Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 10/14/2011
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)  Papua New Guinea, (M 6.7, depth 45.4km, 87000 people)NEIC—Friday, October 14, 2011 3:35:00 AM UTC (2 hours ago)   JRC Tsunami height map: list of affected towns  Documents from other organisations USGS Shakemap
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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:35:15 UTCCurrent tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)
| Automatic impact report (JRC) IRWIN-11 in EastPacificPDC—14 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) BANYAN-11 in NWPacificPDC—14 Oct 2011  Tropical Storm BANYAN-11 affected 1.1 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. |
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.
| Southeast Asia: Flooding 13-Oct-2011 16:45 |
| 6.8M Earthquake - Sikkim, INDIA 18-Sep-2011 18:39 |
| Bahamas - Hurricane Irene 27-Aug-2011 16:55 |
ReliefWeb Situation Reports
More content on ongoing disasters on ReliefWeb.
| Inondations Rapport de Situation No. 1, 11 Octobre 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:01:37 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Haiti Ce rapport est produit par OCHA en collaboration avec les partenaires humanitaires. Il a ete publie par le bureau de terrain d?OCHA Haiti. Il couvre la periode du 6 au 11 octobre 2011. Le prochain rapport sera publie le ou autour du 12 octobre. I. FAITS SAILLANTS ? Deux personnes sont portees disparues suite aux pluies torrentielles qui se sont abattues sur la partie sud du pays. ? Quelque 416 familles ont ete evacuees vers des abris d?urgence dans le departement du Sud. ? Le manque de financement affecte la reponse aux flambees de cholera qui font suite aux fortes pluies dans les departements du Sud et des Nippes. II. Apercu de la situation Les fortes pluies qui se sont abattues sur la partie du sud du pays du 6 au 10 octobre ont cause d?importantes inondations dans les departements du Sud, des Nippes et de la Grande Anse. Deux personnes sont portees disparues a Port-a-Piment, dans le departement du Sud. Le Centre des operations d?urgence du departement du Sud (COUD) a ete active le 10 octobre par les autorites. Une montee de 215 mm du niveau des eaux de toutes les rivieres du departement a entraine des inondations importantes dans les communes et localites suivantes : les Cayes, Port-a-Piment, Camp Perrin, Coteau et Damassin. Des inondations ont egalement ete signalees a Baraderes et a l'Azile, dans le departement des Nippes, ainsi qu?a Pestel et Corail dans le departement de la Grande Anse. Selon des estimations preliminaires, 416 menages ont ete evacues vers des abris d'urgence. Les pluies torrentielles ont egalement entraine une augmentation du nombre de nouveaux cas de cholera et de deces dans les departements des Nippes et du Sud a un moment ou un manque de financement menace la reponse actuelle a l'epidemie de cholera. |
| Typhoon Nelgae and Nesat - Situation Report No. 5 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:58:17 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines (the) I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? Over four million people were affected by the two typhoons with over 254,400 people requiring assistance, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). ? Limited access by road and intermittent access by air and sea is hampering relief and assessment efforts along the coastal areas of Islabela Province. ? The Government has led the response and has not formally requested international assistance through a letter from the NDRRMC to the Humanitarian Coordinator. Individual line ministries have requested support from humanitarian agencies as needed. |
UNOSAT Maps
See all maps produced by UNOSAT.
 Update1: Overview of Flood Waters over Central Provinces, Thailand UNOSAT 13 Oct 2011 10:49:56 AM This map presents the standing flood waters over the affected Central Provinces of Thailand based on analysis of satellite data recorded 11 October 2011.A preliminary analysis show extensive flooding over the provinces of Phara Nakhan Si Ayudhya, Pathun Thani, Nakon Pathon, Ang Thong, Lopburi, Singburi and Suphanburi. This analysis has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR /UNOSAT. Satellite Data(1) : Envisat ASAR IMAP- HH Imagery Dates: 11 October 2011 Resolution : 25 m Source: European Space Agency Provided by:GeoPictures/ KSAT Settlement Data: EU-JRC / NGA Road Data: ESRI Other Data: OCHA, USGS Analysis : UNITAR / UNOSAT Production: UNITAR / UNOSAT Analysis conducted with ArcGIS v10 This work by UNITAR/UNOSAT is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. |
ReliefWeb Maps
More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.
| Location Map (2011) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:18:16 +0000 Want to use this map in a report or on your website? Please see the map permission page first. See all location maps. Country: Ethiopia Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Location Map (2011) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:07:16 +0000 Want to use this map in a report or on your website? Please see the map permission page first. See all location maps. Country: Viet Nam Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Location Map (2011) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:01:34 +0000 Want to use this map in a report or on your website? Please see the map permission page first. See all location maps. Country: Central African Republic (the) Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| 3W: Typhoon Nesat ("Pedring") and Typhoon Nalgae ("Quiel") - As of 13 October 2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:01:57 +0000 Link: Typhoon Nelgae and Nesat - Situation Report No. 5 Note: Map in 7 pages Country: Philippines (the) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Southeast Asia: Flooding as of 13 October Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:16:56 +0000 Country: Thailand, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Philippines (the), Viet Nam Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Rainfall Forecast Somalia - Issued: 13/10/2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:10:37 +0000 Country: Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya Source: Food and Agriculture Organization  |
| Climate Prediction Center's Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET - October 13 - October 19, 2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:07:53 +0000 Note: Map in 2 pages Country: Somalia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Agency for International Development  |
| Flood Watch - Issued: 12th October, 2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:02:59 +0000 Note: Map in 3 pages Country: Somalia, Ethiopia Source: Food and Agriculture Organization  |
| Sud-Kivu - Mouvements de population au 30 septembre 2011 - Date de production : 11 octobre 2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:47:15 +0000 Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Sud-Kivu - Mouvements de population au 30 septembre 2011 - Date de production : 11 octobre 2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:44:01 +0000 Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Sud-Kivu - Incidents securitaires contre les humanitaires : Janvier - Septembre 2011 - Date de production : 10 octobre 2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:41:18 +0000 Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Flooding near the Bangkok Metropolitan Area as of 13 October 2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:38:34 +0000 Country: Thailand Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Floods as of 13 October 2011 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:35:50 +0000 Country: Thailand Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Refugees and IDPs in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States (as of 11 October 2011) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:17:12 +0000 Ongoing conflict between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudanese People?s Liberation Movement - North (SPLM-N) has led to new displacements and refugees from both South Kordofan and Blue Nile states. UNHCR now reports 27,500 refugees have crossed in to Ethiopia, necessitating the opening of a new refugee camp. Country: Sudan (the), Ethiopia, South Sudan (Republic of) Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
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Created on 10/14/2011 8:06:39 AM.
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