1. FLOOD CONTINGENCY PLAN
WASH SECTOR
FLOOD CONTINGENCY PLAN

2. OVERALL GOAL
Provide and maintain basic wash lifesaving service for population affected by heavy rains and flash flood, in most vulnerable across Sudan

3. RESPONSE STRATEGY
Joint assessment by government technical departments and WASH partners.
Strengthen coordination between government technical departments and WASH partners and coordination across sectors through the establishment of floods taskforce.
The Leadership of the response will be by the WES, while the WASH partners provide support.
Provision of assistance will be based on evidence, after needs assessment is conducted. Assistance should target only those who are in the greatest need.

4. Response interventions
Water trucking for 1 month in the affected areas.
Rehabilitation of hand pumps and water yards.
Chlorination of water sources in affected areas
Distribution of jerry cans.
Construction shared latrines.
Rehabilitation of household latrines.
Conducting clean-up campaigns and solid waste disposal campaigns.
Supporting vector control campaigns.
Training of staff of partners and government officials on chlorination and manage their facilities.
Timely monitoring of progress of WASH interventions in terms of quantity and quality.

5. Interventions Needs Activating Coordination mechanism.
Collect existing info on water sources (mapping) and including functionality assessment.
Pre-position the materials (pumps, pipes, spare parts, slabs, frames, plastic sheets).
Assessment of essential supplies in the local market.
Provision of water quality kits, training & raise community awareness in Hygiene & vector control

6. Targets, Fund & Active partners
Total targets : 350,000
Fund requested : 17,000,000 USD
Fund available: 3,163,236
Number of active partners: 35

9. AWD vs Flood contingency plan
Partners

10. Partners have capacity to Response to AWD

11. AWD/flood response activities per state

12. Supplies Provision Capacities'

13. Flood Watch Update Bulletin
Multi _Hazard Early Warning Center
Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC)
August 1st , 2017

14. Early Warning Indicators
Due to forecasted moderate to heavy rains over some areas in eastern parts of Sudan Sennar, Gadaref, Blue Nile, White Nile and Butana plains, seasonal streams (Khores and wadies ) expected endanger communities and inhabitants along these streams , highways may also be cut off for some time during the coming few days. The same is possible over Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan.
Stagnant water and ponds, and poor basic services might result in outbreaks of the water borne areas especially in the border areas.
Blue Nile water level at Deim Station was 11.36m on August 1st which is 46cm higher than the level on previous day.
Steadily increasing is expected during the coming period coincides with peak season

15. Rainfall in the last 24 hours up to August 1st
The image shows moderate to heavy rains all over Sudan, occurred over Red Sea, River Nile, Kassla, Gedaref, Sennar, Blue Nile White Nile , South and West Kordofan, Southern parts of North Kordofan , East and South Darfur Central and West Darfur, Red Sea state as well as Gezera state.

16. Rainfall Forecast in the coming 48 hours from 2 to 3 August 2017 (SMA)
Forecast issued by SMA during the above mentioned period indicates moderate rainfall over the Butana Plains , Khartoum, Kassala, Gedaref, Sennar, White Nile, Blue Nile, Greater Kordofan, and Greater Darfur.

17. Nile water levels in some stations (Ministry of Water Resources)
Blue Nile at Deim station (11.36m)
Water level readings at Deim station is m on August 1st which is 46 cm higher than the previous day.
The levels at E-Deim is still below the flooding level by 94cm and below the level of 2016 the same day by 36 cm
Blue Nile at Khartoum station (15.16m)
On August 1st the level of the Blue Nile at Khartoum station is 15.16m (6cm higher than the previous day) which is below the level of 2016 the same day by 82cm and below the critical level by 84cm.
Level at Khartoum is expected to rise in the coming 2 days by 50 cm. Precautionary measure have to be taken in Khartoum and River Nile to save lives and properties of communities along the river Nile and tributaries.