Burundi
Flood, 12 Jun 2024
| Allocation | $2,500,773 |
|---|---|
| Emergency type | Flood |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Recipient UN Agencies | IOM, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP |
| Group(s) of people targeted | Host communities, Refugees, Returnees, Internally displaced persons |
| Number of people targeted | 60,000 |
| Status | Under Implementation |
| Allocation code | 24-RR-BDI-65155 |
| Title | Burundi RR Application May 2024 (El Nino-related floods) |
Overview of the humanitarian situation
Heavy rains induced by El Niño have caused severe flooding in Burundi, pushing Lake Tanganyika’s water levels to unprecedented heights. The floods and resulting landslides have affected over 237,000 people, displacing more than 42,000. Over 10 per cent of the country’s food crop areas has been damaged, and 19,000 homes and 200 classrooms were destroyed. These floods are also linked to the country's most prolonged cholera outbreak, which currently holds a 1 per cent case fatality rate with 1,631 confirmed cases. Moreover, the situation has escalated the spread of vector-borne diseases and significantly increased protection risks, particularly for women and children. Alarmingly, the situation is expected to worsen, as forecasts from the Burundi Institute of Meteorology predicted continued rainfall until the end of the primary rainy season in May to June.
CERF-funded assistance
This $2.5 million CERF allocation aims to provide life-saving assistance to 60,000 people affected by the floods and landslides in Burundi. The response plan spans the Shelter and Non-Food Items, Protection, Food Security, Health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sectors. Specific interventions include providing cash and food assistance to affected people, distributing non-food item kits and cash for shelter repairs to assist displaced people whose homes were partially or completely destroyed, distributing potable water, providing hygiene kits, rehabilitating latrines, supporting mobile clinics to treat waterborne diseases, ensuring the protection and access to holistic services of children affected by the floods, and strengthening gender-based violence service structures. While maintaining its humanitarian objective, this allocation also aims to safeguard developmental gains and build resilience.