Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 1/21/2012
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.
Preferences | Go to http://www.gdacs.org
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)  ETHEL-12 in SWIndianPDC—21 Jan 2012   Tropical Cyclone ETHEL-12 of Saffir-Simpson Category 1 affected 37 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. | |
| Automatic impact report (JRC) FUNSO-12 in SWIndianPDC—20 Jan 2012  Tropical Cyclone FUNSO-12 of Saffir-Simpson Category 3 affected 1.6 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.
| Colombia: Oil Spill/Drinking Water Crisis 18-Dec-2011 02:42 |
ReliefWeb Situation Reports
More content on ongoing disasters on ReliefWeb.
| Philippines (the): Tropical Storm Washi - Situation Report No. 13, 20 January 2012 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:51:35 +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 18 to 20 January 2012. The next report will be issued on 24 January 2012. Highlights include:
|
| Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d?Ivoire Bulletin humanitaire No. 1, 20 janvier 2012 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:19:08 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Cote d'Ivoire FAITS MARQUANTS
|
| Sudan (the): Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 9 - 15 January 2012 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:45:59 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Sudan (the), Ethiopia, South Sudan (Republic of) Key Points ? Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People?s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) continues to affect civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. ? Since June 2011, more than 78,000 Sudanese refugees from South Kordofan and Blue Nile have fled across the border into South Sudan, and 35,000 have people have fled from Blue Nile to Ethiopia, according to humanitarian partners in South Sudan and Ethiopia. ? People displaced from the Abyei area continue to conduct daytime visits to areas north of the Bahr el Arab/Kiir River, with no permanent large-scale returns reported. ? Approximately 362,000 people have returned to South Sudan from Sudan since October 2010. Almost 110,000 people of South Sudanese origin who wish to voluntarily return to South Sudan have been registered in and around Khartoum. ? Food security is reported to have deteriorated in North Darfur due to poor harvest and price hikes. The new Darfur Regional Authority has stated that it will prioritise development projects that encourage the return of internally displaced people and refugees. |
| Afghanistan: Avalanches In Badakhshan, Situation Report No. 1 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:03:39 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA Afghanistan. It covers the period from 18/01/2012 to 19/01/2012. The next report will be issued on or around 20/01/2012. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
|
| Niger (the): Bulletin d?Information Humanitaire - Periode du 10 au 17 janvier 2012 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:54:29 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Niger (the) Evenements cles
|
| occupied Palestinian territory: Protection of Civilians Weekly Report 11 - 17 January 2012 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:59:02 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory Key issues There are concerns over respect for human rights in the Gaza Strip: this week, two men were sentenced to death; a religious group was attacked and taken for questioning by security forces; and a human rights defender was attacked by unknown groups on two separate occasions. Settler violence, including ?price tag? incidents by Israeli settlers, continues to affect Palestinians? lives and livelihoods. This week, three Palestinians were injured and 40 olive trees and eight vehicles were vandalized by settlers. Nine Palestinian-owned livelihood structures demolished this week, affecting the livelihoods of over 30 Palestinians. |
UNOSAT Maps
See all maps produced by UNOSAT.
No content published since yesterday.
ReliefWeb Maps
More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.
| Afghanistan: Afghanistan: Badakhshan - Avalanche: Presence of Agencies (as of November 2011) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:17:38 +0000 Country: Afghanistan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Haiti: Haiti: ERRF?s Funds and Projects Distribution in 2010 - as of 3 Jan 2012 (EN/FR) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:05:31 +0000 Country: Haiti Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Haiti: Haiti: ERRF Project and Fund Distribution - as of 3 Jan 2012 (EN/FR) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:25:35 +0000 Country: Haiti Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Somalia: Somalia: Population Movement Tracking - Since 1 Dec 2011 to date (Updated 20/01/2012) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:14:43 +0000 Country: Somalia Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees  |
| Somalia: Somalia: PMT Mogadishu Dashboard - Last Updated 20/01/2012 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:10:05 +0000 Country: Somalia Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees  |
| Kenya: Ongoing FY 2012 and FY 2011 USG Assistance to the Horn of Africa (as of 19 Jan 2012) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:42:03 +0000 Country: Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia Source: US Agency for International Development  |
You receive this newsletter because you subscribed on GDACS. To change your notification settings, please log in at http://register.gdacs.org. The information of GDACS is provided by the following partners: European Commission JRC, United Nations OCHA, Dartmouth Flood Observatory, Pacific Disaster Centre, USGS National Earthquake Information Centre, European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, Global Volcanism Program and UNOSAT.
Created on 1/21/2012 8:02:07 AM.
ไม่มีความคิดเห็น:
แสดงความคิดเห็น