GDACS Daily Newsletter for 1/19/2012

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 1/19/2012

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.

Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

Automatic impact report (JRC) SEVEN-12 in SWIndian PDC—19 Jan 2012 Tropical Cyclone SEVEN-12 of Saffir-Simpson Category 2 affected 37 thousand people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 37 thousand people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, 1 thousand 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.

Colombia: Oil Spill/Drinking Water Crisis 18-Dec-2011 02:42

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ReliefWeb Situation Reports

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Somalia: Famine & Drought Situation Report No. 31 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:38:30 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Somalia This report is produced by OCHA Somalia in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA in New York. It covers the period from 11 to 18 January 2012. The next report will be issued on 25 January 2012. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES On 12 January, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced the temporary suspension of food and seed distribution in southern Somalia. The estimate of the number of internally displaced persons in Somalia has been revised to 1,356,000. Kenya has intensified its military operations in southern Somalia. On 15 January, air strikes on Jilib in Lower Juba region reportedly killed 10 civilians. On 12 January, two aid workers were killed near the town of Dhuusamarreeb, Galgaduud region. On 10 January, a UN compound in Mogadishu was attacked with grenades.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Situation humanitaire en Republique Democratique du Congo - Note d?information hebdomadaire a la presse, 18 janvier 2012 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:06:17 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) L?epidemie de cholera franchit le cap de 8 000 cas dans les provinces en epidemie le long du fleuve Congo ? L?epidemie de cholera, qui sevit dans quatre provinces situes le long du fleuve Congo depuis l?annee derniere, demeure une preoccupation sanitaire majeure pour les autorites congolaises et les partenaires humanitaires. Au 8 janvier 2012, 8 092 cas dont 436 deces ont ete enregistres au Bandundu, Equateur, Province Orientale et la Ville Province de Kinshasa. Ces dernieres semaines, d?inquietantes flambees ont ete notees a Bunia, Geti, Lita et Tchomia, situes dans le district de l?Ituri de la Province Orientale, ou 519 cas dont 22 deces ont ete enregistres du 5 decembre 2011 au 15 janvier 2012. A Kinshasa, 32 cas ont ete enregistres la premiere semaine de l?annee ; la ville avait enregistre pres de 351 cas en decembre. A Bunia, L?ONG Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) a installe un centre de traitement de cholera pres de l?Hopital general de reference de Bunia tandis qu?une ONG nationale a mis a disposition des kits cholera et du personnel. Les organisations Solidarites International et Oxfam GB vont s?occuper des activites d?eau, hygiene et assainissement. ? Parmi les provinces endemiques du Katanga, Maniema, Nord-Kivu et Sud-Kivu, le Sud-Kivu est inquietant car 16 zones de sante sur les 34 que compte la province continuent de notifier des cas. Dans la capitale provinciale Bukavu ou plus de 150 cas ont ete enregistres depuis le debut de l?annee, les zones de sante de Bagira Kasha, Ibanda et Kadutu figurent parmi les plus affectes. Face a cette poussee, une poignee de zones - Minova, Kabare et Miti Murhesa- donne des signes positifs de regression de la maladie. Au 8 janvier 2012, 13 612 cas dont 148 deces avaient ete enregistres dans les provinces endemiques. ? Le nombre total de cas de cholera sur l?ensemble du pays est de 21 704 cas dont 584 deces, selon les derniere statistiques de l?Organisation mondiale de la sante (OMS). ? L?OMS et le Fonds des Nations Unies pour l?enfance ont recemment soumis une requete de financement au Fonds central d?intervention d?urgence pour poursuivre la lutte contre l?epidemie. En 2011, ces deux agences avaient recu 4 millions de dollars US.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Bulletin d'information Humanitaire - Province du Nord-Kivu - N? 0/12 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:49:22 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Faits saillants Solidarites International assiste pres de 35 000 personnes en biens non alimentaires et en eau, hygiene et assainissement a Walikale Delabrement avance des batiments de deux centres de sante a Rutshuru

Philippines (the): Tropical Storm Washi - Situation Report No. 12, 17 January 2012 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:09:56 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Philippines (the) This report was compiled and issued by OCHA Philippines on behalf of humanitarian partners and is based on information provided by the clusters. As such, it reflects the position of OCHA and the humanitarian community. It covers the period from 14 to 17 January 2012. The next report will be issued on 20 January 2012. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ? Second phase of the joint multi-cluster rapid assessments has begun with focus on remote, underassessed areas affected by the storm ? Relevant information on planned relocations needs to be shared with all stakeholders, particularly the displaced to enable them to make conscious decisions about the future of their families ? Shelter solutions must be developed in consultation with all the displaced, including vulnerable groups ? Emergency school feeding programme was launched targeting up to 40,000 children

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UNOSAT Maps

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ReliefWeb Maps

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Pakistan: Pakistan: DEWS Numbers and Type of Outbreak Alerts by District as of week 1, 2012 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:19:57 +0000 Country:  Pakistan Source:  World Health Organization

Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): USG Humanitarian Assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (as of 18 Jan 2012) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:16:07 +0000 Country:  Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Source:  US Agency for International Development

South Africa: Climate Prediction Center?s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET - January 19, 2012 ? January 25, 2012 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:10:29 +0000 Country:  South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe Source:  Famine Early Warning System Network, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Agency for International Development

Philippines (the): Asia-Pacific Region 11 - 17 January 2012 - Natural Disasters and Other Events being Monitored by the OCHA Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:06:49 +0000 Country:  Philippines (the), Australia, Indonesia, Thailand Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Somalia: Somalia: PMT Mogadishu Dashboard - Last Updated 13/01/2012 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:59:58 +0000 Country:  Somalia Source:  UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Somalia: Somalia: South Central Dashboard - Period: 01-Dec-11 to 13-Jan-12 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:56:47 +0000 Country:  Somalia Source:  UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Somalia: Somalia: Population Movement Tracking - Since 1 Dec 2011 to date (Updated 13/01/2012) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:53:10 +0000 Country:  Somalia Source:  UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Indonesia: Indonesia Humanitarian Snapshot (December 2011) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:37:57 +0000 Twenty one earthquakes measuring 5.0 or above on Richter scale (RS) occured across the country during December. The largest of these (6.3 RS) struck of these (6.3 RS) struck on71 Km Southeast Gorontalo on 13 December Currently there are 6 volcanoes with alert level III and 18 volcanoes with alert level II The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported in November that some parts of the country just entered the rainy season in December including various parts of Java (Tangerang, Bekasi, Karawang, Indramayu, Lamongan, Sidoarjo, Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Situbondo, Bondowoso, Banyuwangi, Madura), East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua. BMKG, in collaboration with Water Resource Oce of Public Works Ministry and Coordinating Agency for Survey and National Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL), has also forecasted rains and a high possibilty of oods in several areas across the country during January 2012. Country:  Indonesia Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Created on 1/19/2012 8:01:58 AM.