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Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut): WASH Cluster Update No. 3 31 October 2018

On 15 September 2018, Typhoon Mangkhut locally known as Ompong, made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan at around 1:40 AMwith maximum sustained winds of 205 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 285 kph with movement of 35 kph WestNorthwest (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration). Based on official reports bygovernment and non-government agencies, Typhoon Mangkhut affected around 1.4 million people across Regions I (Ilocos),II (Cagayan Valley), III (Central Luzon), and the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR).

Emerging WASH concerns:Given the extensive damage to people’s homes, there are concerns that latrines will have been severely damaged too(although no specific sanitation assessment has been conducted as yet.) Local governments distributed hygiene kits andwater kits to evacuation centres, but not all families were covered or some of the kits contain limited number hygieneproducts. WASH Cluster partners are implementing their respective response and early recovery interventions incollaboration with DOH regional offices, provincial and municipal health offices. As such their actions are also gearedtowards increasing the capacity of local governments in WASH programming in both emergency and development contexts.

Province: Benguet

Response to date:

Baguio City

Hygiene Promotion

389 familiesWater Distribution

3,266 individuals

Itogon

139 hygiene kits, 420 water kits, 400 water disinfectants & 10 toilet

bowlsdistributed

3 portalets set up, monitoring water sources and toilets in evacuation centers

Water Distribution

1,280 individuals

Kapangan and KabayanHygiene Promotion

972 families

Tuba

Hygiene Promotion15 sessions

184 hygiene kits distributed

Overall Response to Date:

Completed and On-going Activities in 25 municipalities and cities

23,994 people accessing sufficient quantity of water

appropriate for drinking, cooking and personal

hygiene

Provision of hygiene kits to 2,220 families

and hygiene promotion messages delivered to 30,649

individuals

Improved access to

sanitation to 1,000 individuals With planned

interventions for 2,000 individuals in the next

three months

BukodHygiene & water kits for

116 families

Completed On-going Planned

Department of Health Regional Office, Action Against Hunger with UNICEF, ACTED with Gawad Kalinga, Catholic Relief Services with Diocese of Baguio, Philippine Red Cross with Spanish Red Cross-AECID

Action Against Hunger with CARE, Oxfam, Plan and UNICEF, ACTED with Gawad Kalinga

Catholic Relief Services with Diocese of Baguio


Province: Cagayan

Alcala

Testing of 15 water sources202 hygiene kits and 97

water kits distributed

Hygiene promotion for 1,010 individuals

AllacapanTesting of 9 water sources

72 hygiene kits and 526 water kits distributed


Improvement of 2 handpumps

BaggaoTesting of 4 water sources

1,493 hygiene kits and 1,202 water kits distributed


Water distribution

3,233 individualsInstallation of 5,000L water bladder

Gattaran133 hygiene kits and 3 water

kits distributed

Hygiene promotion for 655 individuals

Water distribution

1,880 individuals

Lasam

472 hygiene kits and 521 water kits distributed


Testing of 5 water sources

Rizal

500 water kits distributed


Sta. Teresita

Hygiene promotion for 700 families

Water distribution for 2,303 individuals

Sto. Nino



Sta. Ana90 water kits and 40 hygiene kits

distributed

Hygiene promotion for 650 individualsDugwell improvement for 10 families

Amulong369 hygiene kits distributed


Iguig



Response to date:

Province: Isabela

Municipalities covered:Delfin AlbanoIlagan

Completed activities:Philippine Red Cross

Response to date:

• Hygiene promotion for 705 individuals

Province: PangasinanMunicipality covered:Mangatarem

Completed activities:Americares

Response to date:

• Distribution of 10 cleaning kits

• Distribution of 107 hygiene kits

• Hygiene promotion for 535 individuals

GonzagaWater kits for 350 individuals

Completed On-going Planned

Americares, Malteser International, Diocese of Tuguegarao, Oxfam with CDRC and CVDRC, Philippine Red Cross with Spanish Red Cross-Aecid, Save the Children Philippines, World Vision, A Single Drop for Safe Water - Humanitarian Response Consortium with UNICEF

Philippine Red Cross with Spanish Red Cross- Aecid, World Vision

Oxfam with CDRC and CVDRC, Samaritan's Purse


Map source: Google Maps | Data source: Assessment reports shared by WASH partners & WASH 3Ws as of 29 October 2018 | Prepared by WASH Cluster IMFor more information, please contact Mr. Paul del Rosario | WASH Program Coordinator | UNICEF | [email protected]

Water

Distribution of water kits to complement government distributionsWater quality monitoringProvision of technical assistance to local government units (LGUs) and local water districts to assess extent of damage and repair requirements of damaged water systemsExtension of support for disinfection and small-scale repairs of existing water sources/systems

Sanitation

Distribution of latrine repair kits, employing cash transfer modalities when applicable (as markets are still functioning)Repair and rehabilitation of damaged communal and institutional sanitation facilities (latrines, handwashing facilities) in the affected communities, e.g., in schools, daycare centres, health centres, possibly also through cash transfer modalitiesConstruction of gender-segregated, semi-permanent communal latrines in selected host communities

Hygiene

Promotion of basic hygiene messages (household water treatment and safe storage, use of latrines, handwashing at critical times)Distribution of hygiene kits to complement government distributions

Capacity-building

Technical assistance to DOH regional offices and LGUs (provincial level) on response and early recovery planning, including accessing available fundsTechnical assistance in setting up coordination platforms and monitoring systems at the provincial levelImplementing WASH response activities closely along shelter actions

Priority Response (3 months)

Photo credits to: AAH/Yap/2018

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