GDACS Daily Newsletter for 11/1/2009

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 11/1/2009

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.

 Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

Automatic impact report MIRINAE-09 PDC—31 Oct 2009

News (provided by EMM) Floods hit Ondoy-hit areas in Metro Manila abs-cbnnews  2 hours ago   Floods hit parts of Metro Manila after typhoon Santi (international name Mirinae) dumped heavy rains after making landfall early Saturday. 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 155 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.

No content published since yesterday.

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UNOSAT Maps

See all maps produced by UNOSAT.

IDP Camp Satellite Analysis Report - Sa?adah, Wadi Khaiwan & Baqim, Yemen UNOSAT  31 Oct 2009 7:51:51 AM  This analysis report is based on very high resolution satellite imagery acquired on the morning of 3 October 2009, the most recent imagery acquired over Sa?adah and thus does not reflect the changes on the ground reported within last three weeks. UNITAR/UNOSAT will provide updated analysis as new satellite imagery is acquired. The IDP shelter count was obtained from automated building extraction methods. Satellite Imagery Dates: 3 October 2009 Satellite Data : WorldView-1 Resolution : 0.5 - 0.6 meters Source : US Dept. of State (HIU), DigitalGlobe, NextView Analysis : UNITAR / UNOSAT Report Date : 30 October 2009

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ReliefWeb Maps

More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.

No content published since yesterday.

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Created on 11/1/2009 8:00:54 AM.