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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Description of the disaster
From 30 to 31 July 2022, heavy rains hit several regions of The Gambia, leading to widespread flooding. Both the GRCS and the government, with the support of UN and other partners, conducted rapid needs assessments in the immediate aftermath of the flooding.
Preliminary information obtained as of 01 August 2022 from the first situational report produced by the NDMA indicates that a total of 17,201 people from 1,961 households have been affected. The impacts include destruction of houses, food stock, toilet and other community facilities, and household items. The displaced households being sheltered by relatives, host families, schools, mosques, health facilities, and uncompleted buildings.
Early August, the floods impact recorded from the week of 30 July to early august in the Gambia was estimated to be the heaviest that had been recorded in 30 years according to the UNDAC Assessment Report. Satellite analysis and GIS mapping showed that the floods impacted hundreds of thousands of people, with urban settlements being hit the hardest. Based on the final report of the UNDAC by end of August 2022, at least 50,738 people were directly affected by the floods in the regions of Banjul, Kanifing Municipality, West Coast, and North Bank. The GRCS continuous assessment made possible to formally identified 2,366 affected households that were included under the pressing needs and scale analysis supporting the launch of the DREF and a wilder response plan to the floods impact in Gambia.