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MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-14 Staff Planning 14 Staff Planning

WorkshopWorkshopScenario OverviewScenario Overview

6 March 20086 March 2008

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Cambodia’s “Water System”

Tonle Sap R.

Mekong R.

Tonle Sap Lake

Phnom Penh

•Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers and Tonle Sap Lake sustain livelihoods of majority of population

•Flooding often occurs along the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers

•Tonle Sap Lake can expand to 4 times its dry season size

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Cambodian Flood of 2008

•Map depicts flooded area as of 31 October 2008

• July – September 2008 monsoon rains exceptionally heavy in upstream Mekong

•Heavy rains over central Cambodia caused flooding in central and southern Cambodia

• “Worst flood” since the 2000 flood

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August 2008

•Flooding has caused destruction, crops, roads, bridges

•Initial reports - at least 75 persons reported dead

•“Thousands” displacedThrough August, Royal Government of Cambodia - National Committee for Disaster Management and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces - provincial and municipal officials, and in-country personnel and assets of UN relief agencies and other international agencies have provided relief in most areas.

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September-October 2008

• Increasing number of illnesses from water borne diseases and poor sanitation

•RGC has established IDP camps (see table)

•Dengue fever breakout in Kampong Cham Province (vicinity Skuon)

• Monsoons continue in October – increased flash floods, Tonle Sap River reverses, Tonle Sap Lake expands greatly

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Cambodia

Skuon

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October 15: First overall assessment

•Deaths – 150 +•Displaced families – 500,000 +•Destroyed houses – 6,000•Damaged houses – 450,000•Health clinics damaged – 135•Schools damaged – 1,065•Rice crops destroyed – 425,000 ha•Other crops destroyed – 56,000 ha•Lost livestock – 3,000 +•“Hundreds” of factories damaged / destroyed

•“Thousands” of stores, businesses affected

•Roads, railroads, bridges, irrigation systems damaged / destroyed•Phnom Penh Airport-day operations only

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Provincial, National Declarations

•Mid-October, various provinces declare a “State of Emergency”–National Committee for Disaster Management ratifies requests

•NCDM operations center coordinates national flood relief efforts

•20 October, President of the NCDM declares a “State of Disaster”

•An “unusual” number of dead poultry in Snuol, Kratie Province-National Animal Health and Production Investigation Center sends team to investigate

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Cambodia

Snuol

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Updated (31 October) NCDM Flood Assessment Data

•Deaths – 300 +•Displaced families – 1,000,000 + IDP camps have been established

•Destroyed houses – 7,500•Damaged houses – 550,000•Health clinics damaged – 148•Schools damaged – 1,245•Rice crops destroyed – 480,000 ha•Other crops destroyed – 74,000 ha•Lost livestock – 4,000 + (excludes poultry)•150 + factories damaged / destroyed•2,500 + stores, businesses affected

•Roads, railroads, bridges, irrigation systems damaged / destroyed•Phnom Penh Airport-day operations only•DETAILS ARE IN WORKSHOP MATERIALS AND WILL BE BRIEFED 7 MARCH

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International Community Offers Assistance - Cambodia

Accepts

•Pledged aid includes:– Funds– Supplies– Relief personnel (medical teams)– Equipment– Military Forces

•Details are in TE 14 Staff Planning Workshop Materials