Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Office of the Resident Coordinator - Situation Report No. 01 (as of 25 April 2015; 8:00 pm) Highlights  Most affected areas are Gorkha and Lamjung Districts (north-west of Kathmandu). Damage in Kathmandu Valley limited to historical densely built up neighbourhoods.  Latest government figures on total causalities are between 700 - 1000. This is expected to increase.  Government has called emergency meeting with CNDRC followed by Emergency Core Clusters. Updates on this to be shared shortly.  Total affected population not yet determined but 30 of 75 districts are reported to be affected. Source BBC Situation Overview Disaster event At 11:56 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with epicenter in Lamjung District (north-west) of Kathmandu; south of China border). Impacts Government reporting 30 out of 75 districts affected in the Western and Central Regions, including Kathmandu Valley districts. This includes mountain and hilly areas, disperse rural populations as well as some very densely populated districts and Nepal’s 2 largest cities – greater Kathmandu and Pokhara. Most affected districts are Sindulpalchowk, Kavre, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dolakha in the CR and Kaski, Gorkha, Lamjung in the WR. Initial reports from UN field offices are that the Eastern Region is not badly affected and Terrai has been minimally affected. Government reporting over 700-1000 dead; this is expected to increase. No figures yet on affected populations. Impacts in Kathmandu valley include collapsed buildings and walls especially historic buildings in centres, but less overall damage and collapse of buildings than expected. In Kathmandu Valley, hospitals area overcrowded, running out of room for storing dead bodies and also running short of emergency supplies. BIR hospital is treating people in the streets. There are reports that the hospital emergency stocks are depleting/used up and there is a need for a government decision on bringing kits from the military. Majority of population remaining outside houses due to fear of aftershocks and structural damage to buildings. Humanitarian needs Government is requesting international assistance. Government is currently reporting that needs include: + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np Country Emergency Situation Report No. XX - 2 Search and Rescue capacity; medical teams, supplies and tenting for hospitals, and dead-body bags; heavy equipment for rubble removal; and helicopters for transport and access to blocked areas Evolving response GON has held a meeting of their Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee (CNDRC), followed by meetings with Cabinet and the humanitarian community. An HCT meeting followed in the evening. Government reports that all hospital staff mobilized and are deploying small teams to hospitals in Kathmandu. Chitwan and Pokhara which both are well staffed are sending medical teams to worst affected areas – Gorkha and Lamjung. Government is intending to set-up displaced camps in Kathmandu Valley and outside, where there are APF bases as these have established water supply and security. Government is unclear on emergency food stocks. Government was requested to mobilize the construction sector for rubble removal. It is not clear whether GON will be setting up a response fund and there is still need to establish what resources government can mobilize. Official requests have been made to Government of India and Government of China and both are being mobilized. Indian Super Hercules was sent at 6:00pm local time. UNHCT is consolidating information on their capacity and supplies for Sunday, 26 April. Meeting of clusters 11:00 am tomorrow and the first of daily meetings with the government at the National Emergency Operating Center at 3:00pm. Operational/logistics update National Emergency Operating Centre is operational. The Kathmandu and Pokhara airport remains open. Some commercial flights appear to be coming in. Status of the feeder roads outside of Kathmandu Valley are still unclear. Government has been requested but is still unclear on expedited customs clearance for emergency cargo and processes at the airport. United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np Country Emergency Situation Report No. XX Background on the crisis At 11:56 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with epicenter in Lamjung District, 30 kilometers east of Lamjung town. For further information, please contact: Name, Title, name@un.org, Tel: +0 000 000 0000, Cell +0 000 000 0000 Name, Title, name@un.org, Tel: +0 000 000 0000, Cell +0 000 000 0000 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int [link to relevant websites]. To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: include e-mail address United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np 3 NEPAL - Epicentre of the Earthquake, 25 April 2015 (as of 25 April 2015 ) 83°0'0"E 84°0'0"E 85°0'0"E 86°0'0"E Gamgadhi Legend Mugu [ [ ! Khalanga Jumla CHINA Tibet Mustang ! Jomsom Rukum NEPAL Musikot ! Chame ! Myagdi halanga Bazaar Beni Liwang Rolpa Baglung Bazaar Pyuthan Tribhuvan Nagar Khalanga ! Pokhara Gulmi ! Lamjung ! ! Syangja Bazaar ! Arghakhanchi Tanahu Tansen [ ! Rasuwa Gorkha Bazaar ! Dhading ! Nuwakot ! Palpa ! Parasi ! Kathmandu Chitwan ! Bhairahawa Charikot Disclaimers: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Solukhumbu Kavrepalanchok Ramechhap ! 50 kms Map data source(s): Geodata: GIST, ESRI, OCHA Earthquake: USGS ! Hetauda Makwanpur 25 Dolakha Lalitpur Lalitpur Map Doc Name: Nepla_EQ_Epicentre_A4_25042015_v01 N/A GLIDE Number: UN RC Office Produced By: 25 April 2015 Creation Date: WGS84 Projection/Datum: http://www.un.org.np Web Resources: 0 Chautara [ ! ! Nawalparasi Taulihawa ! Gonda Sindhupalchok ! Kathmandu Bhaktapur ! ! !Bhaktapur ! Bharatpur Kapilvastu Bidur Dhading Besi Rupandehi Municipality Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale Gorkha Damauli Syangja Sandhikharka Dang Kusma ! Parbat Tamghas ! ! ! Lamjung Besisahar Kaski ! Baglung ! Earthquake 7.8 Richter Scale, 15 Km depth Between Lamjung and Gorkha District Manang Kathmandu Administrative Boundary International Development Region District (MMI Value) 2.5 - 3 3.1 - 3.6 3.7 - 4.0 4.1 - 5.0 5.1 - 5.8 5.81 - 7.8 ! a Bazaar 28°0'0"N 29°0'0"N Dunai Jajarkot 28°0'0"N 29°0'0"N Dolpa Epicentre Okhaldhunga Maharajganj Parsa A service Produced by: UN RC/HC Office, Nepal of the United Sindhuli Bara 27°0'0"N Paschim Champaran Birganj INDIA Bihar Basti Gorakhpur ! Khotang Kalaiya ! Rautahat Malangawa Gaur Deoria ! 83°0'0"E Maij Ballia Siwan 84°0'0"E Siraha Dhanusha ! Siraha Bazaar ! ! Sitamarhi Azamgarh Jaleshwor Madhubani Saran Muzaffarpur 85°0'0"E Afghanistan Pakistan Janakpur ! Gopalganj Sultanpur UNCT, HCT and Partners under Transition Support Strategy (TSS) China Mahottari Purbi Champaran Faizabad Udayapur Sarlahi Nations Country Team in Nepal. 27°0'0"N Siddharthnagar Darbhanga 86°0'0"E Saptari India Myanmar (Burma) Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Office of the Resident Coordinator - Situation Report No. 02 (as of 26 April 2015; 2:00pm) Highlights  Most affected areas are Gorkha, Lamjung and Sindhupalchok as well as Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur Districts.  Latest government figures on total causalities is 1,900 with more than 5,000 injured. This is expected to increase.  The Government of Nepal has officially requested international assistance.  In support of national efforts, international search and rescue teams have begun to arrive into Kathmandu.  Total affected population not yet determined but 30 of Source BBC 75 districts are reported to be affected. According to 2011 Census data, total population for affected districts is….. Projections on numbers of affected are being developed. Situation Overview Disaster event At 11:56 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with epicenter in Lamjung District (north-west) of Kathmandu; south of China border). Impacts Government reporting 30 out of 75 districts affected in the Western and Central Regions, including Kathmandu Valley districts. This includes mountain and hilly areas, disperse rural populations as well as some very densely populated districts and Nepal’s 2 largest cities – greater Kathmandu and Pokhara. Most affected districts are Sindulpalchowk, Kavre, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dolakha in the CR and Gorkha and Lamjung in the WR. Initial reports from UN field offices are that the Eastern Region/FWR is not badly affected and Terrai has been minimally affected. Government reporting over 1900 deaths and over 5000 injuries; this is expected to increase. No confirmed figures yet on affected populations in the affected areas. Impacts in Kathmandu valley include collapsed buildings and walls especially historic buildings in centres, but less overall damage and collapse of buildings than expected. In Kathmandu Valley, hospitals area overcrowded, running out of room for storing dead bodies and also running short of emergency supplies. BIR hospital is treating people in the streets. There is a need to replenish medical stocks to support health response efforts. Majority of population remained outside houses for the first night; heavy aftershocks continued through the night. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.org.np Country Emergency Situation Report No. XX 2 Surge Capacity The priority remains saving lives and immediate search and rescue ongoing. In support of government led SAR, several international search and rescue teams have or are scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu. Known surge support include: - Indian SAR team has already landed and begun operations. A total of 14 helicopters will be mobilized to support efforts. - Pakistan SAR team has landed and begun operations - China SAR team has landed and begun operations - Israeli SAR team has landed and begun operations - American medical team (8 personnel) already stationed in Nepal will deploy with medical kits. - UK SAR team (90 personnel) expected to arrive Monday 27 April 2015 - US DART team set to arrive for SAR support - US SAR team from Fairfax, Virginia incoming - US L.A. team ready to deploy for SAR or debris management (to be confirmed) - 4 personnel from OCHA Regional Office incoming to support coordination - 2 personnel from ECHO incoming to support coordination Humanitarian needs There is no update on Government requests for assistance; requests include: - Search and Rescue capacity, particularly for the Kathmandu Valley where larger buildings have collapsed; - medical teams, supplies and tenting for hospitals, and dead-body bags; - heavy equipment for rubble removal; - and helicopters for transport of injured and access to blocked areas Evolving response Core cluster (Food, WASH, Protection, Emergency Shelter, Health) meetings have are ongoing with an HCT meeting scheduled for 2:00pm 26 April 2015. A joint coordination meeting will then be held at NEOC with the Government at 3:00pm. Coordination centres are being established in numerous locations including the NEOC, Humanitarian Staging Area at the international airport, and the UN office. Government reports that all hospital staff mobilized and are deploying small teams to hospitals in Kathmandu. Chitwan and Pokhara which both are well staffed are sending medical teams to worst affected areas – Gorkha and Lamjung. Government is intending to set-up displaced camps in Kathmandu Valley and outside, where there are APF bases as these have established water supply and security. Government is unclear on emergency food stocks. Government was requested to mobilize the construction sector for rubble removal. Ministry of Finance has called a meeting with donors for 2:00pm to discuss resource mobilization. Operational/logistics update National Emergency Operating Centre is operational. The Kathmandu and Pokhara airport remains open. Some commercial flights appear to be coming in. Status of the main feeder roads outside of Kathmandu Valley are, overall, accessible. Access on side roads is damaged and limited. Government has been requested but is still unclear on expedited customs clearance for emergency cargo and processes at the airport. WASH WASH has provided 20 tanks (30,000 L) that will reach 1500 people in 3 camps in Kathmandu Valley\ Next cluster meeting is tomorrow at 2:00pm 26 April 2015 United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np Country Emergency Situation Report No. XX 3 Food Food cluster meeting ongoing with update to come shortly Health A 24 hour emergency health operations room has been set up at the Ministry of Health. It will coordinate with the national emergency operations centre (at MOHA). The main hospitals in KTM are still standing, and functioning, although overloaded; whereas some damage reported to hospitals in Ramechap, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk. In Gorkha, damage is very severe though unclear whether hospitals are operational. Several teams have been deployed; priorities at the moment are logistics and drugs. Immediate priorities are managing dead bodies and injured (many head and spinal injuries requiring airlifting). Post-earthquake diseases are a concern – diarrhea is already an issue in Kathmandu Valley. WHO has agreed to provide funds and emergency team arriving tomorrow, which will coordinate health response. Coordinated assessment is required to need to map capabilities of various hospitals. The assessments of the five severely affected districts to be done jointly, areas will be surveyed by helicopter on 26 April 2015, weather permitting. As of 7 am today there were 600 dead bodies in 3 hospitals in KTM. There are not enough beds, many injured are treated on the ground. 500 injured were brought to Dhulikhel hospital alone, of which 50% are still there. International and local Health teams are being mobilized, however transportation and logistics is an issue. Four (national) teams being sent to Gorkha where it is estimated that in some areas, 80% of houses are gone. There is a need for surgeons, orthopedics, and paramedics, as well as logistics support. The Ministry of Health and Population wants to prioritize local procurement, and have called a meeting with local suppliers so as to mobilize supplies within the next few days. Field hospital Tents are badly needed. Many partners are offering tents but the requests need to be coordinated. Blankets are also needed WHO has prepositioned surgical kits which are now being distributed. Each Ministry has been given a responsibility – MOHP is responsible for mobilizing medical human resources and making hospitals capable to perform. Logistics management Division have come up with a list of 40 items where procurement has been started but supplies may run out; this list will be circulated shortly. Most are antibiotics. Coordination with bilateral partners goes through MOFA to MOHP; coordination with international agencies and NGOs goes directly to MOHP They do not want a fragmented approach; asking each international partner to take on a district and address all needs there (unlikely to happen) USAID and DFID have medical teams in, also a UNICEF WASH team. Next cluster meeting is tomorrow at 11:00 am 27 April 2015 Shelter 5 shelter camps have been established in areas belonging to the Armed Police Force. These have water sources. We do not know how many people will be in the camps. GoN has identified 16 open spaces around KTM to be used as camps and the CCCM cluster is responsible for that. IOM is currently coordinating the CCCM cluster. United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np Country Emergency Situation Report No. XX 4 The NRC has sent out 7800 NFI (nonfood item) 1 pack should be enough for a family of 4. There will be another shelter cluster meeting at noon - 27 April 2015 Protection Incoming support from regional offices through the IASC GBV Area of Responsibility is expected to begin Monday 27 April 2015. Department of Women and Children will send circular to all women and children officers in affected districts. This circular will include a checklist for officers to complete and return. District officers will also mobilize women’s groups in affected districts. Handicap international has established orthopedic camp outside TU Teaching Hospital. Next cluster meeting at 10:30am 27 April 2015 Education Temporary learning spaces for school age children (4-18 years old) in affected areas are being established in coordination with Protection cluster. These spaces will provide psycho-social counseling and key lifesaving messages. Vaccinations (swine flu) will also be provided. Next cluster meeting 10:00am 27 April 2015 in Department of Education Aid Pledged So far information we have in-country is that: - The US Government has pledged US $1million to support response efforts. These funds will mainly be channeled through the Nepal Red Cross Society. - The UK Government has pledged US $10 million for support. Background on the crisis At 11:56 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with epicenter in Lamjung District, 30 kilometers east of Lamjung town. For further information, please contact: Name, Massimo Diana, massimo.diana@one.un.org, Tel: +0 000 000 0000, Cell +0 000 000 0000 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int [link to relevant websites]. To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: include e-mail address United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np NEPAL Severity of Districts in Term of the Earthquake Intensity Area Baiiadi Bajura Dolpa Kanchanpur Kailali a Bajh Lamjung Rolpa Banke Sindhupalchok Dolakha Solukhumbu Ta le'un Rupandehi Sankhuwasabha 9 District Category in term of Severity Bara - Very severe damage and loss - Severe damage and loss - - Arghakhanch Palpa Kapilbasiu Nawalparasi Siraha Moderate dam age loss Sapiari Slight damage and loss Minor damage and loss I: A service of the United Map Doc Name; A 12015 Disclaimers: The boundaries and names shown and the .- - - Creation Date: . . . . . sham, Nations Country Team In Web Resources: deSIgnatIons used on this map do not imply ofiiCIal RCHC Of?ce, Nepal Nepal_ Map Data Source(SMap Data Source?): endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Office of the Resident Coordinator - Situation Report No. 03 (as of 26 April 2015, 7:00pm) This report is produced by the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued on 26 April 2015. It covers the period from 25 to 26 April 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 27 April 2015. Highlights  The Government reports over 2,200 deaths and over 5,800 injured people (Source: NEOC http://neoc.gov.np/en/). This is expected to increase.  Most affected districts are Dhading, Gorkha, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, Nuwakot, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, and Ramechhap.  The Government of Nepal has officially requested international assistance.  In support of national efforts, international search and rescue teams have begun to arrive into Kathmandu.  Total affected population not yet determined but 35 of 75 districts are reported to be affected. 2,288 5,850 Dead (as of 26 April 2015) Injured (as of 26 April 2015) Situation Overview At 11:56 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with the epicenter in Lamjung District (north-west) of Kathmandu and south of the China border. Dozens of aftershocks followed, including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on 26 April 2015 at 12:54 local time. The Government reports that 35 of 75 districts are affected in the Western and Central Regions, including the Kathmandu Valley districts. This includes mountain and hilly areas, disperse rural populations, as well as some very densely populated districts and Nepal’s two largest cities – greater Kathmandu and Pokhara. The most affected districts are Dhading, Gorkha, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, Nuwakot, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Ramechhap. According to the Government, the earthquake caused 2,288 deaths. Over 5,500 people are injured. These figures are expected to increase as more information becomes available. There are no confirmed figures yet on overall affected population. In Kathmandu Valley, hospitals area overcrowded, running out of space for storing dead bodies and lack medical supplies and capacity. BIR hospital is treating people in the streets. Impacts in Kathmandu valley include collapsed buildings and walls especially historic buildings in centres, but less overall damage and collapse of buildings than expected. The majority of people remain outside houses for the second consecutive night. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report No. 03 2 On 26 April, the Government requested international assistance, including - Search and Rescue capacity, particularly for the Kathmandu Valley where larger buildings have collapsed; Medical teams, supplies and tenting for hospitals, and dead-body bags; Heavy equipment for rubble removal; and Helicopters for transport of injured and access to blocked areas In support of the Resident Coordinator, the UNDAC Team has arrived to Kathmandu and established a Reception and Departure Centre at the airport. Humanitarian Response Health The Government reports that all hospital staff mobilized and are deploying small teams to hospitals in Kathmandu. Chitwan and Pokhara hospitals, which both are well staffed, are sending medical teams to worst affected areas. The main hospitals in Kathmandu are still standing, and functioning, although overloaded; whereas some damage reported to hospitals in Ramechap, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk. In Gorkha, damage is very severe though unclear whether hospitals are operational. A 24 hour emergency health operations room has been set up at the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP). It will coordinate with the national emergency operations centre (at MOHA). MOHP is responsible for mobilizing medical human resources and making hospitals capable to perform. Coordination with bilateral partners goes through MOFA to MOHP; coordination with international agencies and NGOs goes directly to MOHP. International and local health teams are being mobilized. However, transportation and logistics is an issue. Four (national) teams being sent to Gorkha where it is estimated that in some areas, 80 per cent of houses are gone. Several teams have been deployed; priorities at the moment are logistics and drugs. Immediate priorities are managing dead bodies and injured (many head and spinal injuries requiring airlifting). Post-earthquake diseases are a concern – diarrhea is already an issue in Kathmandu Valley due to exposure to elements. Coordinated assessment is required to map capabilities of various hospitals. The assessments of the five severely affected districts was done jointly via helicopter. There is need for medical supplies and capacity including surgeons, orthopedics, paramedics, logistics support, field hospital tents and blankets. Drugs and consumables required are not covered in the 40 and 70 free drugs and consumables list, and are needed immediately. In total, 27 drugs and consumables have been identified. Drugs and consumables can be supplied in UNICEF emergency health kits, with one kit serving around 10 thousand people for three months. It is likely it will be quicker to procure these through UNICEF Supply Division in Copenhagen than buying on the local market UNICEF has also already agreed to supply 15 tents, zinc and ORS for the 11 requested districts. Generators at central vaccine store at Teku, powering cold rooms, freezer rooms and fridges, have now been switched on but they have less than 10 hours’ worth of fuel on hand. The LMD engineers have indicated they require 2000 litres of fuel for every 2.5 days of running time (33.3 litres per hour), and therefore need immediate assistance to ensure they can temperature-related damage to the vaccine. There is currently no stock of MR vaccine at the central level, but a reported 2 months of stock on hand at RMS level. Given the possibility of a measles outbreak following the earthquake, procurement of MR vaccine is an immediate priority. Current national monthly utilization of MR-10 is 16,000 vials per month, and it is recommended at least 3 months’ worth of vaccine is procured to deal with any potential outbreak Next health cluster meeting is on 27 April, at 11:00 am. United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report No. 03 3 Logistics The National Emergency Operation Centre is operational. The Kathmandu and Pokhara airport remain open. Some commercial flights are coming in. The Humanitarian Staging Area at TIA is operational and supporting the coordination of incoming international response. The main feeder roads outside of Kathmandu Valley are, overall, accessible. Some side roads are damaged and access is limited. The Government was requested to mobilize the construction sector for rubble removal. Expedited customs clearance for emergency cargo and visa processes at the airport remain unclear. Protection Incoming support from regional offices through the IASC GBV Area of Responsibility is expected to begin on 27 April 2015. Department of Women and Children will send circular to all women and children officers in affected districts. This circular will include a checklist for officers to complete and return. District officers will also mobilize women’s groups in affected districts. In addition, a list of psycho-social counselors has been provided as district level to be used as needed. Handicap international has established orthopedic camp outside TU Teaching Hospital. The next cluster meeting is on 27 April 2015 at 10:30am. Shelter Five shelter camps have been established in areas belonging to the Armed Police Force. These have water sources. The Government has identified 16 open spaces around Kathmandu to be used as camps. Shelter support has been requested for all 16 identified sites. The next cluster meeting is on 27 April 2015 at noon. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene KUKL is working to restore water supply, supplemented with water tanks. The WASH cluster agencies have agreed to provide additional water tanks to all 16 camp sites. Cluster members will supplement water tanks and chlorination. ENPHO will be requested to monitor water safety compliance. The cluster identified 11 priority districts with supply lists. The next cluster meeting is on 27 April at 2:00pm. Education Temporary learning spaces for school age children (4-18 years old) in affected areas are being established in coordination with the Protection cluster. These spaces will provide psycho-social counseling and key lifesaving messages. Vaccinations (swine flu) will also be provided. The next cluster meeting is on 27 April at 10:00am at the Department of Education. United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report No. 03 4 General Coordination The Government of Nepal is leading the response efforts. The National Emergency Operations Centre is operational. The HCT has established coordination hubs at the NEOC, the Humanitarian Staging Area, and at the UN office. UNDAC has established a Reception and Departure Centre at the Kathmandu Airport. With regular coordination meetings in place, cluster co-leads are encouraged to update the online meeting calendar at www.humanitarianresponse.info/nepal. In support of Government led search and rescue efforts, several international teams have or are scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu, including: - Indian SAR team has already landed and begun operations. A total of 14 helicopters will be mobilized to support efforts. - Pakistan SAR team has landed and begun operations - China SAR team has landed and begun operations - Israeli SAR team has landed and begun operations - American medical team (8 personnel) already stationed in Nepal will deploy with medical kits. - UK SAR team (90 personnel) expected to arrive Monday 27 April 2015 - US DART team set to arrive for SAR support - US SAR team from Fairfax, Virginia incoming - US L.A. team ready to deploy for SAR or debris management (to be confirmed) - Japan SAR with dogs incoming with ETA 27 April 2015 - SARAID has put an official offer of assistance for the Government of Nepal and awaiting approval - Finland SAR team (30 personnel) is ETA 27 April 2015 - 4 personnel from OCHA Regional Office incoming to support coordination - 2 personnel from ECHO incoming to support coordination The National Health Education and Communication Centre (NHEICC) has begun communicating key messages through Radio Nepal, Image Radio, Kantipur Radio and Nepal Bani. The NHEICC has requested for broadcasting of key messages in 35 identified districts and transport support for IEC materials. The BBC Media Action Lifeline Programme will begin operations on the evening of 27 April 2015. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing fts@un.org. All in-kind donations should be reported and tracked via logik@un.org. The HCT is working on drafting a Flash Appeal in support of the Government response. Background on the crisis At 11:56 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with epicenter in Lamjung District (north-west) of Kathmandu; south of China border). This was followed by dozens of aftershocks including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on 26 April 2015 at 12:54 local time. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, massimo.diana@one.un.org, Tel: +977 9801145700 Orla Fagan, fagano@un.org, Tel: + 66 89 9447623, For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int, www.humanitarianresponse.info/nepal, To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: Massimo.diana@one.un.org United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 04 - 1 Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Office of the Resident Coordinator - Situation Report No. 04 (as of 27 April 2015, 7:00pm) This report is produced by the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued on 27 April 2015. It covers the period from 26 to 27 April 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 28 April 2015. Highlights  As of 27 April, the Government reports 3,351 deaths and 6,833 injured people.  8 million people in 39 districts have been affected, of which over 2 million people live in the 11 severely affected districts.  Priority needs include food, water, shelter and medication. Over 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance.  A Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) in Kathmandu International Airport has been set-up to mitigate congestion at Kathmandu Airport. 3,351 6,833 8 million Dead (as of 27 April 2015) Injured (as of 27 April 2015) Affected (as of 27 April 2015) Situation Overview Three days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Central and Western Regions of Nepal, aftershocks continue to affect the daily lives of people. Many people continue to sleep outdoors. On 27 April, the Government has issued a public statement dispelling rumors of another imminent large earthquake and encouraging people to return home, where possible. (Source: NEOC http://neoc.gov.np/en/) Over the past 24 hours, the Government increased the number of deaths from 2,288 to 3,351 people. At the same time, the number of injured rose from 5,850 to 6,833 people. These numbers are expected to increase further as search and rescue teams reach remote areas. Most of the deaths are recorded in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu and Lalitpur. According to initial estimations and based on the latest earthquake intensity mapping, 8 million people in 39 districts have been affected, of which over 2 million people live in the 11 severely affected districts. The estimated number of affected people was calculated using data from the 2011 Census and Government guidance that 50 per cent of the total population in affected districts is affected. This includes the number of households living in poor quality and vulnerable homes with outer walls and/or foundations made of substandard material. The number of households affected was further estimated based on the intensity of the earthquake as it was estimated to have been felt in each location. These figures are Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 04 - 2 based solely on baseline data and models. It is an indicative figure which can be used only for preliminary planning. According to early indications, 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance. Of these, 750,000 people live near the epicenter in poor quality housing. Impact on agriculture based livelihoods and food security is expected to be extremely high. Immediate needs for health include medical tents, medication, surgical kits and body bags. In the Kathmandu Valley, public life remains quiet. While small grocery shops have opened their doors today, large businesses remain closed. With fuel reserves running low, cars and trucks are lining up at gas stations in town. Banks remain closed. While automatic banking machines are functional, replenishment is not occurring. Mobile networks in Kathmandu remain functional. At the same time, network outage and overloads are still common. NCELL has provided Rs.20 per day for customers and 50 free SMS per day while Nepal Telecom has provided no-charge for short term calls. Power throughout the city is limited with most households and offices mainly relying on generator power. A Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) in Kathmandu International Airport has been set-up to avoid congestion at the main entry points of affected areas and ease the flow of life-saving commodities, where large-scale relief activities are being undertaken. While main feeder roads are open, many side roads remain blocked and inaccessible. Meteorologists have predicted rainfalls for the coming ten days. Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Response: The Government has identified 16 open spaces around Kathmandu to be used as camps. Shelter support has been requested for all 16 identified sites. A six member surge team is incoming to manage the 16 identified camps in the Kathmandu Valley. Five shelter camps have been established in areas belonging to the Armed Police Force. These have water sources. Education Response: The Cluster is coordinating closely with child protection experts to provide psychosocial support in child friendly spaces. Cluster members have been appointed for the most affected districts. These members will coordinate response with District Education Officer’s (DEO), including gathering information on extent of damage to schools and schools being used as temporary shelters. Messages are being developed with child protection and communication with affected communities to provide information for psychosocial support, WASH, health, nutrition, and child protection Gaps & Constraints: Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 04 - 3 The cluster will liaise with DEO’s and child protection to determine the human resource needs to support these child friendly spaces. Food Security Needs: The Food Security Cluster agreed that the Government will concentrate on food distribution efforts in the Kathmandu Valley with cluster members focusing on districts affected outside of the Valley. According to early indications, 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance. Of these, 750,000 people are in living near the epicenter in rural housing. Impact on agriculture based livelihoods and food security is expected to be extremely high. Response: Food trucks are on their way to affected districts outside the Kathmandu Valley. Food distribution will start on 28 April 2015. Four assessment teams have been deployed to cover Gorka, Lamjung, Sindhupalchowk, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Dolakha, Ramechhapp, Kavre, Bhakapur and Lalitpur. Gaps & Constraints: Strengthening coordination within the cluster is necessary to ensure agencies have a clear overview of what response efforts are ongoing and how efforts can be aligned. Clarity on the use of existing food stocks from the Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) is required to determine levels of support required for food security. Health Needs: There has been an influx of search and rescue (SAR), including medical teams to support the response effort. The Government requests that all incoming medical teams coordinate with the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) to ensure efforts are aligned and reaching affected areas. Hospital capacity is overwhelmed with no Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds available in hub hospitals. Dead body management has been a challenge and surgical facilities are overwhelmed. Hospitals are require medical supplies, such as oxygen, and health human resources, particularly surgeons, orthopedics, and paramedics. Field hospitals are expected to arrive to Nepal within 24 to 48 hours. Agencies are requested to provide updates to the Cluster on what medical support is ongoing or planned. Response: Central level coordination is based in the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC). A regional surge team is expected to arrive on 28 April 2015 to support response coordination efforts. The MoHP has assigned senior directors to coordinate district health response efforts. In addition, the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) has been requested for a rapid structural assessment of central level hospitals. Four national medical teams have been mobilized to Gorkha district with one international medical team mobilized to Dhading district to support health response efforts. The Cluster has mobilized ten tents for the MoHP and central level hospitals and delivered four IEHK to the MoHP. Five surgical kits have been distributed to different hospitals and 450 body bags handed over to the Nepal Army. Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 04 - 4 Logistics Needs: The magnitude of the disaster and large scale response calls for enhanced logistics coordination and information sharing amongst the humanitarian community, required to mitigate the duplication of efforts and maximize the use of available logistics assets. Due to the mountainous geography, infrastructure damage, collapsed bridges and damaged roads, access to many of the affected areas is reported to be extremely limited. The status of the roads is unclear which may further interrupt the delivery of humanitarian relief items. Additional air and road transport support will be made available depending on need to ensure the humanitarian community can delivery of humanitarian relief items. Response: A Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) in Kathmandu International Airport has been set-up to avoid congestion at the main entry points of affected areas and ease the flow of life-saving commodities, where large-scale relief activities are being undertaken. A Logistics Cluster Coordination Cell has been established in Kathmandu to support the Government of Nepal and overall coordination of the Logistics Cluster operation. Logistics Cluster will liaise with the National Authorities through the deployment of dedicated staff to coordinate Civil-Military interaction with national and international military entities present in the region. Gaps & Constraints: Large aftershocks continue to hit the region which could cause further damage to infrastructure already weakened by the initial earthquake. Congestion and delays to the processing of cargo entering the country at Kathmandu International Airport could hamper and slow down the international relief efforts. Although the road between the airport and Kathmandu city is open and viable, access in less urban areas, remains unclear. Nutrition Needs: The estimated target under five children, pregnant and lactating mother has been calculated and it will be decided from next cluster meeting which is going to be held on 28 April 2015. Response: Nutrition cluster has been discussed with the cluster members and will be identified district support lead agencies for each of the districts and it will be decided from next meeting. Gaps & Constraints: It is found that there is big gaps for supplementary feeding for the most vulnerable group of people and WFP has been asked to talk in the WFP team for the meeting. Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 04 - 5 Protection Needs: Affected people need tents, dignity kits, recreation kits. Urgent needs also include psychosocial support, the establishment of safe spaces, protection of women and children from gender based violence, family reunification of separate children and clothes for women and children. Response: Procurement has started for the distribution of dignity kits (NFI kits) and material for child-friendly spaces. The Cluster started training people to start protection programmes on the ground. Cluster members have agreed on initially establishing Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in Bhaktapur, Lamjung and Gorkha and Sindhupalchok. Gaps & Constraints: More partners are required to cover protection needs in all affected districts. Shelter Response: 7,760 tarps have been delivered to District Operation Centres for onward distribution to affected people. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Response: Government assessment teams have been deployed to eleven affected districts with support from cluster agencies. Gaps & Constraints: The Cluster requires the following additional supplies: 25,000 Hygiene kits, 20,000 Tarpaulin, 40 tanks of 2500 ltrs, two Generators for the operation of deep bore holes for water supply, 20,000 packets of aqua tabs, household water storage containers, additional emergency pumps and equipment. Limited distribution of emergency WASH supplies (Hygiene kits) in Dhading+ Bhaktapur Communicating with Affected Communities Needs: There is a need to better determine the needs of the affected population to support development of specific sector messages. In addition, equipment, such as radios, is required to distribute to camps and communities to facilitate communications. Response: Radio programming has begun on multiple radio stations reaching affected populations focusing on key messages on aftershocks and community support. This radio programming will continue to air daily and programming can evolve to include 2-way communications and additional sector specific messages. Coordination between cluster agencies is ongoing to determine further partnership opportunities for communication. Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 04 - 6 The National Health Education and Communication Centre (NHEICC) has begun communicating preagreed key messages through several radio programs. While messages are primarily focused on health, the NHIECC is also be to disseminate other sector messages through its channels. Gaps & Constraints: Insufficient data on affected population needs has hampered the development of key sector specific messages. With more information becoming available, agreement on common messages will be reached and shared with cluster agencies. Coordination among all agencies communicating with affected communities remains a challenge. As a result, there have been rumors circulating in communities, focused on the frequency of aftershocks. Agreed common messages and dissemination across agencies will be critical to ensure affected communities receive accurate information. General Coordination The Government of Nepal is leading the response efforts. The National Emergency Operations Centre is operational. The HCT has established coordination hubs at the NEOC, the Humanitarian Staging Area, and at the UN office. UNDAC has established a Reception and Departure Centre at the Kathmandu Airport. The Nepal Army has established a Multi-National Coordination Centre (MNCC) at the Army Headquarters coordinating foreign military elements. With regular coordination meetings in place, cluster co-leads are encouraged to update the online meeting calendar at www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash contributions by e-mailing fts@un.org. All in-kind donations should be reported and tracked via logik@un.org. The HCT is working on drafting a Flash Appeal in support of the Government response. Background on the crisis At 11:56 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with epicenter in Lamjung District (north-west) of Kathmandu; south of China border). This was followed by dozens of aftershocks including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on 26 April 2015 at 12:54 local time. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, massimo.diana@one.un.org, Tel: +977 9801145700 Orla Fagan, fagano@un.org, Tel: + 66 89 9447623, For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int, www.humanitarianresponse.info/nepal, To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: Massimo.diana@one.un.org Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 1 Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Office of the Resident Coordinator - Situation Report No. 05 (as of 28 April 2015, 7:00pm) This report is produced by the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued on 28 April 2015. It covers the period from 27 to 28 April 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 29 April 2015. Highlights  As of 28 April, the Government reports 4,358 deaths and 8,174 injured people. Search and rescue teams have saved 14 people from the rubbles.  In addition to continued efforts in the Kathmandu Valley, the response continues to broaden to include more remote areas, including the most affected districts of Dhading and Gorkha.  Up to 90 per cent of the health facilities in Ramechapp, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk and Gorkha have been severely damaged.  Many people are leaving the Kathmandu Valley and joining families in less-affected areas.  There is anecdotal evidence of unrest in relation to limited water supplies. Uneven distributions pose a risk of generating animosity amongst the affected people. NEPAL: Earthquake CHINA Sindhupalchuk Kathmandu Deaths per Districts INDIA < 50 50 - 500 60 km > 500 Map Sources: UNCS, Nepal Survey Department, MoHA NEOC - 28 Apr, 2015 The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created on 28 April, 2015 4,358 8,174 8 million Dead (as of 28 April 2015) Injured (as of 28 April 2015) Affected (as of 27 April 2015) 14 live rescues (as of 28 April 2015) 16 camps (identified by the Government as of 27 April 2015) Situation Overview Four days have passed since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Central and Western Regions of Nepal. Aftershocks continue to affect the daily lives of people as they continue to sleep outdoors, in damp and cold conditions. The Government is encouraging people to return home, wherever possible. Over the past 24 hours, the Government reported an increase in the number of deaths from 3,351 to 4,358 people. At the same time, the number of injured has risen from 6,833 to 8,174 people (Source: NEOC - http://neoc.gov.np/en/). These numbers are expected to increase further as information from remote areas becomes available and more affected areas are searched and assessed. As of today, international search and rescue (SAR) teams have rescued 14 people from the rubble. At the moment, in-country and committed SAR capacity is sufficient to cover all sites. No additional deployment is needed and all SAR teams which have not deployed yet are advised to stand down. In addition, the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 2 Government has requested that any Foreign Medical Team (FMT) that have not yet arrived to Kathmandu also to stand by. Immediate needs include food, shelter, WASH, as well as medical tents, medication, surgical kits and body bags. In the Kathmandu Valley, public life remains quiet. While small grocery shops are open, large businesses and some banks remain closed. While automatic banking machines are functional, replenishment is occurring at select areas at a slow pace. With fuel reserves running low, cars and trucks are lining up at gas stations in town. All major roads are open for traffic. However, some side access roads remain blocked. Fuel is also needed to pump water from the ground and maintain services at hospitals and other critical facilities facing frequent power outages. Mobile networks in Kathmandu remain functional. However, network outage and overloads remain common. Power throughout the city is limited with most households and offices mainly relying on generator power. As a result, many people are leaving Kathmandu Valley and returning to families in areas, which have not been affected by the earthquake. Information on affected districts outside the Kathmandu Valley highlights the severity of the impact on communities. While district specific information continues to filter in, over 8 million people are estimated to be affected in 39 districts, of which over 2 million people live in the 11 most severely hit districts 1. Total population affected (estimates) Households with shelter damage (estimates) People affected by damaged homes 8.1 million 4 million males 390,000 boys under 5 220,000 males over 65 4.1 million females 360,000 girls under 5 225,000 females over 65 640,000 2.8 million 1.3 million males 120,000 boys under 5 92,000 males over 65 1.5 million females 120,000 girls under 5 96,000 females over 65 These figures are based solely on baseline data and models. These are indicative figures which can be used only for preliminary planning. The Kathmandu International Airport is open 24 hours and serves as the main logistics hub. However, due to incoming goods and response teams, as well as departing people, including many foreigners, the Airport is congested. The Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) is set up in the vicinity of the Airport to ease the flow of life-saving commodities. Two logistics hubs will be set up at and Pokhara and Birgunj to effectively manage the supply of relief items. The focus of the response has shifted outside of Kathmandu to cover the most affected districts. Meteorologists have predicted rainfalls for the coming ten days. Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 3 Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs: The Government identified 16 camps in Kathmandu Valley. Formal camp service delivery mechanisms and providers are still needed. Response: CCCM site profiling will start on 29 April with the 16 camps sites in Kathmandu Valley and later be expanded outward to affected districts. All 16 camp sites have Government cluster nominated focal points. The Cluster is currently reaching out to the 30 CCCM trained government officials for management support. Gaps & Constraints: Clarity is required to identify site/camp set up in Gorkha District where 80 per cent of the infrastructure has been affected. Shelter, WASH and protection mechanisms in the 16 camps have not yet been established or are not functioning at optimum capacity due to the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) phase Early Recovery The Cluster focuses on debris management and emergency livelihood. Education Needs: According to EMIS data, there are 3,353 schools in the severely affected districts, 2,903 schools in the most affected districts, and a further 9,762 in the partially affected districts. Extent of damage in all districts is still being assessed. Affected children need to access safe places to play, receive psychosocial support and lifesaving messages. Initial reports from affected districts indicate that a huge proportion of school facilities have been totally destroyed or severely damaged due to the earthquake. Schools that are still standing are being used as shelters by displaced populations. Response: Procurement has started for tents and shelter materials for Child Friendly Spaces in coordination with the Protection Cluster. School in a Box, Early Childhood Development Kit (ECD) and Recreation Kits are also in the pipeline. The Education Cluster is working with the Protection Cluster to orient partners on key messages related to psychosocial support and lifesaving messages to convey to displaced children and communities. Partner agencies are deploying to Sindhupalchok, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Gorkha and Nuwakot. Gaps & Constraints: The government will need significant support from partners to establish temporary learning spaces in the short and medium term to keep children safe. Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 4 Food Security Needs: The Food Security Cluster had a meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture Development (MoAD) on the 27th of April and the Government requested the cluster members to provide food security assistance to earthquake affected areas outside of the Kathmandu Valley. A total of 12 districts have been prioritized for the provision of food assistance. A formal letter of request has been sent in this regard. As per a preliminary assessment, around 20,000 MT of food is needed per month to support the affected people in 12 affected districts. Data on needs will be available only after the completion of a rapid needs assessment. Loss of livestock and a need for veterinary medicines and animal feeding have also been reported. Response: The cluster is dispatching rapid needs assessment teams to the prioritized 12 districts. Efforts to coordinate rapid assessments with other partners are under way. This includes market assessments as well. Approximately 120 MT of food is currently available in the country. The cluster has dispatched food assistance to Gorkha and Dhading with existing in country food stocks and is also organizing air support (via two helicopters) to get food to the areas unreachable via road transport. Around 30 MT of high energy biscuits and some fortified food (rice-soya blend) will be flown in from Dubai. Sindhupalchowk and Nuwakot remain the priority districts for the cluster. Gaps & Constraints: Since several agencies are fielding needs assessment teams, a need for better coordination is necessary to avoid overlap and misunderstanding. Health Needs: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) continues to assess the needs in the 11 worst affected identified districts and to manage and deploy the teams on the ground. In terms of health infrastructure, preliminary information indicated that most of the health facilities (60 90%) outside the district headquarters (DHQ) of Ramechapp, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk and Gorkha have been severely damaged and the hospitals in DHQ of Dolakha, Nuwakot are partially damaged. MoHP is making alternative arrangements (tents, camps) to provide medical treatment outside DHQ in the worst affected districts. Around the hospitals the water supply is fast deteriorating and sanitation conditions are becoming hazardous. Response: More than 20 Cluster partners are supporting the response by providing specialized personnel and medical supplies and body bags, water filters and purification materials, setting up and providing basic construction materials for field hospitals. Injured from Sindhupalchowk and Dhading were airlifted to Dhulikhel hospital and field workers are being deployed to more remote affected areas. Foreign Medical Teams have set up temporary hospital facilities in the affected areas (e.g. Pakistani Army is running the temporary hospital in Bhaktapur). Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 5 Gaps & Constraints: Additional medical tents, surgical equipment and accessories and medicines for managing injuries are still needed. Post trauma and rehabilitation care for spinal cord injury patients; mobile toilets and messaging on post-earthquake disease outbreak are also required. MoHP has appealed to foreign governments not to send additional medical teams. The Government of Nepal will assess the situation and advise if the situation evolves. There is a need for transit camps and rehabilitation care particularly for those released from health facilities who are in need of post-treatment assistance and have no to care for them. Better tracking of health interventions is required. Logistics Needs: Limited helicopter capacity is available but additional support is required to transport relief goods. There is a need to establish staging areas outside Kathmandu Valley to serve areas with no or limited road access. Response: The Humanitarian Staging Area is functioning well with 32 Mobile Storage Units available for humanitarian organisations. Six M18s are currently in the country, with support from foreign military assets, with a maximum capacity of two tonnes. Pokhara Airport is functional and can be used for Hercules planes to strengthen relief supply chains. Two operational hubs will be set up at Nepalgunj and Birgunj to effectively manage the supply of relief items. Due to incoming goods and response teams, as well as outgoing foreigners, the Tribhuvan International airport remains congested. The Cluster is working with local authorities to facilitate de-congestion, including taking advantage of DHL's support. Gaps & Constraints: The Kathmandu International Airport can only handle planes with a maximum weight of 190 tonnes, limiting incoming relief supply. This is further compounded by continued blockages at the airport due to lack of landing and off-loading slots. There are concerns regarding the limited availability of jet fuel at the airport. Nutrition Needs: Nutrition assessment for all 21 most affected districts is still to be planned and initiated. Response: The Cluster has identified 3W information for 21 affected districts and assigned responsibilities for immediate assessment. An orientation on 29 April 2015 will support partners in carrying out a rapid nutrition assessment. The nutrition cluster reviewed the prepositioning of items for nutrition response such as IEC for counseling and information dissemination, management of MAM and SAM as well as prevention and control of micro-nutrient deficiency disorders through Vit A, MNPs and IFAs. Immediately following the rapid nutrition assessment, interventions will be done in all prioritized affected districts. Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 6 Gaps & Constraints: There is an identified need for supplementary feeding for children under 5 and for pregnant and lactating mothers, as well as treatment of severe acute malnutrition for children living in camp settings and in affected districts. Protection Response: A matrix for response by the cluster members will be available and a team of social workers will be mobilized and will start identification of separated children by 29 April. Cluster members have already started to collect information using the cluster check list. Gaps & Constraints: Information on overall protection is limited. Information from affected districts is expected to be received shortly through Women and Children Offices in 33 districts. Shelter Needs: The initial rapid assessments are being conducted at the district level. The Government of Nepal estimated that some 70,000 houses have been destroyed and another 530,000 damaged during the earthquake. Many people are living in the open, despite the damp and cold climatic conditions. While prolonged displacement should be avoided, families need to return to their homes subject to building safety. Response: Agencies have distributed 8.000 tarpaulins and 1.000 shelter kits in various affected districts. The distribution is set to increase in the coming days. Gaps & Constraints: There is a need to identify suitable shelter arrangements for people displaced and people whose houses are damaged or observed as insecure, including identifying short term and long term solutions. There is still a need for more NFIs, tarpaulins and shelter kit distribution. However, in-country stock of tarpaulins and fixing materials is limited. Tarpaulins should be distributed with appropriate fixings. General lack of information on damage requires agencies to work on assumptions especially around housing options. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs: A scoping mission conducted in Gorkha, Lamjung and Dhading, where at least 90 percent of the houses are damaged, identified hygiene kits, aqua tabs and water purification / chlorination sachets, as well as plastic buckets and tarpaulins are urgently needed in all affected areas. Some 3,000 people in these districts require sanitation facilities. Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 7 Response: Cluster members are putting up 90 toilets in temporary camps and distributed 200 hygiene kits in Bhaktapur district. In Dhading, the DDRC received WASH supplies (hygiene kits 220 sets, Aqua tabs – 5 cartons and chlorination sachet 2640) and will begin distributing them tomorrow, 29 April, along with other NFI. As a result of the scoping mission in Gorkha and based on and urgent needs identified, the cluster is supplying 2000 Tarpauline, 3000 hygiene kits, 3000 aqua tabs, 2000 plastic buckets (20lts and 10 ltrs), 1500 bottles of Piyush . Distribution will start 29 April. Piyush (water purification drops) is being distributed by several partners in the affected areas and a water treatment plant has already been prepositioned. Water tankers started distribution of water supply in the temporary camps. Gaps & Constraints: The water quality provided by the private tankers do not meet the safe drinking water standards and the distribution of chlorination materials is urgently needed in the 16 Kathmandu camps where water from private tankers are being distributed. Communicating with Affected Communities Radio and social media are the most effective ways of communicating with the affected communities. Response: In terms of supporting response efforts, the radio programming has begun communicating basic lifeline messaging via shortwave frequency which reaches nationwide. Television and radio program is scheduled to launch over the next few weeks to communicate messages to affected communities. Gaps & Constraints: Agreement on common, accurate and consistent messages is required across clusters. The messages should be shared with partners as soon as possible to begin immediate common communication efforts. There is a need to determine which radio stations are operational for immediate communications and which radio stations require equipment support. Current radio broadcasts uses shortwave frequency, which is nation-wide. As a result localized content is limited. Identifying other partners and sources of communicating is required to improve communication with affected communities. General Coordination The Government of Nepal is leading the response efforts through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) which is now fully operational. The Nepal Army continues to coordinate foreign military elements though the Multi-National Coordination Centre (MNCC) at the Army Headquarters. The UNDAC-established Reception and Departure Centre at the Kathmandu Airport continues to process and triage the incoming international Search and Rescue (SAR) teams. Currently, the following countries are registered as having SAR Capacity in Nepal: Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, and USA. The SAR teams that have not yet arrived in Kathmandu are encouraged to stand down as the current Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 8 committed support is sufficient to cover all affected sites. All Foreign Medical Teams that have not yet arrived to Kathmandu were also advised to stand by. The HCT holds daily meetings at 15.00. The HCT is expected to launch the Flash Appeal in support of the Government response in the afternoon of Wednesday, 29 April. The relief capacity provided by India has been dominant in the early stages of the response: 13 aircraft and 7 choppers, buses and trucks carrying medical supplies and relief items, and a mobile hospital were dispatched since the earthquake hit on Saturday. According to media reports the Government of India sent 22 tonnes of food, 50 tonnes of water, and 10 tonnes of blankets, together with other relief items. 20 teams of National Disaster Relief force were also sent to Nepal, together with engineer task forces and medical teams. The role of the private sector in responding to the earthquake is yet to be clarified, but an initial contact with a view to ensure coordination has already taken place. Meanwhile, Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti (CMC), an Italian construction company operational in the Sindhupalchowk district, increased capacity at its hospital in Melanchi providing emergency care (the operation remains under the Ministry for Urban Development and information is shared through the health cluster lead WHO). Clusters are encourages to identify such initiatives and recognize the private sector contribution to the humanitarian operation. Clusters are encouraged to share information on private sector contribution. For adequate and timely response, all inquiries on the humanitarian response should be directed to eqcoordination@un.org.np. Additional information can be requested, submitted or found as follows:        UNDAC: nepalundac@gmail.com Information on humanitarian response and coordination, as well as scheduled meetings are reported: http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal Reporting and tracking in-kind donations: logik@un.org Report cash contributions: fts@un.org Financial Tracking Service (FTS): http://fts.unocha.org Popular crowdsourcing sites include http://kathmandulivinglabs.org/earthquake/main and http://www.nepalquake2015.org/ Urban Search and Rescue Teams on OSOCC Announcements: https://vosocc.unocha.org/ 1 The districts of Nepal were given a severity ranking (1-5) based on the amount of territory exposed to different levels of shaking (as per USGS data). The number of homes likely to be damaged was calculated by identifying the houses which used poor quality material for the outer walls and/or foundation, and the amount of shaking to which they were likely exposed. These calculations were all compared with actual figures on casualties coming from the Government to ensure the estimates were in line with what was Background on the crisis At 11:56 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with epicenter in Lamjung District (north-west) of Kathmandu; south of China border). This was followed by dozens of aftershocks including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on 26 April 2015 at 12:54 local time. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, massimo.diana@one.un.org, Tel: +977 9801145700 Orla Fagan, fagano@un.org, Tel: + 66 89 9447623, For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int, www.humanitarianresponse.info/nepal, To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: Massimo.diana@one.un.org Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake Situation Report 05 - 9 being reported. Some minor adjustments to the severity ranking were made based on the casualty data. The overall estimates for the affected population (including those whose home may be fine but still in need of water, food, etc.) were based on the Government’s guidance that 50 percent of the population in each of the affected district is affected. Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Office of the Resident Coordinator - Situation Report No. 6 (as of 29 April 2015) This report is produced by Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal supported by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 28 to 29 April 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 30 April. Highlights       As of 29 April, 11:00 am, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported 5,006 deaths and 10,194 injured people. It is estimated that 2.8 million Nepalese are displaced, as over 70,000 are believed to be destroyed and another 530,000 homes damaged across the 39 affected districts. A Flash Appeal was launched for US$415 million to support the provision of vital humanitarian relief for people affected by the Earthquake. The Government of Nepal identified shelter, WASH, health and food as key priorities. More than 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Humanitarian partners have started the distribution of shelter kits, hygiene kits and dispatched 80 metric tons of emergency items including tents, blankets, health kits and telecommunication equipment. 5,006 10,196 dead injured $415 million needed for vital humanitarian relief NEPAL: Earthquake Lamjung Gorkha Rasuwa Sindhupalchok Dhading Nuwakot Kathmandu Epicenter of earthquakes April 2015 3.8 magnitude Bhaktapur Dolakha Lalitpur Kabhrepalanchok Ramechhap Sindhuli 7.8 magnitude 25 km Map Sources: UNCS, Nepal Survey Department, USGS The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created on 29 April, 2015 Source: National Emergency Operations Center, Ministry of Home Affairs (29 April); HCT Flash Appeal Situation Overview The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal on 25 April continues to increase as additional information becomes available from areas outside of Kathmandu. As of 29 April (11:00, UTC+5:45), the National Emergency Operations Center reported a total of 5,006 dead and 10,194 injured people (1,039 deaths in Kathmandu, 250 in Bhaktapur and 159 in Lalitpur districts). A total of 3,673 houses were destroyed and 7,700 partially damaged by the earthquake. The number of damaged houses is expected to increase with earlier Government estimates indicating that there could be up to 530,000 damaged houses. Debris, logistics and damage to communication infrastructure continue to hamper the relief operations. Search and rescue (SAR) is still limited outside of the Kathmandu Valley. Some villages can only be reached by foot with some areas taking up to four to five days to reach. Fuel to transport SAR teams is limited. There is a need to prioritize restoration of communications infrastructure, casualty management and basic relief in remote areas. Local schools and organizations have started mobilizing buses to help earthquake victims to travel out of Kathmandu to Itahari in the east and Butwal in the west. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, 16,824 security personnel from the army and police are deployed for the rescue operations. As of 29 April, they are supported by a total of 54 international SAR and foreign medical teams (FTMs) with 1,719 personnel, according to the Reception and Departure Centre. National and international rescue and relief efforts have expanded to nine districts (Sindhupalchowk, Kathmandu, Nuwakot, Dhading, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Kavrepalanchowk, Gorkha and Rasuwa). + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 6 2 Aftershocks which followed the 7.8 magnitude earthquake continue to pose a threat. Preliminary information suggests that many areas affected by the earthquake will be at risk to landslides, particularly in the Himalayan region of northern Nepal and in the foothill areas. The local weather bureau forecasted rains in the coming days which will increase the risk of landslides in these areas and further constrain the response. Isolated security incidents have been reported impeding relief distribution in some areas. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal seeking $415 million to provide life-saving assistance and protection to over 8 million people affected by the earthquake. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up its operations, the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund. Upon the invitation of the Government, the ERC is scheduled to visit the earthquake affected areas on 30 April. Funding On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal seeking $415 million to provide assistance to over 8 million people affected by the earthquake. A total of $15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund was allocated to support the Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Emergency Shelter, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Food, Health, Logistics and Protection clusters. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  To effectively target support, the number of internally displaced persons (75,000 people are estimated for Kathmandu Valley) needs to be consolidated as identification of camp sites in the Kathmandu Valley is ongoing. Response:    75,000 estimated number of people in Kathmandu Valley camp sites CCCM site profiling is ongoing in the 16 identified camp sites in the Kathmandu Valley. The Government has deployed officials to the 16 camp sites while cluster partners will complete a WASH assessment. The site profiling is expected to be ready by 29 April and will identify the number of IDPs, demographics, vulnerable groups and baseline data on WASH, shelter, food access, health issues, protection concerns and education access. Gaps & Constraints:    Access to safe shelter, WASH and basic commodities at the 16 camp sites remains challenging. The absence of camp management and lack of data collection regarding needs of people at sites is still required, particularly for large sites with 5,000 or more IDPs. Within these sites, there are concerns of overcrowding with lack of access to basic services. In addition to the 16 identified sites, there are spontaneous areas that are being used but are not mapped. Early Recovery Needs:  Initial estimates show that 400,000 families will require early recovery assistance, but specific details are yet to be collected from the affected districts. Reviewing the widespread damage and potential impact on means of livelihood, the Cluster has planned to intervene in three key areas: debris management, emergency livelihoods and support to local authorities to continue uninterrupted operation and emergency service delivery. United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np 400,000 estimated number of people who will require early recovery assistance Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 6 3 Response:  It is expected that by mid next week a clearer picture will emerge. Most cluster partners are planning to implement cash-for-work based assistance directly contributing to increased emergency employment. Education Needs:  The Cluster is close to completing a rapid impact estimation of the level of damage to school facilities across 14 affected districts to start determining the needs for temporary learning spaces and emergency learning supplies. Estimations of schools being used as shelters are also being collected. Response:    The Education and Protection clusters have established a joint sub-group to address the need for child-friendly spaces (CFS). Initial response for the valley districts – Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur is underway. Cluster partners are setting up CFS in the 16 identified sites identified by the Government. The CFS will include a safe, dry place for children aged 0 to18 to access recreational materials, psychosocial support and key lifesaving messages provided by volunteer facilitators. The Education Cluster is drafting facilitator key messages and partners are in the process of identifying volunteers to manage the spaces. Gaps & Constraints:   There is limited access to supplies to meet education needs. The Cluster is working to identify local and regional suppliers to meet this need. Children in the most affected areas, in and out of the Kathmandu Valley, will need to access safe places to play, receive psychosocial support and lifesaving messages. Emergency Telecommunications Response:   Satellite equipment arrived in Kathmandu to support the operation. The Cluster has installed portable satellite terminals at the Reception and Departure Centre and SAR base at Kathmandu Airport. Gaps & Constraints:  Re-routed commercial and charter flights carrying relief items and responders challenge humanitarian operations. Food Security Needs:   Twelve districts (Makawanpur, Dolakha, Kavre, Kathmandu, Ramechap, Bhaktapur, Sindhupalchowk, Dhading, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Lalitpur, Rasuwa) have been identified for immediate food assistance. Immediate food assistance is required for 1.4 million people over the next three months. 1.4 million people require food assistance over the next three months Response:    The Cluster has dispatched a rapid needs assessment team to the 12 prioritized districts, which will provide initial data by 30 April. On 29 April, distribution of 100 metric tons of food has begun in Gorkha and Dhading district. Two helicopters are available from 29 April to transport food to areas inaccessible via road. The Cluster will distribute ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF) for blanket supplementary feeding for the prevention of moderate acute malnutrition. United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 6 4 Gaps & Constraints:   Landslides in Gorkha and Dhading district have delayed the distribution of food assistance to affected people. There is a significant resource gap to address the tremendous food security needs in the country. Health Needs:  Gorkha, Dhading, Raswa,Sindupalchowk, Kavre, Nuwakot, Dolkha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktpur, Ramechhap are the priority 11 districts for health intervention where medical tents with 50 bed capacity, essential medicine, and services in camps are urgently needed. Response:     Medical teams and field hospitals are ready and waiting for the Government’s advice to dispatch if and when needed. To date cluster members provided emergency teams and two mobile medical center with doctors, medical equipment, drugs, hygiene materials, foods and rescue material. In addition, post-surgery care, tarpaulins to the Civil Hospital and SKM hospital, 200 body bags to Forensic Medicine Department, Physical Rehabilitation service for free to disaster victims, and reproductive health kits which will address needs for 90,000 people have been provided. The cluster supported the NHEICC to draft public health message to be delivered through FM radio in all affected districts. Gaps & Constraints:   Adequate health services are lacking in the camps and more work needs to be done in coordination with the WASH Cluster. Support for mass casualty management is urgently needed in addition to the re-establishment of disrupted lifesaving health services. Logistics Needs:  Organisations have been requested to remove humanitarian relief cargo from the Kathmandu Airport apron as soon as possible due to subsequent congestion in the parking area. Response:    A staging area was established at the Kathmandu Airport. The Humanitarian Staging Area (HAS), which connects directly to the apron of the airport, is fully operational and four Mobile Storage Units have been set up. An inter-agency fleet has been contracted and the road transport will be made available to the humanitarian community. Despite the heavy rain, the first UNHAS helicopter flight delivered food and shelter items from Kathmandu to Gunda VDC in the Gorkha District. Gaps & Constraints:      Although operational, congestion at the Kathmandu Airport is being reported and it is already showing signs of possible delays to the processing of cargo entering the country. Following the increase in air movements, a maximum weight limitation of 190 mt has been implemented, including the weight of aircraft, fuel and cargo. Limited aircraft slots are becoming a constraint. The slot system, jointly managed by Airport Authorities and the Nepalese Army, is severely challenged by the increase in airplane movements and cargo deliveries. All domestic airports are reported to be functional but are experiencing limited operations. Landing permissions have been given at Pokhara, Biratnagar and Nepalgunj Airports to C17 airplanes and those with similar capacity. Although roads in the Kathmandu Valley areas are reported to be accessible, the status of roads in many of the regions affected is unclear and air assets may be required to support access to rural areas. United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 6 5 Nutrition Needs:      486,900 486,898 mothers of children under the age of five and pregnant women should estimated mothers of benefit from the protection, promotion and support of optimal child feeding practices children under age of 5 and related maternal nutrition. and pregnant women 14,455 children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 21 most affected districts require maternal should benefit from therapeutic feeding and care through community management services of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programmes. 346,395 children 6-59 months old should benefit from for micronutrient supplementation interventions, including vitamin A supplements/multiple micro-nutrient powders and deworming tablets. 288,662 children 6-59 months should benefit from interventions to prevent/treat moderate acute malnutrition. 184,521 the pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should benefit from iron and folic acid supplementation as per national guidelines. Protection Needs:    According to the Women and Children Offices (WCO), the immediate needs for children and women in the most affected districts are dignity kits. Over 16,500 women are estimated to be lactating and require special care. It is critical that separated children are reunited with their families as soon as possible. 1,500 dignity kits distributed in Sindhupalchok Response:    Cluster members have distributed 1,500 dignity kits in Sindhupalchok on 29 April. The cluster is procuring 10,000 dignity kits for distribution in Lamjung, Nuwakot,Rasuka, Kavre and Sindhuli. Two day care centers are opened in Kathmandu Valley and psycho-social support is initiated in Gorkha, Kaski, Soindhuli, Kavre, Ramechhap and Kathmandu. The Cluster trained 42 facilitators to manage the child friendly spaces and they are ready to start activities as of 30 April. Gaps & Constraints:   Camps are not yet equipped to provide safe spaces for children or lactating mothers. There are no mechanisms in place to prevent the illegal movement of children or to provide adequate assistance to single women and female headed households. Shelter Needs:   70,000 The initial rapid assessments are ongoing at the district level. The Government of estimated houses Nepal has indicated initial estimates of some 70,000 destroyed houses. According to destroyed secondary data analysis, over 530,000 houses have been damaged by the impact of the earthquake. Many people are living in the open, despite the damp and cold climatic conditions. While prolonged displacement should be avoided, families need to return to their homes subject to building safety. Response:  Cluster partners continue to distribute shelter items to affected people. This includes 21,151 tarpaulins and 4,000 NFIs (blankets and solar lamps) across the affected districts. Gaps & Constraints:  Logistics are an ongoing concern and challenge for cluster partners working in the more rural and remote areas, some of which are a three days walk away. General lack of information on damage requires partners to work on assumptions, especially around housing options. United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 6 6 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  It is estimated that 4.2 million people need urgent WASH services. estimated people need WASH services Response:   4.2 million Partners distributed 100 hygiene kits in Sindhupalchok, built temporary toilets in Tundiklel, and provided WASH supplies for 500 families in Sinamangal. Aqua tab and hygiene kits were dropped by helicopter to seven remote villages in Dhading. General Coordination The Government of Nepal is leading the response through the National Emergency Operations Centre (http://neoc.gov.np/en/). Foreign military assets are coordinated by the Nepal Army though the Multi-National Coordination Centre located at the Army Headquarters. A contact list has been made available on social media containing contact information for responders to coordinate their relief efforts with the Government of Nepal. Please visit: http://bit.ly/1EPQuXp As of 29 April, a total of 54 International SAR and FMTs have registered at the Reception and Departure Centre at the Kathmandu Airport. Many of the Medium and Heavy SAR1 teams deployed with canine units (147 dogs). Their response is coordinated on-site and using the V-OSOCC (https://vosocc.unocha.org/). The teams which arrived to Nepal to support the Government’s efforts are from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungry, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA. The World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating arrivals, dispatch and allocation of medical teams to affected areas in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) In Kathmandu, there will be daily HCT (14:00) and Inter-Cluster Coordination – ICC (15:00) meetings to support the system-wide response. Key issues discussed in the ICC meeting included: transportation options and joint relief missions, joint assessments and information sharing. For information on upcoming meetings please visit: http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal At the UN House in Kathmandu, the Office of the Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator conducts daily orientation sessions (08:30) on the cultural and social context in Nepal. Attendance is highly recommended for incoming responders. Background on the crisis A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April at 11:56 local time creating large scale damage and many casualties. The epicenter was located 81 km northwest of the Nepali capital Kathmandu in Lamjung District at a depth of 15 km. The earthquake has caused a number of landslides and avalanches. Strong aftershocks, including a 6.7 magnitude quake on 26 April, continue to threaten the lives of thousands of people and to further damage buildings and infrastructure. The most affected districts are being reported to be Bhaktapur, Dhadhing, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Gorkha Lamjung, Rasuwa, Ramechhap, Nuwakot, and Sindulpalchowk. