White dzud conditions exist in 18 aimags and 98 soums with snow thickness ranging from 18-42 cm and density from 0.12-0.42 gr/cm. Ground frost is between 23-53 C and snow depth is 10-19 cm with a density of 0.9-0.4 gr/cm. Due to the devaluation of livestock, herders require assistance purchasing hay, feed, warm clothes and food. An infectious sheep disease has spread across 5 aimags and 18 soums due to overgrazing. There is a lack of emergency vehicles to assist herders in rural areas where local roads are blocked by snow. Livestock losses are increasing in 21 aimags and 211 soums due to

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WEATHER CONDITION
White dzud-18 aimags, 98 soums
Thickness 18-42 cm
Density 0.12-0.42 gr/cm
Ground frost 23-53 C
Thickness 10-19 cm
Density 0.9-0.4 gr/cm
White dzud
Status report of winter situation in
Mongolia
As of February 22, 2016

3. Difficulties in the countryside
Due to devalue of livestock raw material, herders are short in cash and have
requested assistance in purchasing hay, cattle forage, warm clothes and food supplies.
Due to overgrazing in pasturelands in Dornod, Dornogobi, Sukhbaatar, Tov, Khentii,
“Sheep flower” infecteous disease was spread and increasing (5 aimags, 18 soums, 1
district in the city; 21 cases)
Lack of emergency vehicles to provide services to citizens and herdersint eh rural
areas. (13 aimags, 19 soums, districts 39 vehicles)
Due to snows, local roads are blocked.
Due to snow, and long cold days, cattle loss is increasing. (21 aimags, 211 soums,
348373 livetock )
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4. 2010 болон 2016 оны өвөлжилтийн нөхцөл байдал
д/д Малын хорогдол Авч хэрэгжүүлсэн арга хэмжээ
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As of 7 March 2010 in 21
aimags, 310.800 livestock
dead
Government of Mongolia 6.8 billion MNT;
International assistance 27.1 billion MNT,
Aid agency, UN and its affiliates 10.9 billion MNT;
Local companies, personal donations and assistance 818.2
million MNT, total 45.7 billion MNT worth supplies and
monetary assistance .
80.9% of the total territory was affected by dzud, 18 aimags,
175 soums’ 97.5 herder families were afflicted, 9.7 million
livestock (90% of livestock) lost, 527 billion MNT was the
damage.
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As of 7 March 2016 in 21
aimags, 348373 livestock
dead
Government of Mongolia 6.872.758.446.6 MNT;
International Red Cross, Red Crescent have donated to 1800
families 134.4 mln MNT; 37.5 tons of flour, 15 tons of rice, 3
tons of sugar, 1500 litres of vegetable oil, 1500 pcs salt, 1500
pcs tea being distributed now.
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