VAN EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN AID OPERATION OPERATIONS UPDATE-14

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1 VAN EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN AID OPERATION OPERATIONS UPDATE November Page 1

2 1. BRIEF SUMMARY Scene of the Disaster Tabanlı Village / Central District / Van Province / TURKEY Type / Magnitude of the Disaster Earthquake / 7,2 Richter Scale Date and Time of the Disaster 23 October / 13:41 Settlements Most Affected by the Disaster Van Province Central & Erçiş District Estimated Population of the Place (Before the Disaster) Death Toll 604 the Casualties Injured Damage Status of the Buildings in the region (Damage assessments are in progress by ) Undamaged Moderately damaged but eligible for accommodation Severely damaged/ Not eligible for accommodation Completely Collapsed Affected Population Structure Elderly Women- Men Infant (0-3 age) Children (3-18 age) Disabled Assessment in progress Assessment in progress Assessment in progress Assessment in progress Assessment in progress The Turkish Red Crescent, immediately after having been informed of the disaster, alarmed all its units over the country and established its Crisis Management Desks in the Disaster Management Center (HQ) (Ankara), the Northern Anatolia (Erzurum), the South-eastern Anatolia (Elazığ), the Eastern Anatolia (Muş), the Mediterranean (Adana), and the Eagean (İzmir) Regional Disaster Management Centers and Sivas and Diyarbakir Local Disaster Management Centers. Immediately after the earthquake that struck at 13:41, for the assessment of the situation, Primary Teams have been deployed to the field, from the Van, Elazığ, Muş and Erzurum Disaster Management Centers and Turkish Red Crescent Branches. Information flow from the field has been gathered in the Crisis Desk of the Disaster Operation Center SHELTER ACTIVITIES: 2. TURKISH RED CRESCENT ACTIVITIES In order to cover the emergency sheltering needs of the affected population, tents, blankets, sleeping bags and heaters have been dispatched in the first phase. A total of 4 Tent Cities and 2 Mevlana House Cities have been established with 3 Tent Cities and 1 Mevlana House City in the Erciş District of the Van Province, 1 Tent City and 1 Mevlana House City in the Van Province Center respectively. Additionally, tents and Mevlana houses are being distributed to the people living in the affected villages. Page 2

3 Place of the Tent Cities Erciş Van Place of the Mevlana House Cities Van Province Central Erciş Place of the sheltering services Van Province Central Table-1: Beneficiaries sheltered in the Tent Cities Name of the Tent City Yenişehir Stadium Tent City Yüzüncü Yıl Ten City Belediye Stadium Tent City Et ve Balık Kurumu Tent City Van 75. Yıl Stadium Tent City Beneficiaries Sheltered Tent Heater Blanket Grand Total Table-2: Beneficiaries sheltered in the Mevlana House City Name of the Mevlana House City Van Mevlana House City Erciş Mevlana House City Beneficiaries Sheltered Tent Heater Blanket (Set-up in progress) - - Grand Total Table-3: General Condition of Shelter Services Tents Tent Cities Beneficiaries Sheltered Mevlana House Cities Mevlana Houses Beneficiaries Sheltered Erciş Personaly Distribution Grand Total Total number of Beneficieries: In addition to the Tent and Mevlana house cities, tents and Mevlana Houses have been distributed to the beneficiaries in the affected villages. Turkish Red Crescent has distributed tents and Mevlana Houses and provided shelter for beneficiaries, by 6 November Page 3

4 PLANNED ACTIVITES Set-ups of the Mevlana Houses are in progress. The Tent City in Van City Province which was established in the first day of the disaster, later the tents were taken away by the beneficiaries, is being re-established NUTRITION ACTIVITIES 3 time hot meal is being provided daily by the 6 cook of the Turkish Red Crescent, in the field of the Yenişehir Stadium. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is being provided in the kitchen and also considering the low temperature, hot soup is being provided some nights. Daily Bread is being provided by the Mobile Bakery Vehicle of the Turkish Red Crescent in the Yenişehir Stadium. For 6 November, beneficiaries are provided with Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. In addition, in the tent cities and for the workers in the field, meal and hot drinks are being provided with the Mobile Catering Vehicles of the Turkish Red Crescent. Table-3: Nutrition Service No Name of Distribution Place Number Breakfast Lunch Dinner 1 Yenişehir Stadium Tent City Yüzüncü Yıl Tent City 3 Belediye Stadium Tent City Rescue Workers, Teams of the Ministry of Health, Directorate of Social Services, AKUT, Civil Defense and Police. Grand Total TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES PROVIDED WITH NUTRITION: Table-4: Bread Produced by the Turkish Red Crescent Mobile Bakery Vehicle Date Produced Bread piece piece piece piece piece piece piece piece piece piece Page 4

