OVERVIEW

- WHO planning donor appeal for health response.

- No reported disease outbreaks.

- Joint UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, IOM and WHO assessment mission to Hadramout Governorate has been completed.

- Health services have been disrupted in many areas, especially in remote villages, due to damage to roads, facilities and lack of staff.

- WHO malariologist travelled today to Hadramout.

SITUATION UPDATE

- The joint UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, IOM and WHO assessment mission to Hadramout Governorate returned to Sana'a on 30

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1. General.

The relief activities continued on third day of the disaster. A brief account of the relief activities is appended below.

2. Update

a. Employment of Military / CAF Resources & Police

(1) Manpower

(a) 1721 x all ranks committed. 150 x Individuals ex Police employed.

(b) 3 x Medical teams ex Army & CAF in village Kawas, Wan Kotli, and Verchum.

(c) Damage assessment in process through aerial/ground reconnaissance parties.

(2) Material

(a) 15 x Helicopters available / engaged.

SUMMARY/HIGHLIGHTS

- At least 44,700 people were affected by recent flooding in Maban (see Section II)

- 4,500 of them have received 73MT of one month food rations

- 713MT more food aid earmarked for Maban is yet to be delivered

I. FOCUS ON SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN ACCESS (from UNMIS)

- According to UNMIS, on 27 October UNMAO received reports of anti-personnel mines- along the road in the Rajaf West area of Central Equatoria State. It was recommended that the area be raised to Security Level 4 (NO-GO Area) of Security Phase 3 until mine clearance has been completed.

Note: Document is 5 pages.

Appeal Target: 895,664 US$

Geneva, 31 October 2008

Dear Colleagues,

In late July and early August, heavy monsoon rains caused flooding in many areas of Pakistan, particularly affecting Peshawar District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Rajanpur District in Punjab Province. Flooding has affected over 500,000 people in these two provinces.

In Rajanpur District and the Taunsa Tehsil of Dera Ghazi Khan in southern Punjab province, hundreds of mud houses were swept away by the flood water. About 150 villages are reported to

Accalmie relative à Goma ville, situation demeure tendue à Rutshuru et Kibati

Plusieurs sites de déplacés non-occupés à Rutshuru auraient été détruits par le CNDP

Evacuation des humanitaires de la base MONUC à Kiwandja

Grandes concentrations de personnes déplacées dans les localités de Kiwandja,

Kinyandoni et Kibati

L'espace humanitaire reste extrêmement réduit Contexte et situation sécuritaire

Accalmie relative sur toute l'étendue de la province en dehors des courtes fusillades entre le CNDP et FARDC à la hauteur de Kibati le 30 octobre dans la matinée.

SITUATION: The death toll from the Wednesday (Oct. 29) 6.4-magnitude earthquake in southwest Pakistan along the Afghan border remains unclear, with officials saying it could climb beyond 300, though officially the toll has been said to be 160 persons; unofficial estimates have put the toll at about 350 persons. Some 3,000 homes were destroyed and about 15,000 left homeless, the Associated Press reported.

There have been about 500 aftershocks in the earthquake-affected areas, centered in Balochistan. Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan reports that damaged roads in the worst-affected

International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to a request for assistance after an earthquake hit Pakistan on Wednesday.

A ShelterBox Response Team departed for Pakistan yesterday to distribute an initial 200 ShelterBoxes. More boxes are likely to follow.

The 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Ziarat valley in the southwestern province of Baluchistan just before dawn, causing landslides and reportedly killing more than 200 people. It is thought that around 1,500 homes were destroyed and 15,000 people have been displaced.

It has been reported that around 50,000

Funds Sent To: Church World Service - Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS-P/A) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)

Amount Sent: CWS P/A: US$ 31,167

NCA: US$ 29,238

Date: 31 October 2008

Details of Response

Emergency: Balochistan Earthquake, Pakistan

Date of Emergency: 29 October 2008

Implementing Member(s): Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan, Norwegian Church Aid

Implementing Partners:

For CWS - Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) recognised as a leading proponent of participatory development