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Thailand: Monsoon Floods DREF operation n° MDRTH001

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GLIDE n=B0 FF-2010-000207-THA

CHF 356,617 has been allocated from the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS) in delivering immediate assistance to 50,000 beneficiaries for two months. Un-earmarked funds to replenish the DREF are encouraged.

Summary

The worst floods across 30 provinces in Thailand have affected an estimated 474,021 families or 1.344,824 individuals). The death toll now stands at 34 people and one reported missing according to Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reports on 23 October 2010. After weeks of unusually heavy monsoon rains and subsequent floods, Thailand faces even more severe flooding with the water contained in various large dams approaching crisis levels across the country as well as extreme high sea tides over the coming days.

Early relief distributions by the Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS) as of 21 October have now reached 31,550 families (157,750 individuals) with TRCS relief kits and bottled water, and 5,290 individuals with cooked food, while water purification units in two provinces distributed clean water. Besides this, flatboat teams in three severe affected provinces have provided transportation services. TRCS continues to deliver relief items, distribute cooked food and clean water, provide transport services, and assess affected areas. In response to the urgent humanitarian situation and in recognition of the growing needs of those affected, TRCS, in partnership with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners, plans to significantly scale up their operation from the initial targeted 10,000 families affected by the floods to 50,000. The TRCS operation will focus on immediate food and non-food relief distribution, provision of cooked food, emergency water supply and transportation services. TRCS, IFRC and the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) have been working together in Thailand for many years. Coordination among these partners, including Red Cross Red Crescent Societies from other countries is now strengthened to assure the most effective and timely response to humanitarian needs of those affected by the floods.

This operation is expected to be implemented over two months, and will therefore be completed by 25 December 2010; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by 25 March 2011).