GLIDE n=B0 MS-2009-000083-TJK
FL-2009-000095-TJK
MS-2009-000099-TJK
This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 892,624 (USD 806,936 or EUR 589,938) in cash, kind, or services to support the Tajikistan Red Crescent Society to assist some 4,320 beneficiaries (726 families) affected by a series mudslides and floods for 6 months.
CHF 157,347 (USD 135,547 OR EUR 103,676) was allocated from the International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 23 April 2009 to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 750 people (150 families) affected by the mudslide and to replenish emergency stocks. Some 3,000 households were also targeted with hygiene promotion. An additional CHF 134,995 (USD 118,472 or EUR 89,650) was allocated from the DREF on 12 May to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 1,160 people (232 families) affected by floods and to replenish emergency stocks. Up to 2,000 households were targeted with hygiene promotion activities.
On 14 May another mudslide swept away 164 houses and partly damaged 150 houses in Khuroson district in 18th Hizb village, the same village that was affected on 21-22 April. The affected population lost its properties and livestock and in total 1,884 people were heavily affected. On the same day 25 houses were totally destroyed and 285 houses partly damaged affecting around 1,860 people in the neighboring Panj district. Apart from mudslides, heavy rainfalls caused flooding in a number of places including the ones that had been affected by floods before (see table 1).
Based on the ongoing situation, this Emergency Appeal responds to a request from the Tajikistan Red Crescent Society and focuses on providing support to take an appropriate and timely response in delivering relief non-food and shelter items to populations affected by mudslides and floods.
This operation is expected to be implemented over six months, and will therefore be completed by the end of November 2009; a Final Report will be made available by 18 February, 2010 (three months after the end of the operation).
The major donors to the DREF are the Irish, Italian, Netherlands and Norwegian governments. Details of all donors can be found on http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/responding/drs/tools/dref/donors.asp