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Highlights
- Severe weather and flooding across multiple provinces continue to impact essential services and livelihoods, with Guadalcanal the most affected.
- A total of ~196,741 people are affected (approximately 40,000 children), with ~720,956 exposed across the entire country.
- 11 wards from Guadancal Province have submitted impact reports; further assessments are pending from hard-to-reach areas.
- Two fatalities confirmed, one in Lunga linked to river flooding.
- Significant damage to schools, clinics, homes, roads, bridges, and extensive loss of food gardens and crops.
- Water sources are contaminated, increasing risks of waterborne and vector-borne diseases.
- Provincial authorities activated response mechanisms; Guadacanal Provincial Government (GPG) is preparing a supplementary budget to support food distribution and address funding gaps.
- UNICEF delivered emergency education supplies, including 6 Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS), 5 School in a Box kits, 30 tarpaulins, and 162 school bags to support learning continuity for affected students.
- UNICEF is coordinating with WASH, Health, and Nutrition sectors to mobilise additional support as needed.
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs
Severe weather from 26 Jan – 1 Feb 2026 caused widespread flooding, waterlogging, storm surge, and strong
winds across multiple provinces, with Guadalcanal the most heavily affected. Impacts include inundated schools
and clinics, destruction of food gardens, disruption of infrastructure, and contamination of water sources.
The heavy rains impacted essential social services, including schools, prompting the Provincial Disaster
Operations Committee (PDOC) to activate an emergency response. A rapid assessment was subsequently
conducted, which identified two schools-Kokona Primary School and Chapuria Community High School—as being
severely affected, with extensive damage to their classrooms.
Eleven wards have submitted impact reports, and additional reports from remote areas are pending. A total of
~196,741 people are affected, with ~720,956 exposed nationwide. Severe damage to food gardens, root crops,
and fruit trees across Guadalcanal, Western, Malaita, Isabel, Makira‑Ulawa and Temotu.
Flooding and structural damage to schools, clinics, roads, and bridges, including Tanaeba Bridge and Visale
Clinic. Water contamination is widespread due to runoff, saltwater intrusion, and damaged WASH systems.
Displacements reported, with households seeking shelter in schools, host families, and institutions.