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org, Tel: +66 89 9447623 1 INSARAG External Classification (IEC) www.insarag.org For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@one.un.org.np United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 7 (as of 30 April 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 29 to 30 April 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 1 May. Highlights     The Government reports that 130,033 houses were destroyed and 85,856 houses partially damaged. Over 30,000 houses are destroyed in Nuwakot District alone. While search and rescue efforts are winding down, dead body management, identification of missing people and family reunification have become key challenges. To date, over $ 22 million in bilateral contributions from Member States and private organizations has been received for the Nepal earthquake response. The Humanitarian Country Team is seeking $ 415 million to provide life-saving assistance for the next three months. Five days into the response, search and rescue teams saved an additional two lives from the rubble. $415 million 130,033 85,856 destroyed houses partially damaged houses needed for vital humanitarian relief NEPAL: Earthquake CHINA Kathmandu Destroyed Buildings as of 30 April >10,000 1,500 - 10,000 <1,500 Source: MoHA (data collection ongoing particularly in the worst affected areas) I ND IA EQ over magnitude six 60 km Map Sources: UNCS, Nepal Survey Department, USGS The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created on 30 April, 2015 Situation Overview The extent of the damage to houses is becoming clearer as additional data is collected by the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA). As of 30 April (16:00 local time), NEOC reports that 130,033 houses were destroyed and 85,856 houses damaged. Additionally, Government premises have been badly hit with 10,141 destroyed buildings and 13, 502 damaged buildings. The districts with the highest number of damaged houses are Nuwakot, Dhading, Kathmandu and Lalitpur. The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake increased to 5,582 people with 11,175 injured, according to NEOC. The highest number of confirmed deaths has been recorded in Sindhupalchowk, Kathmandu and Nuwakot. Humanitarian partners in the most affected areas identified tents and food as the most critical needs. Over 3 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Partners have delivered food to affected people in Gorkha and Dhading, with additional distributions to be completed by the end of the week in Nuwakot and Sindhupalchowk districts. Inaccessibility to some remote areas and the lack of sufficient helicopters to transport food, as well as poor communication and security concerns, remain the main challenges in providing for those most at need. There are unconfirmed reports of people protesting for the lack of relief items or competing for the limited resources. Although isolated, these security incidents risk further delay in relief distribution in some areas. Overall, the communications system is more stable in comparison to the early days of the emergency, when remote areas were out of reach with only mobile text messaging functioning in Kathmandu Valley. Communications has been reinforced by the private sector which has donated cash and free telecommunication services in Nepal. According to the Cash Learning Partnership, local markets in parts of the affected districts have been affected as the price of basic commodities has gone up. In response, the Government has issued a letter asking citizens to maintain the local market price. The letter states that people who are found to increase the prices will be subject to a fine of approximately US$ 2,000 and a jail sentence of up to 10 years. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 7 2 With remittances representing one fourth of Nepal’s current Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the emergency challenges cash flow which is urgently needed for families to recover. Migrant workers have already started to return to Nepal to be with their families affected by the disaster. In addition, diaspora and professional networks are beginning to mobilize resources to support relief efforts. Five days into the response, search and rescue teams saved an additional two lives from the rubble. Dead body management and identification of missing people, as well as family reunification, become priority issues for the Government and the humanitarian partners on the ground. On 30 April, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator arrived in Nepal to take stock of the emergency relief efforts and the scale of the disaster. Funding To date, a total of $22,227,824 of bilateral contributions from nine Member States and private organizations have been recorded for the Nepal earthquake response by the Financial Tracking Service (FTS). The Flash Appeal calls for US$ 415 million to respond to the most urgent humanitarian needs for the next three months. Please refer to the graph to the right for cluster requirements. The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released a grant of $15 million for the Nepal response to jumpstart life-saving assistance. For the most recent funding figures, visit the Nepal page on FTS at: http://fts.unocha.org/ . All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:   Based on cluster assessments, some 24,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are currently hosted in 13 camps in Kathmandu. Water, latrines, emergency shelter and camp management support is identified as a priority in camps. 24,000 IDPs in 13 camps in Kathmandu Response:   Assessments were conducted in the 16 camps in Kathmandu. Site profiles are being developed. Verification of remaining open space camp sites (83 sites) is ongoing. Gaps & Constraints:   Three (Halchwok, Sinamangal golf course, Durbar Square) out of 16 sites assessed in Kathmandu have no adequate camp management support. Structural assessments of houses are needed to inform return planning. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 7 3 Early Recovery Needs:   400,000 It is estimated that 400,000 families require early recovery assistance. estimated families Debris removal to enable continued search and rescue activities and allow need early recovery access to deliver humanitarian assistance is needed. assistance Additional capacity is required to support the District Disaster Reduction Committees (DDRC) on relief management coordination, rapid structural assessment of public buildings, as well as to provide basic equipment to facilitate their uninterrupted operation and emergency service delivery.  Response:  Cluster members are reprogramming existing resources to address immediate relief and recovery needs of the affected communities (e.g. Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development with support of development partners has allocated over $4.5 million to the Village Development Committees (VDCs) and municipalities to enable local authorities to address immediate needs). Gaps & Constraints:  Current national response efforts are focused on search and rescue and providing life-saving humanitarian assistance. There is currently a lack of a comprehensive assessment of early recovery needs across the affected districts. Education Needs:  The Government has extended the closure of schools until 14 May. Thereafter, the District Disaster Relief Committee will determine when to reopen schools. Response:  400+ children benefit from newly established child friendly spaces The Education and Protection clusters have established four Child Friendly Spaces in camp sites in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur which cater to over 400 children. Over 70 volunteer facilitators are being oriented today on key earthquake information, psychosocial support, and key lifesaving messages for affected children, including messages relating to WASH, Nutrition, Health and Child Protection.  Emergency Telecommunications Response:  Major telecommunication service companies provided a 30 MB internet pack to the response team operating from the Humanitarian Staging Area at the airport. The Cluster installed portable satellite terminals for internet connectivity at the Ministry of Health and Population. Mobile companies have donated SIM cards and are providing free voice call services.   Constraints:  The delay and re-routing of commercial and charter flights carrying responders and vital telecommunications equipment is causing delays in providing services. Food Security Needs:  Based on preliminary data and assessment of damage, over 3 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Out of this, it is estimated that 1.4 million people will be in need of priority assistance. 3 million+ estimated people in need of food assistance United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 7 4 Response:  On 29 April, the Cluster has delivered more than 100 metric tons (MT) of food in Gorkha and Dhading districts. Two helicopters are on standby in Gorkha and Dhading districts to deliver additional food assistance in hard to reach areas.  Gaps & Constraints:   Weather conditions have affected the overall food distribution and communication channels in Dhading. Given the small quantity that helicopters can carry, and tremendous food security needs, the delivery of food in remote and inaccessible areas remains a challenge for which funding is urgently required. Health Needs:  Eleven districts (Gorkha, Dhading, Rasuwa, Sindupalchowk, Kavre, Nuwakot, Dolkha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktpur, Ramechhap) need critical health services. Response:    More than 30 cluster and external development partners are providing support on treatment of the injured, medical supplies, and hygiene promotion in the affected districts. Temporary health services are being provided in makeshift tents outside district headquarters in the worst affected areas. Surveillance of acute diarrhoea has been established in the 16 Kathmandu camps and affected districts. Gaps & Constraints:      Hospitals near Kathmandu have reportedly run out of medicines. Dead body management is emerging as a concern in the affected rural areas. There are inadequate specialized and targeted health interventions to special needs groups such as pregnant mothers, delivering women and lactating mothers including neonatal health services. There is a need to initiate immunization for measles, particularly in the 16 Kathmandu camps. Post trauma/rehabilitation care, psychosocial support, as well as maternity tents are needed for an estimated 126,000 pregnant women. Logistics Response:     4 Four mobile storage units are operational at the Humanitarian Staging Area at mobile storage units the Kathmandu Airport and are being utilized by humanitarian partners to store are operational to health, shelter and other relief items. support partners The cluster provided transport to support the establishment of a base camp to be used by first responders. Transport was provided to deliver shelter kits from Saurpani VDC to Balua VDC in Gorkha District. Updated logistics info and road maps are available from the Logistics Cluster Nepal Operation website: http://logcluster.org/ops/nepal Constraints:    The limited aircraft slot into Kathmandu Airport is a constraint. Following the increase in air movements at the Kathmandu Airport, a maximum weight limitation of 190 MT has been implemented. The Logistics Cluster has requested organisations to provide indicative pipelines of incoming cargo for planning purposes and to help ease the congestion. Although roads in the Kathmandu Valley areas are reported to be accessible, the status of roads in many of the regions affected is unclear and air assets may be required to support access to rural areas. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 7 5 Nutrition Needs:  10,000 Lactating mothers require support to be able to breastfeed 168,000 children children with SAM between 0 to 23 months of age. require therapeutic Families need nutritious food to feed 126,000 young children between 6 to 23 food months of age to ensure that their nutritional needs are met There is a need to provide supplementary food to 70,000 children between the age of 6 to 59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and therapeutic feeding to 15,000 children between the age of 6 to 59 months old with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Vitamin A, micronutrient supplements and deworming is needed for 362,000 children between the age of 6 to 59 months and 185,000 women (including pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers).    Response:  The five core response interventions (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, therapeutic feeding for children with SAM, supplementary feeding for children with MAM and micronutrient supplementation) has started in the affected districts. Gaps & Constraints:  There is insufficient therapeutic food for 10,000 children with SAM and supplementary food for 70,000 children with MAM. Protection Needs:  Vulnerable and traditionally marginalized groups are particularly affected by emergencies. Humanitarian response must take this into consideration and ensure equitable distribution of relief solely based on need, irrespective of political, social, cultural and economic background Response:  20 teams deployed to support family tracing and reunification of separated children 1,200 baby packs for children have been distributed in Gorkha, Sindhupalchowk and Kathmandu and 390 packs of non-food items in Kathmandu on 29 April. Psychosocial messages were aired through 30 FM radio stations. Psychosocial first aid was provided to children and adults in the Tudikhel camp. 20 National Disaster Response Teams have deployed for the tracing and reunification of separated children. Cluster members have started to distribute food to lactating mothers in Khokona VDC of Lalitpur District and will continue to do so in the coming week.     Gaps & Constraints:  According to the Department of Women and Children (DWC), gaps in the most affected districts include at least 50,000 dignity kits (essential items such as hygiene goods and cloths for women); at least 55,000 baby kits (cloths, diapers, baby food); 25 Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in the Kathmandu Valley and 10 per district outside the Valley; and at least 165,000 sets of children’s clothes. Shelter Needs:  According to the current Government, 130,033 houses have been destroyed and 85,856 houses have been damaged. With such exposure being endured by the affected population, shelter agencies have identified a need to provide cover in the form of tarps/tents. 130,000 houses destroyed Response:  Shelter agencies have distributed 27,151 tarps and associated NFI goods, including blankets, household kits and solar lamps. Approximately 450 shelter repair kits have also been distributed. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 7 6 Gaps & Constraints:  Logistics both at the Kathmandu Airport and to remote rural areas remains a significant challenge. Other commodities are not yet funded and yet to be procured. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The cluster aims to respond to the needs of an estimated 4.2 million people that need urgent WASH services. Response:   4.2 million estimated people in need of WASH services The Cluster provided 11,552 individuals access to sufficient quantity of water for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene in the Kavre and Kathmandu districts. The Cluster provided a total of 100cu.m water supply in Tundikhel, Kirtipur, Rangashala (Stadium), Sano Gaucharan, Narayan Chaur camps in the Kathmandu District; and Durbar Square and Saraswati Kamal Binayak Camps in Bhaktapur District. Gaps & Constraints:   There is insufficient water supply in Halchowk camp in Kathmandu. Currently, the water supply is being provided by private volunteers. There is an issue of sustainable water supply for wards 2 and 6 in the Bhaktapur District, including an urgent need for temporary toilets, hygiene kits and water purification tablets. General Coordination The Government of Nepal is leading the response through the National Emergency Operations Centre which is a standalone and self-contained building situated next to the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Singha Durbar premises. In support of the Government, the International Humanitarian Partnership and the On-Site Operations and Coordination Center (OSOCC) have been set up to coordinate the international support to the humanitarian response. The Ministry of Home Affairs has formally appointed a Liaison Officer to coordinate with the International Humanitarian Partners through the OSOCC. To coordinate all incoming foreign military assets, the Nepal Army has set up the Multi-National Military Coordination Centre (MNMCC) near the Army Headquarters. In support of the Nepal Army and the Government, the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team (UNDAC) has set up a Civil-Military Coordination Cell in the MNMCC with the aim of facilitating information on humanitarian requests from the OSOCC to the MNMCC for approval and further action as appropriate. As of 30 April, the countries coordinating their efforts through the MNMCC are Bangladesh, China, India, Israel, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Kingdom and the United States of America. These countries have all provided critical assets to support search and rescue operations as well as relief distribution. Indian forces in particular have boosted the overall Nepal earthquake response in the early hours of the emergency. The first Indian flight landed 6 hours after the earthquake on 25 April. Days into the earthquake, helicopters have moved more than 100 tonnes of relief material to various disaster affected districts in the mountains, evacuated approximately 500 injured people and 500 stranded tourists. A Foreign Medical Team (FMT) coordination mechanism has been established. Over 40 FMTs are currently in country and more are on standby to deploy, if there is a need. As of 30 April, OCHA will be convening and coordinating the cash working group for the Nepal earthquake response in-country. At the regional level, planning for the Cash Coordination Group has begun immediately after the earthquake struck Nepal. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 7 An inter-agency gender task force is being established by the Regional Gender Capacity to ensure effective mainstreaming of gender. A first meeting will be convened on 2 May from 9:00 to 10am. In addition to the Government’s contact list published on social media, a one-stop shop I AM NEPAL Support Network was set up to help all Nepali citizens connect and share known needs and available supplies. Coordination of partners and information sharing is further supported by UNOCHA through platforms such as Humanitarianresponse.Info and Humanitarian.ID. Background on the crisis A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April at 11:56 local time creating large scale damage and many casualties. The epicenter was located 81 km northwest of the Nepali capital Kathmandu in Lamjung District at a depth of 15 km. The earthquake has caused a number of landslides and avalanches. Strong aftershocks, including a 6.7 magnitude quake on 26 April, continue to threaten the lives of thousands of people and to further damage buildings and infrastructure. The most affected districts are being reported to be Bhaktapur, Dhadhing, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Gorkha Lamjung, Rasuwa, Ramechhap, Nuwakot, and Sindulpalchowk. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org , Tel: +66 89 9447623 / +977 9860889209 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@one.un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np 7 Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 8 (as of 1 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 30 April to 1 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 2 May. Highlights      A scale-up of operations is required to ensure immediate and principled assistance reaches people in desperate need within the next six weeks, in advance of the monsoon season. Shelter remains the most critical need in the affected areas. A humanitarian hub was established in Gorkha to support response at the district level. According to the Government, the death toll from the earthquake increased to 6,250 people with 14,357 injured people. 15 lives have been saved, including three in the past 24 hours. As of 1 May, 160,786 houses have been destroyed and 143,673 houses have been damaged. A total of US$61 million of humanitarian pledges, commitments and contributions have been provided for the Nepal earthquake response. This includes $6.1 million to support activities under the Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team on 29 April. $415 million 160,786 143,673 destroyed houses damaged houses need for vital humanitarian relief Source: Nepal Flash Appeal; Situation Overview Six days into the response, the ongoing relief efforts continue to focus on reaching a greater number of areas, in particular the remote and hard-to-reach areas where many of the poorest and most affected remain. It is becoming evident that a scale-up of operations is required to ensure immediate and principled assistance reaches people in desperate need within the next six weeks, in advance of the monsoon season. After the field visits and meetings with Government authorities and partners, the Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos emphasized the urgent need to provide emergency shelter and basic goods and services to people affected, as the weather conditions continue to deteriorate. Following initial assessments, the Government has extended the most affected area to include Makawanpur and Sindhuli districts, in addition to Bhaktapur, Dhading, Dolakha, Gorkha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Lamjung, Makawanpur, Rasuwa, Ramechhap, Nuwakot, Sindulpalchowk and Sindhuli. The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teams have traveled to Dhading and Gorkha, where the team has set-up a humanitarian hub for the area. On 2 May, another team is scheduled to arrive in Sindulpachowk District. In Gorkha, the UNDAC team has found that there is a dire need for shelter, particularly tents and blankets. Access to some remote villages remains a key challenge as many landing zones are unsafe due to debris, altitude and current weather conditions. Road access is limited. Some remote villages can only be accessed by helicopters. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 8 2 Many people continue to sleep in the open due to fear of aftershock and many more have lost their homes in the earthquake, particularly in Gorkha and Nuwakot. The local weather bureau has forecasted unusually heavy rain for the coming days. This will place additional strain on the people who have already lost family members and friends, as well as much of their belongings. For the first time since the earthquake struck, the Kathmandu Airport has remained open for 24 hours. However, limited landing slots and the prioritization of movements of in-country air assets continue to delay the arrival of relief goods from abroad. Furthermore, humanitarian partners have reported that taxes are increasing and competition for transport of relief goods is expanding. In some of the most affected areas, there have been unconfirmed reports of looting of relief goods. In addition, mentions regarding distributions of relief goods not reaching all members of the affected community in an equitable manner began to circulate in social and mainstream media. Vulnerable and marginalized groups risk further exclusion by not having access to critical life-saving assistance. On 1 May, the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) confirmed that 6,250 people have died and 14,357 people have been injured by the impact of the earthquake, which hit Nepal on 25 April. A total of 138,182 houses have been destroyed and 122,694 houses have been damaged. In Nuwakot district alone, similar in size to Hong Kong, over 30,000 houses have been damaged. Funding As of 1 May (18:00, UTC+5:45) the Financial Tracking Service (FTS) has reported a total of US$61 million of humanitarian pledges, commitments and contributions have been provided for the Nepal earthquake response. Nepal Earthquake 2015 Flash Appeal US$415 million requested Funded This includes $6.1 million to support activities of the Food Security, Shelter and NFIs, Early Recovery and Health clusters requested in the $415 Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian country Team (HCT) on 29 April. For the most recent funding figures, visit the Nepal page on FTS. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org 1% Unmet 99% Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs: 10,700  Assessments in Shankarpur municipality in Sankhu revealed a high level of IDPs in Bhaktapur destruction with internally displaced people (IDPs) scattered around the town and sharing communal tents with up to 100 people per tent.  In Bhaktapur, there are 10,700 IDPs with the largest camp hosting 2,500 IDPs. The camps urgently need food, emergency shelter and regular water supply. Response:  Daily camp management and mapping of IDP needs in camps and spontaneous settlements are ongoing in the Kathmandu Valley. Results of IDP profiling have been shared with clusters to support response. Gaps & Constraints:  Analysis of internal migration trends which will enable planning of assistance for urban IDPs moving to rural villages is still lacking. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 8 3 Early Recovery Needs:  Debris management is required to enable continued search and rescue and humanitarian relief operations.  Restoring community infrastructure to deliver public services is essential.  Cash-for-work activities in support of emergency livelihoods would be of benefit to the recovery of affected communities. Response:  To coordinate and support early recovery activities, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development assigned focal points in each district to assist the local development officers to implement funds released for relief and recovery assistance.  Volunteers have been mobilized to support government engineers to assess structural integrity of houses and public buildings in order to facilitate the return of the displaced and resumption of basic social services.  The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has appointed a joint secretary to each electoral constituency and each district. Gaps & Constraints:  Many of the local government personnel, who have been affected by the earthquake, have still not reported to duty which causes delays to delivery of basic social services.  Monitoring and accountability mechanisms of district, village and municipal monitoring supervision committees need to be strengthened. Education Needs:  The Cluster is working with the Department of Education to further assess damage to educational infrastructure in 13 of the worst affected districts. Response: 1,000 children provided with child friendly space services  The Education and Protection clusters have now established 10 Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in camp sites in Kathmandu, Kokhana, and Bhaktapur serving over 1,000 earthquake affected children. Art activities, games, sports, and psychosocial support and key lifesaving messages (on WASH, Nutrition, Health, and Child Protection) were provided.  Additional supplies to establish additional CFS outside the Kathmandu Valley are now in transit. Gaps & Constraints:  Access to districts beyond the Kathmandu Valley continues to be a major challenge.  Advocacy is required to ensure that displaced children, whose families are relocating outside of the Kathmandu Valley, are accepted and integrated into host community schools. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  As a common service for responders, the Cluster has established internet connectivity in the Reception and Departure Centre and the Humanitarian Staging Area at the Kathmandu Airport.  The Cluster is supporting emergency responders with radio programming to ensure communication lines are established for relief distributions. Constraints:  Due to delays and re-routing of commercial and charter flights, carrying responders and telecommunication equipment, stabilizing communication services still cannot be established. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 8 4 Food Security Needs:  Over 3 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Of them, an estimated 1.4 million most affected people have been prioritized for immediate food assistance. 835 metric tons of food delivered in 11 districts Response:  835 metric tons of food was delivered to 11 districts: Bhaktapur, Dhading, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Gorkha Lamjung, Rasuwa, Ramechhap, Nuwakot, Sindulpalchowk.  The Cluster has agreed to standardize the food packets distributed by all partners which will include: 400g of rice, 60g of lentils, 25g of oil and 7.5g of salt per person per day. Gaps & Constraints:  Access to Rasuwa and Gorkha districts continues to be a challenge. Airlifts are needed to deliver food; however, the number of available helicopters remains limited.  Identification of vulnerable groups to enable needs-based assistance is a challenge. Health Needs:  The Government has prioritized two new districts (Makawanpur and Sindhuli) for urgent health assistance, given the sudden increase in the numbers of injured.  Four district hospitals in Ramechhap, Trisuli, Chautara and Rasuwa are not functional, due to destroyed infrastructure and limited Out Patient Department (OPD) capacity. Health supplies, including body bags, tents for temporary hospitals and mattresses, remain limited. 4 field hospitals are being established in Rasuwa, Sindhupalchowk and Nuwakot districts Response:  Field hospitals are being established in Dhunche (in Rasuwa District), Chautara (Sindhupalchowk) and Bidur (Nuwakot District).  The Cluster has provided support to establish a surveillance system for epidemics.  The Government is investigating reports of a diarrhoeal outbreak in an IDP camp on the southern outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley. Samples have been collected and sent for laboratory testing. Gaps & Constraints:  Treatment of the injured in the remote areas remains a challenge due to access issues and medical airlifts are constrained by weather disturbance.  Specialized health care services for groups with special needs including pregnant women and lactating mothers and neonates is limited. Logistics Needs:  Set up in-country logistics support, including facilitation of air and road transportation, fuel, and mobile therapeutic and supplementary nutrition services. Response:  The Logistics Cluster has been facilitating shunting services from the airport to the Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA). 4 MSUs have been erected and are operational. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 8 5  A fleet of 25 contracted trucks (10 to 15 MT capacity) will be used to move cargo out of HSA to various locations in Nepal.  Procedures and booking requests for passenger transport have been made available. Information is shared through the Logistics Cluster webpage.  Four MSUs have been erected and are operational.  An UNHAS MI8 helicopter with 2-2.5MT cargo capacity started operations on 29 April.  An AS 350 UNHAS helicopter was made available for assessment missions (max 4 passengers). Constraints:  Organizations should ensure more visibility of their distribution and movement to support the Logistics Cluster to better plan transport and storage capacity.  As the HSA should be used only as a transit facility an additional eight Mobile Storage Units are required.  Air assets will be deployed only to reach remote locations which are currently not viable by road. This means that alternative transportation arrangements are required for any other movement.  The limited aircraft slot into Kathmandu Airport continues to remain a constraint. Nutrition Needs:  There is a need to provide therapeutic feeding to 15,000 children (6 to 59 months) old with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and supplementary food to 70,000 children (6 to 59 months) with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).  Blanket supplementary feeding is needed for 200,000 children and pregnant and lactating women.  Lactating mothers require support to be able to breastfeed 168,000 children (0 to 23 months). Families need nutritious food to feed 126,000 young children (6 to 23 months). 450,000 boxes of micronutrients mobilized for distribution in 12 districts Response:  Over 450,000 boxes of multiple micronutrient powders, 5,000 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food, 260 MT of plumpy doz, and 18 MT of high energy biscuits have been mobilized for distribution in 12 districts.  Two million doses of deworming medication have been mobilized and deworming scheduled to be completed in 21 districts by the end of May. Gaps & Constraints:  There is insufficient therapeutic food for 10,000 children with SAM and supplementary food for 70,000 children with MAM. Protection Needs: 100  Reports of unequal distribution of assistance have been received by humanitarian blankets distributed in partners. Kirtipur Panga area  Sexual and gender-based violence cases in the Kathmandu camps have been received by the Central Child Welfare Board.  Cluster assessment indicate the need for dedicated spaces for women in camps to provide protection and special services including psychosocial support. Response:  Psychosocial first aid was provided to 27 children and five women in Tudkhel camp (Kopila).  300 tarpaulins and 100 blankets were distributed in Kirtipur Panga area (Itagul, Lachi, and Guth) and 240 sanitary pads were distributed in Kavre. Gaps & Constraints:  There is a need to ensure that humanitarian assistance is provided solely based on need irrespective of political, social, cultural and economic background.  There is a lack of sanitary pads and clothing for women across the affected districts. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 8 6 Shelter Needs:  The current government figures stand as 160,786 destroyed houses. It is estimated that the number of destroyed houses could be as high as 500,000. Response: 30,000 tarps and other NFIs distributed  Shelter agencies have distributed approximately 30,000 tarps and other non-food items, including blankets, household kits and solar lamps.  Approximately 450 shelter repair kits have also been distributed in partnership with local governments.  There are approximately 80,000 tarps in the pipeline. Gaps & Constraints:  Access to many remote areas remain difficult. Shelter assistance is needed to support people who are already starting to rebuild their homes. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The Cluster plans to provide assistance to an estimated 4.2 million people who are in urgent need of WASH services. Out of the total population to be served, 51 per cent are female, 49 per cent male and 40 per cent children. Response: 200+ water storage tanks provide in 14 Kathmandu Valley camps  The Cluster reached more than 100,000 people with water for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene.  77,160 people in 7 severely affected districts (Gorkha, Dhading, Dolakha, Sindhupalchok, Kabhrepalanchok, Lalitpur and Kathmandu) have also been reached with hygiene education and information materials.  More than 200 water storage tanks have been provided in 14 camps in Kathmandu Valley.  Water treatment materials to support chlorination of 300 water sources for about 73,000 people were provided for Lalitpur District. Gaps & Constraints:  Currently, the water supply is being provided by private volunteers. There is an issue of sustainable water and sanitation assistance for wards 2 and 6 in the Bhaktapur District, including an urgent need for temporary toilets, hygiene kits and water purification tablets. General Coordination Upon the request of the Government, the Search and Rescue (SAR) Coordination Cell (UCC) advised the SAR teams, who are not adequately equipped to perform body recovery, to plan and report their demobilization and departure. All SAR and Foreign Medical Teams (FMT) who are not in Nepal are advised to deactivate while remaining teams have been deployed to assist in the recovery of dead bodies. On 1 May, the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Under-Secretary has attended the Inter-Cluster Coordination Meeting and announced that the Ministry would call for a joint meeting of cluster co-leads and line ministers. As of 1 May, the UNDAC team has established a humanitarian hub in Gorkha District to support relief efforts in 16 affected villages. The team recommended that a liaison officer be placed in Pokhara to coordinate with the Nepalese Army. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 8 7 The UNDAC Civil-Military Coordination Cell reported that as of 30 April, the Nepalese Army and its partners distributed tents, food and other relief items to communities in Sindupalchowk. Gorkha, Dhading, Dolkha, and Solukhumbu/Aokhaldunga districts. Community and international volunteers have mobilized early on to support relief efforts in Nepal. Many Nepalese volunteers are connected through the Nepal Earthquake Relief Volunteers platform. Social media users have raised $10 million to help recovery efforts. In Kathmandu alone, thousands of youth have volunteered to support activities such as cleaning up debris, collecting and distributing medical supplies and food. On 30 April, the first meeting of the Cash Coordination Group (CCG) brought together key agencies that are interested to undertake cash transfer programming (CTP), including cash-for-work, unconditional and conditional CTP as a modality of assistance/intervention. For partners interested to join more information is available on the CCG webpage. In the HCT and Inter-Cluster Coordination meetings in Kathmandu, cluster lead agencies were requested to identify information management focal points to strengthen data collection and analysis to support operational planning. The Government of Nepal is leading the response through the National Emergency Operations Centre. In support of the Government, the International Humanitarian Partnership (IHP) and the On-Site Operations and Coordination Center (OSOCC) have been set up to coordinate the international support to the humanitarian response. Presently, the following coordination cells support the various components of the response: Humanitarian Staging Area in the vicinity of the Airport, the Reception and Departure Centre at the Airport, Multi-National Military Coordination Centre with a UNDAC-established Civil-Military Coordination Cell, the FMT Coordination Cell, SAR Coordination Cell (UCC), and the Logistics Cell. Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 13 out of the 75 districts in the country, left 6,204 people dead and destroyed 138,182 houses as of 1 May. Hundreds of aftershocks have been reported including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. With the severe devastation of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support to the UN Resident Coordinator on 26 April. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams were immediately deployed to support the Government and the Office of the Resident Coordinator. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal seeking $415 million to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org , Tel: +66 89 9447623 / +977 9860889209 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 9 (as of 2 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 1 to 2 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 4 May. Highlights      On 2 May, another 5.0 magnitude quake occurred near Pokhara at 05:35 UTC compounding fears of further devastation. Up to 90 per cent of the houses in Gorkha and Sindupalchowk districts have been destroyed. Shelter remains a key priority. The Shelter Cluster is advocating for prioritizing the distribution of quality grade tarpaulins and repair tools. The Emergency Relief Coordinator reinforced the need to put measures in place to expedite customs clearance procedures, including simplified documentation and inspection. Health teams have been deployed to Gorkha and Sindhuli districts to respond to reports of influenza and diarrheal cases. $415 million need for vital humanitarian relief 90 % 16 destroyed houses in Gorkha and Sindupalchowk lives rescued by search and rescue teams NEPAL: Earthquake C H IN A EQ over 6M 4 11 2 13 9 6 8 7 3 1 5 10 1. Bhaktapur 2. Dhading 3. Dolakha 4. Gorkha 5. Kabhrepalanchowk 6. Kathmandu 10. Ramechhap 7. Lalitpur 11. Rasuwa 8. Makawanpur 12. Sindhuli 9. Nuwakot 13. Sindhupalchowk 12 IN D I A Map Sources: UNCS, Nepal Survey Department, USGS, MoHA The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created on 2 May, 2015 Source: Nepal Flash Appeal; Assessment Capacities Project; Urban Search and Rescue Cell Situation Overview One week after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, families urgently need quality grade tarpaulins and shelter repair tools, food and medicine, as they continue to stay in the open. On 2 May, another 5.0 magnitude quake occurred near Pokhara at 11:30 (UTC+5:45) on 2 May compounding fears of further devastation (United States Geological Survey). According to the Government and humanitarian partners, most stone and mud houses across earthquake-hit districts have been damaged or destroyed. Stone and mud are the main construction material used in mountainous areas. In comparison to data from the 1934 earthquake in Nepal-Bihar, the number of houses damaged in 2015 is significantly higher. Up to 90 per cent of the houses in Gorkha and Sindupalchowk districts have been destroyed. Across large parts of Dhading, Dolakha, Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, more than 80 per cent of houses have been flattened. The Government is currently projecting the caseload to increase to a total number of 500,000 destroyed houses. The data correlates with findings of the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team. Obtaining landing permits at the Kathmandu Airport are limited with the increasing number of humanitarian charter flights. Main roads are open. However, landslides have challenged transportation of relief items to some areas. Many affected villages are without road access at all. