Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 7/24/2011
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 (JRC)  DORA-11 in AtlanticPDC—24 Jul 2011   Tropical Cyclone DORA-11 of Saffir-Simpson Category 4 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. |
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.
| Puyehue Volcano Eruption - Chile/Argentina 14-Jun-2011 10:33 |
| Cote d'Ivoire Humanitarian Crisis 7-Apr-2011 01:02 |
| Libyan humanitarian crisis 25-Feb-2011 18:42 |
ReliefWeb Situation Reports
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| Colombia ? Desplazamiento masivo Comunidad de Caimito (Guapi, Cauca) Informe de Situacion N? 1 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:59:02 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Colombia I. PRIORIDADES/PUNTOS DESTACADOS ? A causa de enfrentamientos armados en la zona, al menos 346 personas (84 familias) se han desplazado de la comunidad de Caimito, en zona rural de Guapi, hacia otras comunidades del rio Guapi. ? Este es el tercer desplazamiento masivo que se presenta en el municipio en los ultimos 2 meses. Se preve que las hostilidades en la zona continuaran. ? Se ha suspendido el inicio de las clases debido al uso de escuelas como albergues. |
| Horn of Africa Drought Crisis Factsheet 22 July 2011 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:32:12 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya The crisis at a glance ? On 20 July, a famine was declared in southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions of Somalia. ? Eight other regions of southern Somalia are at risk of famine in the coming 1-2 months unless aid response increases in proportion to needs. ? 11.6 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in the Horn of Africa region. ? Refugee influxes from Somalia into Kenya and Ethiopia continue, with an exodus of 3,500 people a day arriving in the past week in areas of Ethiopia and Kenya. ? More than 20,000 new refugees await registration and accommodation in Dadaab while a new camp is not yet operational pending Kenyan government authorization to begin relocation of refugees. ? Out of the US$ 1.87 billion in humanitarian requirements for Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, more than $1.1 billion has been committed, but a shortfall of $829 million remains as of 22 July. |
| Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin, 21 July 2011 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:12:26 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) Highlights:
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Created on 7/24/2011 8:04:31 AM.
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