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Nepal Earthquake:Meeting the First Needs

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Cover image: At a spontaneous site in Nuwakot, © IOM 2015

Right image: Leaning building in Chautara, Sindhupalchowk, © IOM 2015

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SURVIVING THE NEPAL EARTHQUAKEThe 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April 2015 has produced devastating consequences that are still being measured. As of 8 May, more than 7,500 people were reported dead and more than 14,000 have been injured. An estimated 8.1 million people have been affected across 39 of Nepal’s 75 districts, with over 2 million people living in the most severely affected districts. The loss of lives and livelihoods, as well as injuries and displacement, has put tremendous pressure on already vulnerable communities. Large populations in Kathmandu and in difficult-access areas outside the Kathmandu valley need shelter and basic items to survive and start their recovery.

IOM has been operating in Nepal since 2007, with over 400 staff, focusing primarily on refugee resettlement. IOM also has close relations with the Government and NGO partners, including in the area of disaster preparedness and capacity-building. At the onset of this crisis, IOM immediately activated its Migration Emergency Funding Mechanism (MEFM), allowing the deployment of a rapid response team with expertise in Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Shelter, Health, and Early Recovery.

IOM emergency personnel and humanitarian partners are now coming to fully grasp the immense needs on the ground and the momentous task ahead of rebuilding Nepal. As the response unfolds, we will look forward to working closely with our donors, partners, and supporters to help bring relief and recovery to the Nepalis in need.

Rajbiraj

Baglung

Pokhara

SindhuliGarhi

Butwal

Hetauda

Sursand

Adapur

Raxaul

Barhni

Syabru Bensi

Kintang Phedi

Borang Tipling

Aanbu Khaireni

Dumre Betrawati

Trisuli Bazar

Damauli

Manang

Kagbeni

Besisahar

Chame

Marpha

Pharping

Jomsom

Panauti

Mugling

Bharatpur

Birgunj

Nautanwa

Janakpur

Lo Manthang

Tandi Bazaar

Beni

Bijalpura

Syangja

Jiri

DevendrapurKritanpur

Jagatpur

Sanam

Bung

Tatsalung

Kharikola

RingmuJunbesiBhandarLower Bhandar

Deurali

Bagbazar

Chakchakpur

Seuli Bazar

BhimfediManahari

Sangam Colony

Kalaiya

SunauliTaulihawa

JitpurKawasoti

Lahan

Sishuwa chowk

Murkuchi Bazar

Katari

Narayangadh

Katahariya

Gaighat

Devdhar

Dhunche

DarbangDharapani

Muri

PyuthanBhotewodarSundarbazarPaudi Bazar

Gairi

Khaireni ChowkCharikot

Malanggawa

Gaur

Chautara

Bhimad

JANAKPUR

NARAYANI

SAGARMATHA

KARNALI

RAPTI

DHAULAGIRI

GANDAKI

LUMBINI

BAGMATI

JANAKPUR

NARAYANI

SAGARMATHA

KARNALI

RAPTI

DHAULAGIRI

GANDAKI

LUMBINI

I N D I A

Source: Humanitarian Data Exchange

The Nepal Earthquake Severity Index is designed to provide an overview of estimated severity of impacts resulting from the April 25 earthquake based on 1) Intensity of the earthquake 2) population, and 3) vulnerability of housing and population.

It is not a replacement for first-hand damage and needs assessment information.

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Lowest

Low

Medium-Low

Medium-High

High

LEGEND

NEPAL EARTHQUAKE SEVERITY INDEX

KATHMANDU

GORKHA NUWAKOT

C H I N A

BHAKTAPUR

DHADING

SINDHUPALCHOWK

Source: Adapted from the US Agency for International Development, 2015.

A mother and her child next to their tent in Ratna Park. In the aftermath of the earthquake, many families took shelter in parks in fear of aftershocks. Verifying the stability and safety of buliding and homes will be an important step in coming weeks. © IOM 2015

IOM Presence in Nepal

IOM’S RESPONSEAs part of the inter-agency appeal, IOM is distributing shelter repair kits and essential relief items. IOM will also take on the important role of providing primary health care and psychosocial assistance to those in need, whilst ensuring the protection of the most vulnerable populations. IOM will assist with debris removal, the assessment of damage to homes, and provide temporary livelihoods to support families in need.

