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[[The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority]] ('''ANDMA)''' is the primary national disaster organization that has created protocols and procedures to coordinate and manage disaster-related "mitigation, preparedness, and responses" through local and national services<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=NDMIS {{!}} Reports|url=https://ndmis.andma.gov.af/en/reports|access-date=2021-10-21|website=ndmis.andma.gov.af}}</ref>. It is authorized as the central agency for all disaster-related interventions in the country, with Directorates in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan implementing "government-led federal and provincial coordination mechanisms"<ref name=":0" />. Afghanistan's development strategy incorporates ANDMA's mission to minimize all disasters' consequences to achieve their national development goals<ref>{{Cite web|title=CISR~GMAR: Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority|url=http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/_pages/research/gmar/search/afghanistan-national-disaster-management-authority-andma.shtml|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.jmu.edu|language=en}}</ref>.
[[The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority]] ('''ANDMA)''' is the primary national disaster organization that has created protocols and procedures to coordinate and manage disaster-related "mitigation, preparedness, and responses" through local and national services<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=NDMIS {{!}} Reports|url=https://ndmis.andma.gov.af/en/reports|access-date=2021-10-21|website=ndmis.andma.gov.af}}</ref>. It is authorized as the central agency for all disaster-related interventions in the country, with Directorates in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan implementing "government-led federal and provincial coordination mechanisms"<ref name=":0" />. Afghanistan's development strategy incorporates ANDMA's mission to minimize all disasters' consequences to achieve their national development goals<ref>{{Cite web|title=CISR~GMAR: Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority|url=http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/_pages/research/gmar/search/afghanistan-national-disaster-management-authority-andma.shtml|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.jmu.edu|language=en}}</ref>.


Reports on August 29, 2020, suggested 2,049 households were affected by the floods<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Afghanistan Flash {{!}} Conflict Displacement and Localised Flooding {{!}} 31 August 2020 {{!}} HumanitarianResponse|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/afghanistan/document/afghanistan-flash-conflict-displacement-and-localised-flooding-31|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.humanitarianresponse.info}}</ref>. ANDMA, with the collaboration of Joint Assessment Teams, confirmed 1,876 families in need of humanitarian assistance in the provinces of Parwan, Wardak, Kapisa, Logar, Kabul, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman, and Nangarhar<ref name=":1" />. The joint assessments identified the number of casualties and impact on agricultural land and public infrastructure<ref name=":1" />. And in provinces like Kabul, they distributed one-month food supplies to the families affected<ref name=":1" />. Furthermore, ANDMA cooperated and worked effectively with other humanitarian partners to ensure effective responses on their end<ref name=":1" />.
Reports on August 29, 2020, suggested 2,049 households were affected by the floods<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Afghanistan Flash {{!}} Conflict Displacement and Localised Flooding {{!}} 31 August 2020 {{!}} HumanitarianResponse|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/afghanistan/document/afghanistan-flash-conflict-displacement-and-localised-flooding-31|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.humanitarianresponse.info}}</ref>. ANDMA, with the collaboration of Joint Assessment Teams, confirmed 1,876 families in need of humanitarian assistance in the provinces of [[Parwan Province|Parwan]], [[Maidan Wardak Province|Wardak]], [[Kapisa Province|Kapisa]], [[Logar Province|Logar]], [[Kabul Province|Kabul]], [[Nuristan Province|Nuristan]], [[Kunar Province|Kunar]], [[Laghman Province|Laghman]], and [[Nangarhar Province|Nangarhar]]<ref name=":1" />. The joint assessments identified the number of casualties and impact on agricultural land and public infrastructure<ref name=":1" />. And in provinces like Kabul, they distributed one-month food supplies to the families affected<ref name=":1" />. Furthermore, ANDMA cooperated and worked effectively with other humanitarian partners to ensure effective responses on their end<ref name=":1" />.


