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Inter-Agency Flooding Rapid Assessment

Report

18-19 March - 2019

Supported by the Department of Civil Protection, UN-Agencies and NGOs

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Table of Contents

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1.0 General Assessment Information

Main Objective of the assessment

The main purpose of the Inter-Agency rapid assessment was to ascertain the scale and scope of the flooding

situation focusing on key areas/sectors namely shelter and non-food items, Health and nutrition, Food

security, WASH, Environment, Education, Protection and Early Recovery, its impact on individuals,

communities, institutions and refugees.

Specific Objectives of the Assessment

• To determine the number of the affected people and establish their demographic characteristics

• To determine the immediate, intermediate and long term needs of the affected communities

Methodology

• Field visits in accessible affected areas in Chimanimani and Chipinge;

• Key informant interviews with the Provincial and District Administrators (Face to face and tele-interviews);

• Secondary analysis of sectoral reports;

• Key informant interviews with affected people.

1.1 Background of the flooding

Zimbabwe experienced torrential rainfall caused by Cyclone Idai from the 15th of March 2019 to the 17th of March 2019.Tropical Cyclone Idai which was downgraded to a tropical depression on the 16th of March 2019 caused high winds and heavy precipitation in Chimanimani, Chipinge, Buhera, Nyanga, Makoni, Mutare Rural, Mutasa and parts of Mutare Urban Chimanimani and Chipinge districts among other districts, causing riverine and flash flooding and subsequent deaths, destruction of livelihoods and properties. To date, Chimanimani district is the most affected. An estimated 50,000 households/250,000 people were affected by flooding and landslides in Chimanimani and Chipinge, when local rivers and their tributaries burst their banks and caused the inundation of homes and schools causing considerable damage to property and livelihoods and in some cases deaths.

1.2 The affected population as at the 22nd of March

2019

Households People Females Males Children

Affected People * +/-50,000** 250,000 130,000 120,000 120,000

Displaced People 4,484

In need of shelter 16,000

Deaths 154

*The affected population figures number include mostly numbers from the most affected districts namely Chimanimani and Chipinge

Commented [BZ1]: IOM to put a comment or foot note here

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**From the key informant interviews, it was noted that 29,000 people were affected in Chimanimani and 21,000 households were affected in Chipinge

1.3 Coordination

The Department of Civil Protection is leading the National and sub-national coordination of the response

through the National, Provincial and District Civil Protection committees. The Emergency Sub-services sub-

committee of the National Civil Protection Committee supported the rapid assessment exercise with support

from Development Partners, NGOs and the Provincial /District Civil protection committees. Manicaland

Provincial District Civil Protection committee Chaired by the Provincial District Administrator is leading the

coordination of the flood response. A total of 13 Technical sub committees have been established at a

Provincial Level namely (Search and Rescue, Food, Transport and Logistics, Education, Protection, Health,

Shelter, Water and Sanitation, Agriculture, Weather, Roads, Administration and Security.

2.0 Sectoral Information

2.1 Transport and Logistics:

Road Access

• Access constrains remain the following:

o Mutare- Chimanimani

▪ Open to 40 MT and 20 MT Truck up to Wengezi

▪ 10 km after Wengezi bridge washed out and not further access

o Mutare- Chinpinge-

▪ Open to 40 MT and 20 MT Trucks up to Tanganda

▪ Some access constrains with muddy roads thereafter

o Chipinge- Chimanimani-

▪ The road up to Silverstream is open to 30 MT & 20 MT Trucks

▪ From Silverstream to Skyline only 10 MT capacity

▪ Skyline to Chimanimani – no access

Storage

• Goverment has made arrangements for storage facility at Silverstream that partners can use for

emergency response purposes. The storage space could accommodate up to approximately 500 MT,

but it is unclear how much space would be allocated to humanitarian actors.

• At the moment, no warehousing facilities are available at Skyline from where government helicopters

are currently operating

Road and Bridge rehabilitation

• As the Logistics Sector Lead, WFP is in contact with a local engineering firm which is on the ground

to support the infrastructure rehabilitation efforts. With support from local authorities, road

rehabilitation started on the 19th of March on the Tanganda – Chipinge sections of the road.

• Fuel and power supply shortages remain a primary concern with regards to the repair and

rehabilitation of roads and bridges. WFP is coordinating with the DCP to determine the most suitable

way forward.

• The military is supporting search and rescue operations as well as evacuation of at-risk communities.

However, access challenges have been reported as well as timely coordination and implementation

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in some cases due to mainly the adverse weather conditions. However, the availability of more air

assets would ease the pressure.

• Interim storage facilities have been set up at Silverstream and at skyline. However, at skyline there is

need to set up a mobile storage Unit/Wilkhall/Rubhall to store relief commodities.

Figure 2 below shows the areas where access has been cut off:

Priorities, Gaps/Challenges

• There is need for adequate supply of tents, transport and storage facilities at all centres identified.

• There is need for closer coordination at national level thru the Logistics Sector Working group

coordination meetings.

Skyline Junction

(only accessible

via B/bridge Rd

Bridges swept away. Not

accessible beyond this

point

Road heavily damaged at Rusitu. Only

small vehicle can pass up to 10mt

capacity. Trucks not able to pass this

point Road heavily damaged. Detour created by

army to allow small vehicles to pass

Road swept away

completely. Not passable

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• WFP looking at supporting the air services and roads and bridges rehabilitation for 2 weeks. WFP

looking at receiving and deployment of a helicopter by latest Saturday. Working on the requirements

and details of the air service package from WFP HQ aviation unit to determine what will be required

of us to speed up the deployment.

• WFP and its partners/donors working on having engineering support. An engineering firm has been

proposed by one of the donors and they have shared their needs and requirements for the

engineering support that are currently being reviewed. Meanwhile the engineering firm is doing

assessments of the roads and bridges plus associated infrastructure that they think they can

support. WFP Zim has reached out to the WFP Regional office for additional engineering support as

well.

• There is urgent need to quickly upscale the movement of food and WASH materials to the

marooned villagers as well as other affected villagers. The team established from the ZNA logistical

coordinators on the ground that more air assets was needed to enable timely movement of the

injured, the sick and the relief cargo.

• Logistically, only small trucks of up to 7-10mt can access Chimanimani but only up to Skyline.

Bigger trucks can only go as far as Silverstream where gvt has set up a storage facility.

• The roadworks seal/repair of the part from Tanganda halt where vehicles were getting stuck are

ongoing and will need monitoring. Currently a detour was created that is creating smooth flow of

traffic but this needs further reviews.

• Government through the PAs office advised that there are 10 helis assigned to the Cyclone IDAI

operation to help reach the inaccessible areas for a limited period, still to get exact timelines. The

logistics working group will need closer coordination with government on the use of the air assets to

ensure equitable use of the available assets/resources.

• In collaboration with Gvt and partners, preposition humanitarian cargo to Silverstone and Skyline.

However, at Skyline there is need to put up a temporary warehouse/s to store relief cargo. At

Silverstream, government negotiated for warehouse space but we have not been able to establish

size of the warehouse and what quantities it can store.

• Logistics working sector group in collaboration with CPD and the Provincial subcommittee on Logistics

to encourage partners and donors to move resources by road up to Silverstream and where possible

to skyline once details of the storage facilities are obtained.

• Three transporters have shown willingness to support by providing trucks to ferry relief cargo to the

affected areas, however they require details of how they can offer support.

The key risks for potential abuse:

• Security of the commodities and the helicopters.

