KEY MESSAGES
Almost 6,000 families across six governorates have been displaced by the impact of the two cyclones.
The majority are located in the governorates of Socotra, Hadramaut and Shabwah.
Socotra Island is still facing electricity and water shortages, with many displaced families still sheltering in public buildings and tents. Local authorities are calling for additional assistance.
The humanitarian response is scaling up, with at least 1,500 families on Socotra Island receiving assistance. In Hadramaut and Shabwah, over 1,370 families have received food, over 1,900 families have received non-food items and almost a 1,000 families are receiving safe water on a daily basis.
Situation Overview
A preliminary assessment by the Population Movement Taskforce, estimates that 5,974 families (about 42,000 individuals based on an average family size of seven) have been displaced by the impact of Cyclones Chapala and Megh across 13 districts in six governorates (See map on the following page).
The most affected governorate is the island of Socotra, with over 3,100 displaced families, followed by Hadramaut (1,350 families) and Shabwah (1,101 families). On Socotra, the district of Hidaybu has 1,700 displaced families and Qulensya Wa Abd Al Kuri has over 1,100. In Hadramaut, Al Mukalla is the most affected district, with over 1,200 families, and in Shabwah, the most affected districts are Mayfa’a, with 751 families, and Habban, with 350 families.
The total number of people killed by the two cyclones across all affected areas remains 26, with 78 people injured. Three fishermen are still missing from Socotra Island.
On Socotra, local authorities are dealing with the aftermath of the cyclones and are working to restore basic services and calculate the damage to public and private properties. There are still shortages in electricity and water, with many displaced families in the capital, Hidaybu, sheltering in public buildings, including schools and mosques. In rural areas, many families whose homes have been significantly damaged are sheltering in tents or staying with relatives and friends. A local non-governmental organization (NGO) has given preliminary estimates of 363 displaced families living in public buildings, 335 homes destroyed and 380 partially damaged. Two-hundred and twenty one boats are also reported to have been damaged, which will have a significant impact on peoples’ livelihoods.
Local authorities and NGOs on Socotra continue to call for additional assistance, as they are currently only able to support the most vulnerable families. The main needs continue to be food, fuel, non-food items (NFIs), tents and medical supplies.
Along the coastal areas of Hadramaut, there are reports of damage to water infrastructure, with residents in need of safe water. The Hadramaut branch of the Water Supply and Sanitation Corporation has requested new submersible pumps to replace ones that were damaged.
With the improvement in weather across the Arabian Sea, boat movements have resumed. On 12 and 13 November, some 1,581 new refugees, mainly Ethiopians, arrived along the coast of Hadramaut.