Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 10/11/2011
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Disaster events in the last 24 hours
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Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)
  | Automatic impact report (JRC)  IRWIN-11 in EastPacificPDC—11 Oct 2011   Tropical Cyclone IRWIN-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) JOVA-11 in EastPacificPDC—11 Oct 2011  Tropical Cyclone JOVA-11 of Saffir-Simpson Category 3 affected 2.8 million people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 53 thousand 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) TWENTYTHREE-11 in NWPacificPDC—11 Oct 2011  Tropical Storm TWENTYTHREE-11 affected 1 million 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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| 6.8M Earthquake - Sikkim, INDIA 18-Sep-2011 18:39 |
| Bahamas - Hurricane Irene 27-Aug-2011 16:55 |
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| Blue Nile and South Kordofan Situation Report No. 22 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:33:13 +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. It covers the period from 03 - 10 October 2011. This will be the last OCHA Situation Report on Blue Nile and South Kordofan. OCHA will continue to report on Blue Nile and South Kordofan in its weekly Sudan Humanitarian Bulletins. If the situation changes dramatically and there is a need for more regular and more detailed reports on Blue Nile and South Kordofan, OCHA will resume these Situation Reports. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People?s Liberation Movement ? North (SPLM-N) continues in Blue Nile State and South Kordofan State, putting civilians at risk and causing further displacement. ? UNHCR reports that over 27,500 Sudanese refugees from Blue Nile State have now entered Ethiopia, necessitating the opening of a new refugee camp. ? The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said that continued fighting is likely to significantly affect food availability, as Blue Nile State and South Kordofan are two of Sudan?s main sorghum producing areas. Planting and harvesting has been severely interrupted as a result of hostilities. ? Humanitarian access to Blue Nile State and South Kordofan State remains limited. Only national NGOs are currently able to operate in Blue Nile State, whilst only national NGOs and international NGOs operating through national staff maintain a presence in South Kordofan. No cross-line movements of humanitarian staff from Government-controlled areas into areas controlled by SPLM-N forces have been permitted. |
| South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 6 October 2011 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:25:57 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) Highlights: ? Emergency food supplies sufficient to feed more than 10,000 people for one month are en route to Agok, where people remain displaced since conflict broke out in Abyei some five months ago. ? Food security has deteriorated due to insecurity, low agricultural production and high number of displaced people and returnees. The cereal deficit for 2012 is estimated to double compared to this year. ? Efforts continued to respond to about 12,000 people displaced from Sudan?s Southern Kordofan to Unity State. The rate of new arrivals to the border area stands at some 270 persons each day. ? Humanitarian relief is ongoing to the population affected by inter-communal violence in mid-August in Jonglei State, with partners investigating ways to improve restricted access because of the rains. |
| Humanitarian Bulletin - Weekly Humanitarian Highlights in Ethiopia, 10 October 2011 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:08:47 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan (the), Togo Seasonal Outlook The National Meteorological Agency (NMA) released its forecast for the October to December short rainy season in the pastoralist areas, noting that onset of the rains is expected to be on time and that rainfall should be near normal in October in all parts of the country. Food security conditions across the drought-affected parts of the country should improve in the coming months as a result of the rains. However, the re-emergence of a weak La Nina phenomenon indicates that the rains may be near- to below-normal across the southern and southeastern parts of the country according to the NMA, particularly in the second half of the season. Meanwhile, harvest prospects in the northwestern surplus-producing parts of the country are average to above average according to the results of a recent rapid monitoring visit conducted by FEWS NET and WFP. Some improvements in food security have also been seen in parts of SNNPR, primarily a result of the ongoing harvest of belg crops such as maize, haricot beans and potatoes. Food security in pastoral areas of South Omo zone and lowland areas of Segen zone, as in other lowland areas, remains of concern. For more information, contact: infodrmfss@dppc.gov.et, wfp.addisababa@wfp.org & getachew.abate@fao.org WASH Update The reemergence of the La Nina phenomenon and forecast of near normal to below normal rains across the drought-affected areas is likely to result in a prolonged January to March jilaal dry season, with continuation of drought conditions likely in some areas. Early planning to respond to resulting needs is required. At present, the Government and partners continue to monitor rainfall status and its impact on water sources in the different regions in order to regularly review water trucking needs. An estimated 162 trucks are currently required for water trucking operations, with 137 water trucks operating nationwide, reaching an approximate population of 266,000 (a gap of 26 trucks). In Somali Region, where the water trucking needs have increased to 88 trucks, 74 trucks are operational, serving an estimated 140,000 people, with a gap of 14 trucks. Boreholes and other water sources in Somali Region continue to operate reasonably well, with 92% of viable boreholes (264 of 287) functioning as a result of the ongoing maintenance and rehabilitation works. In Oromia Region, 51 (40 in Borena Zone) of the 59 trucks required have been deployed and are currently providing water to an estimated 102,000 people, with a gap of eight trucks. Additionally, 43 water schemes have been rehabilitated or maintained in Borena Zone, and seven in West Hararghe Zone. In Afar, where the requirement is seven trucks (14,000 people targeted), all identified needs are being met. One motorized water scheme in Afar has been rehabilitated, benefiting 2,400 persons. In Tigray, five trucks are operational, reaching approximately 10,000 people, with plans to increase this to eight by the coming week. For more information, contact:awesterbeek@unicef.org and infodrmfss@dppc.gov.et Food Assistance Update Sixth round relief food dispatches are ongoing: as of 3 October, they were 63% complete, with 47,774 tons of food dispatched. The allocation process for the seventh round started on 7 October, 2011 with a review of available resources indicating that WFP and DRMFSS face gaps in pulses, while the NGO consortium Joint Emergency Operation (JEOP) faces a gap in cereals. Partners have agreed to cover the gaps, however, by borrowing from each other?s existing stocks: JEOP has borrowed cereals from WFP, and WFP has borrowed pulses from JEOP. Thus JEOP will be able to provide a full ration in the seventh round, while WFP will allocate a reduced ration of pulses and full ration for all remaining food items. DRMFSS will be able to allocate a full ration of cereals, oil, and CSB, but its rations will not include pulses. Of the 4.5 million people requiring relief assistance nationwide, WFP is directly covering 1.2 million in Somali Region through its Hubs-and-Spokes system, while DRMFSS, in cooperation with partners, covers 2.3 million beneficiaries in the rest of the country. JEOP is covering the remaining 1 million beneficiaries. For more information, contact: wfp.addisababa@wfp.org Refugee Update Somali Region: 128,383 refugees from Somalia were hosted in the Dollo Ado refugee complex as of 8 October, 2011, with 2,985 new arrivals registered since the beginning of October. Decentralization continues to help strengthen health and nutrition service provision in the Dollo Ado camps, with the crude mortality rate (CMR) in Kobe down to 0.4 deaths per 10,000 people per day this week (from 1.1 deaths per 10,000 per day at end September). In Hilaweyn, the CMR is 1.2/10,000/day slightly up from 1.0 the previous week. Continued monitoring and control measures are required to maintain the CMR below the 1/10,000/day international threshold. Following an outbreak of Dengue Fever in Mandera town of north-eastern Kenya, bordering Ethiopia and Somalia, concern was raised over the potential for a similar outbreak in the nearby camps at Dollo Ado. With the Government and WHO monitoring the situation, no cases had been reported to date. Western Ethiopia: The number of Sudanese refugees arriving at the border with Ethiopia continues to increase, as a result of which UNHCR and ARRA have revised their planning figure for new arrivals from 35,000 to 50,000 new arrivals through the end of 2011. More than 3,000 Sudanese refugees have been transferred to Sherkole camp in Beneshangul Gumuz with the help of UNHCR, IOM and ARRA to date. As Sherkole is now hosting nearly 9,000 refugees, surpassing its maximum capacity, development of the new refugee camp at Tongo has been expedited and completed. The first transfers of refugees to the new camp started on 5 October 2011, with nearly 400 refugees relocated to Tongo. As a large number of unaccompanied minors have reportedly crossed the border, UNHCR has sent 13 social workers to the area to support the refugee registration process. Meanwhile, a joint food, health and nutrition assessment is ongoing, with preliminary findings indicating that new arrivals are in relatively good health. DRMFSS also plans to conduct a rapid food security assessment of the host community in early October due to concerns raised by UNHCR, WFP and partners regarding the already fragile food security of the host community. To support the provision of water, UNICEF has dispatched five 10,000-litre tanks, one pool tester, 20,000 body soaps, and four emergency water treatment kits to provide potable water for the host community in Kurmuk (one of the primary border crossing sites). For more information, contact: gegziabk@unhcr.org, awesterbeek@unicef.org and wfp.addisababa@wfp.org Contributions are welcome. Please submit to UN OCHA by Thursday 16:30hrs, Email: ocha-eth@un.org |