• Availability of fuel for the air assets

• Further deterioration of some sections of the road leading to Skyline

• Crime and theft of humanitarian cargos.

• Insurance and loss of cargo in transport

• Weather

2.2 Shelter and Non Food Items

Current Situation

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• A total of 50 000 persons have been affected. The figure includes over 2,000 people who have been

displaced and are sheltered in safe spaces.

• A temporary holding camp has been established at skyline, 2 additional temporary holding camps

will be established at Wengezi, and Ngangu

• Plans are underway to establish Logistics hubs at Silverstream (Christina primary) and Wengezi to

enable easy access and airlifting of relief materials to Cooper and Ngangu camps .

• The displaced people in Chimanimani are currently housed at Ngangu primary , Ngangu Secondary

, Chimanimani Hotel and Ngangu clinic

Breakdown of damage to households by districts

District Affected households

Houses damaged NFI Kits

Chimanimani 8,000 691 691

Chipinge 3,000 234 234

Buhera 1,000 360 360

Mutare 4,000 476 476

Total 16,000 1,761 1,761

Shelter and NFI Ongoing response

No Activity Target Achieved Gap

Provision of tents 16,000 1,300 14,700

Family Non-food items packs (Cooking , blankets and hygiene materials)

16,000 1,200 14,800

Camp coordination and camp management

3 camps 0 3 camps

Displacement Tracking matrix

4 districts 0 4 districts

Priorities:

Short term

• Plans are underway to ensure that 3 camp coordinators are stationed at the 3 camps to support the

emergency operation.

• IOM and Government will support the roll out Displacement Tracking Matrix across the 4 districts

• Assessment of affected households and establish magnitude and needs

• Establishment of a camp management and camp coordination structure across the 4 sites (Wengezi,

Skyline, Cooper and Ngangu).

• Immediate distribution of 1,300 tents and 1,200 NFI kits to the affected households who are in the

open

• Procurement of needed shelter and NFI kits

• Roll out of Displacement Tracking Matrix in all affected districts.

Medium term

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• Support for resettlement and re-construction of damaged houses with a focus on building back better

and following building codes

Long term

• Disaster preparedness planning / Early warning trainings and support mechanisms

Gaps/Challenges

• There is an inadequate supply of tents for the displaced people.

• There is a risk of the affected population contracting communicable diseases due to the overcrowded conditions caused by an inadequate number of tents ;

• There is a risk that the affected populations contracting pneumonia because they do not have adequate supplies of blankets and warm clothing. There is an urgent need for blankets and clothing for the affected families.

2.3 Health

Current Situation:

The 3 main objectives of the health response as follows;

• Access to medical treatment for the affected communities

• Uninterrupted access for medicines and commodities

• Prevention of epidemic diseases

The majority of health care facilities in Chimanimani district are inaccessible, including the district hospital

Mutambara Mission and access to the provincial hospital is limited due major destruction of roads and

bridges. Chipinge district facilities are all accessible. Medical stocks for primary and secondary levels are

available and specialists are still to provide list of requirements. Chipinge district hospital is the nearest

accessible referral center for casualties from the Skyline stabilization center.

As of 20 March 2019, there were 9 doctors available to support the health response and of these 5 doctors

have been deployed to the affected areas for assessment. Forty eight volunteer nurses from the different

districts and provinces are on the way for deployment including 4 EHT’s, 2 pharmacists, 2 logisticians, and 1

ward nutrition coordinator. Three specialist’s doctor teams composed of orthopedics, general surgeons,

obstetrician and gynecologists are on the ground providing support. Ambulance services are adequate and

are being provided by EMRAS MSFand ACE. The majority of health care facilities in Chimanimani district are

inaccessible, including Mutambara Mission hospital the district hospital and access to the provincial hospital

is limited due major destruction of roads and bridges. Chipinge district facilities as are all accessible. Chipinge

district hospital is the nearest accessible referral center for casualties from the Skyline stabilization center.

The table below shows the inaccessible facilities:

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Table 1: Inaccessible Health Facilities :

Number Facilities

1. Mutambara Mission Hospital

Chimanimani Hospital

2. Biriwiri Rural Hospital

3. Muchadziya Clinic

4. Ngorima Clinic

5. Nyahonde Clinic

6. Rusitu Mission Hospital

7. Cashel Clinic

8. Bumba Clinic

9. Chikukwa Clinic

10. Mutsvangwa Clinic

11. Tilbury Clinic

12. Nyahode Clinic

Effects of Cyclone on Health

The estimated total population at risk is 250,000 ( 50,000 households) and approximately 75% (37,500) of

all crisis affected populations are expected to be women, children and youths (MISP, UNFPA, 2000) and

25% of the total population (12,500) are likely to suffer some health consequences. According to MISP

calculation, the number of live births per month for that population is 834 and 5,004 in 6 months; estimated

current pregnancies are 7,500 and number likely to require Caesarian section in one month are 42.

A number of villagers had their homes washed away together with their health records and medicines for

chronic diseases and ARVs. There is a need to identify those affected and liaise with health facilities where

patients attended for continuity of care as soon as the facilities are accessible. Pregnant women lost antenatal

records and iron supplements. Primary Health Care kits that include ARVs ( 1st and 2nd line) and TB

medicines are available and will be distributed to prepositioned health sites and temporary clinics as more

areas become accessible. Community health workers will be mobilized to identify and replenish supplies of

affected people. A total of 108 injuries were reported. Diseases such as malaria, pneumonia and diarrheal

diseases are likely to occur in the immediate future and there is a need to be proactive to safeguard. Diseases

such as malaria, pneumonia and diarrheal diseases are likely to occur in the immediate future and there is a

need to be proactive to safeguard.

Manicaland Province: Buhera, Makoni and Mutare City reported cholera cases in 2018.Masvingo City, Bikita

and Chiredzi districts in Masvingo province recorded cholera cases in the 2018/2019 outbreak. Manicaland

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Province reported 1309 diarrheoa cases and 5 908 Malaria cases as of Week 9 of 2019 while Masvingo

Province reported 1100 diarrheoa cases and 780 Malaria cases as of Week 9 of 2019. With the current

prevailing situation it is expected that these disease conditions could worsen in the affected areas and thus

the need to strengthen surveillance.

Skyline Holding Camp

A temporary clinic was set up with assistance from MSF for the stabilization of casualties and the Zimbabwe

Medical Association coordinated availability of doctors, including specialists. The District Medical Officer for

Chimanimani is overseeing the health services at the camp. Casualties are being airlifted by private and army

helicopters to the holding site/other referral facilities within the Province. Skeletal injuries are the main cases

being seen at the center. This is as a result of trauma following rock and mud slides that fell on victims while

asleep. There was one normal delivery at the camp including one miscarriage reported and one woman

referred for Caesarian section at Chipinge Hospital. Ambulance services were provided by EMRAS,

MOHCC, ACE and MSF. Emergency medical supplies were supplied by MSF, NATPHARM through

HDF,EMRAS, MARS, Miracle Mission and Clicks Pharmacy. Emergency medical supplies were supplied by

MSF, NATPHARM through HDF,EMRAS, MARS, Miracle Mission and Clique Pharmacy.A total of 1,320

Mama Kits have been prepositioned for distribution as soon as logistics are in place. Three hundred kits were

in Chipinge ready for distribution.

Volunteer Nurses from Mashonaland East province and other different provinces were ready to be deployed

to affected areas to assist but logistics for their upkeep are not yet in place.

