasis Food security and support
  for rebuilding family and public structures
• Medium Term Emphasis Development of livelihoods
  and improved capacity for disaster
  management/mitigation Support
• Need to mobilize resources
• Continued support for long term development