Floods in Sri Lanka

Floodsinin Sri the Lanka Balkans: Floods

the Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia

Situation Report No. 2 Situation Report and No. 3 Serbia rzegovina, Croatia 2013 May 2016 June 2014

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SITUATION OVERVIEW SITUATION OVERVIEW >2 million > 427 000

AFFECTED AFFECTED

>22 500 > 319 000

DISPLACED DISPLACED

60 64

42 DAMAGED

DEATHS DEATHS

HEALTH FACILITIES

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Bosnia and 23 people died, and 5000 areaffected still reported to be displaced. of heavy 10 June, As of• 20In May 2016, 22Herzegovina, districts across the country have been by floods, landslidesAs and rain. The1560 totalpeople number of people is accommodation 427 918 with 319facilities. 507 people displaced safe remain in 39 affected temporary At the peak, 20into 000 602 people were dislocations. The total number of confirmed deaths is 64 with 131 people missing due to a landslide in DAMAGED placed and 1 million affected. Immediate needs for recovery are estimated to be US$ 153 million. Aranayake (Ministry of Disaster Management - MoDM).

>22 500

60

42

DISPLACED FACILITIES DEATHS • In Croatia, three people died, 15 000 are displaced and 30 000 need HEALTH assistance, according to the latest

The Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (MoH) has deployed 10 medical teams to available TheMOH floodsdivisions are estimated to Colombo have damaged 4000 houses. Kolonnawan and figures. Kaduwela and the Municipal Council area with medical supplies. The Ministry of Defense medical core is also conducting medical campsininBelgrade, the affected areas.to • In Serbia, 34 people died, and 2500 people are still accommodated in shelters according

zegovina, 23 people died, and 5000 are still reported to be displaced. As of 10 June,

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theaffected latest figures. peak, 32with 000the people were displaced 180river, 000 needed assistance, with 1.6 The worst districtAtisthe Colombo overflowing of the and Kelani affecting 185 830 people in 39 temporary accommodation At thetopeak, 000 were disin the district water levels facilities. in the river continue remain20 high duepeople to the continuous spilling millionalone. living The in the 39 affected municipalities. of major tanks upstream. The Department of Irrigation has announced that it would take several days •Immediate The is improving waterby levels are falling. Removal debris and153 cleaning and disinfection of affected. needs forand recovery are estimated toofbe US$ million. for floods toweather recede in the low-lying areas the Kelani River.

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soil, roads and buildings are progressing in all three affected countries. Municipalities are still trying to re

Ministry of Disaster Management’s landslide warnings for 9 districts remain in place. People died, 15-establish 000 areservices displaced and 30 000 need assistance, according to thehave latest (including electricity, water and transalready been evacuated in many high-risk areas.

portation) in large parts ofdamaged the affected areas. The floods are estimated to have 4000 houses. WHO Response •

In addition to the risk from dislodged landmines in Bos-

le died, and 2500 people are still accommodated in shelters in Belgrade, according to nia and Herzegovina, still threaten several WHO is working closely withlandslides the Sri Lankan Government

and other partners toand provide relief to traffic. the communities hamper road At the peak, 32communities 000 people were displaced and 180 000 needed assistance, with 1.6 affected by the flooding and landslides. The WHO

• The finalDr report of the United Nations Disaster Representative, Jacob Kumaresan met with the Assesse 39 affected municipalities. Director General of Health Services on 20 May to provide

ment and Coordination Team (UNDAC) in Serbia was

updates on WHO action underway to support the published (http://www.undp.org.rs/download/ proving and water levels are falling. Removal of debris and cleaning and disinfection of Government of Srionline Lanka. Dr Kumaresan visited some of the worst affected areas in Colombo, where safe Final UNDAC Report - Serbia Floods May2014.pdf). ldings are progressing all threeincluding affected locations have beeninestablished the countries. Municipalities are still trying to re • A temporary hospital has been up in Obrenovac, Weheragodlla templefield in Orugodawatta. Dr set Kumaresan also (including electricity, water and transImage 1: Field Hospital in Obrenovac, Serbia. visited the Wellampitiya Post where health centres have Serbia, where 30 doctors and other staff are providing ©WHO/Gerald Rockenschaub been established for people coming from flood affected health services, including specialist services as mi- A temporary health facility has been established by parts ofareas the and affected areas. the tri-forces are operating a search andsuch rescue the Ministry of Defense in Wellampitiya, Colombo to provide medical attention for those arriving base. nor surgery and diagnosis, including X-ray.

from flood affected areas. risk from dislodged landmines in Bos• On 5 June 2014, the health ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia visited the Dr Josip

Deployment kits have given to theinresponse and additional CDMA phones were provided to the Bencevic General Hospital Slavonski teams Brod, Croatia, which hosts patients evacuated from Republika na, landslides still threaten several MOH. WHO visited the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) of the MOH to discuss field re-

Srpska. sponsetraffic. activities and identify health gaps that WHO may be able to suport. hamper road

the United Nations Disaster AssessBalkan Floods SITUATIONplease REPORT No. 3 For further information contact:

ation Team (UNDAC) Dr Pesiganin Serbia was 13Arturo June 2014

WHO Technical Officer - Emergency Humanitarian Action

http://www.undp.org.rs/download/

Email: [email protected] Telephone: +94 11 237 9191 rt - Serbia Floods May2014.pdf).

in Sri Lanka Situation Report No. 2 hospitalFloods been set up in Obrenovac, 20 has May 2016