Challenges at Skyline holding camp

• There was a lack of WASH facilities during the assessment

• Power supply was not available up to late Wednesday morning posing a security risk

• Storage of medicines and medical supplies mainly analgesics, surgical masks, hand sanitizers, linen

savers, Plaster of Paris was a challenge

• Accommodation for health care workers was not available up to Wednesday morning

Priority Actions

• Mapping of health actors-Who is where, when, doing what (4Ws) to strengthen collaboration and

complementarity among health partners

• Mapping services and health resources available for the response

• Support Province and District teams to re-establish and strengthen Early warning and response

systems for epidemic prone diseases and other critical conditions

• Re-establish/strengthen health monitoring/surveillance system and provide data on mortality,

morbidity, injuries, health risks.

• Ensure effective coordination and information sharing with DCP at all levels

• Strengthening health promotion on priority disease conditions at health centre level through

supporting the health centres and community based structures

• Supporting maternal and child health interventions Maternal and Child Health

• There is a need to support health and hygiene promotion interventions specifically focusing on

SGBV, Family Planning, STIs, HIV and the prevention of WASH related diseases

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• There is a need for Health screening of the affected population mainly for (STIs, High Blood Pressure,

Diabetes, Pregnancy etc.)

• There is need for post trauma counselling including the setting up of counselling areas near the

affected communities

• There is a need to strengthen the National Pharmacy System to be shock responsive and provide

essential drugs in a timely manner. There is need for a supply of equipment and critical drugs that are

not provided by the National Pharmacy.

• There is a need for additional Stationery such as outpatient cards, Registers to record victims, Child

health cards.

• There is a need to retrace immunization status

Gaps/Challenges

• Poor access to health facilities which has hampered restocking of essential drugs and medical

supplies in the health centres.

• Poor communication network which has affected collection and collation of health information

2.4 Nutrition

The current situation:

The affected districts in Manicaland include Chimanimani, Chipinge, Nyanga and Buhera. Chimanimani is

worst hit by the floods. A total of 10 (wards 15,13, 21,22,23,17,16,14,12 and 10) out of the 23 wards in

Chimanimani were most affected. 16 wards in Chipinge were also affected by the floods (wards 5, 20, 16, 8,

28, 29, 27, 22, 1, 14, 9, 10, 18, 6, 13,17). Over 50% of the 27 health facilities in Chimanimani are still

inaccessible because of destruction of bridges. All health facilities in Chipinge are however accessible by

road. The estimated total population at risk is 250,000 (50,000 households).

District Total Population Projections

Total No of HH affected

Total No. of People Affected

Total No. of CU5 Affected

PLW affected

Chimanimani 147,789 22,000 110,000 17,000

Chipinge 329,842 24,368 121,840 21,0001

Total 477,631 46,368 231,840 38,000

Current situation

Due to the risk of drought, Chipinge and Chimanimani District were classified as IPC phase 3-Crisis and

Buhera district was classified as IPC Phase 4-emegency during the period February and May 2019. The

floods that have affected these districts will worsen the food and nutrition security situation and increase the

risk of malnutrition. In February 2018, a month before the floods, 24 children in Chimanimani and 49 in

Chipinge were admitted with severe acute malnutrition2. Therefore there is an expected increase in the Global

Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates which might be exacerbated by diarrhoeal diseases. Additionally, poor

distribution of health services can result in a lack of access to treatment and consequently disease spread

thereby increasing GAM rates.

Ongoing Response

1 From the rapid assessment 17.2% of the total population in Chipinge were under-5s 2Zimbabwe DHIS2

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Before the flooding and subsequent displacement, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), with support from UNICEF, was implementing an Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition programme. However, the therapeutic feeds required for treatment of acute malnutrition had not been delivered to the different health facilities in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts and are still sitting at the provincial warehouse. Nutrition commodities which include RUTF, F75 and F100 are part of the three emergency kits that have been prepared by NatPharm. The IMAM programme will continue and efforts will be put to ensure that therapeutic feeds get to all the health facilities.

Village Health Workers were actively screening children for malnutrition and those with malnutrition were referred to Health facilities for treatment. There will be additional active screening interventions in the villages to ensure that all children under 5 are closely monitored. Active screening activities will be tailored to suit the 4 distinct types of settlements affected (Urban, Peri-urban, rural and camp). The village health workers are the MoHCC’s foot soldiers and have received prior training in active screening and community Infant and Young Child Feeding. However, over the years new village health workers have been recruited and do not have training. There is also need for refresher trainings for the already trained village heath workers. Further capacitation if village health workers will improve active case finding. Ward Nutrition coordinators who are working in the Chimanimani have been deployed to the 3 emergency centers that have been set up at Skyline and at Chimanimani center to offer nutrition-related care and support.

Multiple Micronutrient Powders were being distributed to all children 6-23 months old from the health facilities through village health workers. Efforts are being put to distribute MNPs to a wider population (6-59 months olds) to avoid micronutrient deficiencies. High impact nutrition interventions like vitamin A supplementation will continue with supplements being offered to children 6-59 months every half year.

The nutrition department is on the lookout and monitoring donations in the form of breast-milk substitutes thereby protecting breastfeeding at all costs, while providing lifesaving support for children identified to be in absolute need of replacement feeding. Nutrition Emergency Supplies Requirements Table

Item Unit Required quantities

1. Mother-baby scale Piece 50

2. Length/height measuring board Piece 80

3. IMAM reference tables Booklet 60

4. IMAM treatment protocols Booklet 60

5. Nutrition Counselling cards Piece 60

6. IMAM registers Booklets 30

7. Counseling tent for skyline emergency centre Piece 1

8. Furniture for the counselling space/tent (A set of 4 chairs and 2 tables)

Set 1

9. RUTF spread 92 gram sachets

343,709

10. F75 therapeutic diet 102.5g sachets

6,065

11. F100 therapeutic diet 2,022

12. ReSoMal sachets 42g sachets 202

13. Folic acid 5mg tablets 505

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14. Retinol 200,000 Soft gel caps 2,527

15. Amoxici.pdr/oral sus 100ml bottles 2,527

16. Albendazole 400g tablets 2,527

17. Child MUAC tapes One tape 3,000

Gaps:

₋ There is a shortage of nutrition commodities in Chimanimani and Chipinge and there is urgent need

to supply health facilities with RUTF, F75, F100 and Vitamin A.

₋ There is a need for continuous Health and Nutrition Education for the displaced populations through

the health facility and mass awareness campaigns.

Priorities:

₋ Collect Multiple Micronutrient powders from health facilities in other districts of Manicaland province and distribute to all children 6-59 months in the flood affected districts.

₋ Supply

₋ There is a need for the provision of additional nutrition supplies particularly anthropometric equipment for screening (Mother and child scales, height/length boards, MUAC tapes)

₋ There is a need for additional Stationery such as outpatient cards, IMAM registers, reference charts, treatment protocols and child health cards. The affected population lost their child health cards. There is a need to retrace immunization status.

₋ There is a need to improve active screening of all the children under 5 in the affected population. Therefore, there is need to prioritize 1-day active screening training for all VHWs in all districts.

₋ There is a need for the support, promotion and protection of appropriate infant and young children feeding practices through providing support for breast-feeding and taking appropriate measures to minimize risks of artificial feeding. This will be fully integrated in the ongoing community based management of acute malnutrition programme.

₋ There is need for continuous capacity building of health workers to be able to effectively deliver nutrition services both at health facilities and at community level. To achieve this the following trainings will be conducted in this order.

o Active screening training for 800 village health workers. o Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition training for 80 clinical health workers. o Community Infant and Young Child Feeding training for 800 village health workers. o Combined course on Infant and Young Child Feeding and growth standards training for 80

clinical health workers.

