Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 09/10/2014
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.
GDACS News
Satellite Mapping Overview as of 07 October 2014The latest overview report of current ongoing satellite mapping activities related to humanitarian disasters is available.
It is intended for disaster managers, operations centres, desk officers and others that need syntheses of what goes on in this field. The service is operated by the GDACS mapping & satellite imagery coordination mechanism: UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). We encourage any satellite mapping production entity to submit information about their products so we can include it in future summaries
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.
| Orange flood alert in Pakistan |
On 01/09/2014, a flood started in Pakistan, lasting until 08/10/2014 (last update). The flood caused 300 killed and 30000 displaced . |
| Green flood alert in South Sudan |
On 21/09/2014, a flood started in South Sudan, lasting until 08/10/2014 (last update). The flood caused 7 killed and 3000 displaced . |
| Green flood alert in Vanuatu |
On 03/10/2014, a flood started in Vanuatu, lasting until 08/10/2014 (last update). The flood caused 1 killed and 100 displaced . |
| Green flood alert in India |
On 24/09/2014, a flood started in India, lasting until 08/10/2014 (last update). The flood caused 59 killed and 30000 displaced . |
| Orange flood alert in Philippines |
On 19/09/2014, a flood started in Philippines, lasting until 08/10/2014 (last update). The flood caused 5 killed and 83000 displaced . |
| Green flood alert in Malaysia |
On 04/10/2014, a flood started in Malaysia, lasting until 08/10/2014 (last update). The flood caused 0 killed and 100 displaced . |
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.
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Created on 09 Oct 2014 08:00 +02:00.
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