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10 days after the cyclone Remal made a landfall, there has been random episodes of unseasonal rainfall in the affected area.
As per media reports 07 people have lost their lives and nearly 100 people have been injured as a consequence of the cyclone.
People continue to live in damaged and uninhabitable conditions with unusable toilet facility conditions. Some local donor agencies have supported with tarpaulin sheets which is providing temporary relief.
There were more than 1,400 relief camps functional during the cyclone, now they have been closed and people have returned to their homes, many of which have been partially or completely destroyed.
As per government reports from the district of South 24 Parganas, 23 blocks, 249 Gram Panchayats (village level government administration), 1,905,032 people are affected. Government has distributed 70,914 tarpaulins and 153,353 fresh cooked meals to the impacted people.
The Joint Rapid Need Assessment (JRNA) has been completed in 144 villages for the village level input and covered 205 households. The data from the JRNA may only be considered indicative and not representative of the affected areas.
The JRNA report highlights WASH, Health, Livelihood, Food supply, School infrastructure repair, Specialised support to disabled children as the priority areas which need focus and attention.
UNICEF has planned a WASH and Health response to the needs of approximately 1,952,395 people, including 644,290 children and 933,245 females across 10 most affected island blocks of the district of South 24 Parganas.
The IAGs unified response has been initiated and most of the IAG partners have catered to the needs including kitchen ware, tarpaulins, food, and some awareness activities on hygiene, infection control etc. have been initiated as of now.