GDACS Daily Newsletter for 1/21/2010

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 1/21/2010

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 Haiti, (M 5.9, depth 10km, 5 million people) NEIC—Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11:03:00 AM UTC Documents from other organisations

News (provided by EMM) How injured Dan survived trapped for 65 hours smh  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:16:00 +0100 American filmmaker credits a first-aid iPhone application with helping him get out of rubble alive. New Earthquake Jolts Haiti globalsecurity  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:27:00 +0100 The U.S. Geological Survey says the new quake, which shook Haiti just after sunrise Wednesday, was centered about 35 miles northwest of the capital Port au Prince. It was the largest of more than 40 significant aftershocks following the January 12th quake. There have been no reports of injuries from the new quake. See all 100 items...

Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

Automatic impact report MAGDA-10 in SEIndian PDC—20 Jan 2010 Tropical Cyclone MAGDA-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 2 affected 8 thousand people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 1 thousand people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

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Discussions in Virtual OSOCC

The GDACS Virtual OSOCC is a forum for emergency managers. If you are involved in an ongoing emergency as a local emergency management authority or as an international responder, please provide your information in the GDACS Virtual OSOCC. 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.

Overview road map with street names as of 20 January: Carrefour, Haiti UNOSAT  20 Jan 2010 3:06:34 PM This work was done in support of the international humanitarian relief effort in Haiti following the earthquake on 12 January 2010, bridges and road obstacles have been identified in GeoEye-1 imagery recorded on 13 January 2010. Road data and corresponding attributes shown in the map are updated as of 20 January.This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Road and bridge damages have likely been underestimated. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR/UNOSAT. Satellite Data: (1)GeoEye-1 Imagery Dates: 13 January 2010 Resolution: 50cm Copyright: GeoEye Satellite Data (2):QuickBird-2 Imagery Date: 4 March 2008 Copyright: DigitalGlobe Source: Google Earth Road Data: Open Street Map Place Names: Google Map Maker Other Data MINUSTAH, USGS, NGA Elevation Data: ASTER GDEM Source: METI & NASA 2009 Analysis: UNITAR/UNOSAT Map Production: UNITAR/UNOSAT Projection: UTM Zone 18 North Datum: WGS-84 (EGM-96)

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ReliefWeb Maps

More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.

Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Camps and Distribution Points (as of 19 January 2010) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:58:21 GMT Source: United Nations World Food Programme Format: pdf Date: 21 Jan 2010 Size: 331 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Dommages au b?, ?luation par quartier (au 13 janv. 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:57:25 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 324 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Price - Points de rassemblement spontan?bserv?le 13 janvier 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:49:39 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 352 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Catalogue de b?ments endommag?- Image du 13 janvier 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:40:59 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 381 Kb

Haiti - Carrefour - Dommages au b?, ?luation par quartier (au 13 janv. 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:35:20 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 334 Kb

Haiti - P?on-Ville - Dommages au b?, ?luation par quartier (au 13 janv. 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:27:44 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 413 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Localisation des points d'eau visibles le 13 janvier 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:12:54 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 382 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Jacmel - Zone affect?par le s?me du 12 janvier 2010 - El?nts de situation Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:06:34 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 404 Kb

Haiti - Jacmel - Zone affect?par le s?me du 12 janvier 2010 - El?nts de situation Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:56:20 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 283 Kb

Haiti - L?? - Zone affect?par le s?me du 12 janvier 2010 - El?nts de situation Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:48:37 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 274 Kb

Haiti - L?? - Catalogue des b?ments pr?m?endommag?le 13 janvier 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:40:38 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 313 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Catalogue des b?ments endommag?observ?le 13 janvier 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:41:48 GMT Source: European Commission, German Aerospace Center, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 382 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince Densit?e b?ments endommag?- Situation le 13 janvier 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:08:16 GMT Source: European Commission, German Aerospace Center, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 362 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Zones de rassemblement observ? le 16 janvier 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:30:43 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 313 Kb

Haiti: Earthquake Diminishes Government Capacity (as of 15 Jan2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:57:35 GMT Source: United States Department of State - Humanitarian Information Unit Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 440 Kb

Haiti: Damage & Responses West of Port-au-Prince (as of 19 Jan 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:53:33 GMT Source: United States Department of State - Humanitarian Information Unit Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 409 Kb

The USAID FEWS-NET Weather Hazards Impacts Assessment for Africa (21 - 27 Jan 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:39:35 GMT Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, United States Agency for International Development Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 299 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince Earthquake Map Sheet Overview - East Damage Assessment January 13, 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:33:24 GMT Source: German Aerospace Center, International Charter Space and Major Disasters Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 1282 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince Earthquake Map Sheet Overview - West Damage Assessment January 13, 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:27:31 GMT Source: German Aerospace Center, International Charter Space and Major Disasters Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 1045 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince Earthquake Map sheet Overview - West II Damage Assessment January 13, 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:22:51 GMT Source: German Aerospace Center, International Charter Space and Major Disasters Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 801 Kb

Haiti - Miragoane Earthquake Satellite Image Damage Assessment January 13, 2010 - Sheet 16 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:15:54 GMT Source: German Aerospace Center, International Charter Space and Major Disasters Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 906 Kb

Haiti - Grand Goave Earthquake Satellite Image Damage Assessment January 13, 2010 - Sheet 15 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:07:16 GMT Source: German Aerospace Center, International Charter Space and Major Disasters Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 870 Kb

Haiti - L?? - Assessment map based on satellite imagery by Digital Globe's Crisis Event Services - 1/3 (as of 19 Jan 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:56:27 GMT Source: Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action, United Nations World Food Programme Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 1252 Kb

Haiti - L?? - Assessment map based on satellite imagery by Digital Globe's Crisis Event Services - 3/3 (as of 19 Jan 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:50:09 GMT Source: Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action, United Nations World Food Programme Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 1654 Kb

Haiti: Earthquake - SAR Competed Sectors Port-au-Prince (as of 19 Jan 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:33:40 GMT Source: MapAction Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 1564 Kb

Overview Road Map with Street Names as of 20 January: Carrefour, Haiti Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:21:24 GMT Source: UNOSAT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 781 Kb

Sri Lanka: Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information - Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 15 Jan 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:16:02 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 606 Kb

Southeast Asia: Conflicts Without Borders - Sub-national and Transnational Conflict-Affected Areas (January 2008 - December 2009) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:32:26 GMT Source: United States Department of State - Humanitarian Information Unit Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 1209 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Building damage, assessment per urban block (as of 13 Jan 2010) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:13:10 GMT Source: European Commission, International Charter Space and Major Disasters, SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 321 Kb

Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Visible spontaneous gathering areas - Situation the 13th of January 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:04:36 GMT Source: SERTIT Format: pdf Date: 20 Jan 2010 Size: 350 Kb

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