ภัยพิบัติ: GDACS Daily Newsletter for 3/12/2010

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 3/12/2010

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

Chile, (M 6.0, depth 32km, 842000 people)
NEIC—Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:06:00 PM UTC

Documents from other organisations

News (provided by EMM)

Head of Chile's emergency office resigns amid quake criticism
earthtimes Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:04:00 +0100
Santiago - The head of Chile's National Emergency Office, which has been accused of responding too slowly to a deadly magnitude-8.8 earthquake nearly two weeks ago, resigned a day before a new president is sworn in. Carmen Fernandez quit Wednesday bu...

Biggest aftershock hits Chile on inauguration day
independent Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:24:00 +0100
The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.

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Automatic impact report

Chile, (M 6.7, depth 18km, 1 million people)
NEIC—Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:55:00 PM UTC

Documents from other organisations

News (provided by EMM)

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Automatic impact report

Chile, (M 6.9, depth 11km, 785000 people)
NEIC—Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:39:00 PM UTC
EQ-2010-000050-CHL

Documents from other organisations

News (provided by EMM)

Chile's Transfer Of Power Complicates Recovery
NPRnews Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:04:00 +0100
Chile is on the verge of a political transition. Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet is trying to preserve her reputation after the earthquake, while the president-elect, Sebastian Pinera, is trying to establish that he is reputation as a man who can rebuild the damaged country.

Pinera sworn in as new quake hits
bbc Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:34:00 +0100
Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 7.2-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

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Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

Automatic impact report

NINETEEN-10 in SEPacific
PDC—12 Mar 2010 new

Tropical Cyclone NINETEEN-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 3 affected few people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few 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.

News (provided by EMM)

The National Security Group, Inc. Releases Earnings
earthtimes 2009-02-27T19:21+0100
ELBA, Ala. - The National Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSEC) today announced its financial results for the year and three month periods ended December 31, 2008. Total revenues for the year decreased 11.97% to $61,233,000 compared to $69,563,000 for 2007. Leading the decrease in total revenu

Typhoon fury lashes China
GulfDailyNews 2008-09-25T07:38+0200
HONG KONG: A powerful typhoon ploughed into a densely populated area of south China yesterday, killing at least eight people and triggering a "once-in-a-century storm tide" in several cities. More than 100,000 people were evacuated before typhoon Hagupit made landfall in far south China around dawn.

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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.

Uganda - Mudslides, March 2010 2-Mar-2010 17:24

Chile - Earthquake 8.8M - February 2010 27-Feb-2010 08:21

Ukraine - Potential tailing dam collapse 18-Feb-2010 11:56

Tropical Cyclone Pat - Cook Islands, February 2010 10-Feb-2010 21:55

Haiti - Earthquake 7.0-7.2M - January 2010 12-Jan-2010 23:20

El Salvador: UNDAC Disaster Response Preparedness mission 25-Feb-2010 14:30

ReliefWeb Situation Reports

More content on ongoing disasters on ReliefWeb.

No content published since yesterday.

UNOSAT Maps

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Updated Landslide Assessment for Namasheti & Ulukusi Parish, Uganda
UNOSAT 11 Mar 2010 9:02:40 PM new

