Update on recent floods in Sagaing Region and Kachin...
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? 198 3,639 7,443 1,705 2,503 235 7,792 1,564 1,408 2,111 Kani Mingin Kambalu Mogaung Kyunhla Indaw Ye U Kawlin Butalin Khin U Ayartaw Monywa SAGAING KACHIN SHAN NORTH MANDALAY MAGWAY CHIN SHAN SOUTH INDIA Sagaing Mandalay MYANMAR: Flood Affected Townships in Sagaing and Kachin (24 July 2015) The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 21 7 2015 Glide number: Nil Sources: RRD, DoP, OCHA, MIMU. Feedback: [email protected], www.reliefweb.int Nay Pyi Taw CHINA INDIA THAILAND LAOS BANGLADESH BHUTAN CAMBODIA VIETNAM MYANMAR 0 100 50 Km Flood Affected Population Population by Township 2014 Administrative Towns 103,847 - 120,000 120,001 - 130,000 130,001 - 150,000 150,001 - 371,963 State Capital International boundary States/Regions Ocean & Seas 1- 500 501 - 2,500 2,501 - 5,000 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 48,532 48,532 Update on recent floods in Sagaing Region and Kachin State Heavy seasonal rains from 14 to 19 July caused heavy flooding throughout the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. The Government's Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD) reported on 23 July that some 70,000 people have been affected by the floods in 11 townships in the Sagaing Region, with nine fatalities and over 12,000 houses damaged. The RRD in Sagaing report that over 40,000 people have been severely affected and/or displaced by the floods. Many schools in the area are reported to be closed due to the floods. These figures have not yet been independently verified by the UN. Local authorities, the Union Government, the military, as well as the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) and local civil society organizations are responding with rescue operations and are providing food, water and other basic necessities to those affected. A joint team comprised of the UN, INGOs, MRCS and RRD is currently visiting the worst affected areas to assess the situation and humanitarian needs. The UN has offered support and stands ready to assist response efforts in Sagaing should the scale of the emergency exceed the Government’s capacity to respond. As of 23 July, RRD reports that 827 households in Mogaung Township, Kachin State, were displaced by the floods. The majority of those displaced are currently staying with host families, while 165 households are being accommodated in six locations. The Kachin State Government and RRD have provided food, drinking water, NFIs and cash assistance to flood affected families. On 22 July, an UN inter-agency mission also provided tarpaulins, oral rehydration salts, dignity kits, sleeping mats and jerry cans for initial response. On 23 July, RRD indicated that emergency needs had been met, but that some humanitarian assistance may be required once the displaced return to their homes. On 24 July, an inter-agency assessment team visited flood affected areas to further assess needs.
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3,639
7,443
1,705
2,503
235
7,792
1,564
1,408
2,111
Kani
Mingin
Kambalu
Mogaung
Kyunhla
Indaw
Ye U
Kawlin
Butalin
Khin U
Ayartaw
Monywa
SAGAING
KACHIN
SHAN NORTH
MANDALAY
MAGWAY
CHIN
SHAN SOUTH
INDIA
SagaingMandalay
MYANMAR: Flood Affected Townships in Sagaing and Kachin (24 July 2015)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.Creation date: 21 7 2015 Glide number: Nil Sources: RRD, DoP, OCHA, MIMU. Feedback: [email protected], www.reliefweb.int
Nay Pyi Taw
CHINAINDIA
THAILAND
LAOS
BANGLADESH
BHUTAN
CAMBODIA
VIETNAMMYANMAR
0 10050Km
Flood Affected Population
Population by Township2014
Administrative Towns
103,847 - 120,000120,001 - 130,000130,001 - 150,000150,001 - 371,963
State CapitalInternational boundaryStates/RegionsOcean & Seas
1- 500501 - 2,500
2,501 - 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 48,532
48,532
Update on recent floods in Sagaing Region and Kachin StateHeavy seasonal rains from 14 to 19 July caused heavy flooding throughout theSagaing Region of Myanmar. The Government's Relief and ResettlementDepartment (RRD) reported on 23 July that some 70,000 people have beenaffected by the floods in 11 townships in the Sagaing Region, with ninefatalities and over 12,000 houses damaged. The RRD in Sagaing report thatover 40,000 people have been severely affected and/or displaced by thefloods. Many schools in the area are reported to be closed due to the floods.These figures have not yet been independently verified by the UN.
Local authorities, the Union Government, the military, as well as the MyanmarRed Cross Society (MRCS) and local civil society organizations are respondingwith rescue operations and are providing food, water and other basicnecessities to those affected. A joint team comprised of the UN, INGOs, MRCSand RRD is currently visiting the worst affected areas to assess the situationand humanitarian needs.
The UN has offered support and stands ready to assist response efforts inSagaing should the scale of the emergency exceed the Government’s capacityto respond.
As of 23 July, RRD reports that 827 households in Mogaung Township, KachinState, were displaced by the floods. The majority of those displaced arecurrently staying with host families, while 165 households are beingaccommodated in six locations. The Kachin State Government and RRD haveprovided food, drinking water, NFIs and cash assistance to flood affectedfamilies. On 22 July, an UN inter-agency mission also provided tarpaulins, oralrehydration salts, dignity kits, sleeping mats and jerry cans for initial response.On 23 July, RRD indicated that emergency needs had been met, but that somehumanitarian assistance may be required once the displaced return to theirhomes. On 24 July, an inter-agency assessment team visited flood affectedareas to further assess needs.
