GDACS Daily Newsletter for 5/4/2010

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 5/4/2010

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 6.3, depth 19km, 454000 people) NEIC—Monday, May 03, 2010 11:09:00 PM UTC Documents from other organisations 4.14 - 68.6 miles NNW of Kodiak Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:09:47 +0000 Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:10:26 UTC Lat/Lon: 58.7097/-153.102 Depth: 60.4515	News (provided by EMM) Strong earthquake rattles offshore Chile focusnews-en  Tue, 04 May 2010 02:17:00 +0200 Washington. A strong, 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck offshore central Chile Monday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries, AFP reports. The temblor's epicenter was located 151 kilometers (94 miles) southwest of Concepcion, and at a depth of 20.6 kilometers (12. Unasur Foreign Ministers finalize details for presidential meeting abn  Mon, 03 May 2010 19:01:00 +0200 Argentina"s Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana will head on Monday, together with Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, Unasur"s Council of Foreign Affairs Ministers and Extraordinary Meeting, in order to finalize details of agenda and analyze the documents that will be endorsed by the Presidents. See all 24 items...
	Automatic impact report Off-shore area, (M 6.1, depth 82.3km, unpopulated) NEIC—Monday, May 03, 2010 10:27:00 AM UTC Documents from other organisations

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

No content published since yesterday.

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ReliefWeb Maps

More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.

Somalia: Major Hospitals in Mogadishu (as of Mar 2010) Mon, 03 May 2010 18:40:05 GMT Source: World Health Organization Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 1140 Kb

Somalia - Food Aid Distributions (January 2010) Mon, 03 May 2010 18:32:53 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 243 Kb

Flood Affected Areas in Kenya - 3 May 2010 Mon, 03 May 2010 18:24:14 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 708 Kb

Land Cover Map of Himalaya Region (as of Dec 2009) Mon, 03 May 2010 18:08:33 GMT Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 1269 Kb

World: Effects of Climate Change on Global Food Production Mon, 03 May 2010 17:54:04 GMT Source: Columbia University Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 6665 Kb

Central and Southern Somalia: Strategic Point Water Sources by District in 2009 Mon, 03 May 2010 17:10:49 GMT Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 3194 Kb

Northern Somalia: Water Sources by District Mon, 03 May 2010 16:13:57 GMT Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 5049 Kb

World: Geographic Spread of Influenza Activity - Status as of Week 13 - 29 Mar - 04 Apr 2010 Mon, 03 May 2010 15:19:20 GMT Source: World Health Organization Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 227 Kb

The USAID FEWS NET Weather Hazards Impacts Assessment for Africa - April 29 - May 5, 2010 Mon, 03 May 2010 14:56:44 GMT Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, United States Agency for International Development Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 498 Kb

Somalia Dekadal Rainfall Update - 3rd Dekad, April 2010 Mon, 03 May 2010 14:33:52 GMT Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 307 Kb

Rainfall Forecast Somalia: 3 day accumulated precipitation forecast (02/05/2010 to 04/05/2010) Mon, 03 May 2010 10:13:43 GMT Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 51 Kb

Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill, as seen on May 1 - Overview map Mon, 03 May 2010 10:05:46 GMT Source: German Aerospace Center Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 600 Kb

USG Humanitarian Assistance to Haiti for the Earthquake (as of 30 Apr 2010) Mon, 03 May 2010 09:51:25 GMT Source: United States Agency for International Development Format: pdf Date: 03 May 2010 Size: 337 Kb

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Created on 5/4/2010 8:05:33 AM.