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 9 2 On 2 May, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) met with the Prime Minister of Nepal as part of a three day visit to the earthquake affected areas. The ERC reinforced the need to put measures in place to expedite customs clearance procedures, including simplified documentation and inspection. The Prime Minister committed to ensure humanitarian access. Government officials who are found to constrain the delivery of aid will be held accountable. Humanitarian partners continue to receive unconfirmed reports of unequal distribution and politicization of humanitarian relief continue. According to the Food Security Cluster, relief trucks have been stopped and diverted by communities in Dhading District and Sankhu Village Development Committee (VDC) in Kathmandu District. This poses additional challenges to the Government and humanitarian partners who work around the clock to transport aid to those in need. The World Food Programme’s preliminary assessment estimates that 50 per cent of 91 already assessed markets are functional or showing signs of recovery. Another 50 per cent of shops have been damaged or destroyed. Food stocks have been depleted or ruined and shopkeepers have been displaced or affected. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have reported that 25 National Societies are supporting the Nepalese Red Cross Society providing critical life-saving relief. They have provided nearly 15,000 tarpaulins and some 1000 blankets, as well as several hundreds of hygiene kits and thousands of water purification tablets. One week into the response, multinational forces along with the Nepalese Army have treated 570 patients, conducted major surgeries, rescued 942 stranded people, including 20 foreigners, delivered over 100 tonnes of food and relief supplies. Forces have cleared roads in Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha, Dhading, Gorkha, Okhaldhunga, Kavre, Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Makawanpur, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Kathmandu and Solukhumbu districts. Health teams have been deployed to Gorkha and Sindhuli districts to respond to reports of influenza and diarrheal cases. In addition, health care services, including for pregnant women, remain a key concern. Complications during and after delivery are amongst the main causes of mortality and disability for women. In the case of the disruptions to medical services, the numbers of complications are likely to increase. Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) calculations project that for an estimated 8 million people affected, approximately 2,400 women are at risk of suffering maternal or obstetric complications. On 2 May, the Government confirmed that 6,659 (12:00, UTC+5:45) people have died. In addition to the national rescues, international search and rescue teams have saved 16 people from under the rubble. The earthquake has left 14,062 people injured and many more exposed to lack of life-saving services and the support of a social network. Funding The Financial Tracking Service (FTS) has reported an increase in the amount of humanitarian pledges, commitments and contributions that have been provided for the Nepal earthquake response. As of 2 May (10:00, UTC+5:45), the total stands at $68 million. Nepal Earthquake 2015 Flash Appeal US$415 million requested Funded 2% Food Security, Shelter and NFIs, Early Recovery and Health clusters have received a total of $7.5 million to support activities requested in the $415 Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) on 29 April. Unmet 98% All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 9 3 Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in spontaneous camps keeps increasing. Most of the IDPs are now living next to their damaged houses. Response:  The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) teams are identifying and conducting rapid profiling of camps in Sankhu, Jorpati, Gongabu, Dhapasi, Manamaiju in Kathmandu districts. DTM is a cluster tool used to assess sectoral needs in camps.  Camp management is being provided in Halchowk, Sinamangal, Shankha Park in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur Durbar Square.  The Cluster carried out a structural/site evaluation at Balambu village in Kathmandu. Gaps & Constraints:  There is an insufficient number of partners to provide camp management services and engineering services to survey displaced sites in the Kathmandu Valley.  The DTM has not been rolled out in all camp sites. Early Recovery Needs:  Debris management is required to enable continued search and rescue and humanitarian relief operations.  Restoring community infrastructure to deliver public services is essential.  Cash-for-work activities in support of emergency livelihoods would be of benefit to the recovery of affected communities. Response:  A Joint Secretary has been appointed to the Chief District Office in the most affected districts to support with monitoring and coordination.  The Government has appointed a Joint Secretary to each electoral constituency and each district.  The Government has assigned focal points in each district to assist the local development officers to implement funds released for relief and recovery assistance as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development.  Volunteers have been mobilized to support government engineers to assess structural integrity of houses and public buildings to facilitate the return of the displaced and resumption of basic social services. Gaps & Constraints:  Local government personnel who have been affected by the earthquake have still not reported to duty. Deployment of additional staff is needed to assist Village Development Committee (VDC) Secretaries and municipal staff to coordinate and operate local level relief and recovery activities.  Monitoring and accountability mechanisms of district, village and municipal monitoring supervision committees need to be strengthened. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 9 4 Education Needs:  According to Government data from 26 districts, 1,383 schools have been damaged by the earthquake. Response: 1,383 schools damaged by the earthquake in 26 districts  The Education and Protection clusters have established 13 Child Friendly Spaces for displaced communities in Kathmandu, Kokhana, Halchowk and Bhaktapur districts serving over 1,300 children.  Art activities, games, sports, and psychosocial support and key life-saving messages relating to WASH, Nutrition, Health, and Child Protection are being provided. Gaps & Constraints:  Information on the full extent of damage to educational facilities in Gorkha, Sindhupalchowk, Dolkaha and Rasuwa districts is still not available.  Access to districts beyond the Valley continues to be a major challenge. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  Satellite communication capacity has been provided to 14 response organizations.  Over 70 humanitarian responders have registered to use ETC services in the Humanitarian Staging Area at Kathmandu Airport. Internet connectivity was installed at the On-Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC).  The Cluster is supporting emergency responders with radio programming to ensure communication lines are established for relief distributions. 14 humanitarian organizations provided with satellite communication capacity Food Security Needs:  Over 3 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Of them, an estimated 1.4 million most affected people have been prioritized for immediate food assistance. 11 districts have received food assistance Response:  Food distributions are ongoing in seven districts (Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchok, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu). Distributions are scheduled for Rasuwa and Kavre within the next two days.  As of 1 May, the following food items have been delivered in 11 districts: 84,462 cartons of noodles; 25,959 cartons of biscuits; 18.9 MT of salt; and 31 MT of sugar. Gaps & Constraints:  Security in Sindhupalchok and the eastern districts is an issue. Two trucks carrying food were reportedly diverted in Dhading and Sankhu.  Only two helicopters are available for food distribution. Additional helicopters are required for areas inaccessible by road. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 9 5 Health Needs:  The Government has added Okhaldhunga District to the number of priority districts requiring urgent health intervention.  Medical tents and orthopedic supplies are urgently needed.  Assessments indicate mental health and general health services are needed in Langtang Valley and Rasuwa District. 25,000 patients provided with health services in the Kathmandu Valley Response:  As of 1 May, some 25,000 patients have been provided with health services in the Kathmandu Valley.  Over 80 Foreign Medical Teams are in-country and some 68 teams have been tasked to deliver health care in the most affected districts.  By helicopter, the Cluster deployed mobile clinics in villages around the Langtang Valley and Rasuwa District.  Health teams were deployed to Gorkha and Sindhuli districts to respond to reports of influenza and diarrhoeal cases. Gaps & Constraints:  There is a gap in responding to the post-operation discharge and rehabilitative care of patients.  Specialized health care services for groups with special needs including pregnant women and lactating mothers and neonates remains an issue. Logistics Response: 25  Six Mobile Storage Units (MSU) are now fully operational. An additional MSU is being trucks contracted to erected at the Humanitarian Staging Area. support transport of  Logistics hubs are being established in Deurali (Gorkha District), Dhulikhel (Kavre humanitarian relief District), Bharatpur, Pokhara and Birgunj districts.  25 trucks have been contracted with a capacity to transport 10 to 15 MT each.  The Cluster facilitated 40 rotations of road transport from the Humanitarian Staging Area to Kathmandu for 21 humanitarian responders. Constraints:  Obtaining landing permits at the Kathmandu Airport is a challenge with the increasing number of humanitarian charter flights. Nutrition Needs:  There is a need to provide therapeutic feeding to 15,000 children (6 to 59 months) old with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and supplementary food to 70,000 children (6 to 59 months) with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).  Blanket supplementary feeding is needed for 200,000 children and pregnant and lactating women.  Lactating mothers require support to be able to breastfeed 168,000 children (0 to 23 months). Families need nutritious food to feed 126,000 young children (6 to 23 months). Response:  A statement discouraging the distribution of infant milk formula was approved and disseminated to all district authorities and partners.  The Cluster is continuing to provide services in five key areas (breast-feeding, complementary feeding, supplementary feeding, therapeutic feeding and micronutrients and maternal nutrition). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 9 6 Gaps & Constraints:  There is insufficient therapeutic food for 10,000 children with SAM and supplementary food for 70,000 children with MAM. Protection Needs:  Reports of unequal distribution and politicization of humanitarian relief continue to be received by humanitarian partners. Response:  An additional three Child Friendly Spaces are now operational in Bhaktapur and Hulchowk districts.  16 children (11 Girls and 5 Boys) were provided with psychosocial counseling support in Khokana (Lalitpur District) and Tudikhel (Kathmandu District) and 29 children with psychosocial first aid. Gaps & Constraints:  Consignment of protection materials to establish child and women friendly spaces continues to be delayed. Shelter Needs:  According to the Government, the earthquake destroyed 160,786 houses and damaged 143,642 (as of 1 May, 16:30, UTC+5:45). The Government is currently projecting this caseload to increase to a total number of 500,000 houses destroyed. 160,786 destroyed houses Response:  The Cluster has distributed 50,793 tarpaulins to 29 affected districts of which 36,884 tarps have been delivered to 14 Chief Districts Offices. Gaps & Constraints:  There are reports from cluster partners of delays in importing shelter supplies through the Kathmandu Airport  Some distributions are being postponed until there is enough material to sufficiently cover the needs of target areas to ensure an equitable response.  Access to remote areas continues to be a challenge.  Affected people are already rebuilding. Support is needed to ensure they build back safer. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The Cluster plans to provide WASH services to an estimated 4.2 million people. Out of the total population to be served, 51 per cent are female, 49 per cent are male. Over 40 per cent are children. Response: 196,000 water purification tablets distributed in 8 districts  Water trucking was provided in the 16 camps in Kathmandu.  The Cluster distributed 61,200 oral rehydration salts, 21,084 soaps, 196,050 aqua tabs, 77 squatting toilets in eight districts. Gaps & Constraints:  Water contamination due to lack of toilets has been reported in remote districts. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 9 7 General Coordination The Government of Nepal continues to lead the response through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC). On 2 May, the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs chaired an inter-cluster coordination meeting at the NEOC. In support of the Government, the On-Site Operations and Coordination Center (OSOCC) has been set up to coordinate the international support to the humanitarian response. A Communicating with Communities Working Group has been established to support mapping two-way communication needs of the affected communities. A 4W has been developed including contact details and responses of partners. The Working Group is developing a common service project to systematically collect and analyze feedback from the affected communities through a number of platforms including face to face, radio broadcasting, online and by phone. On 2 May, the Inter-Cluster Gender Task Force was convened to harmonize gender-related activities and analysis of assessments to develop key messages for the response and to ensure that gender check-lists are adapted to the local context. The Task Force will inter-face with all clusters through gender focal points to ensure gender is mainstreamed into the response. The Multi-National Military Coordination Centre (MNMCC) is coordinating all foreign military assets. The Nepalese Army has appointed a dedicated liaison officer from the MNMCC to the National Emergency Operations Centre of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Humanitarian-Military Operations Coordination Centre (HuMOCC) was established to provide the physical space dedicated to facilitating the interface between humanitarian and military actors. For further information, please contact the UN-CMCoord team at: cmcoordnepal@gmail.com or visit the UN-CMCoord page. On 30 April, the Cash Coordination Group formed four groups to: define a minimum expenditure basket, standardize cash-for-work rates, harmonize the types of cash modalities to be used and develop a common assessment tool. The international search and rescue (SAR) teams are expected to begin developing exit strategies and submit their demobilization plans in the next 48 hours. The Reception and Departure Center is expected to shift its function to support departing SAR teams. Presently, the following coordination cells support the various components of the response: the Humanitarian Staging Area in the vicinity of the Kathmandu Airport, the Reception and Departure Centre at the Airport, the MultiNational Military Coordination Centre with an UNDAC-established Civil-Military Coordination Cell, the Foreign Medical Team Coordination Cell, the SAR Coordination Cell, and the Logistics Cell. Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 13 out of the 75 districts in the country, left 6,204 people dead and destroyed 138,182 houses as of 1 May. Hundreds of aftershocks have been reported including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. With the severe devastation of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support to the UN Resident Coordinator on 26 April. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams were immediately deployed to support the Government and the Office of the Resident Coordinator. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal seeking $415 million to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org , Tel: +66 89 9447623 / +977 9860889209 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 10 (as of 4 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 2 to 4 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 6 May. Highlights     On 3 May, 53 international search and rescue teams began to demobilize and develop exit plans. Humanitarian hubs in Gorkha District Headquarters and Chautara in Sindhupalchowk are operational to coordinate district level response. A network of five additional logistics hubs are being established in Gorkha, Kavre, Chitwan, Sindhupalchowk and Parsa districts. Since 29 April, some 52,000 tarpaulins have been distributed in 29 districts and an additional 234,160 tarpaulins are en route to Nepal. $415 million 2 Needed for vital humanitarian relief humanitarian hubs are operational to facilitate field level coordination NEPAL: Earthquake C H IN A Gorkha Deurali Kathmandu Chautara Bharatpur Dhulikel IN D I A Coordination Hub Birgunj Humanitarian Hub 5 53 logistics hubs are being established in five districts international search and rescue teams begun to demobilize Logistics Hub Map Sources: UNCS, Nepal Survey Department, USGS The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created on 4 May, 2015 Source: Flash Appeal; UN Coordination and Assessment team; Logistics Cluster; Urban Search and Rescue Cell Situation Overview On 3 May, the Government has formally requested international search and rescue (SAR) teams to begin their demobilization and exit plans. The Government also reiterated that there are no customs applicable to incoming relief items, and informed that 20,000 gratis visas (free visas) have been issued since the earthquake. The Government also assured that coordination is becoming clearer and more streamlined in terms of the flow of incoming relief items at the airport. Two humanitarian hubs have been established in Gorkha District Headquarters (west of Kathmandu) and Chautara in Sindhupalchowk District (northeast of Kathmandu) to coordinate field level aid operations. An additional five logistics hubs are also being established in Birgunj (Parsa District), Bharatpur (Chitwan District), Deurali (Gorkha District), Dhulikhel (Kavre District), and Sindhupalchowk District. Humanitarian partners continue to scale up relief distributions. Distribution of a total of 2,094 metric tons (MT) of food has begun across 15 districts. Since 29 April, some 52,000 tarpaulins have been distributed in 29 districts while an additional 234,161 tarpaulins are en route to Nepal. Logistics, however, remains a key challenge with limited air transport to reach areas that are not accessible by road. Security incidents continue to be reported in Dolakha District. While much focus has been around the central areas of Kathmandu, Gorkha and Sindhupalchowk, many other districts and remote villages also need to be reached, particularly in the mountainous and hard to reach areas. Sustained relief and recovery efforts are required before the next monsoon season which is forecasted to begin in about six weeks. On 4 May (as of 16:00, UTC+5:45), the Government reported that 7,365 people have died and 14,355 have been injured. The earthquake has destroyed 191,058 homes and damaged 175,162 homes till date. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 10 2 Funding As of 4 May (16:00, UTC+5:45),US $68 million have been provided to the Nepal earthquake response in the form of humanitarian pledges, commitments, and contributions, including $7.5 million for activities outlined in the Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) on 29 April. Nepal Earthquake 2015 Flash Appeal US$415 million requested Funded 2% This represents 2 per cent of the total financial requirements needs identified in the appeal. The contributions provided so far support the activities of the following clusters: Food Security, Shelter and NFIs, Early Recovery, Health and Education. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Unmet 98% International Search and Rescue and Foreign Medical Teams In the first hours and days of an earthquake, rapid search and rescue operations is critical in saving lives. Most people trapped by debris are rescued in the minutes and hours immediately following the event by family and friends, but many others are rescued by the local emergency services and international urban search and rescue (USAR) teams. Globally, the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) has been at the forefront of earthquake response. It has made major contributions to the international coordination system including the On-Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC), USAR Coordination Cell (UCC) and the Reception and Departure Centre (RDC). For the Nepal earthquake response, 53 USAR teams (1,872 personnel and 177 search dogs) from 23 countries worked across seven districts, making 16 live rescues, recovering 178 bodies and providing 1,182 people with medical assistance. Over 100 Foreign Medical Teams (FMTs) also deployed to support the relief operation. Mobile medical teams have expanded services to reach remote communities by foot and airlift to provide vital medical care. During the first week of the response, over 10,000 health cases have been treated by FMTs. Field hospitals were also established in Dhunche (Rasuwa District), Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District), Bidur (Nuwakot District), and Ramechhap District to provide medical care including surgical and obstetric services for about six months. Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  According to the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), 58 camps hosting some 37,500 internally displaced people (IDPs) remain open in the Kathmandu Valley.  IDPs require information as to whether it is safe to return to their damaged houses. 58 camps remain open in the Kathmandu Valley Response:  The Cluster deployed teams to Gorkha District and Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District) camps. DTM is being rolled out to districts beyond the Kathmandu Valley. Gaps & Constraints:  There is insufficient number of camp management partners in-country; most are currently responding in Kathmandu. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 10 3 Early Recovery Needs: 72  The main building of the District Development Committees (DDC) in Dolakha and Village Development Sindhupalchowk and five municipal government buildings in Bhaktapur, Ramechhap, Committee offices Manthali, Chautara and Melamchi are damaged. Alternative office space is needed to destroyed facilitate delivery of public services.  72 Village Development Committee (VDC) offices were destroyed by the earthquake. Immediate support is required to enable authorities to implement early recovery activities. Response:  As of 3 May, 42 government personnel were deployed to the VDCs to support recovery activities. Gaps & Constraints:  In Gorkha District, due to the remoteness of the villages, 21 VDC situations have not been accounted for as of now.  Limited communication services in remote VDCs are constraining regular reporting. Education Needs:  To date, the Department of Education has reported that 29 teachers and 57 learners have died in the 14 worst affected districts. With the scheduled resumption of public school classes on 15 May, additional teachers will be needed. Response: 22 child friendly spaces established in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts  The Education and Protection clusters have established 22 Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) for displaced communities in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts serving over 2,200 earthquake affected children. Art activities, games, sports, and psychosocial support and key lifesaving messages relating to WASH, Nutrition, Health, and Child Protection are being provided through these CFSs. Gaps & Constraints:  Tarpaulins and recreational materials are needed to expand services beyond the Kathmandu Valley. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  To support the response, free internet service is available for emergency responders in the office of local telecommunication service provider (NCell) in Gorkha District. Food Security Needs:  Over 3 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance, of which an estimated 1.4 million have been prioritized for immediate food assistance. Response: 2,264 metric tons of food being distributed in 15 districts  A total of 2,094.123 MT of food distribution has begun in 15 districts (Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchok, Dolakha, Rasuwa, Lamjung, Kavre, Makawanapur, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Okhaldhunga, Ramechhap, and Sindhuli).  18.8 MT of high energy biscuits (HEB) were distributed in Langtang VDC in Rasuwa District. Gaps & Constraints:  There are two helicopters available for food distribution. More helicopters are required to transport food to areas that are inaccessible by road.  Security remains an issue. On 3 May, it has been reported that a truck carrying food supplies was stopped by locals in Sindhupalchowk District.  There are reported delays in customs processing at the Nepal-Indian border. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 10 4 Health Needs: 28,240  Support from foreign medical teams is needed to establish field hospitals in the VDCs patients have been of Bidur, Chautara, Dhunche and Ramechhap as the four district hospitals in these treated in the locations have been destroyed. Kathmandu Valley  The number of amputations has increased. Hospitals are in need of additional surgical (orthopedic) equipment and supplies.  Hospital and maternity tents are needed to ensure the delivery of specialized health care services for groups with special needs such as pregnant women and lactating mothers. Response:  As of 3 May, a total of 28,240 patients have been treated in Kathmandu Valley hospitals.  The Government has deployed Rapid Response Teams for the prevention and control of potential disease outbreaks in all affected districts.  Measles and rubella vaccination campaigns have been initiated in the Kathmandu Valley camps. Gaps & Constraints:  There are limited rehabilitation services available for patients who have undergone operations.  Mental health and psychosocial support services are insufficient.  Risk communication messaging is urgently needed to prevent disease outbreaks. Logistics Response: 5  Five additional logistics hubs are being established in Deurali (Gorkha District), additional logistics hub Dhulikhel (Kavre District), Bharatpur (Chitwan District), Sindhupalchowk District and are being established Birgunj (Parsa District) to support field level relief distributions. in Gorkha, Kavre,  On 3 May, a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) helicopter Chitwan, transported 9.5 MT of food and shelter items to Dhunche (Rasuwa District). Sindhupalchowk and  Cluster partners provided additional equipment (two tractors, two forklifts, one KParsa districts loader, two 4x4 forklift trucks, one high capacity forklift and one telehandler) to facilitate faster processing of cargo at the Kathmandu Airport.  Eight mobile storage units (MSUs) have been established in the Humanitarian Staging Area at Kathmandu Airport. An additional four MSUs are being delivered to the Deurali hub to increase storage capacity.  From 27 April to 3 May, the Cluster has processed over 3,500m3 of humanitarian cargo for some 30 organizations. For updated logistics information, please visit: http://www.logcluster.org/ops/nepal Constraints:  Incoming international cargo needs to be palletised or crated to facilitate faster processing at the airport and transport. Nutrition Needs:  An estimated 15,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) require therapeutic feeding and 70,000 children (6 to 59 months) with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) need supplementary food.  Blanket supplementary feeding is needed for some 200,000 children and pregnant and lactating women.  Lactating mothers require support to be able to breastfeed some 168,000 children (0 to 23 months). 250,000 boxes of micronutrient powder to be distributed in 12 districts Response:  In addition to the 5,000 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) dispatched to 12 most affected districts, an additional 6,000 cartons are being transported to Nepal.  250,000 boxes of multiple micronutrient powder to prevent micronutrient deficiencies in young children were dispatched to12 districts. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 10 5 Gaps & Constraints:  There is insufficient therapeutic food for an estimated10,000 children with SAM and supplementary food for 70,000 children with MAM. Protection Needs:  Reports of unaccompanied and separated children in Kathmandu and other the districts have been received.  The Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB) received reports of two rape cases in the Kathmandu Valley camps. Response:  To reduce the risk of trafficking, the inter-country adoption was officially suspended by the Government.  In response to two cases of sexual violence in the Kathmandu camps, the Cluster provided support to file a police report and facilitated access to shelter and appropriate services to the survivors.  100 dignity kits were provided to the Department of Women and Children for distribution in Kavre district.  The Nepal Police has established a command post for issues concerning women, children and security. Three mobile vans are patrolling the camps and makeshift shelters.  On 4 May, a daily radio programme was launched called ‘Bhandai-Sundai’ (Talking – Listening) at 8:30 a.m. to address the current earthquake situation and concerns for women and children (Radio Nepal on 100 MHZ FM) or visit: www.radionepal.gov.np  The hotlines for reporting cases of unaccompanied and separated children is 104 and 1098 which is followed up by CCWB. Gaps & Constraints:  Delays in receiving consignments with items for distribution and materials for children and women friendly spaces.  There are limited operational services to respond to cases of sexual and gender-based violence. Shelter Needs:  According to the Government, the earthquake destroyed 191,058 houses and damaged 175,162 (as of 4 May, 16:00, UTC+5:45). Response: 52,000 tarpaulins have been distributed for the response  Since 29 April, a total of 52,000 tarpaulins have been distributed.  10,794 tarpaulins available in-country have been mobilized for distribution and an additional 234,161 tarpaulins are en route to Nepal. Gaps & Constraints:  Key is to ensure that quality specifications are met for tarpaulins and minimize tents as they are heavy to distribute especially in the mountainous areas.  Logistical links to remote areas continue to be a challenge for shelter partners especially with the forthcoming monsoon season. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The Cluster plans to provide WASH services to an estimated 4.2 million people. Out of the total population to be served, 51 per cent are female and 49 per cent are male (over 40 per cent are children). Response: 3,000 water purification tablets distributed in Gorkha District  2,000 Piyush bottles (water purifying liquid drops) and 3,000 water purification tablets were distributed in Gorkha District.  WASH standards developed by the Government were disseminated to partners. Gaps & Constraints:  Water contamination has been reported particularly in the remote districts due to lack of toilets. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 10 6 General Coordination The Government of Nepal continues to lead the response through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC). On 3 May, Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee was chaired by Vice-Prime Minister and the Home Minister. Search and Rescue teams are now requested to end their operations and coordinate their exit plans with authorities. To support field level coordination in the most affected areas, humanitarian hubs have been established in Gorkha District Headquarters and in Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District). Coordination activities are being supported by the United Nations Disaster and Assessment teams deployed to the area. In addition to the Humanitarian Staging Area in Kathmandu, a network of logistics hubs are being established in Deurali (Gorkha District), Dhulikhel (Kavre District), Bharatpur (Chitwan District), Sindhupalchowk District and Birgunj (Parsa District) to support relief distributions. On 3 May, the first meeting of the Humanitarian-Military Operation and Coordination Center (HuMOCC) was convened with over 30 representatives from the Government, humanitarian operational agencies, Member States and international military forces. Humanitarian partners are encouraged to refer to the HuMOCC for support in liaising with national and foreign military actors. To date, international military forces have treated over 600 patients, conducted over 52 medical evacuations, rescued 180 stranded people and assisted in the delivery of over 50 tonnes of relief supplies. For more information visit: http://bit.ly/1GKGwlg Partners are also requested to refer to https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal for operational information on the Nepal earthquake response and contacts below to report access issues and queries on assessments and civil-military coordination. To be included in the contact lists, please register at Humanitarian ID (http://humanitarian.id/) Issues and concerns Email address To report access or issues which impede the delivery of humanitarian assistance eqbottlenecks@un.org.np To submit assessment reports or plans for future assessments nepalassessments@humanitarianresponse.info For queries on civil-military coordination and use of foreign military defense assets cmcoordnepal@gmail.com For International Development Partners Group partners to report on their relief work in Nepal eqidpg@un.org.np Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 13 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 7,000 people dead and destroyed nearly 191,000 houses.Hundreds of aftershocks have been reported including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. With the severe devastation of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support to the UN Resident Coordinator on 26 April. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams were immediately deployed to support the Government and the Office of the Resident Coordinator. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal seeking $415 million to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org , Tel: +66 89 9447623 / +977 9860889209 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 11 (as of 6 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 4 to 6 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 8 May. Highlights     The Government and humanitarian partners have now reached all affected districts and are refining information on needs of affected people, particularly in remote and hard-to-reach areas. New Government figures show that the number of houses destroyed in the earthquake-affected districts is at least twice as high as previously reported. The Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) mobilized 274 national medical teams (NMT). The Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee (CNDRC) released 1.79 billion Nepalese Rupees (equivalent to approximately US$ 17.3 million) to support relief activities at the district level. 2,800 255,954 213,441 children attend Child Friendly Spaces houses destroyed houses damaged NEPAL: Earthquake C H IN A Gorkha Kathmandu Sindhupalchok Lalitpur IN D I A More than 1,300 activities have been reported by humanitarian partners in the 5 May 4W database. More than 100 activities 20 - 100 activities Source: Education and Protection Clusters, Government of Nepal – NDRR Portal. Less than 20 activities Map Sources: UNCS, Nepal Survey Department, HCT agencies The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created on 6 May, 2015 Situation Overview New Government figures as of 6 May (20:00, UTC +5:45) show that the number of houses destroyed in the earthquake-affected districts is at least twice as high as previously reported; 284,455 houses have now been confirmed destroyed and another 234,102 damaged. The numbers of reported casualties also increased to 7,675 deaths and 16,392 injured. According to OCHA assessment cell‟s initial estimates, based on Government data, the highest rates of destruction and damage to housing are reported in Sindhupalchowk, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Ramechhap and Dhading. Estimates may increase as more areas are being reached. In Sindhupalchowk, the level of damage is said to significantly increase with altitude. Almost all houses made of stone and mud plaster, typical at higher altitudes, were destroyed and many families are still living outside their homes in makeshift shelters. In Kathmandu Valley, the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster assessed 103 sites, of which 58 open air sites remain and host some 37,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs). Provision of services in the sites is said to be uneven and primarily community-led. The Government and humanitarian partners have by now reached all the affected districts and are refining information on needs of affected people, particularly in remote and hard-to-reach areas. The Government continues to coordinate relief support from over 16 countries. Over 10,600 metric tons (MT) of rice, sugar, salt, beans and lentils were distributed to support communities in the affected districts. Another 7,500 MTs of food were distributed through local government bodies. The Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) mobilized 274 national medical teams (NMT). In addition, rapid response teams for the prevention and response of potential disease outbreaks were also deployed to all affected districts. The Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee (CNDRC) released 1.79 billion Nepalese Rupees (equivalent to approximately US$ 17.3 million) to support relief activities at the district level. Local partners report allegations of misuse and inappropriate distribution of relief materials. In addition, social norms may make it challenging for female-headed households to access relief items. This is of concern, particularly + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 11 2 in some of the Village Development Committees (VDCs) where the majority of economically active men are migrant workers. UN Women estimates that there are approximately 318,000 female-headed households in the affected districts. Many people have lost their homes and livelihoods and will require time and support to access relief ahead of the monsoon season. People might have also lost their documentation which can make it difficult to settle land issues, if they arise. In addition, in some areas, recently harvested wheat and barley crops have been lost together with seeds required for the upcoming rice planting season. Ensuring that adequate support reaches those in need before the monsoon season begins is a top priority, thus, securing the pipelines and prepositioning of goods is critical. Funding As of 6 May (20:00, UTC+5:45), the Financial Tracking Service reports that US$ 18.5 million have been received against the Flash Appeal. Additional $396.5 million is urgently required to ensure that the ongoing relief efforts can be maintained and scaled up. Nepal Earthquake 2015 Flash Appeal US$415 million requested Funded To date, some $93 million was provided in support of the ongoing response, this includes bilateral support and funding received against the Flash Appeal as well as the UN Central Emergency Response Fund. Another $240 million has been pledged. The Flash Appeal is currently ongoing revision to include projects in the Online Project System. The total revised requirement is being finalized. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org 4% Unmet 96% Engagement with and accountability to affected people Engagement with and accountability to affected people is critical. People affected by disasters are in desperate need of life-saving information, including the availability of humanitarian services and aid. Without consistent information-sharing mechanisms, security issues and misinformation may persist, impeding relief and recovery. A working group has been established to develop and update shared life-saving messages in English and Nepali to support the Government to address information needs of affected communities. At the local level, the group is also coordinating with radio networks to assess the status of radio infrastructure and develop humanitarian programming. To support two-way communication, a „common service‟ system is now operational to support the Humanitarian Country Team to gather and analyse feedback from communities and facilitate quick response back to the affected people. For more information on the common feedback platform, radio services and coordination of communicating with communities, please visit : https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal/cwc-working-group Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs: 1000  Changes in the topography caused by the earthquake, the fast-approaching people in a single monsoon season, and the greater availability of services and relief goods trigger transit site movements of some of the affected people in surrounding areas towards the Gorkha Village Development Committee Headquarters (VDC HQ). As a result, camp sites in VDC HQs are expanding.  The Cluster has recommended a geological survey to identify new sites for the relocation of these new arrivals and to evaluate the areas of settlements that are at risk of landslides and further loss of life.  In Baguwa VDC in Gorkha District, a new site accommodates 834 individuals that arrived from the surrounding areas. One transit site with about 1000 people is a pick up point for aid meant for villages further uphill. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 11 3  In areas south of Baguwa VDC, Government has mobilized the police to conduct assessments of houses of those who continue sleeping outside. Response:  CCCM Coordination started in Gorkha and Chauthara (Sindhupalchwok).  In the Baguwa site field clinics were set up with an inflatable hospital. Gaps & Constraints:  In Gorkha, priorities include improving 3W information and joint delivery of assistance. Early Recovery Needs:  72 Village Development Community (VDC) offices are destroyed, 97 VDC offices are partially damaged. Immediate support is required to the non-functional VDC offices to enable implementation of early recovery activities.  Supplies need to be air-dropped to seven of the most remote VDCs in Gorkha District (Bihi, Chekampar, Chumphuk, Lho, Prok, Sanagaon, Sirdibas). Response:  592 government social mobilizers were deployed to support the relief and recovery operation.  3 joint secretaries and 10 additional Government staff have been mobilized to coordinate relief and recovery activities. Gaps & Constraints:  Additional staff capacity is required, as some of the personnel is injured.  11 remote VDCs in Gorkha have been reached with relief items but is still insufficient. Education Needs:  The Department of Education has reported that 14,541 classrooms were destroyed and 9,182 were damaged.  With full reports not yet available for all the districts, provisional estimates indicate that some 948,900 children will not have access to education, unless the government and partners are able to provide alternative learning spaces. 2,800 children benefit from child friendly spaces Response:  The Education and Protection clusters have established 28 Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) for displaced communities in the Kathmandu Valley, serving over 2,800 earthquake affected children. Art activities, games, sports, and psychosocial support and key life-saving messages relating to WASH, Nutrition, Health, and Child Protection are being provided through these CFSs. Gaps & Constraints:  Overall coordination on structural assessment is a major challenge. And gaps in reporting also needs to be addressed by government and partners. Emergency Telecommunications Response: 150+  Shared internet connectivity has been installed in the logistics hub in Deurali (Gorkha humanitarian District) and at the humanitarian hub in Chautara (Sindhupalchok District). personnel benefit from  More than 150 humanitarians from 47 different humanitarian organizations are now internet services to using internet services provided by the Cluster in five locations (Kathmandu HSA, UN support operations Airport Reception Centre, UN House/ OSOCC, Deurali HSA and Chautara subOSOCC).  Five satellite terminals and three kits for distribution and management of internet connectivity arrived in Kathmandu. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 11 4 Constraints:  Movement of equipment into the country and to field locations remains a challenge. Food Security Needs:  More than 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Of them, an estimated 1.4 million most affected people have been prioritized for immediate food assistance. Response: 34 metric tons of high energy biscuits were distributed  2,693 MT of food has been dispatched and is currently being distributed in 15 districts.  34 MT of high energy biscuits were distributed across the affected districts.  Food assistance activities using cash are being planned in Makawanpur based on the market functionality assessment. Gaps & Constraints:  Rice seed needs to be procured and distributed to farmers within the next three weeks.  Additional airlift capacity is needed for food distribution. Health Needs:  Orthopedic equipment and supplies are urgently needed in the Kathmandu Valley.  There is a need to support assisted discharge for earthquake injured patients who need post-operation follow-up and rehabilitation. Response: 2,400+ children vaccinated from measles and rubella  The Health Emergency Operation Center established a hospital-based, post-earthquake surveillance system in public and private hospitals in 14 districts. This surveillance system currently covers 67 hospitals.  Aa total of 249 surgeries have been performed to date in 51 hospitals in 5 districts (Bhaktapur, Dolakha, Kathmandu Lalitpur, Makawanpur).  2,428 children (six months to 5 years) were vaccinated from measles and rubella in the Kathmandu Valley camps.  Reproductive kits were distributed in Gorkha, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre and Kathmandu Valley.  The Cluster distributed tents, medicines and surgical equipment in six districts (Dhading, Dolakha, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Ramechhap and Sindhupalchowk). Gaps & Constraints:  There is an ongoing need for hospital and maternity tents in all affected districts.  Transportation of medical supplies to remote areas that are not accessible by road remains a key challenge, as the airlift capacity remains insufficient. Logistics Response: 3,000m3+  Five logistics hubs were established, in addition to the already existing logistics hub of humanitarian cargo in Kathmandu. An engineering team is currently assessing additional two potential processed in the sites. Humanitarian Staging  The Cluster loaned three Mobile Storage Units to responders. Area  So far, the Cluster has handled over 3,900m3 of humanitarian cargo for some 30 organizations at the Humanitarian Staging Area.  Between 3 April and 5 May, the Logistics Cluster has facilitated the road transport of 30 truckloads of relief items on behalf of 10 organizations.  A pallet of tarpaulins was airlifted to Charikot (Dolakha District). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 11 5  A dedicated cluster civil-military coordinator is stationed in the Kathmandu Airport to facilitate cargo and provide logistics support.  Foreign Military Air assets, including 4 Ospreys and 1 Huey, are in country to support the humanitarian response.  Updated logistics information and roads maps are available at: http://logcluster.org/ops/nepal Constraints:  Airlift capacity, necessary to access remote areas, is still limited.  Additional air military assets (one C-130 and two Chinook helicopters) are awaiting clearance in India.  There is still no standard rate for transport agreed with the local transport association. Nutrition Needs: 126,000+  An estimated 15,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with severe acute malnutrition estimated number of (SAM) require therapeutic feeding and 70,000 children (6 to 59 months) with children need moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) need supplementary food. nutritious food  Blanket supplementary feeding is needed for some 200,000 children and pregnant and lactating women.  Vitamin A, micronutrient supplements and deworming pills are needed for some 362,000 children (6 to 59 months) and 185,000 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.  Some 126,000 children (0 to 23 months) need nutritious food to avoid malnourishment. Response:  Anthropometric material (72 height boards, 144 salter scales, and 16,600 Measuring Mid-Upper Arm Circumference tapes) were dispatched to the districts.  Over 450,000 boxes (30 sachets each) of multiple micronutrient powders for affected children (6 to 23 months) mobilized for distribution in 12 severely affected districts. Gaps & Constraints:  There is insufficient therapeutic food for an estimated 10,000 children with SAM and supplementary food for 70,000 children with MAM. Protection Needs:  Information on gender-based violence (GBV) is not disseminated widely. Survivors are still reporting within communities rather than seeking professional services.  Local partners report allegations of misuse and inappropriate distribution of relief materials. 7 women friendly spaces established in five districts Response:  On 5 May, an incident of sexual violence was reported in Kavre District. The GBV sub-cluster facilitated the filing of a police report and referral to appropriate services.  22 children were rescued from a damaged children‟s home in Khokana (Lalitpur District), by the Central Child Welfare Board.  Women's groups and GBV watch groups were mobilized to monitor and respond to GBV cases in 12 districts.  Key messages on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Unaccompanied and Separated Children and trafficking are being broadcasted through Radio Nepal.  Seven women friendly spaces have been established in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Nuwakot, Kavre and Dhading districts. Gaps & Constraints:  There are limited available services for GBV survivors.  Needs of people with disabilities and senior citizens have not been addressed systematically.  Fast-tracking the issuance of new and replacements of lost civil documents is critical. Civil society organizations report that in some distribution points, aid is only being provided when citizenship cards are shown. The government also requires the citizenship cards be shown to access the cash payments that have been authorized. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 11 6 Shelter Needs:  According to the Government, the earthquake destroyed 284,455 houses and damaged 234,102 (as of 6 May, 20:00, UTC+5:45). Most of the damage is recorded outside Kathmandu. 280,400+ houses destroyed Response:  To date, 62,533 tarpaulins have been distributed (including 41 per cent in Gorkha; 10 per cent in Kathmandu; 7.5 per cent in Bakhtapur; 7 per cent in Sindhuli; and 6 per cent in Lalitpur). The rate of distribution is increasing as congestion at the airport is being alleviated and road access improves.  With self-recovery becoming more and more prominent, the provision of a robust communication campaign on technical assistance is being developed. Gaps & Constraints:  As more isolated communities are being reached, the massive level of damage and needs becomes clearer, distribution of the 260,000 tarpaulins in the pipeline is critical. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The Cluster plans to provide assistance to an estimated 4.2 million people who are in urgent need of WASH services. Out of them, 51 per cent are female, 49 per cent male (40 per cent are children).  There is a need of hygiene kits and sanitation services, particularly in remote areas 340,500 people provided with water supply Response:  The Cluster provided water to 340,513 people and sanitation services to another 27,984. A total of 33 cluster partners operate in 16 districts (Bhaktapur, Chitawan, Dhading, Dolakha, Gorkha, Kavrepalanchowk, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Lamjung, Makawanpur, Nuwakot, Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Sindhuli, Sindhupalchowk and Tanahu).  WASH guidelines for district level coordination were formulated.  The Department of Water Supply and Sewage is mobilizing to conduct water quality testing of underground water sources in the Kathmandu Valley. Gaps & Constraints:  Possible water contamination due to lack of sanitation, particularly in remote districts, is a concern.  Sanitation response seems very weak across the affected areas. General Coordination On 4 May, the Government reported that a joint team including representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration Office and the Nepal Army have been assigned to the Kathmandu Airport to streamline clearance procedures of incoming relief items and personnel. International humanitarian partners are requested to ensure that all responders have proper immigration documents. Additional international Military and Civil Defence Assets (MCDAs) continued to arrive in the country, allowing the relief operation to be further scaled up. As of 5 May, 14 foreign militaries are in Nepal supporting the response. For more information, visit the UN Civil-Military Coordination website. On 5 May, the Gender Task Force developed key messages to be disseminated to women affected by the earthquake. Gender focal points have also been assigned to each cluster to ensure gender mainstreaming across the emergency response. A Nepal Gender Profile has been developed to provide baseline information for responders. As of 6 May, relief agencies proceeding to Gorkha District Headquarters are requested to check in at the logistics hub established by the Logistics Cluster in Deurali, located 1 km outside of Abu Khaireni. A humanitarian hub is also established in Gorkha to support coordination of the local response. The Cash Coordination Group (CCG) has developed and agreed on the use of a common market assessment tool to inform planning of cash transfer programmes. The group is also finalizing a minimum expenditure basket which United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 11 7 helps to anticipate cash needs of households in the affected areas.Guidelines on cash-for-work are also being developed in consultation with the clusters and national authorities. The Nepal private sector has mobilized to support the ongoing relief efforts. Activities are being consolidated and reported through the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) at http://operationreliefnepal.com For operational information on the Nepal earthquake response, including the calendar of events, please visit: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal. As of 6 May, nearly 600 responders representing over 150 organizations were checked in to Humanitarian.ID. To find contacts and be included in the contact lists, register at http://humanitarian.id/. Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 13 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 7,000 people dead and destroyed nearly 191,000 houses. Hundreds of aftershocks have been reported including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. With the severe devastation of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support to the UN Resident Coordinator on 26 April. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams were immediately deployed to support the Government and the Office of the Resident Coordinator. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal seeking $415 million to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org , Tel: +66 89 9447623 / +977 9860889209 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 12 (as of 8 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 6 to 8 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 11 May. Highlights     On 7 May, the Reception and Departure Centre at the Kathmandu Airport ceased operations, as most international search and rescue teams have now departed. The Nepalese military mobilized some 10,000 troops to be deployed in all Village District Committees (VDCs) across 16 districts to support logistics and overall relief efforts. Trekking and porter associations will be involved in the distribution of relief items to villages in northern areas. Coordination of debris management activities needs to increase in all affected VDCs Over 13,500 patients have been treated and 98 surgeries were performed by foreign military teams to date. NEPAL: Earthquake C H INA Gorkha Rasuwa Gorkha Coordination Hub Nuwakot Sindhupalchok Dhading Kathmandu Bhaktapur Makawanpur The red circles are sized according to the estimated number of people affected. The districts are shaded according to the number of activities reported. Chautara Coordination Hub Lalitpur Kabhrepalanchok Ramechhap Sindhuli Map Sources: UNCS, Nepal Survey Department, HCT agencies, MoHA The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created on 8 May, 2015 $423 million 10% 288,798 69,900 950,000 2 funded houses destroyed tarpaulins distributed children require education support Humanitarian coordination hubs operational at district level requested in revised Flash Appeal Source: Financial Tracking Service; Government of Nepal – NDRR Portal; Shelter and Education clusters; UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination team Situation Overview With the monsoon season beginning in June, providing emergency shelter to affected communities in remote and hard to reach areas is a priority. For the immediate response, high quality tarpaulins, tools and household items (including blankets) are needed. As of 8 May (18:00, UTC+5:45), the Government confirmed an increase in the total numbers to 288,798 houses destroyed and 254,112 damaged. In Gorkha District Headquarters, electricity and water supplies are available and the market is functional. However, access to rural areas in the district remains difficult. Aftershocks continue, with two strong quakes recorded on 6 May causing additional landslides in rural areas, including in Laprak, Gunda and Lapu. In Laprak, humanitarian partners reported a lack of shelter, food, water and medicines. Some villages in northern Gorkha are reachable only by foot trails; thus, the need to strengthen partnership with local trekking and porter associations to reach remote areas. During the initial days of the response, the Nepalese Army search and rescue teams evacuated over 2,400 people from remote areas to Kathmandu and Pokhara. To support logistics and the overall relief efforts, the army is also mobilizing some 10,000 troops to be deployed in all Village Development Committees (VDCs) in 16 districts. To date, over 13,500 patients have been treated and 98 surgeries were performed by foreign military teams. In Gorkha, there is now an increasing number of people seeking ways to return to their villages and looking for + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 12 2 missing family members. Family tracing and reunification services are required. Villages in mountainous areas are also reporting an increase in the occurrence of respiratory infections, especially in children under age-5. In addition, dead animal management is crucial to avoid the spread of other illnesses. Humanitarian agencies recorded cases of psychosocial trauma in the affected communities. Additional mental health and psychosocial support services are needed. Coordination of debris management activities is reported to be an issue in all affected VDCs. This includes appropriate and safe demolition of destroyed or damaged structures. At the sub-national level, humanitarian partners are supporting the District Disaster Relief Committees and Chief District Offices to coordinate the local response. Funding On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. Nepal Earthquake Revised Flash Appeal US$423 million requested The appeal was subsequently revised to include projects in the Online Project System. The revised appeal is seeking $423 million to further scale up the ongoing relief efforts. Funded 10% As of 8 May (22:00, UTC+5:45), the Financial Tracking Service reports that US$42.3 million have been received against the appeal. Additional $380.7 million is urgently required. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Unmet 90% Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination The Humanitarian-Military Operations Coordination Centre (HuMOCC) was established within the Government’s Multinational Military Coordination Center (MNMCC) to provide a physical space to facilitate dialogue between humanitarian and military actors supporting the earthquake response. The use of Military and Civil Defence Assets (MCDAs) has been critical to reach remote and hard to reach communities. Daily coordination meetings are held at 9:00 a.m. in the MNMCC. A joint operation cell within the MNMCC is also being established to ensure common situational awareness and a single entry point to prioritize and task requests from the humanitarian community on the use of MCDAs to support the ongoing relief operations. The functions of the cell is in line with the Oslo Guidelines and the Asia-Pacific Regional Guidelines For The Use Of Foreign Military Assets In Natural Disaster Response Operations (APCMADRO). Further more information, visit: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal/civil-militarycoordination Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  As of 7 May, 128 displacement sites were assessed. An estimated 41,000 people are homeless in the Kathmandu Valley as per the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). DTM is a cluster tool used to assess sectoral needs in camps.  Large camps and spontaneous sites must be properly managed and living conditions there improved. Incidents of sexual violence in displacement camps were reported. 128 displacement sites assessed Response:  DTM continues to be rolled out at the district level. Teams were deployed to Dhading, Kavre and Makwanpur. DTM data collected in coordination with authorities will inform camp planning and sectoral needs of people who lost their homes. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 12 3 Gaps & Constraints:  There is a lack of trained partners at the hub level to provide camp site management and site improvement. Early Recovery Needs:  72 Village VDC offices were destroyed and 97 VDC offices damaged. Immediate support is required to the nonfunctional VDC offices to enable implementation of early recovery activities. Response:  The cluster is extending support to Rasuwa District’s response operations with 5 additional VDC secretaries deployed. Gaps & Constraints:  Three areas in Rasuwa (Langtang, Rashwagadhi and Rashwar) reported that staff and capacity constraints are hindering response efforts.  Additional support to VDC offices on the ground continues to be needed, as some government social mobilizers lost their homes, family members, or both. Education Needs:  At least 950,000 children in Nepal will not be able to return to school, unless urgent action is taken to assess schools in the affected districts and provide temporary learning spaces where schools are destroyed.  The government, teachers unions and cluster partners noted the need for psychosocial support for both students and teachers as schools plan to reopen. 38 child friendly spaces established Response:  The Education and Protection Clusters established 38 child friendly spaces (CFS) for displaced communities in Dhading, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur serving over 3,800 earthquake affected children. Art activities, games, sports, and psychosocial support and key lifesaving messages relating to WASH, nutrition, health, and child protection are being provided at these CFSs.  Flags to denote safe and unsafe school buildings were designed and printed and the cluster is supporting the Department of Education to form teams to assess school buildings in the priority districts. Gaps & Constraints:  Overall coordination on structural assessment is a major challenge.  Reporting gaps need to be addressed by government and partners. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  To support responders, shared internet connectivity was installed in Bidur (Nuwakot District) in addition to those already established in Deurali (Gorkha District), Chautara (Sindupalchowk District). ETC shared internet connectivity services are now being provided in six locations across Nepal.  Over 220 responders from 77 different humanitarian organizations are now using internet services provided by the cluster in Nepal. Constraints:  Movement of equipment into the country and to field locations remains a challenge. Food Security Needs:  Over 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Of them, an estimated 1.4 million most affected people have been prioritized for immediate food assistance. Response:  Food distributions continue to reach communities in the 15 most affected districts. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 12 4  Of the 2,966 metric tons (MT) of food distributed to date, some 273 MT were distributed in the last two days.  An additional 14 MT of high energy biscuits were also distributed. Gaps & Constraints:  Rice seed needs to be procured and distributed to farmers within the next three weeks.  Insufficient personnel at field level to support food distribution. Health Needs:  A total of 240 primary health care centres and health posts were destroyed and 347 damaged in 14 districts.  Three district hospitals were destroyed in Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Ramechhap districts. 19 temporary field hospitals established Response:  Cluster partners, including foreign medical teams, supported the Ministry of Health and Population to establish 19 temporary field hospitals in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchok, Kavre, Gorkha and Rasuwa Districts.  The cluster supported the management of dead bodies. Gaps & Constraints:  The delivery of medical supplies to remote villages remains a challenge, due to limited airlift capacity  Health and maternity services in the affected areas need to be restored.  Disease surveillance needs to be strengthened. Logistics Response: 14.7  As of 6 May, approximately 900 MT of humanitarian cargo for some 40 organizations metric tons of food and were processed by the cluster at the Humanitarian Staging Area in Kathmandu shelter Airport.  Since 29 April, UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) transported 14.7 MT of food and shelter supplies and supported assessment missions to Dhunche, Deurali, Gumda and Lahprak.  A fleet of 4X4 vehicles was contracted for the logistics hubs in Chautari and Deurali.  Updated logistics info and roads maps available from the Logistics Cluster website: http://logcluster.org/ops/nepal Constraints:  There is a need to decentralize the logistics operation in order to reach more affected areas.  Access to villages beyond the district centres is challenging in the absence of sufficient small vehicles. Nutrition Needs: 3,000+  168,000 mother of children (0 to 23 months old) require breastfeeding support. ready-to-use  An estimated 126,000 children (6 to 23 months old) require nutritious food. therapeutic food  70,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with moderate acute malnutrition require delivered in 12 districts supplementary food and approximately 15,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with severe acute malnutrition require therapeutic feeding.  362,000 children (6 to 59 months old) and 185,000 women require micronutrients.  200,000 children (6 to 23 months) and pregnant and lactating women require blanket supplementary feeding programme. Response:  All essential supplies and anthropometric material for the initial three-month response reached the 12 severely affected districts allowing for nutrition screening of some 589,000 children and women.  The cluster delivered 147,829 boxes of multiple micronutrient powders to improve quality of complementary food for 126,000 children (6 to 23 months old) in 12 severely affected districts. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 12 5  3,020 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food were delivered to 12 severely affected districts to provide care to over 3,000 children with severe acute malnutrition. Gaps & Constraints:  Lack of skilled nutrition staff at the community level. Protection Needs:  There is a need to ensure equitable and principled distribution of relief and consider specific needs of vulnerable groups.  Approximately 200 Tibetan refugees were affected by the earthquake in Kathmandu Valley and protection services are required. Response: 530 dignity kits delivered in Ghorka, Lalitpur, Kavre, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu districts  Two sub-working groups under the Protection Cluster were formed for people with disabilities and the elderly.  Police forces were mobilized to prevent and respond to trafficking in all 75 districts.  As of 6 May, 300 police officials attended orientation on children and women’s protection issues and were deployed to the affected districts.  45 unaccompanied children were identified; the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB) initiated family tracing.  530 dignity kits were delivered to women in Gorkha, Lalitpur, Kavre, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu districts.  500 dignity kits were delivered to female headed households, elderly women and women with disabilities in Sindhupalchowk and Kavre. Gaps & Constraints:  Reports were received that relief distribution in rural areas does not adequately consider the special needs of vulnerable groups. The Dalits, elderly and people with disabilities are unable to access distribution points. Shelter Needs:  As of 8 May, (at 18:00, UTC+5:45) Government reported that the earthquake destroyed 288,798 houses and damaged 254,112 houses.  Distribution of tarpaulins still remains a top priority with each household estimated to need two tarpaulins. 69,900 tarpaulins distributed Response:  To date, 21 agencies reported a total of 69,909 tarpaulins, 11,624 household kits and 5,951 tents were distributed. Some 500,000 tarpaulins and 130,764 household kits are en route to Nepal. Gaps & Constraints:  Transport of emergency shelter to remote areas remains a challenge. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The Cluster plans to provide services to an estimated 4.2 million people who are in urgent need of WASH services. Out of the total population to be served, 51 per cent are females, 49 per cent are males (out of the total 40 per cent are children). 27,900+ people benefit from sanitation services Response:  As of 7 May, a total of 346,541 people were provided with water, 27,984 with sanitation services and 251,756 with hygiene materials.  Five emergency water units were installed and are operational in Chautara, Sindhupalchowk district. The units are providing water to the hospital and communities.  To date the hygiene promotion programme reached 400 families. Gaps & Constraints:  There is a lack of WASH partners in Sindhupalchowk and Gorkha districts. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 12 6 General Coordination On 7 May, the Reception and Departure Centre at the Kathmandu Airport ceased operations, as most international search and rescue teams have now departed. Foreign military teams with medical capacity are also demobilising. District level humanitarian coordination hubs are operational in Gorkha Bazaar (Gorkha District) and Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District) and support coordination at the local level. Humanitarian partners are requested to ensure district-level operational information is uploaded on: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal There is a need for dedicated cluster coordinators at the district level as well as civil-military coordination liaison capacity. District Disaster Rescue Committee meetings are held daily at 7:00 a.m. General coordination meetings are held at 8:00 a.m. in the Chief District Office. The Shelter, WASH, Health, Food, Logistics, Protection and CCCM Clusters were activated. On 6 May, the first Logistics Cluster meeting was held in Deurali (Gorkha District). Subsequent meetings will be conducted in Gorkha Bazaar. For more information visit: http://www.logcluster.org/ops/nepal In Chautara, daily joint 7:00 a.m. coordination meetings with the Government are held at the humanitarian hub located at the Chautara District Hospital. Inter-cluster coordination meetings are held at 6 p.m. In Kathmandu, the inter-cluster coordination meeting will be held three times a week (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) at 2:30 p.m. at the UN House. The Gender Task Force is supporting clusters to ensure that gender is mainstreamed into relief operations. The task force is providing guidance on gender analysis to support assessments and working with partners to establish gender focal points in the field humanitarian coordination hubs. Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 13 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 7,000 people dead and destroyed nearly 191,000 houses. Hundreds of aftershocks have been reported including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. With the severe devastation of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support to the UN Resident Coordinator on 26 April. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams were immediately deployed to support the Government and the Office of the Resident Coordinator. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. On 4 May, the appeal was revised seeking $423 million to support the relief operations for three months. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org , Tel: +66 89 9447623 / +977 9860889209 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 13 (as of 11 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 8 to 11 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 13 May. Highlights     On 10 May, heavy rain and hail caused significant flooding in and around Chautara, affecting people who lost their homes living in tents. Stockpiling and pre-positioning of relief items in remote areas is critical. Continued rains are likely to further hamper access by road to the most-remote Village Development Committees. Families who need to demolish their homes should report the estimated costs to the concerned subnational authorities in order to be considered for Government support. As of 10 May, the Government has released a total of 2.84 billion Nepalese Rupees (approximately US$ 21 million) to support relief operations in the affected districts. C H INA Gorkha Activity status Completed Ongoing Planned Rasuwa Nuwakot Sindhupalchok Dhading Kathmandu Dolakha Makawanpur Bhaktapur Lalitpur Kabhrepalanchok $423 million 10% requested in revised Flash Appeal funded 2.8 billion 731,000+ Nepalese Rupees released by Government to affected districts people reached with food distributions in 11 districts Ramechhap Okh Sindhuli Source: Financial Tracking Service (16:00, UTC+5:45 UTC+5:45); Ministry of Home Affairs; Food Security Cluster Situation Overview Humanitarian hubs in Gorkha and Sindhupalchowk districts report that there are still urgent needs in remote and mountainous areas where access remains difficult and continues to impede the delivery of humanitarian assistance. The Ministry of Home Affairs has requested organizations responding in the field to liaise with the District Disaster Relief Committees (DDRCs) to optimize resources and ensure that relief reaches vulnerable groups in remote communities in an equitable manner. As of 9 May, 330 humanitarian agencies are implementing some 2,200 humanitarian activities. To inform the planning and coordination of relief and early recovery in support of Government efforts, operational information are being consolidated from partners on the ground into a 4W to illustrate who is doing what, where and when. On 10 May, a district authority-led rapid multi-sectoral assessment started across all Village Development Committees (VDC) in Sindhupalchowk to generate a harmonized set of basic data for all clusters at the VDC levels. Cluster-specific assessments will complement the rapid multi-sectoral assessment. Heavy rain and hail on 10 May caused significant flooding in the Chautara area affecting people without homes now living in temporary shelters. Unseasonal rains continue to further impede access by road to the most-remote VDCs. Forward planning is also required to reflect the impending challenges that the monsoon season will bring. Humanitarian partners in the field stress the urgency of stockpiling in remote areas to ensure access to life-saving relief items over the upcoming months. In Gorkha District, there are reports of people temporarily moving from settlements to central distribution points, + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 13 2 such as Baluwa. Communities started rebuilding homes with available wood, mud, stones and corrugated iron sheets. They are requesting additional quality shelter equipment. Homes beyond repair or deemed unsafe, need to be demolished and debris cleared urgently but time limitations may not allow for this before the monsoon starts. On 8 May, the Government announced relief support for people whose homes were destroyed or need to be demolished. People should submit the estimated costs to their relevant sub-national authorities prior to demolition. As of 10 May, a total of 2.84 billion NPRs (approximately US$ 21 million) were released by the Government of Nepal to affected districts for relief support, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Funding On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. The appeal was subsequently revised to include projects in the Online Project System. Nepal Earthquake Revised Flash Appeal US$423 million requested Funded The revised appeal is seeking $423 million to further scale up the ongoing relief efforts. As of 11 May (16:00, UTC+5:45), the Financial Tracking Service reports that US$42.3 million have been received against the appeal. This includes $15 million allocated from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund. 10% An additional $380.7 million is urgently required. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Unmet 90% Gender in the Nepal Earthquake Response Within five days of the earthquake, a Gender Task Force, comprising more than 20 UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations, was established in Kathmandu to ensure effective integration of gender programming in the humanitarian response. Cluster focal points were identified, assessment questions and key messages developed, to support community outreach programmes. At the district level, a strategy to establish a support network in the humanitarian hubs and link up with local women organizations is being rolled out. On 5 May, a baseline gender profile was issued to support response planning. Initial rapid gender analyses were completed for three districts (Gorkha, Lamjung and Dhading) and is being finalized for Sindhupalchowk. Women and girls continue to be at risk of gender-based violence (GBV), which is exacerbated by the disaster. They need immediate access to life-saving services, support and protection. The GBV sub-cluster has developed a referral pathway and is strengthening services to respond to reported protection cases. Safe spaces for women were established and dignity kits distributed. For additional information, please contact: Ms. Anu Pillay, Emergency Gender Adviser (pillay@un.org; +977 980 858 9962) or visit: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal/gender-task-force Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs: 48  Of the 140 camp sites (hosting some 41,890 people) in Kathmandu Valley only nine per cent of assessed per cent have some type of camp management, 48 per cent are overcrowded and 91 camps are per cent do not have segregated toilets according to the Displacement Tracking overcrowded Matrix (DTM).  Reports were received of caste discrimination in camps and spontaneous sites. There is a need to ensure the reports are verified and addressed in collaboration with the Protection Cluster. Response:  DTM teams were deployed to Makwanpur and Dhading districts to verify reports of spontaneous settlements set up by people who lost their homes. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 13 3 Gaps & Constraints:  There is a lack of trained camp managers at the district level.  Emergency shelter and food is inadequate in most of the displacement sites.  Rubble removal is required to improve the camps. Early Recovery Needs:  An estimated 27 million cubic metres (m ) of debris need to be cleared.  The demolition of damaged buildings is urgent.  Due to a heightened risk of landslides, 200 families from Haku, Dandagaun and Thulogaun Village Development Committees (VDCs) in Rasuwa District temporarily migrated to Gerkhu, Manakamana VDCs in Nuwakot District. 27 3 million cubic metre of debris needs to be cleared Response:  The Government deployed an additional five VDC secretaries in Rasuwa District. .  Gorkha District established information and grievance handling officers at three major relief distribution points.  Cash-for-work activities will begin to support debris management (including demolition of buildings) in Sindhupalchowk (Irkhu, Kunchowk and Karthali VDCs).  NPR 500 million (approximately $4,900,720) was provided by the Government to the 14 affected districts for relief assistance to enable early recovery. Gaps & Constraints:  There are inadequate technical experts to assess which houses can be used or demolished. Education Needs:  At least 950,000 children in Nepal will not be able to return to school unless urgent action is taken to assess schools in the affected districts and provide temporary learning spaces where schools are destroyed. Response: 45 child friendly spaces established serving over 4,500 children  With technical support from the cluster, 1,100 teachers were oriented on back-to-school messages, psychosocial first aid for children in nine districts.  In coordination with the Protection Cluster over 200 volunteer facilitators were trained to support services in 45 child friendly spaces for displaced communities in Sindhupalchowk, Dhading, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts serving over 4,500 children. Gaps & Constraints:  Limited supply of emergency education kits. Emergency Telecommunications Response: 90  Over 300 humanitarian responders from 90 organizations are now using ETC internet humanitarian services in Nepal. organizations using  Shared internet services are available in six locations in Nepal (Humanitarian Staging ETC internet services Area and UN House/OSOCC in Kathmandu; Deurali Humanitarian Staging Area; Chautara Humanitarian Hub; and NGO hubs in Bidur and Arughat)  The cluster has arranged for responders (upon display of their IDs) in Bharatpur to use the NCell office as an internet café. Constraints:  The movement of equipment into the country and to field locations remains a challenge. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 13 4 Food Security Needs:  Over 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Of them, an estimated 1.4 million most affected people have been prioritized for immediate food assistance. Response: 731,000+ people reached with food distributions in 11 districts  To date, food distributions reached 731,180 people in 11 priority districts.  Food assistance activities using cash are being planned for Makawanpur District based on the market functionality assessment. Gaps & Constraints:  Time is critical for procuring and supplying rice seed to farmers affected by the earthquake. Rice seed needs to be procured and seed beds need to be prepared within the next 2 weeks.  More partners are still needed at field level for food and agriculture inputs distribution. Health Needs: 900  According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 26 hospitals were damaged and village health facilities more than 900 village health facilities outside the Kathmandu Valley are nonoutside Kathmandu functional. Valley are non Some 17,870 people were injured. There is an immediate need to restore primary functional health care services and provide rehabilitation support to discharged patients.  The Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) estimates that each month about 1,500 pregnant women are likely to experience complications during pregnancy and childbirth requiring medical care.  More than 535,000 children under age-5, 60,000 pregnant women and 637,000 adolescent girls are at risk of illness requiring special care in 14 districts according to the Health Management Information System (HMIS) data. Response:  The cluster distributed 45 tents in 10 districts (Dolkha, Ramechhap, Dhading, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Gorkha, Kavre, Rasuwa, Kathmandu and Lalitpur) and medical equipment and supplies to Rasuwa, Gorkha, Dhading, Lalitpur, Kavre and Sindhupalchowk to support maternal and neonatal health, reproductive health and child health services.  Medical equipment and supplies for sexual reproductive health services to meet the needs of 90,000 people for three months were delivered in Rasuwa, Gorkha, Dhading, Lalitpur, Kavre and Sindhupalchowk districts.  The Cluster has distributed clean delivery kits to 1,100 pregnant women in Sindhupalchowk, Gorkha, Rasuwa, Dhading and Lalitpur districts. Gaps & Constraints:  Availability of accurate information on health facilities and health workers from seriously affected sites.  Availability of logistics to deliver health supplies and personnel to remote areas. Logistics Response:  To date, the UN Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) has transported 124 passengers from seven organizations and 48.5 metric tons (MT) of relief items to 14 districts.  The current storage capacity offered in country to the humanitarian community amounts to 4,480 m2 in Kathmandu, Dhulikhel, Deurali (Gorkha District) and Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District)  Additional truck fleets (4x4) with 3 MT of capacity each, have been placed in the Chautara and Deurali regional hubs for forward delivery. 1,400 metric tons of relief cargo processed in the Kathmandu Humanitarian Staging Area United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 13 5  As of 10 May, the cluster handled approximately 6,500 m /1,400 MT of relief cargo through the Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) in Kathmandu for 49 humanitarian organizations.  Updated logistics info and roads maps are available from the Logistics Cluster Nepal Operation website: http://logcluster.org/ops/nepal 3 Constraints:  . Kathmandu International Airport imposed limitations regarding the landing times on incoming aircrafts carrying relief cargo. Aircraft can land between 06h00 and 10h00 and between 18h00 and 00h30, this restriction will also apply to aircrafts transporting humanitarian aid. Nutrition Needs:  168,000 mothers of children (0 to 23 months old) require breastfeeding support.  An estimated 126,000 children (6 to 23 months old) require nutritious food.  70,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with moderate acute malnutrition require supplementary food and approximately 15,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with severe acute malnutrition require therapeutic feeding.  362,000 children (6 to 59 months old) and 185,000 women require micronutrients.  200,000 children (6 to 23 months) and pregnant and lactating women require blanket supplementary feeding programme. Response:  128 MT of ready-to-eat supplementary food and 182 MT of high energy biscuits are mobilized to support blanket supplementary feeding programme in approximately seven districts. Gaps & Constraints:  Lack of skilled nutrition staff at the community level. Protection Needs:  Shelter homes are overcrowded and women’s workloads have increased. There is of lack access to dedicated spaces for women to use as toilets.  On 8 May, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)’s monitoring of Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha and Kavrepalanchowk indicated that people residing near the highway have received more relief materials than those in the remote areas. There is a need to strengthen coordination among government agencies, political parties and civil society.  The NHRC monitoring also revealed that the relief packages wasn distributed to home owners in the district headquarters but not to tenants. Response:  Three additional safe spaces for women were established in Kathmandu, Kavre and Dhading for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and lactating mothers.  On 8 May, the Central Child Welfare Board issued a notice addressing child care homes and other institutions, including schools to avoid cases of separating children from their care givers. This notice was aired via radio nationwide.  1,294 protection (shelter and WASH) kits were distributed in Bhotechaur and Haibang in Sindhupalchowk, prioritizing people with disabilities, elderly, female heads of households. Gaps & Constraints:  The situation analysis in districts is weak. Existing and planned assessment efforts by partner agencies need to be consolidated for analysis. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 13 6 Shelter Needs:  As of 11 May (15:00, UTC+5:45) t 288,798 houses were totally destroyed and 254,112 partially damaged, according to the Government.. .  Distribution of tarps and shelter fixings remain a priority. 82,700 tarpaulins distributed Response:  To date, the cluster distributed a total of 82,719 tarps, 6,099 tents and 11,698 household kits (including blankets).  A guidance document on fixings and tarpaulins was developed in Nepali. Gaps & Constraints:  Due to access issues associated with the impending monsoon season, agencies are encouraged to start distributions in hard to reach areas.  Currently there are about 470,000 more tarps en route to Nepal, but there are concerns due to the recent humanitarian flight restrictions.  Gap analysis of the number of distributions compared against number of homes damaged/destroys shows that Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, and Nuwakot have the greatest needs. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  According to data collected, the level of damage to water systems may be lower than initially estimated. The most recent information is being processed to generate a revised caseload. Response:  40 organizations are reporting into the 4W matrix responding in 17 districts.  More in-depth information will be able in coming days on beneficiaries. Gaps & Constraints:  Due to ongoing assessments and new information is being received daily, it is currently difficult to precisely define existing needs. It is expected that a more accurate analysis of the situation will be available in the coming week. General Coordination On 9 May, the Government requested district authorities and clusters’ cooperation to conduct joint and detailed assessments to further inform emergency and early recovery responses. Humanitarian partners are requested to work within the clusters, avoid individual agency assessments and liaise with the DDRC and Chief District Officer. The contact list of Under-Secretaries assigned to support the districts is available at: http://bit.ly/1Et6usZ Coordination hubs are operational in Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District) and Gorkha Bazaar (Gorkha District). The geographical coverage map is available at: http://bit.ly/1QyFAHG There is a need to identify dedicated district cluster coordinators and strengthen reporting of response activities in the VDCs. In Sindhupalchowk, the Government established a registration process for all NGOs that plan to provide assistance in the district. Incoming NGOs are requested to proceed to the On-Site Operations Coordination Centre in the humanitarian hub in Chautara to obtain registration forms. The district government is convening cluster lead meetings every Wednesday and Sunday at 7:30 a.m. In Gorkha District, general coordination meetings are held on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 8:00 a.m. at the DDRC office. There is a need to establish district cash coordination platforms. At the national level, the Cash Coordination Group meets regularly and is currently supporting the Government in refining cash-for-work guidelines and developing policy on emergency unrestricted or multi-purpose cash assistance. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 13 7 Foreign medical teams (FMT) deploying to the affected districts should coordinate with the district medical officers and the FMT Coordination Cell established at the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) in Kathmandu. Medical teams are requested to submit deployment information at least three days in advance to: fmt.coord.nepal@gmail.com. At present, 99 FMTs are active, 17 FMTs ended their mission and 26 FMTs are awaiting tasking or have not registered with the Health Cluster or the MOHP. The Humanitarian Country Team continues to regularly convene coordination meetings which are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the UN House in Kathmandu. Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 13 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 7,000 people dead and destroyed nearly 191,000 houses. Hundreds of aftershocks have been reported including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. With the severe devastation of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support to the UN Resident Coordinator on 26 April. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams were immediately deployed to support the Government and the Office of the Resident Coordinator. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. On 4 May, the appeal was revised seeking $423 million to support the relief operations for three months. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org , Tel: +66 89 9447623 / +977 9860889209 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np OCHA Flash Update Nepal Earthquake 12 May 2015 Dear colleagues, A new earthquake measuring 7.3 magnitude struck today (12 May) at 12:50 local time (UTC +5:45). The epicentre was southeast of Kodari (Sindhupalchowk District), 76 km northeast of Kathmandu – an area already affected by the 25 April quake. The initial quake was followed by several aftershocks including a 5.6 magnitude tremor with the epicentre in Kodari and a 6.3magnitude one with the epicentre in Ramechhap District. Strong aftershocks continue to be felt. Landslides were reported in Langtang Region in the Himalayas. Many areas around the epicentre are particularly susceptible to landslides. As of 16:00 local time (UTC +5:45), there are reports so far of 24 people dead and another 543 injured. 5 people were reported rescued in Charikot. Reports of people buried under rubble are also coming in from across the country, including from Tatopani. Some buildings damaged by the 25 April quake collapsed today in Gorkha District and Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District). New damage to housing and infrastructure is also being reported across the districts. The earthquake caused some panic and many people fled to and remain in open spaces. The existing camps in Chautara remain open and are accommodating additional people. People in other areas are also expected to remain in the open air areas. The Nepalese Army is requesting additional shelter as it expects people to stay in the open overnight. National search and rescue (SAR) teams have been deployed. The Government of Nepal advised it dispatched military helicopters to assess damage and possibly provide emergency health assistance. The Government has also asked the hospitals in affected areas, including Kathmandu, to remain on stand-by to treat the injured. No request for international SAR teams was made. International SAR teams, which remain in the country, were requested to support the response. No additional international assistance has been requested so far. Phone lines and traffic in Kathmandu are congested The Kathmandu Airport is now closed. The next update will be issued as soon as additional information becomes available. Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 14 (as of 13 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the Resident Coordinator and humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 11 to 13 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 15 May. Highlights      On 12 May, a 7.3 magnitude struck Nepal at 12:50 p.m. local time (UTC+5:45) near Chilankha Village Development Committee in Dolakha District. A total of 32 districts were affected, including those still recovering from the 25 April 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The Multinational Military Coordination Center reported that 1,405 people were rescued by air, of which 1,307 people were rescued by the Nepal Army. Another 1,050 people were evacuated by road. There is an urgent need for tents, generators and fuel supply to ensure that radio stations continue broadcasting and collecting information from affected communities in Dhading, Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk districts. Debris removal remains a priority in all affected districts to ensure access to areas blocked by landslides. $423 million requested in Revised Flash Appeal 32 356,000+ districts affected by new major earthquake on 12 May people provided with temporary water supply Source: Financial Tracking Service (15:00, UTC+5:45); Ministry of Home Affairs; WASH Cluster Situation Overview Two weeks after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal, another major earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude struck near Chilankha Village Development Committee (VDC) in Dolakha District on 12 May. Powerful aftershocks continued for hours, including 5.6 and 6.3 magnitude tremors with epicentres in Sindhupalchowk and Ramechhap districts. According to the Government, a total of 32 districts were affected including those still recovering from the 25 April earthquake such as Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts. As of 13 May, 09:00 (UTC+5:45), the Government confirmed 65 deaths and 1,926 people injured. National search and rescue teams, using military helicopters, were deployed to assess the damage. The Multinational Military Coordination Center (MNMCC) reported that 1,405 people were rescued by air (1,307 people rescued by the Nepal Army) and another 1,050 were evacuated by land. Within the vicinity of the Chautara humanitarian hub, at least 20 buildings collapsed. In Dolakha District, a large number of houses were damaged by the 12 May earthquake. Heavy rain and aftershocks caused an influx of people to the Chautara humanitarian hub. An evacuation center (Tudikhel) has been established hosting some 86 families (over 350 people), including nine pregnant women. A new site 2 km away from the hub is hosting another 50 people. Debris removal is a priority in all affected districts. Debris from landslides in Langtang Region in the Himalayas, Bhirkot VDC (in Dolakha) and Lakuridada area damaged roads. Hagam and Bahrabise VDCs in Sindhupalchowk District are also reported to be inaccessible. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 14 2 Thunderstorms are forecasted in areas near the epicentre during the next five days, which may further hamper relief efforts. The weather disturbance may cause additional landslide and damage dams including at Sunkoshi in Sindhupalchowk. The 12 May earthquake severely damaged radio equipment and buildings in Dhading, Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk districts. There is an urgent need for tents, generator and fuel supply to ensure that radio stations continue broadcasting and collecting information from affected communities. According to the 2011 census data, there are 317,714 female-headed households in the most affected districts. Given prevailing social and cultural patterns, humanitarian partners need to ensure that women who may have lost their citizenship papers are able to access assistance in an equitable manner. On 12 May, the Kathmandu International Airport was temporarily closed. It resumed operations on the same day at 15:05 (UTC+5:45). Funding As of 13 May (15:00, UTC+5:45), a total of US$156 million of humanitarian funding from approximately 50 countries, multilateral institutions and private donors has been provided for the Nepal earthquake response according to the Financial Tracking Service. Nepal Earthquake Revised Flash Appeal US$423 million requested Funded Of this total, $58 million, including $15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, has been contributed to the $423 million Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team. 14% An additional $365 million is urgently required to provide life-saving assistance and protection to millions of people affected by the earthquake. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Unmet 86% Nepal Earthquake Cash Coordination In Kathmandu, the Cash Coordination Group (CCG) was established to provide a common platform for responders to define strategic direction for cash transfer programming and to ensure that context appropriate technical standards are in place for the earthquake response. Four technical sub-groups have been created focusing on: market assessments, cash standards, cash activity mapping and financial service providers. Cash-for-work guidelines have been developed by the Government. The guidelines are being refined with support from other stakeholders including the CCG. Guidance on the use of multi-purpose cash transfer is also being finalized and will be available by 15 May. The minimum expenditure basket for cash assistance has been developed and is being updated in coordination with the clusters. A rapid market assessment for food and non-food items is being rolled out at the district level. Cash programming has begun through a number of mechanisms including cash assistance to ensure food security in Makwanpur District. Small scale multi-purpose cash programmes were also rolled out targeting people with specific needs including the elderly. It is expected that the number of cash-based assistance will scale up in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal/cash-working-group Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  Following the 12 May earthquake, assessment of open space camps in Kathmandu indicate that people who are without homes are returning to pre-identified open areas and are setting up makeshift shelters.  In anticipation of additional earthquakes and aftershocks, there is a need to develop a comprehensive plan for camp site management before the monsoon season based on feedback from the affected people. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 14 3 Response:  Roll out of the Displacement Tracking Matrix is ongoing in Dhading, Gorkha, Kavre, Makwanpur, Ramechhap and Sindhupalchowk districts.  In coordination with the Shelter Cluster, emergency shelter and non-food items have been dispatched to Chautara and Deurali for distribution in displacement sites. Gaps & Constraints:  There is limited information on the displacement situation in remote communities.  Additional open space areas outside the Kathmandu Valley need to be identified to establish camps. Early Recovery Needs:  Due to the 12 May earthquake, additional houses and government buildings have collapsed or were severely damaged particularly in Charikot (Dolakha District) and Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District). This has further increase the amount of debris which needs to be cleared.  Many landslides have been reported in Irkhu VDC (Sindhupalchowk). Response:  Currently, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development is collecting information from the affected areas of the 12 May earthquake to inform recovery response. Gaps & Constraints:  There is still limited information from the affected areas of the new earthquake. Education Needs:  The earthquake on 12 May destroyed additional educational infrastructure in Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha and Ramechhap districts.  The psychological impact of the earthquake on children will require additional psychosocial activities and safe spaces.  The Government announced that schools in the affected districts will remain closed until 29 May. Response:  The Education and Protection clusters have established 53 child friendly spaces in Sindhupalchowk, Dhading, Kavre, Gorkha, Sindhuli, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur districts serving over 5,300 children. Gaps & Constraints:  There is inadequate staff to support coordination of education response at the district level. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  Over 400 humanitarian responders from more than 100 different response organisations are now using internet services provided by the ETC in Nepal.  ETC services are being provided in six locations across Nepal (Humanitarian Staging Area and UN House in Kathmandu; Deurali Humanitarian Staging Area; Chautara Humanitarian Hub; and NGO hubs in Bidur and Aarughat). Constraints:  The movement of equipment into the country and to field locations remains a challenge. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 14 4 Food Security Needs:  Over 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Of them, an estimated 1.4 million most affected people have been prioritized for immediate food assistance. 1 million+ people provided with food assistance Response:  Partners have been able to reach over 1 million people with food in 11 districts.  The Cluster has provided food rations such as 10 kg rice per household and high energy biscuits in 11 districts (Gorkha, Dhading, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha, Kavre, Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga, Sindhuli and Makawanpur). Gaps & Constraints:  There is only a window of 7 to 10 days to purchase agricultural inputs and dispatch them to meet the planting season schedules, coinciding with the onset of the monsoon in June. This is needed to ensure food security in the coming months.  Less than 9 per cent of the needs of agricultural inputs are currently being met. Health Needs: 26  As of 13 May (11:00, UTC+5:45), the Government reports 1,918 people injured and hospitals damaged by 65 dead from Dolakha, Kavre, Ramechhap and Sindhupalchowk districts. earthquakes  Since 25 April, 26 hospitals have been damaged by earthquakes and more than 900 smaller health facilities are nonfunctional.  300 beds of the Maternity Hospital and 400 beds of Bir Hospital in Kathmandu are not functional. This limits capacity to treat patients.  The 12 May earthquake damaged sections of the Patan Hospital (Kathmandu), Sukraraj Tropical Hospital and Bhaktapur Hospital. Response:  Medical tents were provided to five hospitals to expand capacity following the 12 May earthquake.  Foreign Medical Teams (FMTs) were contacted to check safety, casualty load in their respective areas and immediate plans. The Government has requested all military and civilian FMTs to remain in-country and continue working. There is no current request for new teams.  Support was provided to strengthen disease control and surveillance systems. Gaps & Constraints:  Transit shelters for post rehab care are required.  Distribution of the medicines and supplies from district headquarters to the peripheral areas remains a challenge.  Hospital tents and maternity tents for health facilities in all affected districts are insufficient. Logistics Response: 5,500+  The Cluster supported aerial assessment missions using helicopters following the 12 2 m storage capacity May earthquake. available in-country for  The Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District) logistics hub is operational with three Mobile humanitarian partners Storage Units (MSUs) installed and four off-road trucks available to support the local operation.  In Deurali, four MSUs are currently utilized at 70 per cent capacity. 2  The total storage capacity offered in-country to the humanitarian community amounts to over 5,500 m in Kathmandu, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Deurali and Chautara. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 14 5  As of 13 May, the Logistics Cluster has handled 1,700 metric tons of relief cargo at the Kathmandu Humanitarian Staging Area for 45 organisations.  Information regarding road access constraints is being compiled and shared through the Logistics Cluster website at: http://logcluster.org/ops/nepal Constraints:  Some areas affected by the earthquake are prone to landslides which constrains road access and transport. Nutrition Needs: 3,000+  168,000 mothers of children (0 to 23 months old) require breastfeeding support. therapeutic food  126,000 children (6 to 23 months old) require nutritious food. distributed to treat  70,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with moderate acute malnutrition require children with SAM supplementary food and approximately 15,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with severe acute malnutrition require therapeutic feeding.  362,000 children (6 to 59 months old) and 185,000 women require micronutrients.  200,000 children (6 to 23 months) and pregnant and lactating women require blanket supplementary feeding programme. Response:  Multiple micronutrient powders for 126,000 children (6-23 months old) are being distributed in 12 districts.  Community-based screening using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) tapes to identify children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has started and 3,020 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic foods are being channeled to outpatient treatment programmes to treat 3,500 children with SAM.  Anthropometric materials have reached 12 affected districts to address the needs of 589,000 children and women.  Radio messaging on the benefits of breastfeeding and the risks of artificial feeding is reaching an estimated 380,000 families in 21 affected districts. Gaps & Constraints:  Partners require additional resources to implement nutrition programmes.  Lack of skilled nutrition staff at the community level. Protection Needs:  Disparities in relief distributions due to caste and religion continue to be reported. Humanitarian actors should ensure that assistance is provided on the basis of need.  In Kavre, Dhading and Nuwakot districts, some incidents of domestic violence have been reportedly dismissed by the local police. At the district level, there is a need to conduct orientation on reporting procedures for domestic violence.  Monitoring needs to be strengthened. Response:  14 tents were provided to the police to be used for the Office of Women and Children‟s Service in 14 districts.  A women‟s safe house was established in Dhulikhel (Kavre District).  The gender-based violence (GBV) service directory was distributed and provides districts with a practical guide for referring GBV survivors to access relevant services. Gaps & Constraints:  Protection monitoring is hampered with limited access to remote areas. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 14 6 Shelter Needs: 16,400+  According to the Government, the earthquake and aftershocks destroyed 479,308 houses and damaged 263,026. These numbers do not represent the further increase in shelter needs that is expected as result of the 12 May earthquake (particularly districts in the eastern regions of the country). household kits distributed Response:  To date, Cluster partners have reported that a total of 134,422 tarps, 7,810 tents, 16,430 household kits, and 19,625 blankets have been distributed. Gaps & Constraints:  Currently there are an estimated 500,000 tarpaulins en route to Nepal. Pipeline analysis of tarps is now more critical due to the expected increase in caseload resulting from the recent earthquake.  Areas impacted by the recent earthquake will likely require re-assessment and also an expansion of distribution of emergency non-food items, tarps, and blankets. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The Cluster has revised its working caseload on the total number of people in need of WASH assistance. The number of „water affected‟ are estimated to be between 660,000 to 1.3 million people and those who require sanitation services are between 850,000 and 1.7 million people. The response planning caseload will be revised in the coming weeks and do not include figures from the 12 May earthquake. 206 Village Development Committees received WASH services in 15 districts Response:       To date, 206 Village Development Committees in 15 districts have received WASH services. 356,408 people received temporary supply of water. 293,540 people received water treatment products (aquatabs, chlorination). 8,877 people reached with sustained access to improved water. 8,930 of people provided with sanitation facilities. 29,156 people supplied with hygiene items. Gaps & Constraints:  New caseload from the 12 May earthquake and aftershocks has not been determined.  Caseload of people without homes in temporary camps in Kathmandu is expected to increase and will require additional WASH support. Fluid movement of people and the establishment of ad hoc camps make implementing WASH Sphere standards difficult. General Coordination Coordination hubs are operational in Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District) and Gorkha Bazaar (Gorkha District) to support the district level response. The geographical coverage map of coordination centres is available at: http://bit.ly/1QyFAHG On 12 May, multi-cluster district assessment missions in Sindhupalchowk were postponed to ensure safety of the teams with a new 7.3 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks causing additional damage. In Chautara, an inter-cluster coordination meeting was convened to assess the impact of the recent earthquake. An open gate policy was instituted in the Chautara Humanitarian Hub allowing evacuees to seek refuge overnight in new evacuation sites established around the hub. Humanitarian responders travelling to the field hubs are requested to ensure that they have adequate supplies to be self-sustained. On 13 May, the Area Humanitarian Coordinator in Chautara is scheduled to visit remote areas of Okhaldunga and Ramechhap districts via air transport to assess the impact of the recent earthquake. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 14 7 An Integrated Planning Cell (IPC) has been established in the Multinational Military Coordination Center (MNMCC) to strengthen operational planning, information sharing and coordination between humanitarian responders and multinational forces involved in the earthquake response. Procedure has been established for submission of engineering requests from humanitarian partners to the IPC. For the latest updates, visit: http://bit.ly/1GKGwlg The updated meeting calendar is available at: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal/civilmilitary-coordination/events Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 14 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 8,000 people dead and destroyed over 288,000 houses. Hundreds of aftershocks continue to be felt across the country. With the severe humanitarian impact of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support on 26 April. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams were immediately deployed to support the Government and the Office of the Resident Coordinator. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. On 4 May, the appeal was revised seeking $423 million to support the relief operations for three months. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. For further information, please contact: Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Leszek Barczak, Public Information Officer, OCHA Nepal, barczakl@un.org, +977 986 088 062 Orla Fagan, Public Information Officer, OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, fagano@un.org , Tel: +66 899447623 / +977 9860 889 209 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 15 (as of 15 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the Resident Coordinator and humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 13 to 15 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 18 May. Highlights     The Government is requesting uniformity in the delivery of shelter material among supporting agencies. Dolakha is among the districts most affected by the 12 May quake. Immediate priorities are for shelter and food. WASH support is required in the Tudikel site in Chautara. Landslides and rains are expected to aggravate the condition of roads, adding to the logistical challenges. 216 159,211 945 displacement sites across 123 Village Development Committees tarpaulins distributed health facilities damaged Source: Cluster reports Situation Overview Partners continue to reach more of the remote and hard-to-reach areas in the most affected districts. The focus is also on ensuring that pipelines are in place before the monsoon season starts.. Access remains a critical issue, especially as aftershocks continue to generate landslides. The coming monsoon is expected to aggravate the condition of the roads, further hampering aid efforts. The Multi-National Military Coordination Centre is reporting that the aftershock on 15 May at 7:30 a.m. (UTC+ 5:45) in Dhading District has caused a landslide at Nilkhantha Village Development Committee (VDC), blocking the road from Dharkha to Marpak. Another massive landslide approximately 800 metres south of Kattike Village Development Committee (VDC) blocked roads in central Sindhupalchowk. There were reports of additional damage to already vulnerable buildings following the 12 May quake. This prompted new rapid assessment, including in Charikot Municipality, in Dolakha District (on13 and 14 May) and Makawanpur (14 May). In Charikot, over 50 per cent of houses seem to be uninhabitable. Further north, in Singati and in surrounding villages, the assessment team observed total devastation of homes and reported limited supplies of food and water. Additional needs may be expected as infrastructure was also heavily impacted. In Makawanpur District, partners reported less damage than in surrounding districts. However, quality tarpaulins and support for reestablishment of damaged schools are still required. Most families displaced by the 25 April earthquake who fled to Tudikel site, near Chautara humanitarian hub, would like to return to their homes, land and areas of residence. However, as most of these families reported that their houses were either destroyed or damaged, temporary shelter is a prerequisite for their return. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 15 2 Sustainable waste management and drainage, as well as water supply are required in the Tudikel site to ensure appropriate hygiene and sanitation for new arrivals and current occupants.. Local authorities and armed forces are liaising with humanitarian partners to identify appropriate site management. As of 15 May 07:00 a.m. local time (UTC + 5:45) the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) reported a total of 8,462 deaths and another 20,000 people injured (cumulative from 25 April earthquake). Nearly 489,000 homes were destroyed and another 260,000 damaged. Funding As of 15 May (18:00, UTC+5:45), a total of US$168 million was provided for the Nepal earthquake response (Financial Tracking Service). This includes in-kind, bilateral and multi-lateral contributions from 53 States, regional bodies and private donors. Of this total, $66.3 million, including $15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, was received against the $423 million Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team. An additional $356.7 million is urgently required to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people affected by the earthquake. Most clusters in the appeal are severely underfunded. Nepal Earthquake Revised Flash Appeal Funding by cluster (in million US$) US$423 million requested Funded 16% Unmet 84% Funded Food Security Shelter WASH Health Logistics Education Early Recovery Protection Nutrition CCCM Coordination ETC Unmet 121.5 61 58.7 35.7 24.7 21.2 16.1 12.9 12.8 10.4 2.9 2.5 $23.6 million has been recorded against the Flash Appeal for unspecified sectors. Donors and recipient agencies are requested to provide detailed information on the contributions to FTS to ensure it is properly recorded.. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  A total of 216 displacement sites have been identified across 123 VDCs in 11 districts. Shelter, drinking water and resumption of livelihood activities has been reported as the priority needs.  In Kathmandu Valley, transit sites are emerging in areas where landslides have blocked roads further eroding coping capacities of communities according to the Displacement Tracking Matrix. Response:  In preparation for the monsoon season, the Cluster is conducting land suitability assessments to inform site preparation or improvements needed for developing safe temporary displacement sites. Initial target areas are districts in the Kathmandu Valley, Sindhupalchowk and Gorkha. Gaps & Constraints:  Additional CCCM district focal points are required to ensure coverage of the large geographical area in nine districts. Early Recovery Needs: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 15 3  As a result of the 12 May earthquake, an additional 11 District Development Committee (DDC) offices in Dolaka, Kavre, Dhading and Makwanpur have been severely damaged and the Sindhuli DDC office is partially damaged  22 municipality buildings (including ward offices) are completely damaged in Sindhupalchowk.  25 VDC offices have been reported damaged in the affected districts. Response:  On 13 May, the Parliament endorsed a 27-point Resolution to support early recovery efforts. The resolution includes provision for housing reconstruction assistance, temporary shelter construction, agricultural inputs and other relief and rehabilitation services.  772 social mobilizers have been deployed across 14 districts. Gaps & Constraints:  The technical team dispatched for building assessments in Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk, Ramechhap, and Sindhuli districts are now on ‘stand-by’ following the 12 May earthquake and are unable to reach remote VDCs due to the risk of aftershocks, landslides and further building collapse.  Local people started working on debris management are at risk due to ongoing aftershocks. Education Needs:  Close to 24,974 classrooms have been destroyed and 9,986 classrooms partially damaged. Data collection is still ongoing in some districts. 24,900+ classrooms destroyed Response:  To date, the Education and Protection clusters have established 58 child friendly spaces for displaced communities in nine districts (Sindhupalchowk, Dhading, Nuwakot, Kavre, Gorkha, Sindhuli, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur) serving over 5,800 children.  Structural assessments of school buildings in Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, and Kathmandu are ongoing. Gaps & Constraints:  A cluster partner focal point to support Okhaldhunga to coordinate the education response has yet to be identified. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  ETC services for responders are available in eight locations across Nepal (Humanitarian Staging Area and UN House in Kathmandu; Deurali Humanitarian Staging Area; Gorkha and Chautara humanitarian hub; Bharatpur logistics hub and NGO hubs in Bidur and Aarughat).  Over 400 humanitarians from more than 100 different response organisations are using internet services provided by the Cluster. Constraints:  The movement of equipment into the country and to field locations remains a challenge. Food Security Needs:  Over 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Of them, an estimated 1.4 million most affected people have been prioritized for immediate urgent food assistance. Response:  The Cluster has delivered food to over 1.2 million people with distribution of 10 kg of basic food rations in Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre and Dolkha.  An integrated package of emergency agricultural inputs is being procured, which includes rice seed, millet seed, vegetable seeds, fertilizer (limited) and animal feed supplements, grain storage bags and tarps for temporary livestock shelter to reach 20,000 households. Gaps & Constraints: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 15 4  There is only a window of 7 to 10 days to purchase agricultural inputs and dispatch them to meet planting season schedules, coinciding with the onset of the monsoon rains. There is an urgent need to advocate additional resources.  In terms of agricultural inputs, less than 9 per cent of the needs are currently being met. Health Needs:  As of 13 May, 945 health facilities, mostly village health posts, are partially or totally damaged. Health services have been severely impacted.  