KEY FACTS AND FIGURES• More than 8 million people are affected across 39 of Nepal’s 75 districts

• Approximately 2 million people are living in the 11 most severely affected districts

• Over 530,000 houses are damaged or destroyed. Shelter is the key priority in view of the approaching monsoon season (June–August)

• 90 per cent of health facilities in rural areas are damaged

Assessment of damages and needs carried out in Nuwakot. © IOM 2015

A grandmother and her grandson at a temporary camp near the Kathmandu Engineering College. © IOM 2015

IOM teams preparing to roll out of Kathmandu - 4 May 2015. © IOM 2015

Logistics

To ensure that humanitarian partners have the ability to distribute shelter and relief items in a timely and efficient manner, IOM supports the logistics cluster by receiving and dispatching in-kind contributions to disaster-affected areas. As of 5 May, three IOM teams are functional at the international airport in Kathmandu. IOM has also been requested to set up logistics assistance for shelter distributions in Gorkha and Chautara.

USAID Tarps received by IOM and distributed with ACTED on 5 May in Dhading district. © ACTED 2015

Funding requirements: USD 260,000

Base Camp in Chautara, Sindhupalchok district, one of the most affected regions of the country. © IOM 2015 Camp

Management and Camp Coordination

As the lead agency in this area, IOM is gathering, analysing and disseminating information on the conditions, needs and the population numbers and flows in displacement sites to effectively guide the humanitarian response operation. As of 5 May, IOM teams in Gorka and Sindhupalchok have been rolling out the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), used to collect valuation data on the displaced population and their needs.

Funding requirements: USD 9,000,000

Assessment of damages and needs carried out in Nuwakot (both pages). © IOM 2015

Early Recovery

IOM is helping families to safely access houses and key infrastructure by

proving cleaning kits and supervising the use of machinery and equipment to clear debris. This will be done through a cash-for-work scheme that will benefit the most vulnerable.

Funding requirements: USD 1,575,000

Clean-delivery kits provide basic tools to help mothers and newborns avoid acquiring infections during childbirth. Here, IOM distributes clean-delivery kits in Gorka district. © IOM 2015Funding requirements: USD 2,200,000

IOM Health Staff and District Public Health Official in a health clinic in the in the IDP camp in Bhaktapur conducting a joint assessment - 5 May. © IOM 2015

Health

With over 30 medical professionals in the country, IOM is providing psychosocial first aid, counselling, and support groups in displacement settings and through mobile teams. IOM is training community workers, primary health-care workers, psychologists and mental health-

care workers to build local capacity. IOM is also establishing urgently needed discharge and referral systems to decongest hospitals and provide safe return options for injured and vulnerable patients.

Protection

IOM is supporting the protection of vulnerable girls, boys, women and men against gender-based violence by strengthening referral systems, providing life-saving information, and supporting organizations to prevent the separation, trafficking and exploitation of children.

Displaced persons in Ratna Park, Central Kathmandu. © IOM 2015

Funding requirements: USD 300,010Coordinating with UNICEF at the Ratna Park displacement site in Central Kathmandu. © IOM 2015

People waiting for the delivery of USAID tarps received by IOM and distributed with ACTED on 5 May in Dhading. © ACTED 2015

Quake-affected families living on the streets of Kathmandu for fear of further tremors. © IOM 2015

Shelter Kits and Essential Relief Items

IOM is helping families whose homes are damaged or destroyed by providing shelter kits (plastic sheets, ropes/fixings) and essential relief items (blankets, jerry cans, sleeping mats, etc.). IOM will also be assisting in the structural assessment of partially damaged homes to help determine their safety. As of 5 May 5,160 households have been provided with shelter and essential relief items in partnership with Save the Children, ACTED, Med Air, People in Need and Lumanti.

Funding requirements: USD 18,900,000

USAID Tarps received by IOM and distributed with ACTED on 5 May in

Dhading district. © ACTED 2015

Devastation in a village in Dhading district, north-west of Kathmandu. © ACTED 2015

Setting-up a tent in Sindhupalchowk district - 4 May. © IOM 2015

SUMMARY OF FUNDING REQUIREMENTSLogistics: USD 260,000Camp management and coordination: USD 9,000,000Early recovery: USD 1,575,000Health: USD 2,200,000Protection: USD 300,010Shelter kits and essential relief items: USD 18,900,000Total: USD 32,235,010

IOM’s funding requirements are all included in the OCHA Nepal Flash Appel and have been coordinated with the humanitarian agencies involved in the Nepal emergency.

Destroyed mosque in the district of Nuwakot. IOM team has been assessing damage

throughout affected regions. © IOM 2015

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