Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 7/30/2011
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.
Earthquakes (source JRC, USGS and EMSC)
  | Automatic impact report (JRC)  Fiji, (M 6.7, depth 521.7km, unpopulated)NEIC—Friday, July 29, 2011 7:42:00 AM UTC  Documents from other organisations USGS Shakemap
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| Automatic impact report (JRC) Off-shore area, (M 6.6, depth 556.5km, unpopulated)NEIC—Friday, July 29, 2011 7:42:00 AM UTC  Documents from other organisations USGS Shakemap
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Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:42:23 UTCCurrent tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)
| Automatic impact report (JRC) DON-11 in AtlanticPDC—30 Jul 2011   Tropical Storm DON-11 affected 268 thousand 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. | |
| Automatic impact report (JRC) NOCK-TEN-11 in NWPacificPDC—30 Jul 2011  Tropical Cyclone NOCK-TEN-11 of Saffir-Simpson Category 1 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. | |
| Automatic impact report (JRC) MUIFA-11 in NWPacificPDC—30 Jul 2011  Tropical Cyclone MUIFA-11 of Saffir-Simpson Category 2 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. |
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| Puyehue Volcano Eruption - Chile/Argentina 14-Jun-2011 10:33 |
ReliefWeb Situation Reports
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| Somalia Drought Crisis Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 30, 22-29 July 2011 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:08:14 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya HIGHLIGHTS ? The Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden has warned that the situation there could drastically worsen, spreading famine to 5 or 6 more areas in the country if an immediate multi-sector response is not scaled up. ? As of 29 July, the revised Appeal is 38 per cent funded, with $319,865,55 received and $48,107,72 in pledges received out of the $1.062 million requested. ? Some 23,000 households (138,360 people) in Mogadishu received shelter packages. ? Ongoing emergency measles vaccination campaigns are benefiting 40,000 children under the age of 5 in Mogadishu and 55,000 other children in the Gedo region. |
| Horn of Africa Drought Crisis Situation Report No. 7 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:18:58 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA Eastern Africa. It covers the period from 25 July to 28 July. The next report will be issued on or around the 2 nd of August. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? 12,391,394 people are in need in the Horn of Africa, up from 11.6 million on 26 July. An additional 800,000 people in Kenya are in need of food aid from August, and the numbers of Somali refugees continue to rise. ? About 1.25 million children across Southern Somalia are in urgent need of life saving interventions and 640,000 are acutely malnourished. ? Six people have been killed and 39 wounded in fighting between AU forces and Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu. ? While only partial access is granted to central Somalia and WFP has no access to southern areas, ? 1,300 new refugees arrive daily to Kenya, but some 300 a day to Ethiopia, down from a peak of 2,000 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Crisis Situation Report No. 51 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:16:47 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (the) I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? Protection issues and rising vulnerabilities are key concerns in conflict-affected areas. ? Psychosocial support needs grow as the conflict continues. ? Vaccines are being delivered throughout Libya. More are reportedly needed to keep coverage at required levels. |
| Protection of Civilians Weekly Report, 20 - 26 July 2011 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:07:28 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory Key issues Eighteen (18) Bedouin families in the Jerusalem and Ramallah governorates were forcibly displaced due to Israeli settler violence and demolitions by the Israeli authorities. Since the beginning of the year, over 350 people living in Bedouin communities in Area C have lost their homes or their livelihoods were affected as a result of demolitions; dozens of such communities, primarily in the Jordan Valley and the Jerusalem periphery, are under imminent threat of displacement. |
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| Horn of Africa Drought: CERF Support in 2011 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:06:52 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Drought in the Horn of Africa has left 12.4 million people in need of help. While international attention to the emergency has peaked in recent weeks, CERF funds have been addressing the crisis since rainfalls failed at the end of 2010. More than $94 million dollars has been allocated to drought-affected countries this year. Country: Somalia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Kenya, Netherlands (the), Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)  |
| Viet Nam: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:57:57 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Viet Nam  |
| Vanuatu: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:55:37 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Vanuatu  |
| Timor-Leste: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:52:43 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Timor-Leste  |
| Thailand: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:49:09 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Thailand  |
| Sri Lanka: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:46:49 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Sri Lanka  |
| Solomon Islands: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:39:22 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Solomon Islands  |
| Philippines: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:36:24 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines (the)  |
| Papua New Guinea: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:34:25 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Papua New Guinea  |
| Since 1 May 2011.... Updated 29/07/2011 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:30:42 +0000 Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Somalia  |
| Nepal: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:25:57 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Nepal  |
| PMT Mogadishu Dashboard - Since 1 May 2011 - Last Updated 29/07/2011 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:17:53 +0000 Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Somalia  |
| Myanmar: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:03:29 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Myanmar  |
| Lao PDR: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:00:16 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)  |
| Base Map Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:59:33 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Mali  |
| Locations of IDP Populations in Asia-Pacific - Issued: 1 June 2011 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:57:13 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines (the), Sri Lanka  |
| Indonesia: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:55:56 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Indonesia  |
| IDP and Refugee Populations in Asia-Pacific - Issued: 1 June 2011 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:52:56 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (the), Republic of Korea (the), Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu  |
| Fiji: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:52:43 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Fiji  |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Reference Map (as of 17 Jun 2011) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:49:39 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the)  |
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