Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines

Summary
The number of affected by Typhoon Haiyan has now reached 11.8 million after the Super Typhoon made landfall on Friday 8th November. A total of 921,212 are displaced with 345,834 in 995 evacuation centres, and 575,378 outside. UNOCHA have launched the Humanitarian Action Plan for Typhoon Haiyan requesting US$301 million to provide: - Food for 2.5 million - Health services for 9.8 million - Water Sanitation and Hygiene for 500,000 - Shelter and household items for 562,000 The President of Philippines declared a national state of calamity and the government requested for the international assistance. Islamic Reliefs Head of Humanitarian is leading a Disaster Response Team which is forming partnerships with local organisations, liaising with the UN and aid agencies, and IR currently preparing proposals to initiate Islamic Reliefs response with a sectoral focus on food relief and shelter. IR Partners have shown commitments of 595,934 against the launched appeal of 1 million.

Background
Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, one of the most powerful storms on record, made landfall in the Philippines on 8th November causing widespread devastation across 36 provinces in 9 regions (Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Mimaropa, Calabarzon, Bicol, Northern Mindanao, Davao, and Caraga). The typhoon then weakened before it reached Northern Vietnam and South-East China on 11th November, although still causing flooding and widespread damage to homes and livelihoods, with a combined estimated death toll of 22.

Impact
Typhoon Haiyan has destroyed buildings, caused landslides and flooding, and caused a high loss of life as high winds and storm surges battered the island nation. As access is made to more remote areas and figures are validated, an additional 376,000 displaced persons have been identified, raising the figure of those displaced by the typhoon to 921,212. The figures for those residing in evacuation centres has decreased however (345,834 people in 995 evacuation centres, with 575,378 people now outside), indicating that people are beginning to leave

the crowded centres to discover what is left of their homes and search for shelter and resources elsewhere. The number of those affected has also risen to an estimated 11.8 million people, with the Government confirming 4,460 people deaths to date; a number which will continue to rise in the coming days as reporting and validation continues. Based on initial data, 243,595 houses are damaged (131,106 are totally destroyed and 112,489 partially damaged). Ports, airports, power and communications lines, water networks, roads and other key lifelines of the nations infrastructure were damaged or destroyed, with huge efforts underway to restore these as quickly as possible to support humanitarian access to the affected population. Main roads are clogged with debris, cutting off remote areas and markets away from the population centres. There are reports that commodity prices are frozen due to the disruption in supply of goods. Damaged roads, fallen trees, and debris continue to hamper humanitarian relief operations. A total of 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance. Health infrastructure is severely damaged in the worst affected areas and medical supplies are low. 4.8 million (estimate) are affected due to loss of livelihoods and essential infrastructure, of which 2.1 million were engaged in vulnerable forms of employment. A key priority is the creation of emergency income-generating activities which can also align with key rehabilitation and reconstruction needs. Fuel and trucks are also urgently needed, particularly in Tacloban City.

Immediate ground response:

After responding immediately the Government continues to provide relief supplies with about 115,600 food packs delivered to date. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has launched an appeal for $301million, currently funded at 19%, seeking to provide: - Food for 2.5 million - Health services for 9.8 million - Water Sanitation and Hygiene for 500,000 - Shelter and household items for 562,000 The UKs Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has also launched an appeal which has raised 30million within 3 days from the British public to support the response. UNOCHAs Emergency Relief Coordinator announced an allocation of $25 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide time-critical funds to help the humanitarian community reach as many people as possible with life-saving aid supplies and services. Aid agencies, including Islamic Relief, have deployed disaster response teams and are working around the clock to mobilise resources to respond to the huge humanitarian needs, particularly for food aid, temporary shelter materials, health and medical equipment, distribution of potable water and personal hygiene kits. Accessibility/logistical challenges and the security situation in few regions have hampered the speed with the humanitarian community is able to respond, although significant progress is expected once

heavy machinery, freight planes and ships arrive imminently to bolster current capacity to meet the scale of what is required.

Islamic Reliefs response:

Islamic Relief is actively working with a local NGO based in Cebu. The team, with representation from UK, USA and Indonesia has been carrying out joint assessments in the areas highly affected by the typhoon in Northern Cebu, an area that has been mainly overlooked by the international media. The team is also coordinating and networking with other peer agencies working in Cebu and Tacloban. Islamic Relief is planning to start its relief activities with distribution of tents, food items and shelter kits in coming days. Tents from Islamic Reliefs stockpiles in Dubai are due to arrive on 19th November and we are also looking to source additional tents and shelter material from international sources due to the shortage of supplies in Philippines. As part of the Phase 1, a partnership is being developed with a local NGO to implement immediate shelter and food distribution activities. The team has also set up an office in Cebu City and is finalising warehousing space. The team is also planning Phase 2, which involve direct implementation of programme activity. We would like to express our appreciation to the Islamic Relief partner offices who have contributed to the appeal so far. As per recent updates, below tables shows commitments been made so far by IR Partners against the initially launched appeal of 1 million:

Organisations IR-USA IR-Germany IR-South Africa IR-UK IR-Switzerland IR-Australia IR-Middle East IR-Sweden IR-Canada

Financial Commitment 500,000 USD 20,000 Euro 10,000 Euro 150,000 GBP 50,000 CHF 10,000 AUS 10,000 USD TBC 100,000 CAD

Euros

GBP

372,500.00 313,552.19 20,000.00 10,000.00 16,835.02 8,417.51

180,000.00 151,515.15 40,000.00 7,000.00 7,470.00 33,670.03 5,892.26 6,287.88 0.00 71,000.00 59,764.31

Total (so far)

707,970.00

595,934.34

Five days ago it was approved the project Emergency Food Distribution to Severely Affected Families in Northern Cebu, Philippines with a budget of $213, 926 (133,936) . The project seeks to provide immediate and urgent food relief to at least 20,000 households in Northern parts of Cebu province who were severely affected by the typhoon Haiyan (local name: Yolanda). These targeted households are currently facing acute food shortage as a result of the Typhoon Haiyan that brought devastation to an estimated 11.3 million people in nine regions (that is, over 10 per cent of the countrys population). Each target household in the target disaster relief zones will receive a culturally-appropriate dry food package that is good for 3 days for family of 5 or 6. The food package will consist of rice (4kg) salt (1 kg) water (4ltr) noodles (4 packets) and sugar (1/2 kg). This quick-impact food aid project is part of the overall disaster relief response. It is estimated that there are up to 75,000 most needy households in northern Cebu. The food distribution project will target 20,000 households in Bantayan, Madridejos, Santa Fe, Daanbantayan, Medellin, San Remigio, the City of Bogo and several towns in Camotes Islands.

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GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Standard Bank l Islamic Relief SA l Account Number 005318459 l Fordsburg Branch l Branch Code 005205 l Reference: Typhoon & Contact Number

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