ภัยพิบัติ: GDACS Daily Newsletter for 11/23/2011

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 11/23/2011

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)

Bolivia, (M 6.6, depth 556.7km, 139000 people)
NEIC—Tuesday, November 22, 2011 6:48:00 PM UTC

Documents from other organisations

USGS Shakemap

6.2 - BENI, BOLIVIA Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:09:25 +0000
shakemap

Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:48:15 UTC
Lat/Lon: -15.3448/-65.1099
Depth: 533.3

Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

Automatic impact report (JRC)

KENNETH-11 in EastPacific
PDC—23 Nov 2011 new

Tropical Cyclone KENNETH-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.

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.

Earthquake in the Van Province, Turkey 23-Oct-2011 14:21

Central America region - floods 20-Oct-2011 19:17

Nicaragua - floods 18-Oct-2011 23:45

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.

Zimbabwe: Monthly Humanitarian Update - October 2011 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:40:07 +0000

Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Country:  Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Ethiopia, Somalia, South Africa

I. Key Points

Funding worth US$ 42 million immediately needed to assist food insecure people;
Typhoid outbreak: trend of increased cases;
Deportees continue to arrive from Botswana and South Africa;
Education and health transition funds launched;
CAP for Zimbabwe funded at 46 percent.

Sri Lanka: Joint Humanitarian and Early Recovery Update October 2011 - Report #37 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:21:28 +0000

Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Country:  Sri Lanka

This report indicates the UN and NGO partner response to continuing humanitarian needs and early recovery concerns, in support to the Sri Lankan government?s efforts to rebuild the former conflict-affected regions. Activities show progress towards the sectoral priorities and goals described in the 2011 joint plan for assistance.

By 31 October, the total population returned to the Northern Province stood at 424,635 people (125,894 families) ? this figure includes 222,705 people (70,300 families) displaced after April 2008 and 201,930 persons (57,695 families) displaced before April 2008.

At the end of October, 7,618 IDPs (2,316 families) displaced after April 2008 remained in camps awaiting return to their areas of origin. An additional 7,553 IDPs (2,049 families) from the protracted or long-term caseload (displaced prior to April 2008) remained in welfare centres.

Long-lasting solutions are also sought by a total total 81,284 IDPs living with host families: 34,6711 persons (12,138 families) displaced after April 2008, in addition to 46,613 long-term IDPs (13,760 families).

A total 1,114 IDPs (311 families) displaced after April 2008 are stranded in transit situations in four of the five northern districts. Another 4,111 IDPs (1,247 families) of the long-term caseload are stranded in transit in Trincomalee District.

UNOSAT Maps

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ReliefWeb Maps

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Somalia: Somalia Flood Watch - Issued: 22nd November, 2011 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:51:24 +0000

Note: Map in 3 pages

Country:  Somalia, Ethiopia

Source:  Food and Agriculture Organization

Sudan (the): Sudan: Approximate Areas of SPLM-North Control in South Kordofan, October 2011 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:12:54 +0000

Country:  Sudan (the), South Sudan (Republic of)

Source:  Small Arms Survey

Somalia: Somalia: Population Movement Tracking Monthly Report - October 2011 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:48:31 +0000

Since the peak of 63,000 in July, 2011 and further steady decline in the displacement trends in August and September, the month of October recorded an increase in the displacements. Forty one thousand (41,000) displacements were recorded in October, mainly due to insecurity as opposed to 35,000displacements in September. Insecurity due to ongoing fighting between various warring parties, accounted for 74% of the total displacements reported, mainly in Mogadishu,Afgooye district and border region of Juba Hoose. In Mogadishu, 22,000 insecurity-related displacements were recorded due to fighting between AMISOM/TFG and Al Shabaab, mainly in Dayniile (7,800 displacements) and Yaqshid (2,700 displacements) districts. Of the 22,000 insecurity-related displacements, 13,700 were displaced within Mogadishu, while 8,100 were displaced from Afgooye district. Nevertheless, over 1,100 IDPs arrived in Kismaayo district from Afmadow and Badhaadhe districts of Juba Hoose region due to fighting between warring parties. On the other hand, 21% of the total displacements were drought related, recorded mainly to Gedo region with 1,500 displacements reported to Belet Xaawofrom Bay and Hiran regions, as well as within Gedo region. About 180 displacements were reported to have returned from Ethiopia to Gedo region.

Note: Map in 2 pages

Country:  Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen