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ACT AlertKenya/Somalia - 1/06Flooding in Daddab, Kenya, and Gedo region, Southern SomaliaGeneva,
23 November, 2006
Torrential rains
have continued to pound southern Somalia and northeastern and coastal
parts of Kenya, exacerbating devastating floods. In the northeastern
region of Kenya heavy rains have caused flash floods in Mandera, Marsabit,
Moyale and Garissa districts. The floods are especially affecting
the refugee camps at Daddab, which are hosting Somali refugees. In Daddab refugee
camps 150,000 people have been directly affected and 2 people killed,
with severe damage to sanitation facilities and refugee houses. While
in Gedo region in Somalia it has been reported that floods have swept
away people and livestock and razed farmlands in all districts of
Gedo affecting 15,529 households. ACT International
members based in Kenya are currently scaling up a response and are
planning to prepare a joint ACT appeal to respond to the flood victims
in both Somalia and Kenya. On 22 November, NCA, Christian Aid and
the Anglican Church staff members carried out an assessment in the
Dadaab region to look at the situation after the flooding in the refugee
camps in Daddab, Northeastern Kenya. The team is expected back in
Nairobi on Monday 27 November, to begin preparing the appeal based
on their findings and recommendations. Regarding Somalia,
NCA is currently preparing an appeal to respond to the flood affected
communities in Gedo, since NCA is the only humanitarian organisation
stationed in that region. Given the extent of the damage, NCA has
already submitted one proposal for the northern part of Gedo to OCHA,
and is preparing a separate proposal for the southern part of Gedo
to ACT. Any funding
indication or pledge should be communicated to Jessie Kgoroeadira,
ACT Finance Officer (jkg@act-intl.org). |
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