ภัยพิบัติ: GDACS daily newsletter for 13/12/2015

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 13/12/2015

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 08 December 2015The 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.

	Red alert for tropical cyclone MELOR-15. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 5.54 million.
	From 11/12/2015 to 13/12/2015, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 185 km/h) MELOR-15 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Philippines (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 5.54 million.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:49.79km) in Japan 12/12/2015 21:05 UTC, 1726075 people within 100km.
	On 12/12/2015 9:05:53 PM, an earthquake occurred in Japan potentially affecting 1726075 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:49.79km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5M, Depth:42.79km) in Chile 12/12/2015 15:08 UTC, 1091737 people within 100km.
	On 12/12/2015 3:08:58 PM, an earthquake occurred in Chile potentially affecting 1091737 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5M, Depth:42.79km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:71.07km) in Solomon Is. 12/12/2015 14:46 UTC, About 96336 people within 100km.
	On 12/12/2015 2:46:26 PM, an earthquake occurred in Solomon Is. potentially affecting About 96336 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:71.07km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:44.77km) in Mexico 12/12/2015 11:34 UTC, 1493802 people within 100km.
	On 12/12/2015 11:34:38 AM, an earthquake occurred in Mexico potentially affecting 1493802 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:44.77km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:10km) in Greece 12/12/2015 08:34 UTC, 783713 people within 100km.
	On 12/12/2015 8:34:46 AM, an earthquake occurred in Greece potentially affecting 783713 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:10km.

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.

Open emergencies

Myanmar Floods

3-August-2015

updated: 13-August-2015

7.9M Earthquake in Nepal on 25 Apr 2015 06:11 UTC

25-Apr-2015

updated: 9-August-2015

EQ-2015-000048-NPL

Typhoon Maysak - FS Micronesia

31-March-2015

updated: 14-Apr-2015

Chile - floods

26-March-2015

updated: 27-Apr-2015

FL-2015-000027-CHL

Tropical Cyclone Pam

11-March-2015

updated: 30-July-2015

TC-2015-000023-VUT

Typhoon Chan-hom

11-July-2015

updated: 11-July-2015

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Created on 13 Dec 2015 08:00 +01:00.

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