5 Grand Total of Produced Bread piece PLANNED ACTIVITIES Hot meal distribution and bread production of the mobile bakery vehicle will continue PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES Informative meetings with adolescents on disasters psychosocial effects and how to cope with them, games and painting activities with children were organized in psychosocial tents set in Yenişehir Stadium and Belediye Stadium Tent Cities. Children, who highly need support were identified and contacted with by the child psychiatrists through surveillance. Information meetings on children s reaction in post-disaster period and how to help them were organized for women. Participated in psychosocial support services coordination meeting in Erciş Crisis Desk and gave information on the ongoing activities. PLANLANNED ACTIVITIES Establishing a common needs assessment form for the psychosocial support activities were decided on in Erciş crisis centre. Needs assessments in tent cities will be through this forms. Fun activities with children are planned under religious aid activities VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES Community leaders like teachers and religious leaders, who were trained during the Turkish Red Crescent s Organizing the Community Leaders Project, are also being used. Religious officers and leaders cooperated with the Turkish Red Crescent personnel on setting up prayer tents and placing burial rituals and a religious ritual for those, who lost their lives as a result of the earthquake. Consisting of 12 teachers, 2 field delegates, 13 religious leaders, a total number of 27 community leaders continue their activities Volunteers comprised of OCL Volunteers, scouts and University groups have done the activities like food distributions, cleaning up and psycho-social support in the tent city. Page 5

6 PLANLANNED ACTIVITIES Planning for distribution of goods in the depots of Erciş Team Presidency within the city and the most damaged villages were made. Distribution of identity cards will be made to the beneficiaries in 100. Yıl Tent City BLOOD SERVICES ACTIVITIES Following devastating earthquake, TRC s Regional Blood Center based in Van communicated immediately with hospitals in the affected area and created additional stocks of blood in the Hospitals. Level of blood stocks was heightened with the transportation of 350 units of blood, especially of negative blood group from Erzurum Regional Blood Center one hour after the earthquake. After the re-opening of the airport, a total stock of 18,000 units of erythrocyte suspension was sent to Van from other regional blood centers for the purpose of stock replenishment. Stocks of blood have been continuously replenished when they fall below 800 units. Erzurum and Ankara Regional Blood Centres are also creating additional blood stocks for the replenishment of stocks in the affected areas in case of need. Turkish Red Crescent is selfsufficient to cover the blood requirements of the health institutions upon their request. The quantity of blood which has been sent to hospitals in the region and blood usage in the period between 23 October and 31 October is indicated in the chat below. Table-6 Turkish Red Crescent to the Hospitals Blood Provisions Information Chart Name of the Hospital erythrocyte suspension provided (Unit) fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (Unit) trombocyte suspension Hakkari State Hospital Van State Hospital Van Maternity and Children Diseases Hospital Medical Specialization Hospital Tatvan State Hospital Private Akdamar Hospital Bitlis State Hospital Medical Park Hospital Van Military Hospital Muradiye State Hospital Doğubayazıt State Hospital Van Erciş State Hospital Patnos State Hospital Yüksekova State Hospital Ağrı State Hospital Page 6

7 Iğdır State Hospital Muş State Hospital Bulanık State Hospital Private Muş Şifa Hospital Hakkari Şemdinli State Hospital Van Private Medisina Hospital Tatvan Private Can Hospital Ağrı Private Başaran Hospital Çaldıran State Hospital Hakkari Military Hospital GRAND TOTAL INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT Pursuant to the international call for appeal by the Turkish Government, the Turkish Red Crescent also made an appeal simultaneously through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. A list of the National Societies and Organizations responded to the appeal are indicated in the chart below; Table-7: International Support via Turkish Red Crescent NO NATIONAL SOCIETY / ORGANISATION 1 German Red Cross 2 Swiss Red Cross CONTENT OF THE SUPPORT QUANTITY OF SORT OF ITEMS ITEMS Blankets 2,500 Tent 500 Tent Heater 10 Family type tent 200 Kerosene Heater 133 Blanket Iranian Red Crescent Tent 500 CONSIGNMENT INFO ARRIVAL ARRIVAL TIME POINT 28 October 28 October 27 October 4 Belgium Red Cross Tent October 5 Netherland Red Cross Tent 1,000 6 North Cyprus Turkish Red Crescent 7 Finland 8 UNHCR 9 USA Ministry of Defense 29 October VAN Blanket 250 VAN Various Clothing / Food Items 18 Blanket 5, October Tent 500 Tent October Blanket Tent October Blanket Tent October Tent November Blanket Blanket November Blanket October Bed (camped) 2660 Page 7

