Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 9/8/2011
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)  MARIA-11 in AtlanticPDC—8 Sep 2011   Tropical Storm MARIA-11 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) NATE-11 in AtlanticPDC—8 Sep 2011  Tropical Cyclone NATE-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) KATIA-11 in AtlanticPDC—8 Sep 2011  Tropical Cyclone KATIA-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. | |
| Automatic impact report (JRC) KULAP-11 in NWPacificPDC—8 Sep 2011  Tropical Storm KULAP-11 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
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| Bahamas - Hurricane Irene 27-Aug-2011 16:55 |
| Haiti - Tropical Storm Emily 4-Aug-2011 16:23 |
ReliefWeb Situation Reports
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| Kenya Humanitarian Update - 6 September 2011 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:33:36 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA Eastern Africa. It covers the period from 29 August to 6 September 2011. The next report will be issued on or around 13 September 2011. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES IGAD predicts good rains for the next season: food security expected to slightly improve Kenya to host regional summit on ?Ending Drought Emergencies? Somali urban refugees increase as famine conditions spread in Somalia Government and humanitarian partners develop contingency plans for floods Two cholera cases confirmed in Dadaab; health partners intensify cholera control operations |
| South Kordofan and Blue Nile Situation Report No. 17 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:38:54 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Sudan (the), Ethiopia This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners covering the period 3 September ? 6 September 2011. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? Sporadic fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People?s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) continues to be reported in Blue Nile State ? At least 50,000 people have fled their homes as a result of the fighting in Blue Nile State. Meanwhile, the Government is assisting some people to return to Ed Damazine town. ? UN agencies and international humanitarian organizations have not been granted permission to travel to Sennar State and secure parts of Blue Nile State to assess the situation and assist in providing emergency relief. |
| Somalia Famine & Drought Situation Report No. 12 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:25:28 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia This report is produced by OCHA Somalia in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA in New York. It covers the period from 31 August to 6 September 2011. The next report will be issued on 13 September 2011. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? Famine has now been declared in the Bay region of Somalia, bringing the number of affected areas to six. ? 4 million people, more than half of the Somali population, are in crisis countrywide ? an increase from 3.7 million people in July. Of these, 3 million people are in the south. ? 750,000 people are at risk of death in the coming four months without an urgent scale up. ? 65,700 cases of pneumonia and acute respiratory infection reported in central and south Somalia since January. ? Limitations on humanitarian access continue to curtail the humanitarian response. |
UNOSAT Maps
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ReliefWeb Maps
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| Floods (as of 7 Sep 2011) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:57:17 +0000 Source: IFRC Country: India  |
| Sindh Floods (as of 7 Sep 2011) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:54:35 +0000 Source: IFRC Country: Pakistan  |
| Blue Nile Displacement (as of 6 September 2011) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:21:45 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Sudan (the), Ethiopia  |
| Dadaab: City of Refugees - Interactive Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:06:09 +0000 Source: Guardian Some 400,000 Somalis fleeing famine and conflict in their country live in the Dadaab refugee complex, which is now Kenya's third largest city. Link to the map: Dadaab: City of Refugees - Interactive Country: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya  |
| Humanitarian Snapshot (August 2011) (EN/FR) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:00:19 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Considerable progress has been made eighteen months after the devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010. However, humanitarian challenges remain, including the cholera epidemic, risks related to the hurricane season and providing basic services to the 594,000 individuals still living in camps. Note: Map in 2 pages Country: Haiti  |
| Update 2: Continued Expansion of Somali IDP Camps in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia (as on 4 September 2011) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:45:09 +0000 Source: UN Institute for Training and Research, UNOSAT Analysis Summary: Within central Hodan district of Mogadishu there has been a dramatic expansion in the total number of IDP camps and shelter structures, strongly suggesting a increase in the total IDP population within this area of several thousand people. Between 22 August and 4 September 2011, a total of 12 new IDP shelter concentrations were erected, with the additional expansion in size of 9 existing camps. A total of approximately 1,500 IDP shelters were erected within the new camp sites, along with approximately 1,000 additional newly erected shelters within the existing camps, making a total expansion of at least 2,500 shelter structures over a two week period. Further, there is at least one new camp site location under construction approximately 12,600m2 in size which should be operational within days. This report is based on a time-series analysis of Somali IDP shelter concentrations within the capital city of Mogadishu using satellite imagery recorded the mornings of 4 September, 21-22 August, 28 July, 15 April and 30 March 2011. This is a preliminary assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Country: Somalia  |
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Created on 9/8/2011 8:05:55 AM.
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