Afghanistan: Herat Earthquake Response Plan (October 2023 – March 2024) [EN/Dari/Pashto] – Afghanistan

overview

This multi-sectoral Herat Earthquake Response Plan calls for approximately $93.6 million to assist the 114,000 people affected by the earthquake in Herat. Assistance is urgently needed to meet the urgent and urgent needs of the most vulnerable people during the winter months in earthquake-affected areas. In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, affected families are in dire need of temporary shelter, food and cash assistance, safe water and laundry supplies, as well as emergency medical care and protection. With the harsh winter season approaching, families will need temporary shelter assistance, warm clothing, warm blankets, and heating equipment to avoid exposure to extreme cold.

The humanitarian needs, response activities and financial requirements outlined in this response plan will be incorporated into the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), with 150,000 people already affected by natural disasters this year. . Prior to the earthquake, 26,000 people were affected by flooding by 2023. If additional needs arise, they will be incorporated into his upcoming 2024 HRP. This earthquake response plan also recognizes the important role that people responsible for basic human needs have to play in providing long-term recovery support to affected households, and focuses on providing immediate life-saving support. I'm guessing.

Overview of background and needs

From October 7th to 15th, four powerful earthquakes (magnitude 6.3) struck Herat province, leaving 1.6 million people affected by strong shaking (MMI 6+) and at least 114,000 people in need of emergency humanitarian assistance. need. Preliminary assessments show that the first two earthquakes on October 7 and 11 killed 1,480 people and injured 1,950, with available satellite images showing 289 villages were severely affected. affected (11 villages), very affected (110 villages), or moderately affected (168 villages). An estimated 30 additional villages across the two districts were newly affected by the October 15 earthquake and assessments are ongoing.

To date, approximately 43,400 people in six districts are reported to have been directly affected by the recent earthquake, with Injil and Jinjadin districts being the worst affected. More than half of the people affected by the earthquake were in Injil, and the majority of the more than 3,330 destroyed houses assessed so far are located in Jinjadin. Schools, health facilities and other infrastructure were also affected by the earthquake, with an estimated 21,300 buildings in evacuation centers and informal settlements, vulnerable to weather, health and other protection hazards. It has become vulnerable.

Earthquakes strike vulnerable communities that already face decades of conflict and underdevelopment and have little resilience to cope with multiple shocks occurring simultaneously. They arrive at the beginning of Afghanistan's poor harvest season and just before winter, when household food resources are most limited or depleted. Extensive damage to water and sanitation facilities has raised concerns about outbreaks of disease, particularly acute watery diarrhea (AWD). It is important to immediately invest in activities to detect and prevent the spread of AWD and other infectious diseases. With schools and community-based education facilities damaged, children need to safely resume education. Protective support is also needed, especially for vulnerable groups such as women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Continuing damage.Family lives makeshift outdoors after earthquake