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**Highlights **

• The number of flood affected people is about 140,000 in 27 provinces in 132 districts, an increase of about 15,000 since the last report.

• New flash floods have occurred in Faryab, Sar-e-pul, Balkh, Baghlan and in Taluqan city in Takhar since the last report. Assessments are now underway to determine the extent of the damage. The overall number of people affected and houses destroyed will likely further increase when these assessments are complete.

• Sufficient relief stocks remain in country for the response. Relief distributions have been completed in 90% of previously affected districts. No outbreak of malaria, cholera or acute watery diarrhoea has been reported so far. Health surveillance for water borne diseases is being carried out. WASH actors have responded to 95% of people in 10 provinces.

• While new floods have happened this week, the main focus is on the reconstruction of destroyed homes, infrastructure and livelihoods. An estimated 6,000 homes need to be rebuilt, and detailed assessment of damage is in progress to identify rehabilitation and recovery needs.

Situation Overview

New waves of flooding occurred over the weekend in six villages of Taluqan city in Takhar, leading to the displacement of 500 families; other districts were flooded in Sar-e-Pul, Baghlan and Balkh provinces. In Pashtunkot district, Faryab, initial reports, indicate a significant number of houses completely destroyed/damaged, livestock and agriculture land washed away and destruction of roads and bridges.

The shelter cluster identified 6,000 destroyed houses (category A) are in need of reconstruction using PDMC data (see map below). Cluster members have so far selected 4,000 houses to reconstruct. Funding for 549 shelters already exists. Prioritization indicates that the destroyed houses in the higher altitude areas of the north east region should be a priority, where winter conditions arrive sooner and are harsh, giving less time for shelter reconstruction.

As agreed at the humanitarian country team meeting 29 May, to ensure a coordinated, equitable and consistent response to shelter reconstruction and to allow donors to allocate funds where humanitarian needs are highest, completing the national shelter response plan is the main recovery priority, so it can be reviewed by the HCT and endorsed by government, at the request of the Disaster Relief Coordinator. Shelter proposals sent to the ERF can only be considered once this planning has been completed.