Giresun Heals As a Result of Rehabilitation Activities on the 2nd Anniversary of the Flood
22.08.2022
Giresun healed as a result of the rehabilitation phase of disaster management carried out since August 22, 2020. Flood damaged Dereli and Doğankent districts most and the state had allocated 783 million liras for rescue and rehabilitation activities. 589 million liras were spent for 178 Houses which were built for flood victims under the coordination of AFAD. State had also constructed 35 stables in order to provide better conditions for animals.
Heavy rainfall on August 22, 2020 in Giresun caused flooding in the city center, Dereli, Espiye, Doğankent, Tirebolu, Güce, Görele and Yağlıdere districts. Search and rescue teams under the coordination of AFAD saved 172 people. Unfortunately, flood claimed the lives of 11 people and injured 47. Total of 3,672 personnel, 1,264 vehicles and 2 Mobile Coordination centers from related ministries, institutions, NGOs and volunteer groups worked under the coordination of AFAD during the flood. 30 AFAD provincial directorates and 14 diver teams were also among the teams who worked in the disaster.
Area was born from its ashes as a result of advanced rehabilitation activities
Rehabilitation phase of disaster management achieved important progress on the 2nd anniversary of the flood. Area was born from its ashes as a result of advanced rehabilitation activities. As a result of investment, houses were built in Doğankent for disaster victims and Dereli turned into a brand new district. 178 houses were delivered to the right owners and construction of 53 more houses still continues. Meanwhile, the demolition of 271 damaged buildings is almost over.
As a part of rehabilitation activities, 54 kilometer long network and connection lines were completed and 237 kilometer long water pipes were installed. The state has initiated 66 drinking water projects in 10 districts. Moreover, 1,259 sustaining walls, stone walls and headwalls were built in 338 villages in order to reduce flood risk.
Response and Rehabilitation Activities Carried out by 42 Institutions and Agencies
Disaster management requires active participation of all state institutions and agencies, civil society, universities and private sector representatives, volunteers and people under the leadership of an expert authority. Within this framework, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Health, UMKE and 112 Emergency Health, Gendarme, Police Force, Coast Guard, Directorate General for Highways, State Water Works and Turkish Crescent worked during the flood under the coordination of AFAD. In addition to the Giresun Governor’s Office, Governor’s Offices of Sivas, Gümüşhane, Ordu and Erzurum supported the teams in the field.
Among the other institutions and agencies that made contribution to the search and rescue activities during the flood were Giresun Municipality and Fire Department, Samsun Metropolitan Municipality, Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality, Ordu Metropolitan Municipality, Giresun, Sivas Akıncılar and Gölova Special Administrations, Çoruh EDAŞ, Samsun Water and Sewerage Management, Türk Telekom, AFGO Düzce, AKUT, AHBAP ANDA Bursa, Beşir Association, Bursa ARGD, Cansuyu Association, Deniz Feneri Association, Giresun Foundation, Gümüşhane Foundation, İHH, İlkumut Association, MAGARA AKT, MEMURSEN, NEF Social Solidarity Foundation, TİDER, TİKAFE, Türkiye Diyanet Foundation, Giresun Culture Association, AFAD and other volunteers.
Early rehabilitation activities
Energy
There were electricity cuts in 70 villages and 8 neighborhoods after the heavy rain falls. Electricity was restored in all villages and neighborhoods.
Transportation
All blocked roads of 118 villages were opened to transportation.
Communication
There were cuts in 22 telecommunication stations in the disaster area. All stations were repaired and communication lines of 98 villages were restored.
Water Network
Damages in the water network in Yağlıdere, Doğankent, Üçtepe, Dereli and Güce were repaired.
Nutrition
The Turkish Red Crescent distributed 91.579 courses of hot meals, 254 thousand and 811 bottles of water, 10.317 food baskets and 252.106 servings of snacks. TİGEM, OGM and State Water Works distributed good checks and 1,500 food baskets.
Psychosocial Support
Social workers visited 1,004 homes and gave psychosocial support to 3,159 people.
Damage Assessment
Total of 5,264 independent inspections were made in 1,749 buildings as a part of damage assessment activities.
Financial Aid
7,500,000 liras were allocated to the disaster victims.
Cash Allocations
The Ministry of Family and Social Policies allocated 7,5 million liras for damaged houses while the Ministry of Labor and Social Security allocated 14 million and 600 thousand liras for rehabilitation activities. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry allocated more than 46 million liras, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization allocated 105 million for infrastructure and the Ministry of Industry and Technology allocated 20 million liras for the repair of damaged roads and infrastructure.
AFAD Volunteers
120 AFAD volunteers cleaned 35 shops, evacuated 1 shop, helped farmers to pick nuts, unloaded 2 trucks of aid materials and cleaned 6 houses. They provided phone charges to people and distributed masks and gloves to people and rescue workers. They delivered food and cleaning supplies to people and fed street animals. They also installed 20 tents in Avluca village of Espiye district.