With [[Parwan Province|Parwan]] being the most severely impacted province with 500 damaged homes and 300-400 families displaced<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Flash Update No. 1, 26 August 2020: Localised floods in Central and Eastern Afghanistan - Afghanistan|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/flash-update-no-1-26-august-2020-localised-floods-central-and-eastern-afghanistan|access-date=2021-10-21|website=ReliefWeb|language=en}}</ref>, the Afghan Ministry of Defense deployed its army to clear roads and carry rescue operations<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Scores killed, many still missing after flash floods ravage Afghanistan, crumbling homes|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flood-in-afghanistan-flash-flooding-over-100-deaths-many-missing-charikar-parwan-today-2020-08-27/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref>. Afghan security forces also joined [[NATO]] to remove debris, lead rescue searches, and distribute aid<ref>{{Cite web|last=NATO|title=NATO and Afghan security forces provide relief to flood victims in Afghanistan|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_177666.htm|access-date=2021-10-21|website=NATO|language=en}}</ref>. The Parwan Provincial authorities launched food, water, and warm clothes distribution while using schools to provide temporary shelter<ref name=":2" />. They used resources from the Public Works Department to transport injured people to Kabul and Parwan Hospitals<ref name=":2" />.
With [[Parwan Province|Parwan]] being the most severely impacted province with 500 damaged homes and 300-400 families displaced<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Flash Update No. 1, 26 August 2020: Localised floods in Central and Eastern Afghanistan - Afghanistan|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/flash-update-no-1-26-august-2020-localised-floods-central-and-eastern-afghanistan|access-date=2021-10-21|website=ReliefWeb|language=en}}</ref>, the Afghan Ministry of Defense deployed its army to clear roads and carry rescue operations<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Scores killed, many still missing after flash floods ravage Afghanistan, crumbling homes|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flood-in-afghanistan-flash-flooding-over-100-deaths-many-missing-charikar-parwan-today-2020-08-27/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref>. Afghan security forces also joined [[NATO]] to remove debris, lead rescue searches, and distribute aid<ref>{{Cite web|last=NATO|title=NATO and Afghan security forces provide relief to flood victims in Afghanistan|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_177666.htm|access-date=2021-10-21|website=NATO|language=en}}</ref>. The Parwan Provincial authorities launched food, water, and warm clothes distribution while using schools to provide temporary shelter<ref name=":2" />. They used resources from the Public Works Department to transport injured people to Kabul and Parwan Hospitals<ref name=":2" />.

Revision as of 21:33, 21 October 2021

2020 Afghanistan flood
LocationAfghanistan
Deaths190

A series of flash floods occurred in Afghanistan in June 2020. They were caused by torrential rain in Charikar, Parwan Province.[1] The flood killed at least 190 people and injured 250 others, and destroyed hundreds of houses.[2] The Ministry of Disaster Management has also reported some casualties and destruction of infrastructure in the provinces of Kapisa, Maidan Wardak, Nangarhar, Panjshir, and Paktia.[3]

Recovery efforts were complicated by the ongoing War in Afghanistan, as in some areas, delivering assistance was not possible due to fighting.[4]

The death toll of the flood rose to 160 on 29 August 2020. 129 of the deaths occurred in Parwan.[5]

The death toll rise to 190 and 172 were injured on 1 September 2020.[6]


Humanitarian Responses

Local Response

The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) is the primary national disaster organization that has created protocols and procedures to coordinate and manage disaster-related "mitigation, preparedness, and responses" through local and national services[7]. It is authorized as the central agency for all disaster-related interventions in the country, with Directorates in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan implementing "government-led federal and provincial coordination mechanisms"[7]. Afghanistan's development strategy incorporates ANDMA's mission to minimize all disasters' consequences to achieve their national development goals[8].

Reports on August 29, 2020, suggested 2,049 households were affected by the floods[9]. ANDMA, with the collaboration of Joint Assessment Teams, confirmed 1,876 families in need of humanitarian assistance in the provinces of Parwan, Wardak, Kapisa, Logar, Kabul, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman, and Nangarhar[9]. The joint assessments identified the number of casualties and impact on agricultural land and public infrastructure[9]. And in provinces like Kabul, they distributed one-month food supplies to the families affected[9]. Furthermore, ANDMA cooperated and worked effectively with other humanitarian partners to ensure effective responses on their end[9].

With Parwan being the most severely impacted province with 500 damaged homes and 300-400 families displaced[10], the Afghan Ministry of Defense deployed its army to clear roads and carry rescue operations[11]. Afghan security forces also joined NATO to remove debris, lead rescue searches, and distribute aid[12]. The Parwan Provincial authorities launched food, water, and warm clothes distribution while using schools to provide temporary shelter[10]. They used resources from the Public Works Department to transport injured people to Kabul and Parwan Hospitals[10].

Covid-19 measures were impossible for displaced families to follow and exacerbated the environment for already vulnerable people[10]. Despite local rescue and responses to flood disasters, thousands of buildings in Afghanistan are located in areas near rivers[11]. They are prone to dangerous floods without the proper flood mitigation protocols in place[11].

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan". 26 August 2020 – via Reuters.
  2. ^ "Over 110 Killed in Flash Floods in Afghanistan". TOLOnews. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan flooding: Dozens dead, hundreds of homes destroyed". Al Jazeera English.
  4. ^ Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Abed, Fahim (27 August 2020). "'I Lost Everyone': Floods Bruise a War-Weary Afghanistan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Death Toll Rises to 129 for Parwan Floods". TOLOnews. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. ^ "190 Killed, 172 Injured in Recent Floods: Ministry". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "NDMIS | Reports". ndmis.andma.gov.af. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ "CISR~GMAR: Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority". www.jmu.edu. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Afghanistan Flash | Conflict Displacement and Localised Flooding | 31 August 2020 | HumanitarianResponse". www.humanitarianresponse.info. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d "Flash Update No. 1, 26 August 2020: Localised floods in Central and Eastern Afghanistan - Afghanistan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Scores killed, many still missing after flash floods ravage Afghanistan, crumbling homes". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  12. ^ NATO. "NATO and Afghan security forces provide relief to flood victims in Afghanistan". NATO. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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