This map illustrates an updated satellite-based analysis of probable landside-affected areas as identified in post-disaster SPOT-5 imagery recorded 10 March 2010 and pre-disaster Spot-5 imagery from 20 February 2007. Main buildings likely affected by landslides were identified through automatic detection techniques from the pre-crisis SPOT-5 imagery. Please note there is an associated degree of uncertainly for some areas of landslides because of local cloud cover and the building count is likely to be an underestimate from the total number of affected buildings in this area. This assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT. Map scale for A3 prints:1:9,000; Projection : UTM Zone 36 North; Datum : Arc 1960.
Satellite Data (1) : SPOT-5 (2.5m Panchromatic)
Imagery Date : 10/3/2010 & 20/2/2007
Copyright : SPOT Image 2010
Satellite Data (2) : Formosat-2 (2.0m)
Imagery Date : 7 March 2010
Copyright : NSPO 2010
Satellite Data (3: Radarsat-2 / 1
Imagery Dates : 8/3/2010 & 4/9/2004
Resolution : 12m / 25m
Copyright : RADARSAT-2 C MDA 2010
Credit :Canadian Space Agency
Bld. / Road Data : UNITAR/UNOSAT
Elevation :Aster GDEM (NASA/ JAXA)
Administration Data : UBOS/Geo-IM Working group
Hospital & School Data : NUDC
Other Data : NUDC, OCHA, USGS, NGA
Damage Analysis : UNITAR/UNOSAT
Map Production: UNITAR/UNOSAT (11 Mar 2010)

Landslide Affected Buildings in Namasheti & Ulukusi Parish, Uganda
UNOSAT 11 Mar 2010 9:00:07 AM new

This map illustrates satellite-detected areas of probable landsides as identified in Formosat-2 imagery recorded on 7 March 2010, and pre-crisis Spot-5 imagery acquired 20 February 2007. Main buildings likely affected by landslides were identified through automatic detection techniques from the pre-crisis SPOT-5 imagery. Please note there is an associated degree of uncertainly for some areas of landslides because of local cloud cover and the building count is likely to be an underestimate from the total number of affected buildings in this area. This assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT. Map scale for A3: 1:9,000; Projection : UTM Zone 36 North; Datum : Arc-1960
Satellite Data (1) : Formosat-2 (2.0m Panshapened)
Imagery Date : 7 March 2010
Copyright : NSPO 2010
Satellite Data (1) : SPOT-5 (2.5m Panshapened)
Imagery Date : 2 February 2007
Copyright : SPOT Image 2010
Satellite Data (2: Radarsat-2 / 1
Imagery Dates : 8/3/2010 & 4/9/2004
Resolution : 12m / 25m
Copyright : RADARSAT-2 C MDA 2010
Credit :Canadian Space Agency
Bld. / Road Data : UNITAR/UNOSAT
Elevation :Aster GDEM (NASA/ JAXA)
Administration Data : UBOS/Geo-IM Working group
Hospital & School Data : NUDC
Other Data : NUDC, OCHA, USGS, NGA
Damage Analysis : UNITAR/UNOSAT
Map Production: UNITAR/UNOSAT (9 Mar 2010)

ReliefWeb Maps

More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.

Africa: Weekly Emergency Situation Update (01-08 Mar 2010) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:50:39 GMT

Source: World Health Organization
Format: pdf
Date: 11 Mar 2010
Size: 391 Kb

Afrique: Mise ?our hebdomadaire des situations d'urgence (01-08 mars 2010) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:44:55 GMT

Source: World Health Organization
Format: pdf
Date: 11 Mar 2010
Size: 399 Kb

Landslide Affected Buildings in Namasheti & Ulukusi Parish, Uganda (as of 7 Mar 2010) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:56:17 GMT

Source: International Charter Space and Major Disasters, UNOSAT
Format: pdf
Date: 11 Mar 2010
Size: 1603 Kb

Population de IDPs Retournees par Canton Est Tchad (au Fev 2010) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:23:28 GMT

Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Format: pdf
Date: 11 Mar 2010
Size: 239 Kb

Tchad : Proportion des m?ges affect?ar la secheresse (au nov. 2009) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:18:30 GMT

Source: United Nations World Food Programme
Format: pdf
Date: 11 Mar 2010
Size: 947 Kb

South Chad Refugee Camps Population (as of 31 Dec 2010) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:07:54 GMT

Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Format: pdf
Date: 11 Mar 2010
Size: 253 Kb

Tchad : Concentration des m?ges pauvres et en ins?rit?limentaire (au nov. 2009) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:56:28 GMT