2.5 WASH

Background:

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The flooding compromised access to safe water, basic sanitation and hygiene practices in both rural and urban areas increasing the risk of water borne diseases. The country is currently facing an outbreak of cholera and typhoid that started in September 2018. As of the 8th of March 2019, a cumulative total of 10,730 suspected cholera cases of which 10,413 were suspected and 317 confirmed have been reported since the start of the outbreak. This includes 69 deaths to date (CFR 0.64%). Additionally, 1 916 suspected and 39 confirmed Typhoid Fever cases have been reported from the City of Harare as of 25 February 2019, since the start of the second outbreak which started on the 1st of September 2018. This points out an increased risk of diarrheal disease outbreak in the flood affected areas. Provision of safe water, appropriate sanitation and health and hygiene education to affected communities is critical to minimize the risk of WASH related diseases outbreaks.

Estimated Affected Population3: 250, 000 people (50,000 households) People in Need (PiN): 200,000 people Displaced Population: approximately 3,000 people Current situation: WATER SUPPLY Chimanimani Town About 5,000m of the water distribution network was washed away, depriving more than 9,000 residents of safe water. The town has currently diverted spring water to a central tap, but the water is not being treated. Chimanimani Rural A total of ten wards (15,13,21,22,23,17,16,14,12 and 10) were heavily affected. Boreholes and springs were washed away in Rusitu Valley and Biriwiri areas. Approximately 7 boreholes in Biriwiri area were washed away and require replacement. Water sources were contaminated by flood waters.

Coppa Growth Point The piped water systems with about 3,000m of pipeline was washed away and boreholes submerged

Chipinge town The main safe water supply for Chipinge town was disrupted. Approximately 50m of the 300mm steel main pipe line from the pumping station was swept away at two river crossings. Since 16 March 2019, the town had no piped water supply. Only one ward (ward 2), out of a total of 8 urban wards, was getting piped water from a submersible pump set at the time of the assessments. People are relying on shallow wells and flood waters except for part of ward 2 which gets water from a diesel powered submersible pump sets. Additionally, part of the sewer pipe line (approximately 200m length of AC pipes) from Gaza township was washed away. As of 19 March 2019, the town was left with 750kg of Alum and 70kg of HTH for water treatment chemicals. The town uses 150kg of Alum and 15kg of HTH per day for water treatment. ZINWA Pumping Stations A total of 13 stations were affected by floods across the district as follows;

Item Pumping Station

Summary of Impact Estimated Population

Estimated Budget (RTGS$)

1 Checheche Pumping Station removed to a higher ground due to rising waters in Save River

1,471 55,000

2 Zimunya Intake canal Flooded 863 320

3 Nyanyadzi Powered supply affected Reticulation washed away

1209 130,320

4 Murambinda Raw water pump flooded. Power supply line affected

1035 81,200

3 Figures drawn from the Manicaland Provincial Civil Protection Command Centre. These are tentative and could change with

more detailed assessments and improvement in accessibility

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5 Matendeudze Pumping station flooded. Reticulation washed away

527 222,400

6 Tanganda Pumping Station flooded. Pumping mains and reticulation washed away

110 217,540

7 Chibuwe Power supply affected 240 60,100

8 Birchenough Bridge

Raw water pump station affected Silted raw water abstraction point

326 193,350

9 Chibunji/ Rimbi Power supply Reticulation network

1141 64,350

10 Romsely Pumping station flooded 55 23,400

11 Odzi Reticulation affected Power supply lines affected

247 181,550

12 Buhera Power supply lines Reticulation affected

247 54,790

13 Maronyati Dam Dam over spilling affected 168 people downstream

Total estimated Cost for repairs 1,793,166

ZINWA had partially restored functionality and access to 3 of the station in Birchenough bridge, Tanganda, and Chipangayi SANITATION About 21,000 and 29,000 households are estimated to be affected in Chipinge and Chimanimani districts respectively. A total of ten wards (15,13,21,22,23,17,16,14,12 and 10) were heavily affected in Chimanimani while sixteen (16) wards namely ward 5, 20, 16, 8, 28, 29, 27, 22, 1, 14, 9, 10, 18, 6, 13,17) were also heavily affected out of the 38 wards in Chipinge district. The districts already had low water and sanitation coverages below 50% before before the floods. It is not yet quantified on number of toilets destroyed, however the number of homesteads destroyed also require new sanitation facilities. Holding Camps/ Stabilization Points

• Several stabilization points have been established.

• At Chimanimani Centre 1,800 people displaced are camped at 4 different points; (Ngangu Primary 300 people, Chimanimani Secondary – 500 people, Chimanimani Hotel – 500 people)

• In Chipinge district, about 60 families are camped in Ward 5 in Chipangayi including school age going children, 20 households are camped at Nyaume Farm 28 also in ward 5 and an additional 50 households are camped in ward 9 Mafumise village.

• 400 displaced families are also camped at Murambinda growth point

• In total about 2,330 families require temporal sanitation including handwashing facilities Tongogara Refugee Camp

• The camp has a population of approximately 12,500 refugees

• An estimated 300 homesteads and toilets were destroyed, of these 168 households were completely destroyed living a total of 846 people with at least 423 children homeless. The number is expected to increase as the center extends assessments that so far are pointing to damage under reporting. The displaced populations are currently living in Churches and volunteer host homes.

• There are 3 motorized boreholes in the camp powered by electricity. The water supply infrastructure was not affected. However, due to disruption in electricity supply, the camp was not able to supply piped water since Friday, 15 March 2019. Power was restored on 18 March for a few hours

• 3 out 11 bush pumps are not working. It was reported that the WASH partner GOAL was working on repairing the water points.

• There has been an increase in malaria cases since the beginning of the month of March, with the cases above normal seasonal trends

School WASH

• A total of 20 school (5 secondary and 15 primary) in Chipinge district were affected with the latrine blocked flooded and collapsed

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Priority Actions

Priority Response Activities Indicator Timelines

Restore access to sufficient water of appropriate quality and quantity to fulfil basic needs, Key Activities

• Distribution of point of use household water treatment chemicals at holding/ stabilization/ camping centres, in affected communities, schools and health institution

• Water trucking to critical areas especially in the urban areas

• Rehabilitation/ repair of critical water supply networks

• Flushing/Drilling of boreholes and or construction of new water points

• Support provision of water treatment chemicals for pumping stations in flood affected areas

Number of people (disaggregated M/F, children) having access to at least 7.5 – 15l of safe water per day

Immediate Immediate 3-4 weeks 3-4 weeks 3-4 weeks

Improve awareness of safe hygiene and sanitation practices, with a focus on participatory health and hygiene education (PHHE) and water conservation Key Activities;

• Conducting PHHE and awareness in institutions (health facilities, schools) and communities.

