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UNICEF Chad Flash Update No. 4 (Floods) - 25 October 2024

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HUMANITARIAN OVERVIEW

  • Since late July 2024, Chad has been affected by floods. Government data from 15 October shows that 1,941,869 people have been affected with 576 fatalities. The most severely hit provinces are Lac, Mandoul, Moyen Chari, Tandjilé, and N’Djamena. The capital N’Djamena counts 61,375 people affected.
  • According to a joint report by the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) and the University of N'Djamena, the level of the Logone River could rise to 8.60 meters and then overflow its banks, flooding neighborhoods in the 9th district of N’Djamena. The river Chari had already reached 8.42 meters by 24 October, exceeding the 8.14 meters recorded in 2022, when the Chadian capital experienced some of the worst flooding in recent years.
  • The worst floods are expected between October and November when the water level of rivers will be at their maximum throughout the country.
  • Due to the lack of access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services throughout the country and the existence of a cholera epidemic in Sudan and Cameroon, the risk of an epidemic in Chad is high.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

  • For the first time in Chad, in October, the humanitarian community activated the framework for anticipatory action. Chad received an allocation of 5 million USD from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support anticipatory action to protect people at risk of river flooding in N’Djamena, out of which 700,000 were allocated for WASH interventions implemented by UNICEF.
  • The budget needs of the National Flood Response Plan amount to 64 million USD. Around 12 million USD are available leaving a gap of 52 million USD. Additionally, the Government allocated 1 million USD for response interventions in N’Djamena and CERF allocated 12 million USD to support the response in the four most affected provinces: Lac, Mayo Kebbi Est, Mandoul and N’Djamena.
  • UNICEF has finalized a response plan aligning to its Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action. UNICEF's budget needs for this response amount to 10,021,852 USD.