GDACS Daily Newsletter for 10/30/2009

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 10/30/2009

This daily newsletter provides an overview of the natural disasters that happened in the last 24 hours and response measures for ongoing disasters. GDACS currently covers earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, volcanic eruptions and floods. The color coding (red, orange, green) is related to the estimated humanitarian impact of the event.

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Disaster events in the last 24 hours

GDACS detected the following potential disasters. For up-to-date media coverage, latest maps and ReliefWeb content related to these disasters, please go to GDACS homepage.

 Earthquakes (source JRC, USGS and EMSC)

	Automatic impact report Japan, (M 6.9, depth 50km23000 people) NEIC—Friday, October 30, 2009 7:03:00 AM UTC (38 min ago) Documents from other organisations	News (provided by EMM) How the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system works alertnet  19 hours ago   How the Indian Ocean gets its tsunami early warnings For more than 40 years, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) has been alerting countries in the Pacific region to the dangers of killer waves. Following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed almost 230,000 people, the United Nation's.... October 28: Largest earthquake hits Japan, Greece says ' antiguanews  3 hours ago Maine Fast Fact : Maine has the lowest dropout rate in New England and the 11th lowest in the country. Births 1793: Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle 1914: Dr. Jonas Edward Salk, American medical researcher, developed the first vaccine against polio 1944: Dennis....
	Automatic impact report Afghanistan, (M 5.1, depth 10km8 million people) NEIC—Friday, October 30, 2009 6:43:00 AM UTC (58 min ago) Documents from other organisations	News (provided by EMM) Strong earthquake strikes Afghanistan focusnews-en  5 hours ago Kabul. A strong earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of eastern Afghanistan Thursday, but the U.S. Geological Survey said it had no reports of damage or injuries, CNN informed. The preliminary magnitude was 6.0, the USGS said. The epicenter of the quake -- which struck about 10:15 p.m. (1:45 p.m. Earthquake hits parts of northern region dawn  30 Oct 2009 Reports from Peshawar to Islamabad and Lahore to Swat and even parts of Azad Kashmir said tremors jolted houses. See all 5 items...
	Automatic impact report Afghanistan, (M 6.0, depth 205.6km896000 people) NEIC—Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:44:00 PM UTC Documents from other organisations 5.7 - TONGA 29 Oct 2009 12:17:44 AM   Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:56:40 UTC Lat/Lon: -15.7581/-173.349 Depth: 10	News (provided by EMM) Mild tremors in Delhi HindustanTimes  9 hours ago Mild tremors were felt in the national capital late tonight, the India Meteorological Department said here. Strong earthquake strikes Afghanistan cnn  13 hours ago A strong earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of eastern Afghanistan Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. See all 5 items...

 Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

Automatic impact report MIRINAE-09 PDC—30 Oct 2009

News (provided by EMM) Another typhoon threatens Philippines usaToday  11 hours ago   Filipinos should avoid visiting cemeteries during this weekend's All Saints' Day celebrations because a new storm threatening ... 4th storm threatens central and northern Luzon abs-cbnnews  28 Oct 2009   MANILA - Another potential powerful typhoon is heading towards northern and central Luzon area, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Wednesday. See all 29 items...

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Discussions in Virtual OSOCC

The GDACS Virtual OSOCC is a forum for emergency managers. The following emergencies are currently open.

No open emergencies

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ReliefWeb Situation Reports

More content on ongoing disasters on ReliefWeb.

Colombia: OCHA Informe semanal de situacion humanitaria No 42, 19 - 25 de octubre de 2009 29 Oct 2009 8:05:30 PM Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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UNOSAT Maps

See all maps produced by UNOSAT.

No content published since yesterday.

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ReliefWeb Maps

More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.

Pakistan: Bombings in Peshawar (as of 28 Oct 2009) - Location Map 29 Oct 2009 9:33:14 PM Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - ReliefWeb Format: pdf Date: 29 Oct 2009 Size: 193 Kb

Angola: Population movement (as of 28 Oct 2009) 29 Oct 2009 1:49:07 PM Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Format: pdf Date: 29 Oct 2009 Size: 404 Kb

Philippines: Tropical Storm 23 Forecast (as of 27 Oct 2009) 29 Oct 2009 1:03:53 PM Source: United Nations World Food Programme Format: pdf Date: 29 Oct 2009 Size: 1557 Kb

The USAID FEWS-NET Weather Hazards Impacts Assessment for Africa (29 Oct-04 Nov 2009) 29 Oct 2009 9:30:46 AM Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, United States Agency for International Development Format: pdf Date: 29 Oct 2009 Size: 320 Kb

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Created on 10/30/2009 8:41:54 AM.