• Distribution of key health and hygiene education materials

• Provision of temporary sanitation facilities with hand washing at holding camps

• Refresher training of Environmental Health Technicians (EHTs), Village Health Workers (VHWs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) on critical lifesaving WASH messages / hygiene practices

Number of people (disaggregated M/F, children) reached with key health and hygiene messages

Immediate Immediate Immediate 3-4 weeks

Provide access to critical WASH related hygiene kits, with a focus on the most vulnerable families in the targeted areas. Key Activities;

• Distribution of WASH hygiene kits to vulnerable families. Hygiene kit composition will include;

✓ 2 bars of 1kg all-purpose soap ✓ 1x20L bucket with lid and tap ✓ 1x20L jerrycan ✓ 3 months’ supply of household water

treatment chemicals ✓ IEC materials on safe water storage,

handwashing, safe food and general diarrheal

Number of families receiving a hygiene kit

Number of Institutions (schools/ health centres) receiving a hygiene kit

Immediate

Gaps/Challenges in the response

• Coordination structures require support and strengthening at provincial and district level

• Delivery of response action hampered by the inaccessibility of roads increasing risk of diarrheal diseases in affected areas

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• Detailed assessments also affected by inaccessibility of affected places in Chimanimani.

2.7 Food security

Current situation Cyclone Idai has significantly disrupted livelihoods in the most affected districts (Chimanimani and Chipinge) worsening the food security situation of the most vulnerable communities, many of which were already considered food insecure according to the IPC analysis conducted in February 2019. Extensive impact has been recorded in terms of homesteads, crops, and livestock getting washed away and/or submerged in mud and water, rendering households food insecure. The below food insecurity conditions and projections were based on field visits to accessible areas, analysis of available secondary data, key informant interviews with local authorities and conversations with people directly affected. Chimanimani District With an estimated population of more than 147,000 people, Chimanimani was worst affected by the cyclone. Most of the district remained inaccessible during the assessment, as bridges had been swept away and roads blocked by rock and mudslides. Out of the district’s 23 wards, only 6 wards were partly accessible. As a result, the estimated number of people in need of food assistance is based on feedback from first responders, local authorities, and the limited aerial assessment conducted. The district reported the highest loss of human life with a large number of people still missing. Because of the heavy rains which entered into houses and destroyed granaries, households are reported to have lost all their food stocks and are in urgent need of food assistance. Households are also reported to be facing challenges in accessing markets due to the damaged road infrastructure. In addition, markets and market-related infrastructure were severely damaged. Most of the early planted crop, which was expected to be harvested starting from the end of March, has been soaked in water and is spoiled. A large portion of the late planted crop was swept away. Households are therefore unlikely to harvest anything from the rainfed crops and are in urgent need of assistance. According to the initial reports from the cut-off areas, most of the small livestock have drowned. The Gudyanga community irrigation scheme shed house (storage facilities) was flooded up to one metre and 500kg of sugar bean seed which was on contract was submerged for 2 days and totally spoiled. Irrigation infrastructure was reported to have been damaged, where the Gudyanga irrigations canals were filled with sand. At Tonhorai irrigation scheme the pumphouse was submerged in water. Much of the agriculture infrastructure and equipment such as irrigation pipes and sprinklers have also been swept away. Gully reclamation and protection works (gabion washed) at irrigation schemes were damaged by the cyclone. Timber plantations which provide employment and casual labour opportunities to some households, were reported to have survived the cyclone. However, equipment such as saw mills and vehicles were washed away or submerged in water. Chipinge district Chipinge district has an estimated population of approximately more than 329,000 people. Parts of the districts were more severely affected by the cyclone, including ward 1, 2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20 with a total population of approximately 118,000 people. It is estimated that about 65% of the population residing in these wards would be food insecure as a direct result of the cyclone. Wards 3, 4, and 5 were classified as being in the middle category with about 50% of the population being food insecure because of the cyclone whereas ward 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 21, 22, 23 and 24 had seen less impact, with an estimated 30% of the population deemed food insecure because of the cyclone. Wards 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 were have not been affected by the cyclone. The early cereal crop that was due to be harvested starting end of March to May was flooded and/or washed away in wards 1 to 24. Although wards 25 to 30 received moderate showers, most of the planted cereal crops in these wards were already a write off due to the poor performance of the 2018/19 agricultural season. Household food stocks have been soaked in water when granaries collapsed or when houses were flooded. These include stocks from the most recent harvest produced through irrigation.

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Markets in the district were affected by the destruction of the road network and are facing challenges in accessing their source markets, a situation which is likely to result in price increases and/or food scarcity. As in Chimanimani small livestock such as poultry (chicken, turkey, guinea fowl) were reported to have been washed away. Proposed Food Response Coordinated food distributions had not commenced by the time of this report. However, the private sector and partners had mobilised various food commodities. Search and rescue operations were prioritized the first week.

Immediate Food Needs

District Estimated number of people in need of assistance

under 5s Cereals Pulses Vegetable Oil Super cereal

Chipinge 121,000 21,000 907.5 181.5 90.75 126

Chimanimani 114,000 17,000 855 171 85.5 102

Total 235,000 38,000 1762.5 352.5 176.25 228

Total 3 Months 5,288 1,058 529 684

Priorities:

• Emergency food assistance for an initial three-month period to cover the most immediate food security needs. In-kind food assistance may be a priority in Chimanimani, as market may only recover once the access routes have been restored. In Chipinge, the modality selection would need to be informed by a rapid market assessment over the next weeks.

• Protective ration to children under five, to pregnant and lactating women, and the chronically ill inclusive of HIV beneficiaries

• A more in-depth food security and nutrition assessment is urgently required to further validate these projections, particularly as the access route to the cut-off areas of Chimanimani have been established, as well as assess broader impact on livelihoods.

2.8.1 Child Protection

The cyclone induced floods and associated loss of human life and damages to physical infrastructures

resulted in exposure of children to possible child protection violations. These emanate from the disaster

induced destruction of normal family and community protective functions. With homes being washed away,

loss of human life (both adults and children estimated at more than 100 people) and disruption of social

services delivery children’s vulnerability is exacerbated. The situation in Chimanimani was further

compounded by physical inaccessibility of the areas to provide relief. Further the loss of electricity and phone

signals hampered ability to promptly make an assessment to guide the child protection responses.

Current situation:

Chimanimani

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Preliminary data from Chimanimani pointed to 49,500 children from about 16,500 households to be in dire

need of child protection interventions. The district has set up Temporary Shelters at Chimanimani Hotel

(estimated 500 people with 250 being children), Chimanimani Primary (estimated 300 people with 150 people

being children), Chimanimani Secondary (estimated 500 people with 500 being children) and an additional

centre is at Skyline (estimated 100 people with 50 being children). With the district being cut out, the

provincial welfare Office expects to update data on other established centres by Friday 22 March 2018.

Chipinge

In Chipinge, about 15,000 households were affected by the cyclone with 600 (affecting about 1 500 children)

households being completely homeless. Relief support especially to Chimanimani was constrained - with the

most hit areas of Kopa, Nhedziwa, and Chimanimani Centre being isolated and inaccessible by road.

Mobilized social services manpower failed to get to the affected sites until day 5 after the disaster. On Day

6, the government provided air transport to ferry manpower and supplies.

Tongogara Refugee Camp

Tongogara Refugee Camp has a total population of about 12,500 people with about 50% being children. The

refugee population is vulnerable group requiring ongoing support. The cyclone further compounded

protection challenges faced by children in refugee camps. The MoPSLSW reports that 168 households (846

people with 50 % (423 children) completely lost their houses. The affected people are currently housed in

Churches and well-wishers are providing host homes. The Centre’s close proximity to Save River makes it

susceptible to flash flooding. The Centre is on high alert to respond to additional flash floods since rains in

other parts of Zimbabwe can result in flooding of the Save river

Current Interventions

• To enable successful delivery of the above services, UNICEF has supported with activation of the

Child Protection Sub –Sector as part of broad Emergency Response. UNICEF has directly activated

emergency agreements with World Education (case Management and emergency coordination),

Child Line (establishment of child friendly spaces at all relief centres) and REPSSI (provision of PSS).