There is a need to support the Ministry of Health and Population to manage cases of trauma and injuries as well as restore health services in the affected districts. 18 tents provided to expand hospital capacity Response:  The Cluster provided a total of 18 tents to the Government to expand temporary hospital capacity.  230 Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), 90 oral rehydration solution (ORS) packs of 100, 45 Zinc packs of 100, and 11 interagency diarrheal disease kits (IDDKs) were provided to Government.  An additional 2,700 ITNs were dispatched to Sindhupalchowk and Kavre districts. One kit of IDDKs per district were dispatched to Sindhupalchowk, Gorkha, Kavre, Ramechhap, Dhading and Dolakha.  A post-operative care facility is being established at Kirtipur Hospital (Kathmandu).  The Cluster is mapping health facilities for rehabilitation and nursing care. Specialized nursing and rehabilitation care is offered at Anandaban Hospital (Laltipur), Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre (Sanga), Green Pastures/INF (Pokhara) are offering specialized nursing and rehabilitation care. Gaps & Constraints:  Management of injury and trauma arising from the 12 May earthquake.  There remains an urgent need to identify step down centres for the post rehabilitation care in the most affected areas.  Ongoing need of tents for curative and maternity services. Logistics Response:     30 large storage tents with a capacity of 7,500 m2 are available for responders. 7,400 m3 / 1,750 metric tons (MT) of humanitarian relief cargo was handled on behalf of 49 organizations. 180 truckloads of relief items have been transported to 13 districts. 25 trucks each with 10 to 15 MT capacity, 20 off road trucks each with 3 MT capacity and 20 off road trucks with 3 MT capacity each are available in Kathmandu, Deurali and Chautara respectively.  UNHAS undertook 170 flight missions to 26 destinations with 217 passengers from 14 organisations. Constraints:  Packing materials left on the tarmac at Kathmandu Airport by organisations or their freight forwarders are posing a serious security risk to air operations.  Incoming road cargo movements from India can take 7 to 10 days from Calcutta due to multiple checkpoints before the border with Nepal. Nutrition Needs:  168,000 mothers of children (0 to 23 months old) require breastfeeding support.  126,000 children (6 to 23 months old) require nutritious food.  70,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with moderate acute malnutrition require supplementary food and approximately 15,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with severe acute malnutrition require therapeutic feeding.  362,000 children (6 to 59 months old) and 185,000 women require micronutrients.  200,000 children (6 to 23 months) and pregnant and lactating women require blanket supplementary feeding programme. Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 15 5  Micronutrient supplementation has been initiated in five districts (Ramechhap, Kathmandu, Dhading, Sindhuli and Kavre) targeting women and children.  147,829 boxes of multiple micronutrient powders to improve quality of complementary food have been delivered to 12 districts for 126,000 children (6-23 months old).  3,020 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic foods have been delivered to 12 affected districts to provide care for over 3,000 children with severe acute malnutrition.  The Cluster has intensified awareness campaigns promoting early initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding with messages through 11 radio stations in 12 affected districts. Gaps & Constraints:  Partners require additional resources to implement nutrition programmes.  Lack of skilled nutrition staff at the community level. Protection Needs:  Local partners need to be capacitated to identify vulnerable children and take interventions to prevent family separation and trafficking in the affected districts.  Psychosocial support in the local language is required for women and children. Response:  A post rape treatment kit has been provided to the Family Planning Association of Nepal clinic in Kathmandu, ensuring access to life saving treatment for gender-based violence survivors.  200 recreational kits for child friendly spaces were distributed.  The Cluster developed guidelines on volunteering in children’s homes. Gaps & Constraints:  Mainstreaming protection issues in other clusters needs to be systematically followed up.  There is a need for a coherent monitoring structure of aid and service delivery in the affected areas.  There is limited information management capacity at the district level. Shelter Needs:  As per Government’s latest figures, there are 488,579 destroyed and 260,026 damaged houses.  After the 12 May earthquake, there are reports of a very high level of destruction in Dolakha (in some areas up to 100 per cent). There is a continued need for tarpaulins and blankets. 24,000+ tarpaulins distributed in the past 3 days Response:  To date, cluster partners have distributed a total of 159,211 tarpaulins (24,789 in the reporting period) and 8,289 tents (479 in the reporting period),16,430 household kits and 19,625 blankets. Gaps & Constraints:  In addition to those distributed, there remain 397,501 tarps en route to Nepal, with 71,429 in the process of distribution. Pipeline analysis of tarps is now more critical due to the expected increase in caseload resulting from the recent earthquake.  Areas impacted by the recent earthquake will invariably require re-assessment and also an expansion of distribution of emergency non-food items, tarps, and blankets. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The cluster estimates that water resources of 660,000 to 1.3 million people were affected and that between 850,000 to 1.7 million need sanitation support. Response:  Assessment of water quality started in all water points in Lalitpur District. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 15 6 Gaps & Constraints:  Additional caseload following the 12 May earthquake has not yet been determined.  There is an increase in demand for WASH support to hospitals in the open air. General Coordination On 13 May, an inter-cluster coordination meeting was convened in Kathmandu to take stock of the overall response. Cluster coordinators were requested to revise their response strategies and targets, while taking into account new assessment information and early recovery activities being implemented by partners. A proposal was made to revise the Nepal Earthquake Flash Appeal around the end of May. In anticipation of the monsoon season, clusters started to develop contingency plans and to review district operational plans. As responders continue to conduct ad hoc agency-specific assessments, local authorities have requested that assessments should be in line with the cluster plans and that sharing of data and findings be continued. Assessment missions in Sindhupalchowk remain suspended, following the 12 May earthquake. Humanitarian hubs are operational in Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District) and Gorkha Bazaar (Gorkha District) to support coordination of local response. In Dhading District, all clusters have been activated. Inter-cluster meetings are convened daily at 7:00 a.m. by the Chief District Officer. Cluster coordinators from Kathmandu and Gorkha are requested to regularly liaise with district officials to share ongoing activities. The Area Humanitarian Coordinator in Chautara has requested all clusters to develop an 8-week response plan to monitor progress, identify gaps and areas for collaboration, such as cash transfer programming. A Common Charter of Women’s Demands for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Humanitarian Response was developed, by national women’s groups, to support gender sensitive programming that should be channeled through the cluster system. On 15 May, an in-country presentation for technical and financial partners was held in Kathmandu to brief on the ongoing response and remaining gaps. Additional resources are urgently required for the humanitarian partners to continue to provide assistance to affected communities. A recce mission, including OCHA, a representative of the Shelter Cluster and the Resident Coordinator’s Office, spent two days in the vicinity of the epicenter in Charikot (Dolakha) of the 12 May earthquake. Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 14 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 8,000 people dead and destroyed over 480,000 houses. Hundreds of aftershocks continue to be felt across the country. With the severe humanitarian impact of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support on 26 April. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams were immediately deployed to support the Government and the Office of the Resident Coordinator. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. On 4 May, the appeal was revised seeking $423 million to support the relief operations for three months. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. For further information, please contact: Barbara Shenstone, Head of Office, OCHA Nepal, shenstone@un.org Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Leszek Barczak, Public Information Officer, OCHA Nepal, barczakl@un.org, +977 986 088 062 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 16 (as of 18 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 15 to 18 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 21 May. Highlights     Ministry of Information and Communications announced cabinet’s endorsement of a short-term relief package which includes a 15,000 Nepalese rupees grant (approximately US$150) for people to build temporary shelter before monsoon season. Local authorities request a flexible approach to shelter assistance, taking into consideration differences in traditional housing. Minimum shelter standards were developed to guide responders. UN General Assembly emphasizes the importance of integrating a gender perspective into the earthquake response. Humanitarian partners consider increased roll-out of cash programming in remote communities with functional markets. 234 3,009 20,606 displacement sites identified across 134 Village Development Committees Women and girls received sexual and reproductive health services in 6 district household kits distributed Source: Cluster reports (CCCM, Health, Shelter) Situation Overview Scaling up distribution of shelter materials remains a priority across the earthquake affected areas before the start of the monsoon season in June. As of 18 May (18:00, UTC+5:45), the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed a total of 488,789 houses destroyed and 267,477 damaged. The death toll has increased to 8,604 people (4,726 female; 3,834 male; 44 bodies remain unidentified). This includes 148 people who lost their lives during the 12 May earthquake. The total number of injured now stands at 16,808. On 16 May, the Government’s Minister of Information and Communications announced cabinet’s endorsement of a short-term relief package for people whose houses were destroyed. The relief package includes a grant of NPR 15,000 (about US$150) to enable those who lost their homes to build temporary shelters before the monsoon season. The official notice is yet to be circulated to line ministries. In Gorkha District, corrugated iron sheets and other quality shelter material are in high demand. Transport of shelter material in the northern-most Village District Committees (VDCs) remains a challenge, as porters and aircraft have difficulties accessing the steep mountain slopes. Agencies are considering the roll-out of cash programming in remote communities where markets are functional. Local authorities requested a flexible approach to shelter assistance, taking into consideration differences in traditional housing forms in various affected areas. There is a need to ensure that minimum standards for shelter, developed by the Shelter Cluster, are communicated effectively to all partners providing shelter assistance. On 15 May, the Gorkha District Disaster Relief Committee agreed to transition from blanket distributions to targeted assistance. Government-led assessments are ongoing to further define remaining at the VDC level. Protection challenges were reported by humanitarian partners. On 17 May, protests were held in Chautara (Sindhupalchowk District) reportedly due to unequal distribution of aid. This caused temporary road blocks. Shelter + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 16 2 needs of tenants are a concern in Charikot (Dolakha District), Manthali (Ramechhap District) and Sindhuli District. The relief system is based on ‘households’ and it is being widely reported that tenants are unable to access relief as some landlords are not cooperating with distribution of tarpaulins. At the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, held on 13 May, on Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in response to the devastating effects of the earthquake in Nepal, Member States emphasised the importance of integrating gender-specific requirements into the earthquake response, as well as ensuring that women take an active and equal role in all relevant aspects of disaster management and rehabilitation. On 18 May, the Humanitarian Coordinator travelled to Gorkha District to assess the situation and meet with local officials and responders. Funding As of 18 May (12:00, UTC+5:45), a total of $66.3 million, including $15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, was received against the $423 million Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team. An additional $356.7 million is urgently required to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people affected by the earthquake. Most clusters in the appeal are severely underfunded. Nepal Earthquake Rev ised Flash Appeal Funding by cluster (in million US$) US$423 million requested Funded 16% Unmet 84% Funded Food Security Shelter WASH Health Logistics Education Early Recovery Protection Nutrition CCCM Coordination ETC Unmet 121.5 61 58.7 35.7 24.7 21.2 16.1 12.9 12.8 10.4 2.9 2.5 Donors and recipient agencies are requested to provide detailed information on the contributions to FTS to ensure it is properly recorded against sectoral plans within the Flash Appeal. All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  According to the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), 234 displacement sites have been identified across 134 VDCs in 11 districts. Shelter, drinking water and resumption of livelihood activities have been reported as their priority needs.  Contingency planning is priority to ensure that the displaced populations in concentrated and pre-identified sites are adequately supported through minimum site improvement before the monsoon season.  Environmental hazards in spontaneous and scattered settlements need to be identified and solutions put in place for sites in need of mitigation/light engineering work. Response:  In Sindhupalchowk, out of 48 open spaces, nine have been identified as possible sites. Detailed land suitability assessments are being conducted.  The Cluster is supporting the District Health Officers and partners to conduct public health assessments on hygiene awareness in existing temporary displacement sites in Kathmandu valley. Gaps & Constraints:  Funding for additional cluster capacity (site planners/engineers) and relevant partnerships are urgently needed. Currently, the Canadian armed forces are supporting the cluster in conducting land suitability assessments in United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 16 3 Kathmandu and Sindhupalchowk. Given that the Canadians are likely to leave within two weeks, it is essential to identify their replacement and additional support for Gorkha.  Additional CCCM district focal points are required to ensure coverage of the large geographical areas. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  An additional 140 responders registered to use ETC services since. To date, over 540 emergency responders from more than 120 organisations are using internet services provided by the Cluster to support operations.  Eight locations across Nepal are providing ETC services (Humanitarian Staging Area and UN House in Kathmandu; Deurali Humanitarian Staging Area; Gorkha and Chautara humanitarian hubs; Bharatpur logistics hub and NGO hubs in Bidur and Aarughat). Constraints:  Movement of equipment into field locations remains a challenge. Food Security Needs:  As the 7-day window and availability of rice seeds are closing for six districts (Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Dhading,  Gorkha, Rasuwa and Dolakha). The focus is shifting to procurement of vegetable seeds, millet and tarpaulins to keep current livestock alive before the onset of the monsoon rains. Failure to provide the required agricultural inputs will put as many as 1 million people in these districts at risk of food insecurity for the next year. Response:  To date, 23 metric tons of high energy biscuits have been distributed.  The Cluster is investigating all options, including use of 20,000 local porters to assist in food distribution to isolated mountain villages before the monsoon.  The Cluster has procured rice vegetable packs, grain storage bags and animal feed for 20,000 households to provide livelihood support to the agricultural sector. Gaps & Constraints:  Delivery of relief as sistance to remote areas remains a challenge due to the rugged terrain which is expected to be further hampered by the monsoon season.  Restrictions on landing slots, loading ramps, and lack of air assets, continue to hamper the arrival and rapid dispatch of food assistance. Health Needs:   Of the more than 5.6 million people affected, 1.4 million are women of reproductive age including 92,900 pregnant women (Health Management Information System and the Minimum Initial Service Package data). In the 14 districts, out of the 351 health facilities providing Emergency Obstetric Maternal and Neonatal Care services before the earthquake, 112 have been seriously damaged and 144 are partially damaged. 1 million people to benefit from sexual and reproductive health services Response:   A medical team was deployed to Dhading District Hospital to provide comprehensive mental health and psychosocial support services for the district where about 30 to 40 people seek the services daily. The Cluster is delivering primary health care services to people without homes via mobile medical units in four districts (Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Gorkha and Dhading). To date, they have consulted 988 people. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 16    4 Medical equipment and supplies to provide Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services for 1 million people for three months were delivered to 10 districts (Kavre, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Sindhupalchowk, Gorkha, Makawanpur, Dhading, Okhaldhunga and Rasuwa). 1,750 women have received misoprostol tablets enabling them to prevent postpartum hemorrhage at home or in camps and 3,200 pregnant women have received chlorhexidine to prevent neonatal sepsis in the above 10 districts. 19 reproductive health camps have been conducted in six districts (Kavre, Rasuwa, Makawanpur, Lalitpur, Kathmandu and Bhaktapur) reaching 3 009 women and girls with SRH services. Gaps & Constraints:     There is a lack of medical rehabilitation facilities to manage patients with trauma and injuries. Restoration of the primary health care services is required before the monsoon. With the departure of 72 Foreign Medical Teams and only 66 left in-country, there is a potential gap in human resource capacity to manage temporary health facilities. Insufficient tents for curative and maternity services for health facilities in all affected districts. Logistics Response:  The Cluster has made available 20 light vehicles in Deurali and Chautara for transport to areas with reduced road capacity. Four Mobile Storage Units (MSUs) have been established in these hubs.  An additional two MSUs were established in the Bharatpur logistics hub (a total of four MSUs are available). Bharatpur will serve as a staging area for cargo from India. Constraints:  While some organisations have capacity to assist in road clearance, however a detailed assessment of the needs and priorities is required before the deployment of equipment and teams. Nutrition Needs: 10  15,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) require out-patient therapeutic therapeutic feeding and 70,000 children (6 to 59 months old) with moderate acute programmes malnutrition require supplementary food. established in 4  168,000 mothers of children (0 to 23 months old) require breastfeeding support. districts to treat SAM  126,000 children (6 to 23 months old) require nutritious food.  362,000 children (6 to 59 months old) and 185,000 women require micronutrients.  200,000 children (6 to 23 months) and pregnant and lactating women require blanket supplementary feeding programme. Response:  Ongoing acute and moderate malnutrition screening in 12 districts.  10 out-patient therapeutic programmes were established in Ramechhap, Kathmandu, Sindhuli and Kavre districts to treat SAM.  Over 55 health workers were trained in Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition. Gaps & Constraints:  Lack of skilled nutrition staff at the community level.  Additional resources are required to implement nutrition programmes. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 16 5 Shelter Needs:  According to the Government’s latest figures, there are 488,789 homes destroyed and 267,477 damaged homes. This does not include figures from the 12 May earthquake.  Land instability following the second earthquake combined with the monsoon season has led to increased concern about appropriate temporary relocations. 18,285 additional tarpaulins distributed Response:  To date, cluster partners have reported a total of 177,496 tarps (18,285 in the reporting period), 8,293 tents (four in the reporting period), and 20,606 household kits (981 in the reporting period) have been distributed. Gaps & Constraints:  Distribution of tarpaulins still remains a challenge owing to delayed pipeline arrival with partners being encouraged to procure for themselves although being mindful of continued quality control. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The cluster is targeting 683,198 people to receive emergency water interventions, 59,250 people to receive sustained water interventions, 95,983 people to be provided with sanitation facilities and 526,398 people to be supplied with hygiene interventions including hygiene kits. 359,400+ people reached with emergency water assistance Response:  WASH interventions are taking place in 206 VDCs in 15 districts and have reached 359,462 people with emergency water interventions, 8,877 people with sustained water interventions, 8,930 people with sanitation facilities and 282,433 people with hygiene interventions including hygiene kits Gaps & Constraints:  Migration from villages into temporary settlements/camps to avoid landslides and the challenges of the upcoming monsoon is an increasing concern. This urgently requires estimates (for all clusters) on possible figures and potential locations to allow pre-positioning to be undertaken.  The delivery of sanitation provisions (mainly latrines) remains very low. However it is known that self-repairing and sharing of toilets so sanitation activity is not as low as it appears, which is not captured in the 4Ws as we do not have the means to monitor each individual’s activity. The key response action will be to support villagers to repair and share toilets, rather than agencies building/supplying new toilets General Coordination On 17 May, the Assessment Working Group met in Kathmandu to discuss sector-specific assessments being conducted in collaboration with Government’s line ministries. Clusters are developing data collection parameters for district and VDC levels with the aim to refine response priorities and facilitate an analysis of current gaps. Assessment coordination officers have been deployed to the Gorkha and Chautara humanitarian hubs. Information management officers were also deployed to support the work of monitoring the transportation and distribution of relief items in Gorkha. Government-led, multi-cluster assessment in Sindhupalchowk, which was postponed due to the 12 May earthquake, is due to resume on 19 May. In Chautara, clusters agreed to jointly prioritize geographic locations for the eight -week response plan within the six districts under their purview. The criteria for prioritization include: 1) accessibility (e.g. road closures due to earthquakes; VDCs regularly cut off during the monsoon; functionality of market); 2) severity of damage due to the earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May and 3) communities along the transportation corridor and transit points. Efforts continue to expand outreach beyond Sindhupalchowk. The first inter-cluster coordination meeting chaired by the Gorkha District Disaster Relief Committee Coordinator for international and national organizations was held on 17 May to take stock of relief operations. During the meeting, cluster co-leads provided an update on the status of their response plans. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 16 6 In Gorkha, Food Security Cluster members agreed to report on quantity of distributed food and seeds in a standardized unit of metric tons. Partners who are planning seed distributions are requested to share their plan by submitting the information to: info.nepal@foodsecuritycluster.net. Cluster meetings are held every Thursday at 10:15 a.m. at the District Disaster Relief Committee Hall. On 19 May, an antenna in Charikot (Dolakha District) will be established to support coordination with partners and local government in the newly affected areas following the 12 May earthquake. In addition, dedicated national staff is being recruited to ensure full support to all districts in the hubs and Kathmandu. Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicenter located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 14 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 8,000 people dead and destroyed over 480,000 houses. With the severe humanitarian impact of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support on 26 April. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. On 4 May, the appeal was revised seeking $423 million to support the re lief operations. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. On 12 May, another earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude struck in Dolakha District. The earthquake caused additional buildings to collapse. Some 150 people were killed and many others injured as a result. Aftershocks continue to be felt across the country further increasing the trauma amongst those affected. Access to remote areas remains difficult due to mountainous terrain and unseasonal rains. For further information, please contact: Barbara Shenstone, Head of Office, OCHA Nepal, shenstone@un.org Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Leszek Barczak, Public Information Officer, OCHA Nepal, barczakl@un.org, +977 986 0889 062 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e -mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 17 (as of 21 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 18 to 21 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 25 May. Highlights     On 21 May, the Humanitarian Coordinator briefed Member States in Geneva on the humanitarian situation and ongoing relief efforts. An antenna humanitarian hub was established in Charikot (Dolakha District) to support local authorities. Foreign military forces announced plans to transition from relief operations towards technical assistance to support rehabilitation. An estimated 870,000 children will be unable to resume school on 31 May due to destroyed classrooms. 40,000 456 7,500 households supported with agricultural input packages health facilities destroyed dignity kits distributed in 14 districts Source: Cluster reports (Food Security, Health, Protection) Situation Overview Humanitarian partners initiated contingency planning at the district level, to prepare for the monsoon season which begins in about two weeks. Pre-positioning of supplies is critical to ensure that the relief continues to reach remote, rural Village Development Committes (VDCs). As of 21 May (9:30, UTC+5:45), a total of 494,717 houses were reported destroyed and 267,373 houses damaged, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The confirmed death toll increased slightly compared with the last reporting period to 8,631 people (4,750 female; 3,867 male; 14 bodies remain unidentified). This includes 154 people killed in the 12 May earthquake. On 19 May, the Area Humanitarian Coordinator in Gorkha visited rural communities in Dhading District to gain a first-hand account of the ongoing relief efforts. Local authorities expressed the need for education services to resume in order for children to gain a sense of normalcy. The Education Cluster reports an estimated 870,000 children aged 3 to 18 years of age will be unable to return to their classrooms when classes resume on 31 May. Thousands more will need support to access education services. The earthquakes destroyed over 25,000 classrooms. Another 10,000 classrooms will require some form of repair. In addition to the impact on facilities and buildings, children and their teachers require psychosocial support and the protective environment that emergency education provides. In support of the Government, the Education Cluster is assisting with structural assessments of 7,800 schools, construction of 4,500 temporary learning centres, and training of 16,000 teachers to provide a platform for lifesaving services such as health, child protection and WASH. Demolition of damaged buildings and debris management is a significant challenge particularly in Charikot (Dolakha District) and northern-most VDCs in other districts. Heavy equipment cannot be transported to some of the affected areas due to damaged roads. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 17 2 Lack of awareness of safety standards poses a risk for local communities clearing debris and rebuilding their homes. In Irkhu VDC (Sindhupalchowk), a pilot debris management through cash-for-work is being implemented by the Early Recovery Cluster. It is expected that the programme will be expanded in the surrounding VDCs. Authorities and humanitarian partners report that 60 to 70 per cent of people with damaged houses in Chautara are already building makeshift shelters in which they might need to remain for up to two years. On 21 May, the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) briefed Member States assembled in Geneva on the humanitarian situation and the ongoing response to the Nepal earthquake. As part of his message, the HC pleaded with Member States for the right and sufficient support which will enable humanitarian actors to reach people in need, even those in the most hard-to-reach areas. Funding As of 21 May (12:00, UTC+5:45), a total of $89.1 million, including $15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, was received against the $423 million Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team. An additional $333.9 million is urgently required to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people affected by the earthquake. Nepal Earthquake Revised Flash Appeal Funding by cluster (in million US$) US$423 million requested Funded 21% Unmet 79% Funded Food Security Shelter WASH Health Logistics Education Early Recovery Protection Nutrition CCCM Coordination ETC Unspecified sector Unmet 115.4 53.8 56.7 34.7 23.6 21.2 15.1 12.9 12.8 9.8 2.5 2.5 27 All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  According to the Displacement Tracking Matrix, there are 258 displacement sites across 141 VDCs in 14 districts.  Geological land suitability assessments are required to identify temporary displacement sites where villages have been completely destroyed and people need to be relocated. 258 displacement sites in 14 districts Response:  In the event of a heavy monsoon, the cluster will support the identification of basic improvement of potential temporary settlement locations. This process has begun in Kathmandu Valley, Gorkha and Sindhupalchowk districts.  In Sindhupalchowk, out of 48 location, 10 have been identified as possible open spaces (located in Bansbari, Chautara, Irkhu, Jalbire, Jethal, Phulpingkot, Pipaldanda, Sangachok, Shikarpur and Thulo Pakhar VDCs). Gaps & Constraints:  Land suitability assessments for temporary displacement sites are yet to start in Dolakha, Kavre, Okhaldhunga, Sindhuli and Ramechhap districts. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 17 3 Early Recovery Needs:  Debris management remains a pressing need in Charikot (Dolakha), Gorkha and Sindhupalchowk districts.  The Chautara (Sindhupalchowk) market is priority for debris clearance and demolition.  In Gorkha, authorities requested the immediate removal of rubble and debris of residential buildings in Warpak and Laprak VDCs. Response:  Ongoing debris management for the Chautara District Agriculture Development Office and District Development Committee to facilitate restoration of public services. An urban demolition expert is assessing the town centre.  In Irkhu VDC (Sindhupalchowk), a pilot phase of debris management through cash-for-work (CFW) is ongoing. CFW is expected to expand to the surrounding VDCs in the district. Gaps & Constraints:  The safe demolition of the houses in the market of Chautara remains the main challenge as it requires experts, detailed assessment, government and local people’s consent, explosives and heavy equipment which cannot be transported due to damaged roads.  People have started clearing debris from their homes in some VDCs without knowledge of safe debris removal procedures. Education Needs:  About 28,570 classrooms were destroyed and 12,440 damaged in 31 districts. Education needs continue to increase as additional data from the districts becomes available. 109 child friendly spaces established Response:  To date, 109 child friendly spaces were established, in collaboration with the Protection Cluster, across nine districts (Bhaktapur, Dhading, Gorkha, Kathmandu, Kavre, Lalitpur, Nuwakot, Sindhuli and Sindhupalchok) providing psychosocial services and safe learning environment to some 109,000 children.  43 teams have started structural assessments of school buildings in Dhading, Kathmandu, Kavre, Lalitpur, and Nuwakot. A total of 260 schools in the Kathmandu Valley were assessed.  In Kathmandu and Lalitpur, 17 trainings in psycho-social orientation for 1,142 teachers were conducted to enable them to better take care of themselves and support children when they return to school. Gaps & Constraints:  Communities have expressed the need for additional safe spaces for children, including psychosocial support to help them cope with their experiences. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  Over 725 humanitarian responders from more than 130 different response organisations are now using internet services provided by the Cluster to support operations.  The Cluster is providing shared internet services for the response community at 10 sites, including Humanitarian, Logistics Cluster and NGO hubs, across Kathmandu, Deurali, Gorkha, Chautara, Bharatpur, Bidur, and Aarughat. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 17 4 Food Security Needs:  Approximately 286,000 households in six districts (Dhading, Dolakha, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk) need immediate livelihood support for agricultural inputs. Response: 286,000 households in 6 districts in need of livelihood support for agricultural inputs  The Cluster is extending support to approximately 40,000 households with reduced input packages (limited to rice seeds, vegetable seeds and animal feed concentrate). Gaps & Constraints:  There is inadequate funding to procure agricultural inputs.  Local seed stocks are becoming stretched, in particular for locally adapted rice seed and local packaging of vegetable seeds is taking longer than planned. Health Needs:  As of 21 May, the Ministry of Health and Population reports 456 health facilities are destroyed and 690 are damaged. Most of the damaged facilities are primary health care centres, village health posts and birthing centers.  There is a need to manage post trauma injuries, restore disrupted primary health care services and rehabilitate support for patients who are discharged from hospital. Response:  As of 19 May, 16,808 injured people, including 3,215 injured by the 12 May earthquake, have received treatment (1,962 of the injured have undergone major surgeries). Gaps & Constraints:  There is an ongoing need of tents for curative and maternity services for health facilities in all affected districts. Logistics Response:  As of 19 May, the Cluster has handled 2,300 metric tons (MT) of relief cargo for humanitarian organizations in Kathmandu.  The first Mobile Storage Unit (MSU) has been set up at the satellite hub in Bidur (Nuwakot).  The Cluster loaned eight MSUs to other humanitarian organizations and assembled an additional two at the Nepal Orthopedic Hospital and a military hospital to serve as temporary wards.  A total of 239 UNHAS missions have taken place to 42 destinations, with 333 passengers and 98 MT of cargo.  To assist air operations, the mapping of grid points, landing zones and capacity is underway. An initial map has been published. Constraints:  The window of opportunity to deliver life-saving food, shelter and medical supplies is closing rapidly for people living in the mountains with no road access. Once the monsoon rains begin, access will be seriously constrained. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 17 5 Nutrition Needs:  362,000 children (6-59 months old) and 185,000 women require micronutrients supplementation, deworming and infant and young child feeding counseling. Response:  About 700 group counseling sessions on optimal child feeding were held reaching over 5,200 mothers in 14 districts.  Ready to use therapeutic foods and equipment for the treatment of over 3,000 children with severe acute malnutrition distributed in 14 districts.  An additional 18 Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) centres were established bringing the total to 28 OTP centres.  To date, over 350,000 families with children under age-2 in 22 affected districts received life-saving information on the benefits of breastfeeding and the risks of artificial feeding, four times a day through Radio Nepal and 111 community and private radio stations. Gaps & Constraints:  Extensive damage to health facilities and the households/lives of female community health volunteers is hampering the roll out OTPs and scale up of nutrition counseling services. Protection Needs:  Comprehensive protection monitoring in the affected areas is needed.  A public information strategy to address reported protection issues is required.  There is a lack of female-friendly public toilets in Lalitpur causing most women to avoid consuming food and water so as to avoid the use of public facilities.  There is an increased need for psychosocial support for affected people since the 12 May earthquake.  It is vital to address reported cases of inequitable access to assistance in the remote areas and loss of official documentation Response:  A radio program that also includes content on psychosocial support reached an estimated 2.95 million affected people.  Radio messages regarding stress management and family reunification reached around 70 per cent of the affected people.  Psychological first aid and counseling was provided to 2,000 affected people.  7,500 dignity kits to address hygiene needs of women and girls was distributed in 14 districts. Gaps & Constraints:  The lack of access to remote affected areas hinders protection monitoring.  Reported delays in delivery of relief items causes increased tension among affected people, at times resulting in protests, road blocks, and altercations. Shelter Needs:  According to the Government’s latest figures, there are 494,717 homes destroyed and 267,373 damaged homes.  The Shelter Cluster will support 350,000 households with emergency shelter (tarps and tents). 230,500+ tarps distributed by the Government Response:  During the reporting period, 14,598 tarps, 864 tents and 13,552 household kits were distributed. To date, a total of 192,094 tarps, 9,157 tents, 34,158 household kits were distributed by 63 Shelter Cluster partners.  The Government of Nepal has distributed 230,569 tarps. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 17 6 Gaps & Constraints:  The Shelter Cluster recommends that two tarpaulins are provided to each household to ensure suitable coverage. The current distribution equates to 27 per cent of the cluster target.  A further confirmed 411,777 tarps are in the pipeline which equates to 205,888 households. A combined total of 301,935 households will receive tarps (86 per cent of the target).  The Government has a further 392,140 tarps in the pipeline. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The cluster partners though their pipeline interventions are targeting 683,198 people to receive emergency water interventions, 59,250 people to receive sustained water interventions, 95,983 people to be provided with sanitation facilities and 526,398 people to be supplied with hygiene interventions including hygiene kits out of an estimated 4.2 million people in need of WASH services.  Preliminary results from assessments in Sindhupalchowk reveal that between 80 to 90 per cent of the population are in need of WASH assistance. Response:  Within the reporting period, emergency water interventions have benefited 8,107 people, sustained water supplies and sanitation interventions have benefitted 123 people and hygiene interventions have benefited 137,540 people. These figures are due to change as the cluster continues a partner verification and intervention process. Gaps & Constraints:  Capturing data on the self-recovery of households and communities as they share and/or repair their toilets is challenging. Though the data will be available, many efforts will remain unreported as the system is not set up to capture anything other than supply.  