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Iraq: Mosul Humanitarian Response Situation Report No. 33 (8 May to 14 May 2017) [EN/AR/KU]

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This report is produced by OCHA Iraq in collaboration with humanitarian partners. Due to the rapidly changing situation, the numbers and locations listed in this report may no longer be current at the time of reading. The next report will be issued on or around 22 May 2017.

Highlights

  • Displacement from western Mosul city has continued throughout the last week, following the reintensification of hostilities on 4 May. The number of people fleeing western Mosul city peaked on Friday, 12 May, when some 11,400 individuals passed through the Hammam al Alil screening site, according to Government figures.

  • As of 14 May, the number of people who have fled western Mosul city since 19 February has risen to 480,906 individuals, according to the Iraqi authorities. The current number of IDPs from western Mosul city who remain displaced is 448,516 people, taking into account that, as of 9 May, 32,390 people had returned to western Mosul city, according to the government.

  • The Government of Iraq reports that since the beginning of Mosul operations on 17 October 2016, nearly 660,000 people have been displaced from Mosul city.

  • High rates of trauma injuries remain of significant humanitarian concern. Between 17 October 2016 and 9 May 2017, more than 12,300 people have been transferred to hospital for trauma injuries, nearly 6,200 people from western Mosul city alone. Between 18 February and 8 may, nearly 2,250 people were treated at Trauma Stabilisation Points (TSPs) for trauma injuries near frontline areas of western Mosul.

Situation Overview

The displacement of people from western Mosul city has continued throughout the week, following the reintensification of hostilities on 4 May. The number of people fleeing western Mosul city peaked on 12 May, when some 11,400 individuals passed through the Hammam al Alil screening site, according to Government figures. Many families fleeing to Hammam al Alil transited through the Badoush Mustering Point, northeast of Mosul city along the Syrian Highway and the Yarmouk/Risala Mustering Point, where humanitarian partners provided emergency assistance, including ready to eat food and water.

With the opening of a new frontline in the northwest of Mosul, displacement occurs primarily along two routes through Badoush and Al Yarmouk, with new arrivals requiring emergency assistance. At the muster points established in these locations, displaced persons spend on average four hours, often requiring water, food, health, shade and protection services. Humanitarian partners remain deployed at all mustering points to ensure assistance and services are provided to displaced people.

As of 14 May, the number of people who have fled western Mosul city since 19 February has risen to 480,906 individuals, according to the Iraqi authorities. The current number of IDPs from western Mosul city who remain displaced is 448,516 people, taking into account that, as of 9 May, 32,390 people had returned to western Mosul city, according to the government. The Government of Iraq reports that since the beginning of Mosul operations on 17 October 2016, nearly 660,000 people have been displaced from Mosul city. Serious concerns remain for the protection of civilians in the western areas of the city, where approximately 275,000 people are estimated to be living in ISIL-controlled areas.

Camp construction and site expansion is accelerating to meet the humanitarian needs of people newly displaced from western Mosul city. According to the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster, some 326,049 people (63,139 families) are currently being sheltered in camps and emergency sites, with the remainder in host communities and informal sites. As of 14 May, there are currently 6,994 fully serviced plots available for immediate use in 19 different locations and a further 4,955 plots are available at another other eight sites.

Nimrud bridge, 30 km south of Mosul, was closed to all traffic except the transportation of IDPs from the west to the east bank as of 12 May due to high water levels caused by heavy rains in catchment areas necessitating the strategic release of water from Mosul Dam. This closure had a significant impact on humanitarian activities. Transportation of humanitarian supplies had to be transferred via Qayyarah bridge (60 km south of Mosul), which caused delays to the delivery of assistance, and medical evacuations from the western bank to Erbil took longer to reach the hospital.

Water continues to be a significant humanitarian concern in Mosul city. Many people are reportedly drinking from potentially unsafe, untreated water source, particularly in western Mosul. In eastern Mosul city humanitarian partners are tankering 3.1 million litres of drinking water per day, and in western Mosul humanitarian partners are delivering 1.4 million litres of water per day. As water filling stations are rehabilitated, water tankering in western Mosul city is expected to increase.

High rates of trauma injuries remain of significant humanitarian concern. Between 17 October 2016 and 9 May 2017, more than 12,300 people have been transferred to hospital for trauma injuries, nearly 6,200 people from western Mosul city alone. Between 18 February and 8 May, nearly 2,250 people were treated at Trauma Stabilisation Points (TSPs) for trauma injuries near frontline areas of western Mosul.

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