Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 10/15/2011
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)  IRWIN-11 in EastPacificPDC—15 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 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.
| 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.
| Horn of Africa Crisis - Situation Report No. 18 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:08:55 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya This report is produced by OCHA Eastern Africa in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by OCHA in New York. It covers the period from 6 - 13 October. The next report will be issued on 20 October 2011. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? October - December rains are underway in the region ? There is an increasing caseload of malaria/dengue fever in Kenya and measles in Somalia ? Flash floods have been reported along the Wabishabelle River in Ethiopia, affecting up to 18,000 people |
| Republique Centrafricaine Bulletin d?information No. 179, 27 septembre ? 11 octobre 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:05:24 +0000 Source: Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team CAR, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic (the) POINTS SAILLANTS ? La CPJP et l?UFDR signent un accord ? Les activites de reponses face au cholera ? Bria: Mission inter organisations d?evaluation |
| Central African Republic Information Bulletin No. 179, 27 September ? 11 October 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:00:01 +0000 Source: Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team CAR, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic (the) HIGHLIGHTS ? CPJP and UFDR sign ceasefire agreement ? Cholera response activities ? Bria: Inter-agency rapid-assessment mission |
| Cote d?Ivoire Rapport de situation No. 20 - 14 octobre 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:18:43 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia Ce rapport est produit par OCHA en collaboration avec les partenaires humanitaires. Il couvre la periode du 8 au 14 octobre 2011. Ce rapport situationnel sera le dernier : Des lors, il sera remplace par un bulletin humanitaire hebdomadaire. I. FAITS SAILLANTS
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| Yemen Humanitarian Emergency Situation Report No. 9 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:11:28 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Yemen This report is produced by OCHA Yemen with inputs from the Humanitarian Country Team in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 31 August 2011 to 6 October 2011. The next report will be issued on or around 28 October 2011. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? Violent confrontations have erupted in Sana?a and reportedly killed 102 people, including civilians. ? While the Government has reported to have regained control over Zinjibar, heavy conflict continues in Abyan Governorate and the number of people displaced by the violence continues to increase. ? Food insecurity and malnutrition indicators in Yemen are of increasing concern. Since January 2011, food prices have increased by an average of 46% and the price of bread is 50% above what it was only a few months ago. ? Throughout Yemen, children?s access to education is challenged by occupation of schools by IDPs, use of school premises by armed groups, lack of proper facilities and unsafe access conditions. ? For the second time this year, insecurity has prompted the UN to temporarily reduce the presence of its international staff in Yemen. ? Despite the constraints of insecurity, lack of access and limited staff, the Humanitarian Community maintains critical programmes throughout Yemen and is finalizing a strategy for the 2012 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan. |
| Pakistan Monsoon 2011 - Situation Report No.8 - 14 October 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:08:59 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Pakistan This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners and issued by OCHA Pakistan. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? According to NDMA, more than 8.9 million people have been affected by the floods in Sindh and Balochistan. ? 18% of the assessed funding requirements have been received so far (64.5 of 357 million US$ requested in the Rapid Response Plan launched on 18 September 2011). In the absence of additional funding, stocks will be depleted by the end of October. ? Needs are increasing with the onset of winter, the outbreak of water and vector borne diseases, as well as the upcoming Rabi planting season. |
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UNOSAT Maps
See all maps produced by UNOSAT.
 Update2: Overview of Flood Waters over Central Provinces, Thailand UNOSAT 14 Oct 2011 9:14:06 AM This map presents the standing flood waters over the affected Central Provinces of Thailand based on analysis of satellite data recorded 13 October 2011.A preliminary analysis show extensive flooding over the provinces of Phara Nakhan Si Ayudhya, Nakhon Sawan, Chaitan,Pathum 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 WS- HH Imagery Dates: 13 October 2011 Resolution : 125 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.
| West and Central Africa: Cholera (as of 12 Oct 2011) Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:52:03 +0000 Country: Central African Republic (the), Cameroon, Chad, Congo (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Mali, Niger (the), Nigeria Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Coverage of Emergency Assistance Packages (EAPs) - South Central: Between July and September 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:02:35 +0000 Country: Somalia Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Mapa de Lluvia Acumulada en las ultimas 72 horas 10-12 de Octubre de 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:01:30 +0000 Country: Guatemala Source: Government of Guatemala  |
| Mapa de Aporte de Agua Superficial Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:58:59 +0000 Country: Guatemala Source: CONRED  |
| Hurricane Ophelia (as of 11 Oct 2011) Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:21:22 +0000 Country: Dominica Source: IFRC  |
| Floods - as of 14 October Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:13:33 +0000 Country: Thailand Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Flooding around the Bangkok Metropolitan Area - as of October 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:08:26 +0000 Country: Thailand Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
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