TÜRKIYE Floods 200,000 High risk 4.9

AFFECTED PEOPLE • The number of people in need remains uncertain, but the flooding has likely affected all the residents of Adiyaman (over 200,000) and at least 1,251 households in Sanliurfa (STL 23/03/2023; Daily Sabah 17/03/2023). [...] DISE ASE Anticipated scope and scale Humanitarian constraints 4.9 INFORM CLIMATE • Above 150mm of rain is expected to affect Adıyaman in southern • Some roads in Sanliurfa and Adiyaman are closed because of CHANGE RISK SCORE Türkiye in the final weeks of March, with a high risk of flooding, flooding and landslides, limiting traffic and access to affected areas affecting Adıyaman and northern Syria. [...] Survivors of the earthquake in the provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa have increased shelter needs because of the floods affecting formal and informal settlements. [...] It was also reported that patients had been evacuated from a main hospital in Sanliurfa, as water had reached the ground floor of the hospital (Al Jazeera 15/03/2023; VOA 15/03/2023).  WASH In the provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa, the floods have affected water infrastructure, leaving people without access to safe drinking water. [...] Sanitation and hygiene facilitiles have also been compromised.  The high levels of stagnant water in streets and in homes are exposing people to the risk of waterborne diseases (WVI 17/03/2023).