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| Assessment report of Somali IDP camps in city of Kismayo, Somalia UNOSAT 10 Oct 2011 6:29:29 AM Analysis Summary: Within Kismayo, there has been a dramatic influx of Somali IDPs since April 2011 with the formation of the largest camp site in the city (6.5ha) composed of 2,245 informal shelter structures, which could likely accommodate well in excess of 11,000 people. Two additional but much smaller camp sites were erected during this same period, encompassing 80 additional informal structures. Further, two existing IDP shelter sites increased in size, while the remaining 19 IDP sites, composed of more permanent building materials, remained unchanged. This report is based on a time-series analysis of Somali IDP shelter concentrations using satellite imagery recorded on 1 April and 14 September 2011. These are preliminary findings and have not yet been validated in the field. Dates:14/09/11 Resolution: 0.5 m Copyright: DigitalGlobe 2011 Source: FirstLook Satellite Data (2): WV02 Dates:1/04/11, Resolution: 0.5 m Copyright: DigitalGlobe 2011 Source: NextView (U.S.-DoS-HIU) IDP Camp Data: UNITAR / UNOSAT Road Data: Google Map Maker Analysis: UNITAR / UNOSAT Coordinate System: UTM Zone 38N-WGS84 Analysis conducted with ArcGIS v10 |
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| PMT Mogadishu Dashboard - Last Updated 07/10/2011 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:27:23 +0000 Country: Somalia Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees  |
| Current Flooding within the City of Tando Allayhar, Sindh, Pakistan (as of 07 Oct 2011) Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:15:17 +0000 Analysis Summary: The city center of Tando Allayar is largely unaffected; however there are large concentrations of standing flood waters located immediately to the south and north of the city. There are several neighbourhoods south of the city along the Chambar Road (to the south-east) and the Tando Mohd Khan Road (to the south-west) which are either partially or almost entirely submerged or surrounded by flood waters, leaving potentially hundreds of residential and commercial buildings isolated without functional road access. The majority of flooding appears to be located on agricultural lands. Further, there is no apparent flooding on any of the main roads leading into the city, and should be fully operational. Please note: limited cloud cover has likely obscured some small areas affected by the flooding. This analysis has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT at contact information below. Note: Map has 3 pages. Country: Pakistan Source: UNOSAT  |
| Flood Situation (as of 10 Oct 2011) Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:22:38 +0000 Note: Map in 8 pages Country: Bangladesh Source: Government of Bangladesh  |
| Southeast Asia: Flooding (as of 10 October 2011) Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:14:38 +0000 Country: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Philippines (the), Thailand, Viet Nam Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| LRA Regional Update: DRC, CAR and South Sudan: June - August 2011 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:29:41 +0000 Country: Central African Republic (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), South Sudan (Republic of) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| LRA Regional Update: DRC, CAR and southern Sudan: April - May 2011 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:22:35 +0000 Country: Central African Republic (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), South Sudan (Republic of) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Migration Crisis from Libya - IOM Middle East North Africa Operations - Daily Statistical Report (06 October 2011) Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:16:36 +0000 Note: Map in 3 pages Country: Libya, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Italy, Malta, Niger (the), Sudan (the), Tunisia Source: International Organization for Migration  |
| Reference Map (as of 26 Sep 2011) Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:12:55 +0000 Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Reference Map (as of 26 Sep 2011) Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:10:53 +0000 Country: Sudan (the) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
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