8 Sleeping Bag November 10 Tent November Austria Red Cross Heater Canada Red Cross 01 November Tent Syrian Red Crescent 03 November Tent Norwegian Red Cross Tent November Blanket Japanese Red Cross Blanket November Blanket November Tent Save the Children Tent November 16 Umpaş Holding Tent November ANKARA 2.7. DONATIONS ACTIVITIES Table-8: Van Earthquake Donation Campaign Information Donation Tools SMS Internet Call Center Bank Donations ,00TL ,69 TL ,00 TL ,66 TL Grand Total of Donations ,35 TL PLANLANNED ACTIVITIES The donation campaign will continue OPERATION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES Table-8: Personnel and Vehicle Status Table NAME OF THE TEAM PERSONNEL VEHICLE TRC Vehicle Rented Vehicle Van Coordination Team Erciş Team Erzurum Relief Reception 5 Center Volunteers of the Union of 20 Psychosocial Services in Disasters Volunteers of the Community 5 Leaders Volunteer Interpreters 2 GRAND TOTAL Turkish Red Crescent is providing its services with 137 Professional Personnel and 27 Volunteers, in total 166 Red Crescent Member. Page 8

9 4 Disaster Response Vehicle, 3 Mobile Catering Vehicle, 1 Van, 1 Lorry,1 Articulated Lorry, 4 Pick-Up, 1 Mobile Bakery Vehicle, 2 Panelvan, 14 Private, 2 Minibus, and as a total, 33 Vehicle have been deployed. For the transportation of the relief items to the region, 499 Lorry and Truck have been deployed. 57 Air Shipment has been done so far and still in progress. OTHER ACTIVITIES A campaign for the Aid of Sacrifice was started. Additionally preparation works on Long Term Projects that are planned to be conducted with the agencies and institutes that want to help region. ANNEXES 1- Table of the Relief Items Arrived to the Disaster Affected Region 2- Mevlana House Distribution Table Page 9

10 ANNEX-1: RELIF ITEMS ARRIVED TO THE DISASTER AFFECTED REGION NO TYPE OF ITEM Van/ Erciş Van/ Merkez Bitlis/ Adilce vaz Ağrı/ Patnos Bitlis/ Merkez Muş/ Malazgi rt TOTAL 1 FAMILY TYPE TENT MEVLANA HOUSE BLANKET MULTI-PURPOSE TENT MASS SHELTERING TENT INFLATABLE TENT 55 M AIR TUBED TENT PICNIC TENT OFFICE CONTAINERS WC CONTAINER WC SHOWER CONTAINER SHOWER CONTAINER WC SHOWER CONTAINER 13 M CATALYTIC HEATER SLEEPING BAG MOBILE KITCHEN BODY BAG KITCHEN SET S-3 OVEN LPG TUBE GENERATOR LIGHT BALLOON FOOD PARCEL VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS ASSORTED FOOD , , ,50 26 BOTTLED WATER Page 10

11 ANNEX-2: MEVLANA HOUSE DISTRIBUTION TABLE (VAN PROVINCE, VILLAGES AND ERCİŞ) Page 11

12 NO Place of Distribution (Van Province) Quantity of Item Date of Distribution 1 Tapraktaş Village Bakrağlı Village Özyurt Village Otluca Village Yemlice Village Mollakasım Village Beşçatak Village Gülsümler Village Dibekdüzü Village Ağartı Village Göllü Village Gedikbulak Village Hıdır Village Adıgüzel Village Yumrutepe Village İşgem Village (Mevlana Houses City) Ocaklı Village Yeşilsu Village Çitören Village Dilimli Village Topaktaş Village Bardakçı Village Kumluca Village Yaylıkaya Village Kasımoğlu Village Atmaca Village Dereboyu Village Bahdeşen Village Ermişle Village Halkalı Village Karaağaç Village Kaymaklı Village Çalımlı Village Arıtoprak Village Aşağıçiftli Village Yukarıçiftli Village Dereüstü Village Kıratlı Village Kavuncu Village Sarmaç Village Çevenli Village Taşkonak Village Karaağaç Village İşgem Village (Mevlana Houses City) Gedikbulak Village Kalecik Village Değirmen Village Erçiş District 286 Set-up in progress 49 Van Central Province GRAND TOTAL Page 12