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This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 15,199,723 Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Red Cross Society (DPRK RCS) to deliver assistance and support to some 28,000 people for 12 months, with a focus on the following sectors: Health; Water, sanitation and hygiene; Livelihoods, Nutrition, Food security; Shelter (including Household non-food items); Disaster risk reduction and National Society capacity building. The planned response reflects the current situation and information available at this time of the evolving operation, and will be adjusted based on further developments and more detailed assessments. Details are available in the Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) <here>
The disaster and the Red Cross Red Crescent response to date
29-31 August 2016: More than 300mm of rain reported in North Hamgyong Province, coupled with impact of Typhoon Lionrock, resulted in flooding of the Tuman River and its tributaries around the Chinese-DPRK border and other areas in the Province.
01 September: DPRK RCS mobilized staff and volunteers for rapid initial assessment, early warning and evacuation, search and rescue, first aid, psychosocial support, etc.
02 September: 2,500 non-food items (NFIs) released from DPRK RCS warehouses. Additional 2,500 NFIs and 2,000 NFIs released on 5 and 12 September respectively.
03 September: an Information Bulletin issued.
04 September: First Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) meeting took place. A joint assessment of the international organizations in DPRK conducted on 6-9 September.
13 September: 506,810 Swiss francs allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to meet the humanitarian needs of 20,000 people.
14 September: 138 deaths reported, 400 missing persons, 68,094 displaced persons, and 600,000 people affected by the floods.
20 September: IFRC issues Emergency Appeal for 15,199,723 Swiss francs for 28,000 people for 12 months.