Though the water supply in the major IDP locations and Kathmandu valley has returned to pre earthquake levels, the latrine and hand washing provision, solid waste management and drainage remain under standard. As the status and potential duration of such locations has not been defined it is hard to identify the type and durability of assistance they require. General Coordination On 18 May, the HC initiated the revision of the Nepal Earthquake Flash Appeal. National cluster coordinators are currently reviewing and recalibrating their response plans. On 21 May, the HC, together with the Joint Secretary and Chief of the Disaster Management Division of Nepal and the Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, briefed Member States assembled in Geneva on the humanitarian situation and the ongoing response to the Nepal earthquake. As part of his message, the HC pleaded with Member States for the right and sufficient support which will enable humanitarian actors to reach people in need, even those in the most hard-to-reach areas. The HC stressed the criticality of ongoing relief efforts, for the early recovery and reconstruction interventions to be successful. On 20 May, international military forces coordinating with the Multinational Military Coordination Center (MNMCC) announced plans to transition from relief operations towards technical assistance to support rehabilitation. It is expected that the MNMCC will begin to phase down in the coming weeks. Community engagement coordinators have been deployed to Gorkha and Chautara humanitarian hubs to support integration of communication with affected communities within the clusters. Common messaging and feedback processes are being developed in partnership with civil society, the local media and private sector. The last weekly general coordination meeting in Chautara was held on 19 May. On 20 May, the first cash programming coordination meeting was held in Gorkha. Partners reiterated the need to ensure an inclusive list of beneficiaries for cash programming. The first Gorkha Area Humanitarian Team meeting will be held on 22 May at 5:00 p.m. and will be chaired by the Area Humanitarian Coordinator. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 17 7 The antenna humanitarian hub in Charikot (Dolakha) is now operational. The hub is located in the Chief Development Office (CDO) compound. Eight government-led clusters have been activated. Humanitarian partners operating in the district are requested to liaise with the CDO and the Charikot hub. . Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicentre located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 14 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 8,000 people dead and destroyed over 480,000 houses. With the severe humanitarian impact of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support on 26 April. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. On 4 May, the appeal was revised seeking $423 million to support the relief operations. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. On 12 May, another earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude struck in Dolakha District. The earthquake caused additional buildings to collapse. Some 150 people were killed and many others injured as a result. Aftershocks continue to be felt across the country further increasing the trauma amongst those affected. Access to remote areas remains difficult due to mountainous terrain and unseasonal rains. For further information, please contact: Barbara Shenstone, Head of Office, OCHA Nepal, shenstone@un.org Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Leszek Barczak, Public Information Officer, OCHA Nepal, barczakl@un.org, +977 986 0889 062 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 18 (as of 25 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 21 to 25 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 28 May. Highlights     One month since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, relief operations continue to scale up ahead of the monsoon season. Over 300 agencies are supporting the Government-led response. Humanitarian partners estimate some 2.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Over 860,000 people are in immediate need due to loss of shelter, limited road access and poverty. To reach remote communities in mountainous villages, traditional Nepalese delivery methods are complemented by porters. On 26 May, standard customs requirements and procedures for Nepal will be reinstated. 2.8 million 500,223 217,000+ estimated people in need of humanitarian assistance tarpaulins distributed houses destroyed Source: Assessment Cell; Nepal Ministry of Home Affairs; Shelter Cluster Situation Overview One month since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on 25 April, humanitarian partners continue to scale up relief operations ahead of the monsoon season. As of 25 May (14:30, UTC+5:45), the Government confirmed that 500,717 houses were destroyed and 269,190 partially damaged by the two earthquakes and aftershocks. The total number of casualties now stand at 8,669 (4,771 female; 3,887 male; 1 body remain unidentified) and 384 people are still missing. Based on Government data on destroyed and damaged houses, humanitarian partners estimate some 2.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, out of which over 860,000 people are in immediate need due to loss of shelter, limited road access and poverty. Providing shelter before the monsoon and the cold weather remains a priority. The worst affected districts are highly vulnerable to floods and landslides. On 24 May, landslide in Kali Gandaki (Myagdi District) in the Himalayas blocked the river temporarily forming a lake which caused families in downstream villages to evacuate. Landslides along the Abukhaireni Gorkha Highway towards Baluwa and Barpak Village Development Committees (VDCs) in Gorkha District also pose a risk to the delivery pipeline. With five logistics and three coordination hubs strategically established across the country, humanitarian agencies are now well-positioned to reach affected communities including those in mountainous areas. Over 300 agencies are supporting the Government-led response. To reach the remote mountain villages, standard aid delivery is being complemented with traditional Nepalese methods. In Gorkha, porters continue to support food delivery to the northern most VDCs using the Lamjung+ For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 18 2 Manang trail. The Logistics Cluster reports that air assessments are ongoing to check the status of community mountain trail routes. The trails will be critical in establishing a common supply chain to reach remote villages. Up to 20,000 porters managed by the local trekking association are expected to support relief distributions. The porters will be self-sustaining and carry each up to 30 kg of supplies to the affected communities. In affected areas with functioning markets, cash programming is being used to allow communities to access their preferred kinds of food. Small scale multi-purpose cash programming is also being rolled out targeting people with specific vulnerabilities. Affected communities continue to demolish, fix and rebuild their destroyed or damaged houses with locally available material. To ensure safety, the Government and the Early Recovery Cluster published a poster in Nepali on safe debris management. Dedicated humanitarian radio programming through some 350 radio stations is reaching affected people in the 14 districts with self-help information as well as content on where they can access assistance. Feedback from communities is generated through SMS and call-in programmes as well as community outreach by local journalists. An Inter-agency Common Feedback Project is providing a collective service coordinating feedback mechanisms to improve the overall response. Funding As of 25 May (14:00, UTC+5:45), a total of US$92.4 million, including $15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, was received against the $423 million Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team. An additional $330.6 million is urgently required to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people affected by the earthquake. A total of $169.9 million have been contributed outside of the appeal for the Nepal earthquake response. Nepal Earthquake Revised Flash Appeal Funding by cluster (in million US$) US$423 million requested Funded 22% Unmet 78% Funded Food Security Shelter WASH Health Logistics Education Early Recovery Protection Nutrition CCCM Coordination ETC Unspecified sector Unmet 114 54 56.7 34.2 23.6 21.2 14.9 11.4 12.8 9.4 2.5 2.5 27 All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  To date, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has identified the needs of 88,482 displaced people in 373 sites in 12 of the 14 priority districts (Dolakha and Rasuwa data is pending). DTM data is available at: www.tinyurl.com/NepalDTM  Shelter, installation of drainage systems and food are urgent needs of the displaced population assessed through the DTM. 88,400+ displaced people in 373 temporary sites Response:  The second round of the DTM was conducted in Kathmandu valley from 21 to 23 May and covered 64 sites.  For contingency planning, a total of 520 potential temporary encampment sites were identified in 10 of the 14 priority districts. Of these, land suitability assessments were conducted for 12 sites in Kathmandu valley and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 18 3 Sindhupalchowk district (11 of them are suitable for temporary habitation, in accordance with minimum standards). Gaps & Constraints:  Land suitability assessments are yet to start in 10 of the 14 priority districts. Additional engineering capacity is required. Early Recovery Needs:  Five VDCs in Dhading District (Laapa, Tipling, Setuu, Ruhi and Gaun) are still inaccessible by road; 90 per cent of the buildings are destroyed and 10 per cent are damaged in these VDCs. Support for early recovery activities including debris removal were requested by authorities.  In Chautara (Sinduphalchowk), the market area is high priority for debris clearance and demolition along with residential areas across the district.  In Gorkha District, immediate removal of rubble and debris of residential buildings in Barpak and Laprak VDCs. Response:  The Government and the cluster disseminated a poster in Nepali to inform local communities about safe debris management.  10 houses, which posed a danger to the Chautara market area, were demolished.  Debris clearance around the District Development Committee and District Administration Office in Chautara was completed. There is ongoing clearing in the District Health Office and District Forest Office to facilitate the restoration of public services.  In Dhading, assessment of damaged buildings is per cent complete. Gaps & Constraints:  While debris removal and demolition of small structures is undertaken by District Disaster Relief Committees and NGO partners, significant amount of debris remains due to the severe damage caused by the earthquake.  Economic recovery activities supporting rehabilitation of community infrastructure have been limited. Education Needs:  According to the Department of Education, a total of 32,145 classrooms were destroyed and 15,352 damaged in 42 districts. Education needs continue to increase as additional data from the districts becomes available.  The Cluster estimates 999,000 children aged 3 to 18 years of age will be unable to return to their classrooms when classes resume on 31 May. Thousands more will need support to access education services. Response:  Structural assessments of school buildings are ongoing in six districts.  To date, 109 child friendly spaces were established, in collaboration with the Protection Cluster, across nine districts (Bhaktapur, Dhading, Gorkha, Kathmandu, Kavre, Lalitpur, Nuwakot, Sindhuli and Sindhupalchok) Gaps & Constraints:  Local procurement of education supplies remains a challenge. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  The Cluster has extended the radio telecommunications network to Gorkha for the safety and security of humanitarian organizations operating in this area.  Shared ETC internet services were established at the NGO hub (Plan International Office) in Charikot.  The Cluster is providing shared internet services for the responders in 15 sites across Nepal. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 18 4  Over 950 humanitarians from more than 135 different response organisations are using internet services to support operations provided by the Cluster. Food Security Needs: 1.6 million  Preliminary assessment findings in six districts indicate the most urgent needs for the people in 267 VDCs summer cropping season are seeds and fertilizers, followed by irrigation, tools and received food rations technical support, and the most urgent needs for livestock are shelter and feed, followed by medicine, vaccination and water supply.  Wheat and barley need to be provided in time for the winter cropping season that starts in October. Response:  In the reporting period, the Cluster distributed nearly 325 metric tons (MT) of food to approximately 161,200 people in seven districts (Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, and Dolakha).  As of 20 May, the Cluster has distributed 10-day food rations to approximately 1.6 million people in 267 VDCs across seven districts.  The Cluster is delivering limited rice seed, vegetable packets and animal feed concentrate to Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Rasuwa and Dolakha districts. Gaps & Constraints:  There are limited local seed stocks, in particular, locally adapted rice seeds.  Local packaging of vegetable seeds is taking longer than planned.  Limited funding to procure agricultural inputs. Health Needs: 103,000+  As per Government’s figures, 402 health facilities were destroyed and 683 damaged. injured people treated Most of the damaged facilities are primary health care centres, village health posts and birthing centres.  Out of 351 health facilities providing Emergency Obstetric Maternal and Neonatal Care services, 112 (or 32 per cent) were destroyed and 144 are damaged in the 14 districts. Response:  The Health Emergency Operation Center reports that 103,686 injured people received treatment, including 2,088 who have undergone major surgeries and 26,160 who have received psychosocial support in 14 districts.  Seven reproductive health mobile camps were conducted in Kavre, Kathmandu and Makwanpur, reaching 1,381 people with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services.  In Dolakha, a shelter home has been set up to house pregnant women, lactating mothers and their newborns at the District Health Office (DHO). The DHO have tents and medical supplies to initiate SRH services in 12 health facilities in the district Gaps & Constraints:  Management of post trauma and injuries as well as restoration of the health system (including primary health care services) in all the affected districts is required.  Health workers’ emerging needs for shelter, food and psychosocial stress remains a challenge. Logistics Response:  The helicopter landing zone serving the Chautara hub is operational.  Air assessment missions out of Deurali and Chautara have started to prepare for trail rehabilitation and porter operations to remote areas. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 18 5  To date, a total of 329 UNHAS missions have taken place to 49 destinations, with 482 passengers and 138 MT of cargo.  Additional satellite hubs are being established to support last mile transportation using skilled porters and mountaineers to reach inaccessible villages. The forward hub in Bidur (Nuwakot District) is operational. Constraints:  As of 26 May, normal customs regulations will be reinstated. The regulations and procedures surrounding duty exemptions are strict and will also apply to humanitarian organizations that have prior agreements with Government. Some flights carrying relief items have recently been denied landing permission since certain items (e.g. tools for road repairs) were not on the list of approved humanitarian goods.  A number of organizations have reported problems with police escorts directing their trucks arriving from India to the Nepal Transit Warehouse Corporation, causing delays and issues for consignees to retrieve their cargo. Organizations are invited to share such cases with the Cluster (nepal.logs@logcluster.org) so that this issue can be raised with relevant authorities. Nutrition Needs:  There is a need to provide therapeutic feeding to approximately 10,000 children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to protect their lives in the coming six months. Response: 10,000 estimated children with SAM  Over 1,200 mothers received counseling in exclusive breastfeeding and dangers on artificial feeding in seven districts.  15 mother baby sites were established in three districts to provide a space for mothers to breastfeed and receive counseling.  About 1,000 group counseling sessions on optimal child feeding were held reaching over 8,000 mothers in 14 districts.  Over 10,000 children (6 to 59 months old) received micronutrient powders to improve complementary foods.  Supplies to treat over 3,000 children with SAM were distributed in 14 districts. Gaps & Constraints:  It has been challenging to reach and mobilize communities in some VDCs due to damaged or blocked roads. Protection Needs:  It has been reported that nearly 300 children have lost one or both parents in the earthquake.  There is a continued need to provide psychosocial support to affected people and provide training on genderbased violence (GBV) to psychosocial counselors. Response:  The Nepal Police intercepted 19 children at risk of internal and cross-border trafficking. The children are now under the care of the Central Child Welfare Board.  Over 40,000 flyers with information on family separation and trafficking in humans were distributed in the 14 districts.  26 psychosocial counselors were deployed to the 14 districts.  At least 500 women’s groups were mobilized to raise awareness and advocate on GBV and Child Protection issues in 14 districts.  Child Protection and GBV officers were deployed to 13 affected districts to provide technical support to the District Women and Children offices. Gaps & Constraints:  Lack of access to remote affected areas hinders protection monitoring. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 18 6 Shelter Needs:  As of 25 May (14:30, UTC+5:45), a total of 500,717 houses were reported destroyed and 296,190 houses damaged. Response:  To date, the Cluster has distributed a total of 217,259 tarps (25,165 within this reporting period), 16,940 tents (7,783 distributed in this reporting period), 43,921 (9,763 distributed in this reporting period) household kits.  The Government has distributed 230,569 tarps. Gaps & Constraints:  The Cluster recommends that two tarpaulins are provided to each household to ensure suitable coverage. The current distribution equates to 31 per cent of the cluster target.  A further 381,964 tarps are en route to Nepal which is enough for 190,982 households. A combined total of 299,611 households will receive tarps (86 per cent of the target).  The Government has a further 392,140 tarps in the pipeline. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:  The Cluster is targeting 1.2 million people with emergency water interventions, 1.1 million people with hygiene interventions including hygiene kit and hand washing with soap and around 304,000 people with gender friendly sanitation facilities out of an initial estimated 4.2 million people. 960,000+ people received emergency water support Response:  To date, 960,093 people received emergency water interventions, over 10,000 people provided with sustained water supplies through repair works, over 43,000 people with emergency sanitation interventions and 419,973 people with hygiene interventions. These figures are due to change as continuous partner verification and intervention process is ongoing. Gaps & Constraints:  Limited capacity of the partners and difficult road conditions continues to constrain delivery of WASH supplies and services. There is a need to assess local community capacity to cope to improve sanitation access.  Limited funding has impacted the capacity of the partners to plan and deliver relief as well as early recovery activities. General Coordination Clusters continue to review and revise their response plan under the Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team. The revised appeal is scheduled to be released on 29 May. As of 26 May, the standard customs requirements will be reinstated according to the Logistics Cluster. Regulations and procedures on duty exemptions are strict. For additional information, contact: nepal.logs@logcluster.org As of 24 May, five foreign military forces remain in Nepal. The Multinational Military Coordination Center (MNMCC) is still operational. Daily briefings are held at 8:00 a.m. The Integrated Planning Cell is now called the Joint Planning Cell with daily meetings (except Saturdays) at 2:00 p.m. at the Humanitarian-Military Operations Coordination Centre tent next to the MNMCC. The forum allows the Nepalese military, multinational forces and humanitarian partners to discuss issues including air tasking, engineering support and logistics. On 22 May, the Area Humanitarian Coordinator in Gorkha met with cluster co-leads and heads of agencies operating in the district to brief on the key functions of the Gorkha Humanitarian Hub and the coordination arrangements for Gorkha, Dhading and Makwanpur districts. Revised coordination architecture for Gorkha was developed and endorsed by local authorities. Adoption of the proposed district level coordination mechanism is currently being discussed in Dhading and Makwanpur. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 18 7 The Gorkha general coordination meeting was replaced by a High Level Coordination Committee co-chaired by the Chief District Officer and the Area Humanitarian Coordinator. Gorkha inter-cluster coordination meetings are held every Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. at the DDRC office. In Chautara (Sindhupalchowk), the inter-cluster coordination forum is developing an inter-agency monsoon contingency plan. Following additional reports of localized unrest causing temporary road blocks, clusters agreed to develop a light access monitoring framework. Senior military officers met with humanitarian partners in Charikot (Dolakha) to gain an understanding of the existing coordination mechanism. Plans were announce to establish a government and military distribution centre in Singati, currently cut off from road access, to facilitate distribution to northern areas of the district. On 21 May, the Inter-Cluster Gender Task Force issued the first Gender Equality Bulletin. The bulletin provides key facts and figures, initiatives, progress, challenges, needs and opportunities related to gender equality and women’s empowerment in the context of the Nepal earthquake emergency response. The latest issue is available at: http://bit.ly/1Kh50pC . Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicentre located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 14 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 8,000 people dead and destroyed over 500,000 houses. With the severe humanitarian impact of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support on 26 April. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. On 4 May, the appeal was revised seeking $423 million to support the relief operations. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. On 12 May, another earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude struck in Dolakha District. The earthquake caused additional buildings to collapse. Some 150 people were killed and many others injured as a result. Aftershocks continue to be felt across the country further increasing the trauma amongst those affected. Access to remote areas remains difficult due to mountainous terrain and unseasonal rains. For further information, please contact: Barbara Shenstone, Head of Office, OCHA Nepal, shenstone@un.org Massimo Diana, Head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator in Nepal, massimo.diana@one.un.org Leszek Barczak, Public Information Officer, OCHA Nepal, barczakl@un.org, +977 986 0889 062 For more information, please visit www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nepal http://www.unocha.org/nepal http://www.un.org.np/ To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: eqsitrep@un.org.np United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal: Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 19 (as of 29 May 2015) This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 25 to 29 May 2015. The next report will be issued on or around 3 June. Highlights    103,686 cases were treated and 31,707 patients were admitted in the hospitals Heavy equipment to be pre-positioned in landslide-prone areas. Limited funding allocated for procuring urgent agricultural inputs for the planting seasons 1.1 million 32,145 236,000 people require sanitation services farming households are affected in 6 districts classrooms have been destroyed or heavily damaged Source: WASH, Education and Food Security clusters Situation Overview As the first phase of the emergency is winding down the majority of the foreign military personnel have now departed. With the approaching monsoon season the Nepalese military is focusing on the stockpiling of food at forward staging areas and distribution points. Heavy equipment will be pre-positioned in landslide-prone areas. It is estimated that the monsoon will last for an average of 105 days, with higher rainfall expected in the eastern compared to the western region. It is expected that the central region will receive the highest rainfall. The central region is also one of the areas that were highly-affected by the earthquake. The monsoon will reach Okhaldhunga, Sindhuli, and Ramechhap first, followed by the central region (Dolakha, Kavrepalanchowk, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Makawanpur, Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dhading), and reaching Gorkha last. In terms of agro-ecological zones, the hills should receive higher annual rainfall than the mountains. Social and economic exclusion for some communities such as the Dalit, Deula and religious minorities has left them vulnerable after two earthquakes. The combination of entrenched marginalization and geographical remoteness, with many living apart from the mainstream settlements, has meant that they have not received adequate relief aid. The most affected districts are Sindhupalchowk, Rasuwa, Bhaktapur and Bhelukhel. Funding As of 29 May (18:30, UTC+5:45), a total of US$102 million, including $15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, was received against the $423 million Flash Appeal launched by the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT). An additional $321 million is urgently required to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people affected by the + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 19 2 earthquake. One month since the initial appeal was launched; clusters are revising their response plans and recalibrating requirements according to needs, capacities and timelines. To date, a total of $182.9 million have been contributed outside of the appeal for the Nepal earthquake response. Nepal Earthquake Revised Flash Appeal Funding by cluster (in million US$) US$423 million requested Funded 24% Unmet 76% Funded Food Security Shelter WASH Health Logistics Education Early Recovery Protection Nutrition CCCM Coordination ETC Unspecified sector Unmet 107 54 56 32.9 23.6 21.2 14.9 11.2 12.8 9.4 2.5 2.5 27 All humanitarian partners, including donors and recipient agencies, are encouraged to inform OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS - http://fts.unocha.org) of cash and in-kind contributions by e-mailing: fts@un.org Humanitarian Response Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs: 30  To date, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has identified the needs of 95,142 Solar powered public people temporarily displaced by the earthquake in 374 sites in 12 of the 14 priority lights installed in districts (Dolakha and Rasuwa are pending) and 21,601 people temporarily displaced Laprak and Barpak by the in 64 sites in Kathmandu Valley. DTM data is available here: (Gorkha District) http://www.tinyurl.com/NepalDTM  Shelter, drainage systems and food are found to be the overall urgent needs of the population assessed through the DTM.  Advocacy for community site management committees and specific services for vulnerable groups are necessary, primarily in sites which have more than 50 households. Response:  Land suitability assessments were conducted for six additional sites this week, bringing the total number of sites found suitable for temporary habitation to 11 in Kathmandu Valley and 6 in Sindhupalchowk district, in accordance with minimum standards in life-saving areas of humanitarian response.  Twelve solar powered public lights have been installed in Laprak, and eighteen in Barpak in Gorkha district. Gaps & Constraints:  There are gaps in district level coordination and response as additional funding is required to scale up  Land suitability assessments are yet to start in 10 of the 14 priority districts. Additional engineering capacity is required to continue this priority activity Education Needs:   Approximately 32,145 classrooms have been destroyed or heavily damaged so 1 million children do not have a classroom to return to when schools reopen on 31 May. A further 15,352 have been partially damaged. A total of 7,800 schools need to be structurally assessed to designate the buildings safe or unsafe. Response:  The Education and Protection clusters have established 137 Child Friendly Spaces 16 districts serving over 13,700 earthquake affected children. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 19  3 Structural assessments of school buildings in Dhading, Kavre, Nuwakot, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, and Kathmandu are ongoing. To date, 1,231 school blocks have been declared safe for use and will be able to reopen on 31 May. Gaps & Constraints:  Structural Assessment teams working across six districts have been slowed by bad weather in several of the affected districts. Emergency Telecommunications Response:  Over 1133 humanitarians from more than 140 different response organizations are now using internet services provided by the cluster.  The ETC network has been wirelessly linked to two Save the Children offices in Deurali to provide reliable connectivity to the response community.  The cluster is providing shared internet services for the response community at 14 sites across Kathmandu, Deurali, Gorkha, Charikot, Chautara, Bidur, Lalitpur, Dhunche and Arughat. Food Security Needs:  Food security has deteriorated in the affected areas, and is particularly worrying in remote mountain areas, where close to 70% of households have poor or borderline food consumption, and close to half have poor diet diversity.  Approximately 236,000 farming households are affected in 6 districts (Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Rasuwa and Dolakha). As per the, Food Security Cluster Agricultural Livelihoods Assessment, there is a high loss of seeds in these districts with half the farmers having lost over 75% of their rice seeds. Out of the 35% of farmers using irrigation, 70% reported substantial to severe damages on irrigation Response:  In the reporting period, the cluster distributed approximately 195 MT of food to nearly 92,780 beneficiaries living in 7 of the most affected districts (Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, and Dolakha).  Till date the cluster has also distributed 10-day food rations to over 1.8 million people from 308 Village Development Committees (VDC) in 7 districts. Additionally, they have been able to reach 571, 445 with mixed rations  The Cluster has started distribution of the 39, 600 bags of rice in Bhachek, Gorkha. 20, 000 packages of animal feed and 20, 000 sacks of grain storage sacks have been delivered to the districts. Gaps & Constraints:  Limited funding allocated for procuring urgent agricultural inputs for the planting seasons over the next couple of months Health Needs:  There is a continuing need for management of post trauma injuries, restoration of disrupted primary health care services, rehabilitation support to the patients who are discharged from the hospital and preparation for the monsoon. 37,731 people have received psychosocial support in the 14 districts Response:  The Cluster distributed more than 20 tons of medicine to the 14 districts and about 28 tons of medicine is incountry storage. They also delivered 40 tents, 24 basic emergency health kits and 600 blankets to hospitals and District Health Offices in Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Dolakha, Kavre, and Dhading, enough to provide services to 24,000 people over three months.  As of 26 May, 103,686 cases were treated and 31,707 patients were admitted in the hospitals. 2,778 people have undergone major surgeries and 37,731 have received psychosocial support in the 14 districts. Gaps & Constraints:  There is concern of potential disruption to the treatment of chronic diseases like tuberculosis for some patients as many treatment centers are damaged in the earthquakes. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 19 4 Logistics Response:  UNHAS has three Mi8 and one AS 350 helicopter in country to provide airlift to inaccessible areas. An additional two Mi8 are expected in the next few days  Air assessments are ongoing to establish which remote trails in the affected areas are in need of urgent rehabilitation in order to support last mile transport by porters and reopen local market access.  The Logistics Cluster is working with the government on establishing a fast-track for customs clearance at KTM. Constraints:  On May 26, normal customs requirements were reinstated for all humanitarian cargo entering Nepal, regular procedures apply as confirmed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The regulations and procedures surrounding duty exemptions are strict and even if a humanitarian organization has a Memorandum of Understanding with the government many items may not fall under waiver. The government approved list of humanitarian items that will benefit from duty exemption until June 2 is available on the Logistics Cluster website (http://www.logcluster.org/) along with details of customs procedures. Nutrition Needs:  Support 168,000 children (0-23 months old) and their mothers and families to breastfeed their young children to ensure that children don’t fall sick with diarrhea or pneumonia. Response:       Over 10,500 mothers have received counselling in exclusive breastfeeding and dangers on artificial feeding. 15 mother baby sites are established in affected communities to provide a space for mothers to breastfeed and receive counselling About 1,000 group counselling sessions on optimal child feeding held reaching over 13,300 mothers in the 14 districts. Over 10,000 children (6-59 months old) received micronutrient powders to improve complementary foods. Adequate supplies to treat over 3,000 children with severe acute malnutrition distributed in the 14 districts. Over 300 health workers and over 1,200 female community health volunteers trained in comprehensive package of nutrition interventions in emergencies. Gaps & Constraints:  There is a lack of adequate programme and coordination at the district level resulting in less than optimal monitoring and gap analysis. Protection Needs:     15,722 Human trafficking risks remain high and cross border movement requires close dignity kits distributed monitoring. in the 14 districts Safe spaces for women and their children are required as incidents of gender based violence (GBV) have been reported in temporary shelters in Dhading, Nuwakot, and Kavre Sensitization on GBV issues is required for members of rule of law enforcement agencies. Hospitals lack capacity to house the influx of mothers and their newborns so safe spaces/shelter for new mothers are required. Response:       55 safe spaces for women are established in 8 districts. 15,722 dignity kits distributed in the 14 districts. Psychosocial first aid and/or specialized support provided to 4,000 parents and children. A hotline (16600102005) is established which provides psychosocial support and referrals to affected people. Nepal Police are conducting prevention and response activities relating to cross-border and internal human trafficking in 12 immigration checkpoints and 70 strategic locations. Central Child Welfare Board has monitored almost 100 child care facilities. The temporary suspension on the establishment of new child care facilities and international adoptions remains in place. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 19 5 Gaps & Constraints:   There is a risk of an in increase in child labour Psychosocial support still remains a gap as the needs have increased significantly after the second earthquake Shelter Needs:    As of 26 May, there are 500,717 homes destroyed and 269,190 damaged homes. The cluster aims to support 350,000 families with 700,000 tarps Sampled assessments of 8 of the 14 districts have been completed; the rest of the districts will be completed within 2 weeks. 500,717 homes destroyed Response:  To date, the cluster has reported a total of 217,259 tarps (26,944 distributed in this reporting period), 48,421 Household kits (4,500 distributed in this reporting period), and 55, 984 blankets distributed. Gaps & Constraints:  The Cluster partners have been informed of the changes to customs procedures and efforts are underway to ensure that the needed shelter items are included in the tax exemption list  The Cluster coordination is decentralizing from Kathmandu, with emphasis being placed on district level focal points to fill reporting and coordination gaps. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:    906,093 As per a detailed district/VDC assessment led by Water Supply and Sanitation people benefited from Division Office in 14 districts, there are 1,138,565 people who do not have access emergency water to sanitation facilities and 1,049,859 people who do not have access to water facilities. With a loss of more than 180,000 household latrines the importance of regaining access to at least shared facilities’ is important. School are to open by next week so an urgent need is for hand washing facilities and toilets in temporary learning centers and health facilities Response:  To date 43,316 people have been reached with sanitation assistance, 906,093 beneficiaries of emergency water, 287,982 beneficiaries have received hygiene kits and 10,702 beneficiaries of sustained water. Gaps & Constraints:  The water quality of the new springs being used where safe water sources have been damaged has not been tested so there is a need for Piyush/water treatment. General Coordination CCCM, Health, Shelter and WASH clusters will finalize their eight-week response plan that outlines key milestones and timeline for Sindhupalchowk. The government-led inter-agency needs assessment for Sindhupalchowk has finalized its data collection; information for 65 VDCs was collected and is being analyzed. A prioritization exercise will continue, with final data to be shared at the end of this week. The revised coordination architecture proposed by humanitarian partners and endorsed by local authorities is currently guiding the work of humanitarian partners in Gorkha. Also in Gorkha the Logistics Cluster meetings are being held once a week, at alternating locations between DDC office in Gorkha and the Deurali Logistics Hub. Upon the request of the Food Security Cluster, the Deurali Logistics Hub has made available a storage facility for seeds ready for distribution. In Dhading, Shelter, WASH, Food/Agriculture, Health/Nutrition, Protection, and Education are having regular meeting. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal www.unocha.org/nepal www.un.org.np Nepal Earthquake 2015 Situation Report No. 19 6 The first introductory High-Level Coordination Committee meeting in Dhading, chaired by the Chief District Officer (CDO), is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday 2 June. Adoption of the proposed district level coordination mechanism was discussed with the Chief District Offer and Local District Officer in Makawanpur; a final agreement is yet to be reached. On the 26 and 27 May the preparatory Inter-Cluster Coordination Meeting (ICCM) with cluster co-leads and the ICCM meeting with cluster leads and coleads took place. The Cluster partners have been informed of the changes to customs procedures and efforts are underway to ensure that the needed shelter items are included in the tax exemption list. The Cluster coordination is decentralizing from Kathmandu, with emphasis being placed on district level focal points to fill reporting and coordination gaps. . Background on the crisis On 25 April (11:56, UTC+5:45), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal with the epicentre located 81 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely impacted 14 out of the 75 districts in the country, left over 8,000 people dead and destroyed over 500,000 houses. With the severe humanitarian impact of the disaster, the Government of Nepal requested for international humanitarian support on 26 April. On 29 April, the Humanitarian Country Team launched a Flash Appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection for millions of people affected by the earthquake. On 4 May, the appeal was revised seeking $423 million to support the relief operations. To enable humanitarian partners to scale up the response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator approved a $15 million grant from the Central Emergency Response Fund. The Resident Coordinator was also designated as the Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal. On 12 May, another earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude struck in Dolakha District. The earthquake caused additional buildings to collapse. Some 150 people were killed and many others injured as a result. Aftershocks continue to be felt across the country further increasing the trauma amongst those affected. Access to remote areas remains difficult due to mountainous terrain and unseasonal rains. 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