Since 15 January, the UN Department of Safety and Security has restricted all road missions in the four southern departments. UN Humanitarian Air Service flights have also been temporally suspended.
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Since 15 January, the UN Department of Safety and Security has restricted all road missions in the four southern departments. UN Humanitarian Air Service flights have also been temporally suspended.
Humanitarian partners, authorities and local communities have stepped up assistance to affected people, reaching at least 743,000 people across Somalia with some form of aid.
As of 6 November, partners and authorities estimate that more than 706,100 people are temporarily affected, with more than 113,690 temporarily displaced from their homes.
Substantial critical funding gaps amounting to some $1.3 billion leave vulnerable Afghan families staring down the barrel of hunger, disease and even potential death as winter approaches.
Monsoon rains that persisted from 25 June to 30 July have resulted in 179 people losing their lives, 264 sustaining injuries, 1,594 damaged houses and the loss of 480 livestock.
Eighty-four districts have an average severe acute malnutrition rate of 12 percent, impacting over 3.5 million children. Among them, more than 1.45 million children suffer from severe wasting.
Since the beginning of 2022, about 298,000 people were displaced due to conflict, and 896 people were reported killed and another 1,092 injured because of conflict and violence.
An estimated 4.3 million people are impacted by flash floods in north-eastern districts. Experts considered the flood worse than the ones they had experienced in 1998 and 2004.
Between 3 and 4 May, localized flooding was reported across large parts of Afghanistan, killing 13 people and injuring eight. An estimated 1,270 houses were either destroyed or damaged.
Heavy rains caused flash floods and widespread damage in Erbil and Kirkuk. Iraq witnessed record-low rainfall this year, but officials have warned of sporadic heavy rains due to climate change.
Between October 2021 and March 2022, the lean season, food security is set to deteriorate as more households rely on the food market, with prices expected to remain above the five-year average.
Stagnant water, food shortages, the interruption of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, and psychological trauma are among the concerns for the affected, with approximately three-quarters being IDPs.
While the extent of the casualties, loss and damages is yet to be assessed, this event is without doubt the worst flooding the country has seen in recent history.
The drivers of acute food insecurity include the compounding effects of poor and erratic rainfall distribution, flooding, desert locust infestation, socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19, and conflict.
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More than 5,000 houses have been destroyed, damaged or flooded and almost 137,000 hectares of crops have been inundated according to the preliminary data. These numbers could rise in the days ahead.
During the height of the storm, some 23,000 people sought shelter in evacuation centers. About 93,000 people (21,000 households) live in the most affected areas of the cyclone.
More than 700 houses were destroyed, several boats and fishing gear damaged, and large numbers of livestock lost. This has led to severe loss of livelihood for most families.
Severe floods, Desert Locusts and COVID-19 have left 2.1 million people facing food consumption gaps. In addition, 849,900 under-fives are likely to be acutely malnourished through August 2021.
Authorities and local partners are responding, but more assistance is urgently needed, especially food, shelter/NFIs, WASH, health, nutrition assistance, and COVID-19 awareness.
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The rains continue to fall in areas below the Equator, leading to fears of an increase in flooded areas, population displacements and a risk of the development of waterborne diseases.