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Glide number: FL-2022-000262-AFG
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Description of the disaster
Off-seasonal rainfall peaked between July and August 2022 in Afghanistan, causing the country's rivers to overflow. The flood affected 16 provinces, out of which 13 provinces (Ghazni, Kandahar, Kunar, Logar, Laghman, Maidan, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktia, Parwan, Wardak, Urozgan, and Zabul) were severely affected. A total of 156 people lost their lives and 124 people were injured, including women and children due to the floods. Over 35,700 houses were affected (16,000 houses destroyed and 19,700 partially damaged) which affected 249,900 people in the area. Thousands of acres of crops in farming fields were destroyed.
The rapid assessment conducted by the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) revealed that the flash floods caused massive damage and destruction in these parts of the country. A substantial number of houses were flooded, with household items damaged. Several plots of farmland were swept away, and the flow of water cratered several roads. Many communities were left with inaccessible roads due to landslides. Because of the remoteness of some of the affected areas, the onset of harsh winters would aggravate the already precarious situation of the affected population.
On 21 August, the regional Operational Coordination Team (OCT) deployed inter-agency assessment teams across Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar and Nuristan and other impacted areas. The inter-agency assessment teams consisting of agencies/humanitarian actors such as ARCS, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees/Women for Afghan Women, and Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees in close coordination with Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority and District Officials identified that affected families in more provinces need humanitarian assistance, including food, essential household items, emergency shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and multipurpose cash assistance. These revisions aim to better respond to the humanitarian needs of the flood-affected population, caused by the intensification of rains in more than 16 provinces between 16 and 31 August 2022.
The IFRC allocated nearly CHF 750,000 from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) to support ARCS in delivering humanitarian assistance in response to off seasonal floods (MDRAF011).