Further to the CPF funded partners, Save the Children, Plan International, Schools Psychological

Services are part of the on the ground Child Protection Sub sector team that is leading refinement of

the assessments and provision of services.

Priorities

• Further to the above direct protection services, UNICEF will support the mainstreaming of protection

of all relief services including provision of WASH, Health and Food.

• The preliminary needs assessment mandates the need for the following child protection services

ranging from Identification, Documentation, Tracing and Reunification (IDTR), safeguarding of

children in temporary homes or centres, training of response teams in child

safeguarding,psychosocial support (pss) and assessments and referrals of children to appropriate

responses.

• Mainstreaming of child protection and safeguarding in all the relief interventions.

• Child protection assessments, linkages and provision of services to children.

• Restoration of family and community functioning to support child welfare and protection.

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Gaps/challenges

2.8.2 Gender Based Violence:

CURRENT SITUATION

More than 130,000 of the Cyclone Idai affected population are women and girls, of which about 50% in the

age range 15-49 years (65,000). The Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS 2015) reports that

fifteen percent (15%) of women aged 15 – 49 years reported having experienced physical violence and 8%

have experience sexual violence in the last 12 months.Based on normal scenario data, 9,750 women are

expected to be affected by physical violence, while 5,200 are likely to be affected by sexual violence. These

figures do not take into account the exacerbating effects of the cyclone as well as under-reporting issues.

In emergencies GBv is exacerbated due to the disruption of community structures, loss of livestock and

negative copying strategies. Therefore GBV figures are expected to be higher than standard stats.The Civil

protection system has established 13 sub-committees at provincial and district level. PROTECTION is not

one of the established committees, this may prevent effective coordination of interventions targeting most

vulnerable population such as women and girls, persons with disabilities, etc. A Safety and Security sub-

committee is also not among established committees.

Field assessments were conducted in ward 17 Chipinge and Skyline stabilization camp, with further

investigations prevented by limited accessibility to most affected areas of Chimanimani. In Chipinge ward 17,

the gravity of the damage is medium, with some partially damaged households, crops, food storage and

personal hygiene items destruction recorded among visited households. Current coping strategies to address

the limited availability of food sources include ‘neighbors sharing’ strategies. Long distance walking in search

of food and basic hygiene items is recorded as tack shops are either damaged or unable to replenish

damaged stock. Key informants also reported that current food distribution plans target elderly and leave the

burden of food stocks sharing to the targeted, without taking into account newly married households members

who moved out and end up not being targeted by standard food distribution plans.In skyline stabilization

camp, the gravity of the damage is high, however assessment of further inner areas was prevented by

accessibility by road. The provision of basic services and facilities at the stabilization camp is delayed due to

accessibility issues.

A registration system is not in place at the camp, therefore it was not possible to estimate the number of

displaced population referred to the camp, including the number of women and girls, and those who have

lost relatives and are left on their own to care for children. The camp is currently assisting injured with a

mobile clinic set up by MSF. No electricity is available at the clinic, there is no safe shelter for displaced

population who are not injured, no temporary ablution facilities are set up, privacy is not preserved for those

waiting for assistance at the camp, public lighting is absent, and a security system to prevent violence does

not seem to be systematically in place. Distribution of NFIs had not started at the time of the assessment,

therefore the existence of disaggregated and targeted distribution plans could not be assessed. The

Government informed that distribution of FOOD and NFIs will start on March 19th. It was also noticed that

there is no Help desk set up in the camp to assist most vulnerable with any protection/GBV related complains.

Psychosocial support is not being provided however the Government informed that PSS teams will be

deployed from March 19th.

KEY GBV RISKS

1. GBV exposure for women and girls

A. Intimate partner violence, Family violence, Physical and emotional Violence Exposure to GBV is expected on the increase as a consequence of both negative coping mechanisms adopted by cyclone affected women and girls and the limited availability of Gender sensitive basic services.

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The ‘neighbor sharing’ practice adopted to address limited availability of food generates tension within the household members, neighbors, family members, leading to an increased risk of exposure to IPV and Physical violence. The risk of exposure to domestic violence and intimate partner violence are also recorded to the increase as consequence of the increased tension in the homestead provoked by the house damages and the costs required to fix the infrastructure. The destruction of crops as main source of income also contributes to negative copying strategies such as children’s drop out from school and consequent increase in child marriage phenomenon

B. Sexual Violence and exploitation Exposure to transactional sex is also estimated to constitute a risk for women and girls venturing to the available growth points and engaging in negotiations with either neighbors or strangers for a ride to the closest access point to food and NFIs supplies. Similarly, the altered terrain situation worsens the risk of exposure to GBV as women and girls are forced to unusual longer paths, crossing water flows, muddy, bushy, poorly lit, unsafe areas. In skyline stabilization camp specifically, the inexistence of basic services and facilities dramatically increases the risk of exposure to GBV. Scarce or inexistent public lighting represents a potential reason for the increase in GBV, worsened by the unavailability of safe shelter for women and girls, currently spending the day sitting in the open, with no tent or solid structure to host them. The inexistence of temporary toilet facilities also forces women and girls to limited privacy and risk of GBV when making use of natural options for bathing with no surveillance system in place to screen the access to the camp (EG. Affected, media, Humanitarian actors have access to the camp with no clear space demarcated for the safety of affected population) 2. Limited capacity of community-based GBV protection mechanisms to identify, report, refer and address GBV cases GBV is underreported in Zimbabwe due to a number of factors which include socio-cultural and religious elements. In emergency contexts, the needs of GBV survivors tend to go furtherly underreported as the reporting and complaints mechanisms in place are not gender sensitive and expose survivors to phenomena such as fear of stigma and segregation. In Skyline, coordination of the Protection sector on the ground is limited. No current GBV surveillance system

is in place at stabilization camps. This status quo is likely to lead to increased under-reporting phenomena,

and reduce the capacity of specialized GBV service providers to timely assist survivors with lifesaving

interventions.

The need of enhanced coordination among GBV specialized service providers and humanitarian actors was identified in skyline stabilization camp. 3. Limited capacity of inter-sectorial system to mainstream GBV prevention and response, including PSEA Need for strengthened application of the IASC guidelines on integrating GBV prevention and response in humanitarian action is evident from assessment.

PROTECTION SECTOR RESPONSE TABLE (ONGOING RESPONSE)

Prepositioned Dignity kits (1000 kits, including sanitary wear, underwear, Zambia multipurpose wrapper) being distributed today in Skyline

Action Partner

Distribution of 1350 dignity kits as a rapid GBV mitigation strategy

UNFPA, GOAL, IRC

Distribution of 1000 mama kits – including baby items diapers blankets soap

UNFPA, GOAL, IRC

Coordination of the Protection – GBV sub sector UNFPA, MOWA

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IEC materials development on GBV multi-sectoral services and referrals and dissemination

UNFPA, IRC, FACT

PROTECTION EMERGENCY SUPPLIES (Ongoing and prioritized)

Dignity kits

IEC materials

GAPS, CHALLENGES AND PRORITIZATION

• Establish a Protection sub-committee (covering GBV, Child protection, PSS, Needs of most

vulnerable eg. Disabled) to replace current PSS support sub-committee and chaired jointly by MSP

and MOWA

• Establish a Safety and Security sub-committee chaired by ZRP/Army

• Conduct DTM including disaggregated data on female headed households/child headed households

