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- Cyclone Remal made landfall on 26th May 2024, compounded by heavy unseasonal rainfall in the affected area.
- Seven people have lost their lives and nearly 100 people were injured, according to media reports.
- Inter-Agency Group, UNICEF and Sphere India jointly led the Joint Rapid Need Assessment (JRNA) across 144 villages, covering 205 households.
- Around 2,500 houses have been destroyed which house 147,500 people including approximately 33% children, while 27,000 others have suffered partial damage.
- Incidence of skin diseases is increasing due to insufficient clean water for personal hygiene, and there is a high risk of diarrhoeal and other water-related disease outbreaks.
- The JRNA identified WASH, Health, Livelihood, Food supply, School infrastructure repair, and specialised support to disabled children as the priority areas which need focus and attention.
- UNICEF has planned a health care response to support a population of 341,560.
- Distribution of sanitation and hygiene kits by UNICEF will reach 17,000 to 18,000 most vulnerable people in the impacted areas.
- Initial response was expected by the government, however based on the government documents in the public domain, government in India has not made any additional provision for response or recovery for this cyclone.