Floods in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq

Situation overview
Iran Floods Update (DG ECHO, Iranian Red Crescent, media) as 9 April: EUCPM activation Severe flooding in several provinces of Iran since mid-March, has left 70 people dead. 110 000 are displaced, 30 000 in Khuzestan Province. As of 9 April at 8.00 UTC, 1 900 cities have been affected, with Lorestan, Khuzestan and Golestan the worst impacted provinces. 77 schools have been destroyed (55 in Lorestan and 22 in Golestan). There is a significant risk of additional flooding from Karkheh dam (Khuzestan Province). Six cities and 210 villages have been evacuated, 61 of which have been flooded. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast in southern provinces, moderate rain in north-western provinces. An official request for assistance was issued by the Iranian authorities on 8 April through the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism, consisting of health, water and sanitation, shelte, non-food items and rescue equipment. The European Commission announced an initial amount of EUR 1.2 million in response to the floods. Iraq - Flood (DG ECHO, WHO, IRCS, NOAA) as 9 April: Recent flooding along the Tigris Rive has resulted in the diplacement of 545 families in Maysan Governorate, with a further 2 000 families at risk folloowing reported damage to a small number of IDP camps. The Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) reports that heavy rain caused damage to more than 60 families after the villages of Huweder, Dawai, and Shafta (Diyala Governorate) were flooded. Food parcels have been distributed to at least 270 families affected in Salah al-Din Governorate. For the next five days, moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast over the south-eastern governorates of Iraq. The response is being managed by civil defense teams and NGOs. Contingency planning and preparedness measures had been put in place after earlier flooding episodes. Governmental crisis cells have been activated in both federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.	Maps Iran Flood Situation 8 April 2019 Provider:Emergency Response Coordination Center - DG ECHO Provinces in State of Emergency - Iran floods Water extent in the Lorestan Province, Iran Provider:UNITAR Map of precipitation accumulation in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Provider:Emergency Response Coordination Center - DG ECHO
Status of request for assistance
Informal request for assistance The Red Crescent of Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes any support provided by Member States and international organizations and has communicated to OCHA the following needs - this is not a formal appeal for assistance: 1. Single-phase electromotor with simultaneous operation possibility in water and land, 2. Special Flood Rescue Boat 3- Blanket 4. Household consumption containers 5- Hydraulic rescue kit 6. Solo equipment for rescuers including shoes, gourmet dresses, whistles and sets of SOS, 7. Mountain Rescue Equipment 8. Special equipment for rescuers in the flood, 9. Slime 10- Water pump, 11. Heavy equipment for dealing with flood, 12- Wind and motor boats For any further questions please contact Mr. Abdul Haq Amiri, Operations and Advocacy Division, OCHA, Geneva, Tel: +41-22 9178543, email: amiri@un.org