• Establish registration system at all command/Stabilization camp, including data collection on

Female headed households/Child headed households

• Rapid distribution of Basic hygiene items and other ‘dignity’ packs as a GBV mitigation strategy

• Establish a GBV surveillance system in stabilization camps, including help desks, mobile services

set up for GBV survivors, Information sharing on available services/referral pathways, PSEA

community based complaints mechanisms

• Strengthen capacity-building efforts for GBV Sub-sector specialized actors on the application of

GBV in Emergencies Minimum standards, as well as the capacity of humanitarian sectors’ actors

(Food security, Shelter, Health, WASH, Nutrition and Education) on integrating GBV interventions

into humanitarian action, including on the establishment of prevention, mitigation and community-

based GBV complaints mechanisms, and Pshychosocial first aid

• Enhance capacity of Stabilization camps management teams on GBV prevention and response

mainstreaming

• Ensure a gender sensitive distribution plan and targeting mechanisms, as a cross-sector GBV

mitigation structure (Unintended consequences of Humanitarian response) (Part of previous)

2.9 Education

Due to the impact of the flooding a total of 53 schools were affected through mainly infrastructure damage.

The most affected school (Lydia Chimonyo) was closed due to extensive infrastructure damage. Plans are

underway to ensure that the school re-opens early next term In addition 3 Children and 2 teachers died in

Chipinge and Chimanimani due to a rock fall and drowning. A total of 3 secondary schools namely

Murambinda, Biriri and Rusithu have been affected by in-accessibility due to damaged roads have inadequate

food supplies due to the inaccessibility. The Provincial Civil Protection committee is airlifting supplies to the

affected schools.

District Number of Affected Schools

Chimanimani 21

Chipinge 18

Buhera 14

Total 53

3.0 Livelihoods and Economic Activity

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Current Situation

Eastern District’s highly productive with a diverse economy, but biased towards rain-fed agriculture, plantation

forestry, horticulture production and tourism and a major source of agro industrial Raw materials. A good

mix of commercial and communal farming systems, with a settlement planning needs checking due to the

terrain.

The households in the affected areas namely Chimanimani, Chipinge, Buhera are dependent on agricultural

livelihoods (dryland cropping, horticulture in small and large irrigation schemes, livestock including dairy

farming); and non-agricultural IGAs which mostly petty trading in agro-produce, cross-border trading; and a

large population mostly young males are formally employed on casual and seasonal employment in timber

companies (Wattle Company, Allied Timbers and a number of privately operated sawmills.

The rapid assessment revealed that most of these livelihoods activities have been disrupted in the following

ways:

(i) Agricultural livelihoods

Most areas received more rains in two days doubling the normal cumulative seasonal total presenting a huge

threat to agriculture and livelihoods. A great percentage of households involved in dryland cropping have lost

their crops which had already been negatively affected by the long mid-season dry spell and some were at

permanent wilting point. Some fields have been swept away resulting in loss of potential harvest. A large

portion of arable land in the low lying areas such as (Rusitu, Kopa, Cashel etc) are waterlogged and have

large portions of arable land washed away. The majority of large and small irrigation schemes have suffered

from siltation of the weirs, small dams, water conveyancing systems and crop (maize, sugarbeans, sorghum

and cotton) damaged due to flooding; top soils have been washed away;

(Nyanyadzi all blocks on 667 hectares has had its main weir on the Nyanyadzi blocked from silt and stones;

Tonhorai support 60 farmers on 48 hectares’ boreholes have been flooded/submerged in water and gabions

in the immediate catchment have been swept off and canals silted; Gudyanga scheme supporting 89 farmers

on 70 hectares’ lost sugar bean seen crop and onion seedlings and storage shade flooded and silted);

District Ward Name of Scheme

Ha Number of Farmers

Nature of Damage

Chimanimani Nyanyadzi 412 721 Weir completely silted; and gate valves swept away

Chimanimani Tonhorai 48 60 Submerged borehole pumps; gabions washed;

Chimanimani Gudyanga 70 89 Shed and canals silted; sugar bean seed soaked, onion seedbeds submerged in water

Chipinge 16, 20, 22 Musikawanhu 750 625 (3125 farmers)

Estimated 15 ha under mature unharvested maize crop damaged; 8.2 ha sugar bean crop at germination stage flooded; 16

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Chimanimani small scale horticulture producers (number to be confirmed) have lost pumps, pipes and

generators for individual small irrigated plots including crops sugar beans, potatoes and bananas.

(ii) Livestock including Dairy farming

According to the Chipinge Vet Department the total cattle herd is +/- 100,000 (each household cattle herd

size of 8) and +/- 200,000 goats and +/- 60,000 sheep. Small scale dairy farming in Chimanimani and

Chipinge is a key income generating activity. Chimanimani Veterinary District Officer reported that the total

herd is +/- 35,000. The households depend on livestock for income for food, fees and other household needs.

The rapid assessment established that a number of households have lost their herd. It is estimated that

sizeable % of cattle herd has been lost due to floods. Actual numbers to be verified through detailed technical

assessments.

District Livestock type Numbers Lost/swept away

Chipinge Mutema Cattle 13

Goats 23

Chimanimani

Buhera

Chipinge district has 73 dip tanks. The number in Chimanimani is yet to be confirmed. Livestock in wards 5,

21, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 have been particularly impacted. 100% of all dip tanks have been flooded and

damage is yet to be assessed since most of them are under flood at the time of assessment. However,

damage or no damage, the general impact has been the dilution of the chemical acaricide used for dipping

so all the dip tanks in the affected districts will need to be recharged. 12-18 liters per dip is needed.

The greatest threat is tick-borne disease which was already a threat in the affected areas.

Chimanimani was not accessible at the time of the rapid assessment and it is expected that all the dip tanks

have been affected in the same way.

A large % of households have lost all cattle due to flooding therefore requiring restocking support.

(iii) Nonagricultural IGAs/Enterprises

Of the 50,000 Households it is expected that at least 40% are engaged in on agriculture and livelihoods

activities whose productive base and income potential has been disrupted or lost. A number of rural and

urban households in the affected area rely on cross boarder petty trading in agro-produce sourced from

Cashel Valley, Nyanga and other large irrigation schemes for income. Informal trading, mostly by women

and youths, in goods such as clothing, food and other household necessities sourced from Mozambique

provides a significant amount of household income. Most urban households sell these goods in small tuck-

shops in residential areas, flea markets and in the streets of the central business district. The cyclone has

severely reduced the income opportunities by disrupting the market systems in the areas particularly in

Chimanimani. Travel to source markets has become costly and impossible which has resulted in a sharp

increase in some goods. Banana’s in one of the markets in Chipinge had declined due to reduced supply.

ha flooded; borehole submerged;

Chipinge Chibuwe Block B & E

320 614 2 pumps submerged

Chipinge Mutema

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Women at the market also decried their banana fields that had been swept away. A bundle of green

vegetables doubled in price to $2 during the period of the rapid assessment. Small enterprise activities are

likely to be less viable due to a depressed market and lack of consistent supply of goods.

Loss of productive assets

Productive assets such as generators, irrigation pipes, sprinklers, saw milling equipment4, small passenger

vehicles, pick-up trucks, fridges that were used to support IGA were either damaged or have been lost. Some

households, including the dairy farmers reportedly had borrowed from ISALs, MFIs and department of social

welfare.

Loss of Employment Opportunities

Wide scale employment opportunities have been lost in both Chipinge and Chimanimani areas. Timber

plantations employ young labour force. There is likely to be a reduction in labour demand due to road

accessibility where plantation will not be able to access areas ready for harvesting.

