The Situation
With the onset of spring, Afghanistan has been experiencing floods in the northern regions caused by melting snow and heavy rains. On 30 April 2007, floods occurred in Wado valley and Tala-u-Barfak district of Baghlan province. According to an assessment report from the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), one person was killed, 20 injured, 25 houses totally destroyed and five houses partially destroyed. On 02nd May, floods and hailstorms hit Monhaghar, Khurram-u-Sarbagh, Feroz Nakhchair and Hazarti Sultan districts of Samangan province. Assessment reports, from the ARCS provincial branch in Samangan, state that four people were killed, six were missing, three houses were totally destroyed and 126 houses were partially destroyed. On 2nd / 3rd May, floods occurred in Jurm, Teshkan, Keran-o-Menjan, Kishm and Baharak districts of Badakhshan province. According to assessment reports from the ARCS’s Badakhshan branch, 23 people were killed, 190 houses were totally destroyed, 400 houses were partially destroyed and hundreds of hectares of agricultural lands were washed away.
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Coordination
On 6th May, a coordination meeting was held between the ARCS, the government’s department for disaster preparedness (DDP), World Food Programme (WFP), Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and its affiliated group – Focus Humanitarian Assistance, and GTZ, at the DDP office in Badakhshan. The aim of the meeting was to analyse the situation and provide assistance to the affected families. The contribution of stakeholders involved in the disaster response has been as follows:
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– Focus Humanitarian Assistance contributed non-food items (20 tents, 100 blankets and 100 tarpaulins) as well as 3,000 kilograms of food items (beans),
– AKDN provided US$ 10,000 for the cleaning of water canals.
Source: Reliefweb
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