Glide n° FL-2015-000090-PAK
Date of issue: 18 December 2015
Date of disaster: July 2015
Operation start date: 12 August 2015
Operation end date: 31 March 2016 (7 months)
Appeal budget: CHF 550,477 – the current funding gap is CHF 282,894 (or 51%)
Amount advanced from DREF: CHF 223,756
Number of people affected: 1,529,189
Number of people to be assisted: 5,510 families (38,570 people)
The Emergency Appeal is being revised from CHF 1,486,227 to CHF 550,477 to reflect the changing needs on the ground, the work taken on by other actors and the level of funding available for the response. The revision includes:
A minor reduction in the target number of people from 39,900 (5,700 families) to 38,570 (5,510 families), to reflect the actual number of those assisted.
A timeframe extension of one month to accommodate all processes related to the replenishment of non-food items.
Changes to the package of non-food items to be replenished, which will now include mosquito nets, blankets, solar-powered lamps and household water filters.
The removal of some activities based on how the situation has evolved and the resulting shift in needs, plus the level of funding received or foreseen (see below for further details).
Click here for the Revised Emergency Plan of Action, and here for donor response.
The situation
Mid July 2015: monsoon rains 2015 started with glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) and affected the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Punjab, Baluchistan and Sindh.
12 August: CHF 223,756 allocated from DREF to support 2,880 people for 4 months to meet the immediate needs of flood-affected populations through provision of emergency shelter and essential household item assistance.
27 August: Emergency Appeal of CHF 1,486,227 launched to support 39,900 people for 6 months with provision of emergency health services, food, water and sanitation services, emergency shelter and essential household assistance.
24 September: Operation update no. 1 was issued.
14 December: Revised Emergency Appeal launched for CHF 550,477 to continue assistance to 38,570 people in the areas of food assistance, distribution of shelter and non-food items, water provision and health care.
According to the report from Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) dated 14 September 2015, 1,572,191 people were affected by the floods in more than 4,111 villages, with 238 reported deaths and 232 persons injured. More than one million people were evacuated with 835 relief camps established. The flooding caused damage to houses, crops and infrastructure, with KP and Punjab amongst the Provinces worst hit.
Since the onset of the disaster in mid-July, the situation has stabilized, and damage to critical infrastructure has been addressed enabling access to villages previously cut off, and allowing temporarily displaced families to return to their homes. The Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) has been distributing food and non-food items, and providing health and care services through mobile health units, since the outset of the disaster.