Projected evolution of the situation: main causes of concern in the coming 3 months

• Household savings will continue to be eroded as most households will rely on savings have lost

income generating opportunities

• IDPs will continue to rely of external food handouts to sustain their families

• There is likely to be an increase in negative coping mechanisms and high crime rate such as theft,

prostitution, illegal mining,

Ongoing response

• There is no response for livelihoods recovery but needs to be triggered in the next 3 months.

Priorities Actions required

UNDP and FAO in collaboration with other UN Agencies and development partners, NGOs, CBOs and Gvt

actors, will facilitate gender and market sensitive ER. The focus of early recovery will be on livelihoods

stabilization and emergency livelihoods and economic recovery targeting women and youth and the most

affected areas both in rural and urban settings whilst ensuring similar attention to other sectors (health,

education, nutrition, shelter, water and sanitation. The support will aim to bridge the transition towards

development and resilience in the long term.

Category Short Term Medium Term Long term Implementing/Collaborating Partners

Agriculture Crops

Rehabilitation of communal assets Rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure – weirs and canals desiltation; Facilitate retooling of farmers through provision of farming

Facilitate access to financial markets to capitalize small enterprises Install flood protection measures in affected irrigation schemes

Technical and advisory services

UNDP/FAO with IFAD, SAFIRE, OXFAM, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT; AGRITEX

4 A disabled young man, married with 4 children (Samuel Muyambo Chibhamu) in the Skyline Junction borrowed funds from the Department of Social Welfare to

buy a small woodmiser saw milling machine and was employing two other people on his plant. Samuel said he lost all his equipment due to the cyclone and also

lost 2.5 acres of green beans which were at near harvesting stage.

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implements, irrigation pipes, basic agric equipment, seed and fertiliser inputs

Agriculture -Livestock

Rehabilitation of Dip tanks Supply chemicals for recharging of diptank chemicals Provide short term supplementary feeding, hay bales, mineral blocks and molasses; Disease surveillance and provide/build stocks of treatment chemicals such as antibiotics, analgesics and de-wormers; vaccines for anthrax and black leg;

Restocking of cattle and goat herd

Pasture management

UNDP/FAO with IFAD, SAFIRE, OXFAM, Vet Department

Gender sensitive emergency Recovery of Enterprise Opportunities

Create short term emergency employment including cash for work/assets, community contracting and startup grants to recapitalize small enterprises Facilitate small loans for enterprise recovery targeting youths and women and the vulnerable

Rehabilitation of community livelihood infrastructure and productive assets for, micro-enterprise recovery, Provision of and supporting access to IT-based information on commodity market situation updates and emergency livelihoods inputs and emergency employment opportunities.

Facilitate market linkages and

UNDP other UN Partners TBC; Min of Women Affairs SMEs Department; Min of Youth;

Continuous gender sensitive needs assessments; DRM Planning and Situational reports

Detailed households livelihoods needs assessments Conducts economic recovery assessment and market analysis

Review of District level DRM Plans Roll out the Flood Framework Strengthening weather indexed insurance Relocation of IDPs as a medium term measure for those who can not continue to live in the current locations that are fragile and not ideal for human

Capacity for EW communication and response strategy Land use planning for the two districts Resilience Building of local communities focusing on both Urban and Rural resilience building Supporting regional learning of disaster planning and response

UNDP/IOM, Dept of Civil Protection;

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habitation and agriculture

Essential Infrastructure and Environmental Rehabilitation

Conduct a detailed infrastructure assessment and determine rehabilitation needs Support emergency vocational skills for youths for rebuilding assets e.g. brick making, house construction skills, welding etc Support cash for work/assets for (i) environmental rehabilitation such as cleaning debris, clearing drainage systems and canals; and (ii) rebuild community infrastructure such as roads and bridges; weirs

Building back better guidelines for local authorities Support relevant training of locals in building back infrastructure

Facilitate continued awareness and skills for planning, new installations and maintenance to mitigate disasters

UNDP, Local Gvt; Physical Planning; EMA, Forestry and Climate Department;

4.0 Security

Current situation

Most security sector personnel are involved in the relief effort, mainly in search and rescue as well as road

and bridge repairs. This therefor means capacity for incidence response may be strained. Most areas outside

Chipinge have no cellular coverage due to ZESA power outage and lack of fuel for power backup generators.

The only accessible camp, Skyline, which is situated along the Chipinge – Chimanimani route, currently has

no security system structure in place with those at risk not having any way of reporting incidents. There is no

shelter available for the displaced persons at the camp. There is also no lighting at the camp posing an

elevated risk to vulnerable groups like women and girl children. Ablution facilities are not available with the

people gathered at the camp using the nearby bush for toilets, further putting the vulnerable groups at risk of

abuse. Most areas outside Chipinge have no cellular coverage due to ZESA power outage and lack of fuel

for power backup generators.

Projected evolution of the security situation

• There is a high probability of sexual violence given the lack of lighting and ablution facilities at the camp.

• Shortage of basic commodities may result in increases in thefts and/or demonstrations as people become

increasingly frustrated.

• Theft cases may increase in the communities as the affected populations left their properties and livestock

unattended.

• High risk of disease outbreak due to lack of clean water and ablution facilities.

Ongoing response

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• The camp is still receiving people from the affected areas hence there is a need for continued support at

the reception centre.

• MSF personnel have pledged a generator for lighting, but there is need for a backup battery, inverter and

electric bulbs & wiring.

• During a briefing at the PA’s office a security subcommittee was established to cater for the security

issues in the camp and Implementing partners have pledged tents for shelter.

• Propose establishing a radio communications network for communications between command centres

and health facilities and established camps.

Priorities, gaps/challenges

• Tents to shelter the displaced persons are required urgently.

• Lighting needs to be installed urgently including flood lights to cover the whole perimeter.

• Help desk/Incident report centre to be set up immediately to cater for safety and security incidents in the

camp.

• Food and fresh water supplies as well as ablution facilities to be availed to personnel as a matter of

urgency.

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Annex-1 Response Budget:

Budget Line Sector

Total Required US$ Funded Amount - US$ Sum of Gap / Shortfall US$

Transport and Logistics

2,000,000

270,000

1,730,000

Shelter and NFIs

1,500,000 - 1,500,000

Health 3,765,500 1,200,000 2,565,500

Nutrition 896,000 411,000 485,000

WASH 3,800,000 1,000,000 2,800,000

Food Security, Livelihoods and Early Recovery

12,000,000 0 12,000,000

Protection-GBV

1,150,000 100,000 1,050,000

Refugee Response

6,600,000 - 6,600,000

Protection-CP

2,000,000 -

2,000,000

Education

3,000,000

-

Total 36,711,500 2,981,000 33,730,500

Anex – 2

Annex 1: Assessment Contact list

Sector Partner

Name Position Focal Point Name Focal Person Email Phone Number

WASH,Education,Nutrition,Child Protection

UNICEF Emergency Specialist

Blessing Zindi bzindi@unicef.org +263-4-703941-2

WASH UNICEF WASH Specialist

Kwanayi Meki kmeki@unicef.org +263-4-703941

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Nutrition UNICEF Nutrition Consultant

Nakai Munikwa nmunikwa@unicef.org +263-4-703941

Child Protection UNICEF

Child Protection Consultant

Lloyd Muchemwa lmuchemwa@unicef.org +263-4-703941

Shelter

Red Cross

Protection