GDACS Daily Newsletter for 1/11/2012

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 1/11/2012

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) Indonesia, (M 7.3, depth 29.1km, unpopulated) NEIC—Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:37:00 PM UTC Documents from other organisations USGS Shakemap 7.3 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:52:33 +0000 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:37:01 UTC Lat/Lon: 2.396/93.1751 Depth: 29.05

Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

Automatic impact report (JRC) HEIDI-12 in SEIndian PDC—11 Jan 2012 Tropical Storm HEIDI-12 affected 30 thousand 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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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

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ReliefWeb Situation Reports

More content on ongoing disasters on ReliefWeb.

Philippines (the): Tropical Storm Washi Situation Report No. 10, 10 January 2012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:48:41 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Philippines (the) I. Highlight / Key priorities ? Movements of the displaced continue; only 24,477 people remain in evacuation centres, while 197,480 people continue to seek refuge with host families and in makeshift shelters ? More relocation sites are identified; they require clearance from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau ? Six-step plan Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan is developed for Iligan ? Aid is reaching some of the affected in remote and cut off areas, but remains insufficient ? Relocations from ECs, while welcome, seem to be occurring without prioritisation of the most vulnerable groups and provision of adequate and relevant information about the process.

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Bulletin - Weekly Humanitarian Highlights in Ethiopia, 10 January 2012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:23:31 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Ethiopia Food Assistance Update As of 03 January, dispatch of the eighth round of relief food has reached 83 per cent completion including 49 per cent dispatched to areas covered by the NGO consortium Joint Emergency Operation (JEOP), 93 per cent through WFP?s Hubs-and-Spokes programme in the Somali Region and 100 per cent to areas covered by the Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector (DRMFSS). A ninth round of relief food assistance is planned for January 2012 to cover the gap between the expiration of the revised 2011 Humanitarian Requirement Document (HRD) and the 2012 HRD expected to be issued on 18 January 2012. For more information, contact: wfp.addisababa@wfp.org

occupied Palestinian territory: The humanitarian impact of Israeli settlement policies - January 2012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:29:07 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  occupied Palestinian territory, Israel FAST FACTS Since 1967, Israel has established about 150 settlements (residential and others) in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in addition to some 100 ?outposts? erected by settlers without official authorization. The settler population is estimated at approximately 500,000; its rate of growth during the past decade stood at a yearly average of 5.3% (excluding East Jerusalem), compared to 1.8% by the Israeli population as-a-whole (ICBS). While fenced or patrolled areas of settlements cover three percent of the West Bank, 43% of the West Bank is off-limits for Palestinian use because of its allocation to the settlement?s local and regional councils. Virtually all of the land viewed by Israel as public or ?state land? (27% of the West Bank) has been allocated to settlements, rather than for the benefit of the local population (B?Tselem). About one third of the land within the settlements? outer limits is privately owned by Palestinians, according to official Israeli land records (Peace Now). Over 60 percent of the Palestinian-owned structures demolished in 2011, due to the lack of permit, were located in areas allocated to settlements. In 2011, five Palestinians (inc. two children) were killed and over 1,000 injured (of whom nearly a fifth were children) by Israeli settlers or security forces in incidents directly or indirectly related to settlements, including demonstrations. Over 90% of Israeli police investigations into incidents of settler violence during the past six years (2005-2010) were closed without indictment (Yesh Din). More than 500 internal checkpoints, roadblocks and other physical obstacles impede Palestinian movement inside the West Bank, including access of children to schools; they exist primarily to protect settlers and facilitate their movement, including to and from Israel. The location of settlements was the major consideration behind the deviation of the Barrier?s route away from the Green Line; once complete, about 80% of the settler population will live in settlements located on the western (?Israeli?) side of the Barrier.

Central African Republic (the): Information Bulletin No. 185, 20 December 2011 ? 03 January 2012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:18:58 +0000 Source:  Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team CAR, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Central African Republic (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) HIGHLIGHTS ? FDPC and FPR fighting between Kabo and Batangafo ? 115 new Congolese refugees in Obo (southeast) ? BINUCA mandate extended through 2012

Central African Republic (the): Bulletin d?information No. 185, 20 decembre 2011? 03 janvier 2012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:15:32 +0000 Source:  Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team CAR, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Central African Republic (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) POINTS SAILLANTS ? Clash entre FDPC et FPR sur l?axe Kabo/Batangafo ? De nouveaux refugies Congolais a Obo (sudest) ? La communication conjointe des Nations Unies

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UNOSAT Maps

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ReliefWeb Maps

More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.

Pakistan: Pakistan: Sindh and Balochistan- No. of Organizations per District by Cluster as of 19 Dec 2011 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:46:14 +0000 Country:  Pakistan Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Pakistan: Pakistan: Sindh - 4W Cluster Maps as of 19 Dec 2011 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:43:10 +0000 Country:  Pakistan Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Pakistan: Pakistan: Balochistan- 4W Cluster Maps as of 19 Dec 2011 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:36:36 +0000 Country:  Pakistan Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Pakistan: Pakistan: Sindh and Balochistan- 4W Cluster Maps as of 19 Dec 2011 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:31:04 +0000 Country:  Pakistan Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Pakistan: Max Flood Extent against 1st January 2012 - Southern Pakistan Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:22:57 +0000 Country:  Pakistan Source:  Food and Agriculture Organization

Kenya: Kenya Humanitarian Snapshot (January 2012) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:04:44 +0000 Country:  Kenya Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Pakistan: Pakistan: Road Distance Map for Sindh (Inter City Road Distances) (as of 19 Dec 2011) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:02:03 +0000 Country:  Pakistan Source:  Logistics Cluster, World Food Programme

Haiti: Haiti: CAP 2011 - Funding (as of 9 January 2012) (EN/FR) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:03:49 +0000 Country:  Haiti Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Haiti: Haiti: Cholera Treatment Centers (CTCs) and Units (CTUs) Snapshot (Published on 4 January 2012) (EN/FR) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:57:52 +0000 Country:  Haiti Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Haiti: Haiti: Cholera Cumulative Mortality Cases since November 2010 (Published on 4 January 2012) (EN/FR) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:52:43 +0000 Country:  Haiti Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

South Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan - Access Constraints: 09th January 2012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:46:06 +0000 Country:  South Sudan (Republic of) Source:  Logistics Cluster, World Food Programme

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