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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Description of the disaster
On 23 January 2022, the Zimbabwe Meteorological Services department issued an alert of the first Tropical weather system predicted to affect Zimbabwe. The system rapidly developed into a tropical storm code named ‘Ana’ which then made landfall in Mozambique on 24th of January 2022. By the 25th January, it had reached Zimbabwe as an overland depression. Moderate to heavy rains with daily maximums of 80mm accompanied by strong winds of up to 80km/hour pounded several communities in the northern and North-eastern boarder of Zimbabwe.
The landfall of Tropical Storm Ana weather system in Zimbabwe caused destruction and damage in at least six provinces, with Manicaland Province hardest hit. More than 3,000 people were affected by heavy rains and flooding, where schools, bridges and roads were damaged in a total of 12 affected districts over the 5 provinces: Mashonaland West, East and Central, Masvingo and in Manicaland. The ex-Tropical Depression Ana moved out of the country on 27 January but in its wake, it had caused mild to extensive damages to public infrastructure in Zimbabwe (classrooms, roads, electricity lines and bridges). Through assessment conducted between the 26th to 28th January, ZRCS identified 271 households in 11 of the 12 districts who had been displaced suffering losses in shelter, WASH, livelihoods, and food security (crops). Other consequential impacts observed included trauma, increase in protection risks and injuries.
The Department of Civil Protection, who coordinated the overall response, appealed for support for the preparedness and response to Tropical Depression Ana during the National Emergency services sub-committee meeting on 24th of January. On 30 January 2022, UN OCHA called an emergency meeting of the Inter Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) of which IFRC are a member. OCHA informed the ICCG members of reports of flooding in Mbire that indicated Chitsungo/ Karai, Chikafa/Nyambudzi, Chidodo / Chisengezi areas were not accessible.
ZRCS activated its contingency plan and provided early warning alerts, prepositioning materials, assessment teams and simultaneously distributed relief items to the affected households. MDRZW017 DREF was therefore applied for to replenish stock and resources mobilized and deployed by the NS in responding to the crisis and also to cover for the gaps that were still existing in the communities affected.