GDACS Daily Newsletter for 5/6/2010

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 5/6/2010

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 Peru, (M 6.2, depth 35km, 555000 people) NEIC—Thursday, May 06, 2010 2:42:00 AM UTC (3 hours ago) Documents from other organisations	News (provided by EMM) Magnitude 6.4 quake rattles S. Peru, N. Chile alertnet  Thu, 06 May 2010 06:16:00 +0200 (Adds comment from Southern Copper, previous LIMA) LIMA, May 5 (Reuters) - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled southern Peru and northern Chile on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The epicenter of the quake was 16 miles (26 km) west of Tacna in Peru at a depth of 6. Kirchner's appointment as Secretary General boosts political institutionalization of Unasur abn  Tue, 04 May 2010 19:42:00 +0200 The appointment of Nestor Kirchner as the first Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) constitutes a great boost for the institutionalization of the political body of this regional bloc. (04/05/2010 - 12:25 pm) See all 13 items...
	Automatic impact report Indonesia, (M 6.5, depth 27km, <10000 people) NEIC—Wednesday, May 05, 2010 4:29:00 PM UTC Documents from other organisations	News (provided by EMM) Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes off Indonesian coast reuters  Wed, 05 May 2010 19:19:00 +0200 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Earthquake strikes off Indonesian coast (Reuters) news-yahoo  Wed, 05 May 2010 19:52:00 +0200 Reuters - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, near an area devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. See all 13 items...

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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.

OCHA Afghanistan Floods Update 5 May 2010 Wed, 05 May 2010 03:00:00 GMT 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.

West and Central Africa - OCHA Coverage (as of 20 Apr 2010) Wed, 05 May 2010 16:40:18 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 05 May 2010 Size: 1361 Kb

The USAID FEWS NET Weather Hazards Impacts Assessment for Africa - May 6 - May 11, 2010 Wed, 05 May 2010 16:26:41 GMT Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, United States Agency for International Development Format: pdf Date: 05 May 2010 Size: 541 Kb

Tchad - Cluster S?rit?limentaire : Activit?des acteurs (Avril 2010) Wed, 05 May 2010 06:55:55 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 05 May 2010 Size: 306 Kb

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Created on 5/6/2010 8:05:06 AM.