MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-14 Staff Planning Workshop Scenario Overview

1. MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-14 Staff Planning WorkshopScenario Overview 6 March 2008

2. Cambodia’s “Water System” • Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers and Tonle Sap Lake sustain livelihoods of majority of population • Flooding often occurs along the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers • Tonle Sap Lake can expand to 4 times its dry season size Tonle Sap Lake Mekong R. Phnom Penh Tonle Sap R.

3. Cambodian Flood of 2008 • Map depicts flooded area as of 31 October 2008 • July – September 2008 monsoon rains exceptionally heavy in upstream Mekong • Heavy rains over central Cambodia caused flooding in central and southern Cambodia • “Worst flood” since the 2000 flood

4. August 2008 • Flooding has caused destruction, crops, roads, bridges • Initial reports - at least 75 persons reported dead • “Thousands” displaced • Through August, Royal Government of Cambodia - National Committee for Disaster Management and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces - provincial and municipal officials, and in-country personnel and assets of UN relief agencies and other international agencies have provided relief in most areas.

5. September-October 2008 • Increasing number of illnesses from water borne diseases and poor sanitation • RGC has established IDP camps (see table) • Dengue fever breakout in Kampong Cham Province (vicinity Skuon) • Monsoons continue in October – increased • flash floods, Tonle Sap River reverses, Tonle • Sap Lake expands greatly

6. Cambodia Skuon

7. October 15: First overall assessment • Deaths – 150 + • Displaced families – 500,000 + • Destroyed houses – 6,000 • Damaged houses – 450,000 • Health clinics damaged – 135 • Schools damaged – 1,065 • Rice crops destroyed – 425,000 ha • Other crops destroyed – 56,000 ha • Lost livestock – 3,000 + • “Hundreds” of factories damaged / destroyed • “Thousands” of stores, businesses affected • Roads, railroads, bridges, irrigation systems damaged / destroyed • Phnom Penh Airport-day operations only

8. Provincial, National Declarations • Mid-October, various provinces declare a “State of Emergency” • National Committee for Disaster Management ratifies requests • NCDM operations center coordinates national flood relief efforts • 20 October, President of the NCDM declares a “State of Disaster” • An “unusual” number of dead poultry in Snuol, Kratie Province-National Animal Health and Production Investigation Center sends team to investigate

9. Cambodia Snuol

10. Updated (31 October) NCDM Flood Assessment Data • Deaths – 300 + • Displaced families – 1,000,000 + IDP camps have been established • Destroyed houses – 7,500 • Damaged houses – 550,000 • Health clinics damaged – 148 • Schools damaged – 1,245 • Rice crops destroyed – 480,000 ha • Other crops destroyed – 74,000 ha • Lost livestock – 4,000 + (excludes poultry) • 150 + factories damaged / destroyed • 2,500 + stores, businesses affected • Roads, railroads, bridges, irrigation systems damaged / destroyed • Phnom Penh Airport-day operations only • DETAILS ARE IN WORKSHOP MATERIALS AND WILL BE BRIEFED 7 MARCH

11. International Community Offers Assistance - Cambodia Accepts • Pledged aid includes: • Funds • Supplies • Relief personnel (medical teams) • Equipment • Military Forces • Details are in TE 14 Staff Planning Workshop Materials