1. Reported by Thanh hoa Assessment Team
JOINT RAPID ASSESSMENT ON DAMAGE AND NEEDS IN THANH HOA PROVINCE, VIETNAM CAUSED BY TYPHOON LEKIMA (No. 5)
Reported by Thanh hoa Assessment Team
9th-12th October 2007

2. Assessment Team No. Name Sex Organization
Contact No. 1
Mr. Nguyen Van Mai M
CARE – Team Leader 2
Mr. Tran Xuan Tung
PACCOM 3
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hoan
CARE 4
Mr. Nguyen Viet Nghi 5
Mr. Hoang Van Tuan 6
Ms. Phan To Mai F
UNICEF 7
Ms. Trieu Mai Anh
SCUK 8
Mr. Tran Xuan Canh
SCJ 9
Ms. Nguyen Thi Quy Linh
OXFAM GB 10
Mr. Ton Luong Chinh

3. Flood in Thanh Hoa Most affected 6 districts:
Buoi river: Thach Thanh, Vinh Loc districts
Ma river: Ha Trung, Hoang Hoa, Thieu Hoa, Nga Son districts
The total damage estimated is 1,000 billions VND (equivalent to US$ 62,173,588).
Thach Thanh and Vinh Loc are most serious and need emergency support

4. Damage in Thach Thanh Flooded Villages: 104/230
Flooded Communes: 22/28
Flooded Villages: 104/230
Total affected population: 13,183 households (56,120 people)
People death: 4
Houses collapsed: 360
Most affected communes: 7 (Thach Dinh, Thach Lam, Thanh Kim, Thanh Hung, Thanh Truc, Thanh My, and Kim Tan Town)
Total loss estimated: 440,165 millions VND (equivalent to mills USD)

5. Damage in Vinh Loc Flooded Communes: 15/16 Flooded Villages: 64
Total affected population: 10,452 households (29,540 people)
People death: 5
Houses collapsed: 131
Most affected communes: 9 (Vinh Hoa, Vinh Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Yen, Vinh Phuc, Vinh Hoa, Vinh Minh, Vinh Hung and Vinh Khang)
Total loss estimated: 45,784 millions VND (equivalent to mills USD)

6. Urgent Needs (within 1-2 months)
For survival of people
Food: 1,993 tons in Thach Thanh, 856 tons in Vinh Loc = 2,849 tons
Medicine: first aid pack for every of at lest 23,500 households
Blankets and mosquito nets : for 23,500 households
For re-starting school
Books, Primary TT4,600+ VL 2,900 = 7,500 sets
Books, Basic secondary: TT5,447,+VL2,731 = 8,178 sets
student kits for children (bag, pen, ruler…): =17,078 sets
For re-planting winter crop
Seeds: TT+VL for 1,500 ha of corn
300 ha potatoes
4,000kg of vegetable seeds

7. Needs for the future Rice seed for next season: 46 tons in TT
Rehabilitation of public facilities: (TBD)
Schools
Clinic
Water supplies
Road and drainage system

8. Current Response/Commitment
Short term
Rice Food: GOVERNMENT
Medicine. HEALTH SECTOR PROVIDE MEDICINE BOX
Books, student kits for children: NOT ANY COMMITMENT
Seeds for winter crop: DARD committed 30-50% cost
Longer term
Rice seed for next season: NOT ANY COMMITMENT
Rehabilitation of public facilities:
Schools: NOT ANY COMMITMENT
Clinic: NOT ANY COMMITMENT
Water supplies: NOT ANY COMMITMENT
Road and drainage system: NOT ANY COMMITMENT

9. Calls for Support For short term
Rice Food relief (shared with gov resources): GOVERNMENT
Blankets , Mosquito nets for household s at risk
Books, student kits for children:
Seeds for winter crop: DARD
For longer term
Rice seed for next season:
Rehabilitation of public facilities:
Schools:
Clinic:
Water supplies:
Road and drainage system:
CBDRM Training for vulnerable communities and schools