Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 2/3/2012
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)  Vanuatu, (M 6.0, depth 21.7km, <10000 people)NEIC—Friday, February 03, 2012 3:46:00 AM UTC (3 hours ago)   Documents from other organisations USGS Shakemap
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| Automatic impact report (JRC) Vanuatu, (M 7.1, depth 23.1km, unpopulated)NEIC—Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:34:00 PM UTC  JRC Tsunami height map  Documents from other organisations USGS Shakemap
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Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:46:23 UTC
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:34:40 UTCCurrent tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)
| Automatic impact report (JRC) IGGY-12 in SEIndianPDC—2 Feb 2012  Tropical Cyclone IGGY-12 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. |
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| Niger (the): Bulletin d?Information Humanitaire, 23-30 janvier 2012 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:37:43 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Niger (the), Mali
I SITUATION HUMANITAIRE Environ 800 a 900 personnes en provenance du Mali voisin auraient ete accueillies dimanche dans les localites de Mangaize et de Chinegodar dans le departement de Ouallam. Une quarantaine d?autres personnes se trouveraient a Koutoubou, les memes nombres a Yassan et a Ayorou. Une trentaine de militaires et le sous-prefet de la localite malienne d?Aderboukane ont par ailleurs ete accueillis au poste administratif de Bani-Bangou Les mouvements de personnes en direction de la Libye se poursuivent. Pres de 2.500 ressortissants ouest africains dont plus de 2.300 Nigeriens se rendant au Nord ont ete enregistrees a Dirkou entre le 16 et le 23 janvier derniers. En revanche, les mouvements contraires se sont considerablement reduits. Seule une cinquantaine de personnes dont une majorite d?hommes a ete enregistree a la meme periode a peu pres. |
| Somalia: Famine & Drought Situation Report No. 33 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:30 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia, Kenya 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 25 January to 1 February 2012. The next report will be issued on 8 February 2012. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES ?
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| Mexico: Emergencies in Latin America and The Caribbean Quarterly Overview October ? December 2011 Year 2 - Volume No. 8 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:10:04 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Mexico, Bahamas (the), Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Turks and Caicos Islands GENERAL OVERVIEW When compared with the last decade, preliminary data for 2011 shows a decrease in the number of natural disasters and their impact in the Americas. However, the region endured intense disasters during the year. Parts of Brazil were severely flooded several times, causing more than 850 deaths and affecting almost 1.2 million people. In Colombia, floods affected more than 1.3 million people and 207 lives were lost (i). 2011 set a record in terms of economic losses caused by disasters. Global losses are estimated at US$350 billion, and in Latin America losses exceeded $22 billion. The global death toll for 2011 from natural disasters is 30,000 people, while in Latin America and the Caribbean that number is approximately 2,000 (ii). The year?s most costly disaster, with approximately $210 billion in losses, was the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the most costly disaster was Tropical Depression 12-E, with losses of almost $2 billion (iii). In Colombia, nearly half of the country?s municipalities (500) were impacted by the second rainy season (1 September to 31 December). More than 964,000 people were affected and 180 died (iv).In August, Hurricane Irene caused blackouts, floods and 23 deaths in the United States after passing through Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas. The hurricane directly affected more than 41,000 people (v). |
| Mexico: Emergencias en America Latina y el Caribe - Panorama Trimestral Octubre - -Diciembre 2011 Ano 2 - Volumen No. 8 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:54:44 +0000 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Mexico, Bahamas (the), Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Turks and Caicos Islands PANORAMA GENERAL Cifras preliminares para 2011 muestran una disminucion en la ocurrencia de desastres naturales y su impacto en America, en comparacion a la ultima decada, sin embargo, America sufrio graves desastres en 2011. Partes de Brasil fueron severamente inundadas varias veces durante el ano, causando mas de 850 muertos y afectando a casi 1,2 millones de personas. En Colombia, mas de 1,3 millones de personas fueron afectadas por inundaciones y se perdieron mas de 200 vidas (i). 2011 es el ano mas costoso de la historia en terminos de perdidas economicas causadas por desastres. Las perdidas se estiman en unos US$350 billones. En America latina las perdidas sobrepasan los $22 billones. En 2011, unas 30,000 personas perdieron la vida en el mundo debido a desastres naturales. En America Latina y el Caribe fueron alrededor de 2,000 (ii). El desastre mas costoso, con un total estimado de $210 billones en perdidas, fue el terremoto y tsunami de marzo en Japon. En America latina y el Caribe el desastre mas costoso fue la Depresion Tropical 12-E, con perdidas que rayan los $2 billones (iii). En Colombia, entre el 1 de septiembre; fecha en que inicio la segunda temporada de lluvias de 2011, y finales de diciembre, ocurrieron afectaciones en 500 municipios,el 50 por ciento de los municipios en el pais. El saldo de esta temporada es de 964,00 personas afectadas y 180 muertes (iv). El huracan Irene, en agosto, dejo 23 muertos, apagones e inundaciones en Estados Unidos, luego de pasar por las Islas Turcos y Caicos y las Bahamas. En total, el huracan afecto, a mas de 41,000 personas (v). |
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| Central African Republic (the): Central African Republic: Population Displacement - January 2012 (EN/FR) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:37:49 +0000 Country: Central African Republic (the) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Sudan (the): Sudan: Humanitarian Dashboard January 2012 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:35:43 +0000 Country: Sudan (the) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  |
| Mozambique: Climate Prediction Center?s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET - February 2 ? February 8, 2012 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:32:16 +0000 Note: Map in 2 pages Country: Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Agency for International Development  |
| Philippines (the): Philippines: Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) - Inter-Agency Shelter Assessment - Property Rights: Informal Ownership of Destroyed Houses (as of 30 Jan 2012) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:24:30 +0000 Country: Philippines (the) Source: REACH  |
| Philippines (the): Philippines: Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) - Inter-Agency Shelter Assessment - Categories of Destruction (as of 30 Jan 2012) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:21:18 +0000 Country: Philippines (the) Source: REACH  |
| Philippines (the): Philippines: Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) - Inter-Agency Shelter Assessment - NGOs Intervention for Destroyed Houses Owners (as of 30 Jan 2012) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:18:16 +0000 Country: Philippines (the) Source: REACH  |
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