GDACS Daily Newsletter for 2/1/2012

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 2/1/2012

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) IGGY-12 in SEIndian
PDC—1 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.

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.

No open emergencies

ReliefWeb Situation Reports

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Bolletin d'Information Humanitaire - Province du Sud-Kivu N? 05/12, 31 janvier 2012 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:39:34 +0000
Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)

FAITS SAILLANTS

*39 cas de cholera enregistres en une semaine dans la Zone de Sante d'Uvira.
*11 000 personnes deplacees suite aux affrontements dans les zones limitrophes du Territoire de Shabunda.
*L'acces au Territoire de Shabunda reste severement limite a cause des conditions des routes.

Sudan (the): Sudan Humanitarian Update - 4th Quarter 2011 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:56:15 +0000
Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Sudan (the), Ethiopia, South Sudan (Republic of)

OVERVIEW

Almost six months after the secession of South Sudan a number of issues remain unresolved between Sudan and South Sudan, including the sharing of oil revenues, border demarcation, the status of the Abyei region, and the return of people of South Sudanese origin who live in Sudan. Conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States continued throughout the 4th quarter of 2011, displacing thousands of civilians.

There are concerns that the lack of any significant progress on border demarcation may lead to more armed clashes along the border between Sudan and South Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the army of South Sudan - the Sudan People?s Liberation Army (SPLA) - clashed in early December in the disputed area of Jaw/White Lake, raising concerns of broader conflict. More than 366,000 people remain either internally displaced or severely affected by the conflicts in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, and some 109,000 others have l ed to South Sudan and Ethiopia.

The deployment of Ethiopian peacekeepers under the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) continued and reached 3,801 peacekeepers (90 per cent of the targeted strength) by the end of 2011. SAF continued its presence in the Abyei area, noting that the complete withdrawal of its force will take place when UNISFA deployment reaches full strength and the Abyei joint administration has been established. The majority of people displaced from Abyei are yet to return, and the final resolution of the status of the Abyei area is still to be agreed by the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan. While the two parties met several times for negotiations during the last quarter of 2011, no breakthrough was reached.

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Philippines (the): Tropical Storm Washi - Situation Report No. 16, 31 January 2012 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:14:04 +0000
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines (the)

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

? Shelter assessment reports damage to 70% of houses in areas surveyed, with 30% of these dwellings having been destroyed or washed away

? To date, nearly 7,000 adults and 15,000 children have been provided with psycho-social support

? Up to 50% of logs and debris has been retrieved and cleared in coastline areas of Iligan; further clean-up works are urgently required outside city centers of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro

? Frequent milk code violations stress the urgent need for awareness-raising on breastfeeding rights of women and children

? On 3 February, the revised Flash Appeal will be launched in Manila by the Government and the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator

UNOSAT Maps

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ReliefWeb Maps

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Haiti: Haiti: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of January 2012) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:46:05 +0000

Haiti is still facing important humanitarian needs with close to 520,000 people living in camps, a cholera epidemic that so far claimed the lives of 7,000 people and a situation of food insecurity affecting more than 45 per cent of the population. Other risk factors include Haiti?s high level of vulnerability to natural disasters, particularly during the rain and hurricane seasons from April to November.

Country:  Haiti Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Philippines (the): Philippines: Flood Hazard Map of Metro Manila (as of 31 Sep 2009) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:31:32 +0000
Country:  Philippines (the) Source:  Government of the Philippines Philippines (the): Philippines: Geohazard Maps - Community Level (as of 31 Jan 2012) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:10:20 +0000

Link to complete list of Philippines Geohazard Maps

Country:  Philippines (the) Source:  Government of the Philippines South Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 27 January 2012) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:45:07 +0000

Within South Sudan, over 350,000 people fled rebel militia attacks and inter-communal clashes in 2011. Meanwhile, fighting in Sudan's Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states forced approximately 80,000 people to seek refuge in South Sudan since June 2011. Humanitarians continue to respond to emergency needs of more than 360,000 South Sudanese who have returned from Sudan since late 2010 and to the nearly 3 million people currently in need of emergency food aid in the country.

Country:  South Sudan (Republic of) Source:  ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Created on 2/1/2012 8:02:28 AM.