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S.N.
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Topic
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Country Response
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1
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Areas
affected (number of districts / villages)
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32
provinces (217 districts; 1,302 sub-districts; 7,372 villages)
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2
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Total population
affected
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2,212,413
persons of 605,401 households
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3
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No. of
flood-related deaths
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164
deaths (149 drowned; 10 electrocuted; 2 snake bite; 2 shock; 1 commited suicide)
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4
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No. of
people suffering from flood-related diseases
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591,968
persons (261,790 fungal infection to foot; 84,401 rash/itch; 65,562 cold;
38,463 stress; 12,225 poisonous animal bite; 10,597 diarrhea; 98,882
others.
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5
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Estimated
number of houses and property damaged
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54
houses totally damaged
9,137 houses
partially damaged
5,241
roads and 326 bridges destroyed
3,007,431
rai or 481,189 hectares of farmland destroyed
(6.25 rai
= 1 hectare)
35,152
fish ponds and 1,132 schools/ temples destroyed
Cost
of damages (government structures such as roads and bridges) from initial
surveys is estimated at Bt377,675,751 (US$9.94
million). This figure does not include damages to farmland, houses and
personal belongings.
According
to the Governor-Designate of the Bank of Thailand Ms. Tarisa Watanagase, ongoing floods
in the central and northern regions could cost the country at least Bt17
billion (US$447.37 million) in damages. The figure was based on central
bank data of 16 October for the Monetary Policy Committee meeting two days
later. “The total damage will hinge on how long the floods last and how
severe they are,” said Dr. Tarisa on
24 October.
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6
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Availability
of food and clean drinking water
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Enough.
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7
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Risk
of outbreaks
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So
far, there is no sign of any outbreak.
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8
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Medicines
and essential supplies
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Enough.
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9
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Public
health interventions (surveillance, immunization, sanitation, etc.)
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Rapid
Surveillance and Response Team at regional, provincial and district levels
for communicable diseases.
Public
toilets both on land and floating provided to the victims.
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10
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Risk
of fresh floods
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Yes,
the up-coming typhoon “Cimaron” is moving from
the Philippines to Vietnam
with possibly coming to the southern provinces of the country.
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11
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Resources
– immediate needs and gaps
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Funds
are available at local authorities, provincial, and central government. The
MoPH now got additional budget from the
government.
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12
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Actions
taken by Government
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All
kinds of support: food, water, drugs, temporally shelters, etc.
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13
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Action
taken by UN Agencies, excluding WHO
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OCHA
has called for meetings among UN agencies. UNDP got US $ 50,000 supported
by its HQ and has invested on livelihood of communities affected by the
flood. OCHA updated the situation on daily basis.
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14
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Action
taken by WHO
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Offer
technical support to the MoPH and attended the flood war room meetings
occasionally – two or three times a week; coordinated with OCHA to update
the situation.
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15
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Assistance
required from SEARO
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Technical
support on measurement of health-related impact ,
identification of gaps and facilitate strengthening of EHA work by MoPH.
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