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22 Jan 2013

Myanmar + 30 others
Asia Pacific Humanitarian Bulletin Jan - Dec 2012

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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NATURAL DISASTERS IN 2012

After an intense year of natural disasters in 2011, countries in the Asia-Pacific region welcomed a reduction in the number of events in 2012. OCHA and the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters recorded 93 natural disaster events in 2012, in which over 3,200 people were killed and more than 75 million people were affected. China and the Philippines experienced the most disasters in 2012.

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24 Dec 2012

Samoa + 6 others
Pacific: Tropical Cyclone Evan Situation Report No. 6 (as of 23 Dec 2012)

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Highlights

  • 2,714 people remain in 59 Evacuation Centers in Fiji, down from 11,676 on 20 December.

  • 1 man is missing at sea in Fiji.

  • Typhoid outbreak of 18 cases in Ba district, Fiji.

  • 5,500 people remain in 40 Evacuation Centres in Samoa

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19 Dec 2012

Fiji + 2 others
Pacific: Tropical Cyclone Evan Situation Report No. 4 (as of 19 Dec 2012)

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Highlights

• Evacuation Centers in Fiji are currently hosting 13,976 people.

• Initial assessments by Fiji Red Cross Society indicate that as many as 600 house have been severely damaged in Lautoka alone.

• Power has been restored to 90 percent of the Central and Western Divisions of Fiji.

• Ministry of Police in Samoa has confirmed that the number of casualties has risen to five with 12 people still missing.

• 4,858 people remain in Evacuation Centers in Samoa.

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18 Dec 2012

Samoa + 2 others
Samoa and Fiji: Tropical Cyclone Evan - Information Bulletin No. 1

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This bulletin is being issued for information only and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation.

*This bulletin contains information on the French territory of Wallis and Futuna

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06 Jan 2004

American Samoa + 4 others
APCEDI Cyclone Heta Alert No. 8

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— Asia-Pacific Centre for Emergency and Development Information
06 January 2004, Sydney 12:00 EDT
The eyewall of Super Cyclone Heta is continuing to make a beeline for Niue as it pulls away from Tonga. Lots of reports are now coming in from American Samoa and to a lesser extent from Samoa.

The following will be a country by country assessment.

American Samoa: A state of emergency has been declared by Acting Governor Aitofele Sunia. No deaths and one serious injury has been reported (electrocution from downed powerline). Airport Terminal has lost much of its roof. Widespread moderate

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06 Jan 2004

American Samoa + 4 others
APCEDI Cyclone Heta Alert No. 7

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— Asia-Pacific Centre for Emergency and Development Information
06 January 2004, Sydney 09:00 EDT
Super Cyclone Heta peaked as a Category 5 Super Cyclone, but has now begun to weaken slightly and pick up forward speed as it moves southeastward. It is is still a strong and dangerous Category 4 storm. The eyewall is about 150 kms southeast of Niuatoputapu, 200 kms northeast of the Vava'u Group and 210 kms northwest of Niue.

The following will be a country by country assessment.

Tonga: Satellite images from overnight show that Heta's eyewall passed 50 kms east of islands of Tafahi and Niuatoputapu.

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05 Jan 2004

American Samoa + 5 others
APCEDI Cyclone Heta Alert No. 6

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— Asia-Pacific Centre for Emergency and Development Information
05 January 2004, Sydney 19:00 EDT
Cyclone Heta continues as a dangerous Category 4 storm, and there is now the official prediction that it will peak as a Category 5 Super Cyclone within 50-100km of the Tongan Island of Niuatoputapu. So the situation in growing increasingly grave over the next 24 hours for Samoa, Tonga and Niue. Moderate to locally severe damage is being reported from Wallis, Savai'i and Upolu as the first reports start to come in. The following will be a country by country assessment.

Tokelau: Outer rain and wind bands

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05 Jan 2004

American Samoa + 4 others
APCEDI Cyclone Heta Alert No. 5

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— Asia-Pacific Centre for Emergency and Development Information
05 January 2004, Sydney 09:00 EDT
Cyclone Heta rapidly gained strength overnight and is now a dangerous Category 4 storm. It has however picked up some forward speed and is now moving south-southeast at 9 knots. The centre now lies equidistant between Wallis Island and Savai'i, Samoa's western-most island. This is actually the best possible scenario for both islands as it means that neither one will receive the full brunt of the storm. However, now that the overall strength has increased, both Wallis and Savai'i will likely get significant gales and rain which
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04 Jan 2004

American Samoa + 4 others
APCEDI Cyclone Heta Alert No. 4

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— Asia-Pacific Centre for Emergency and Development Information
04 January 2004, Sydney 18:00 EDT
Cyclone Heta has been slowly moving to the southwest which moves it farther away from Samoa, but now closer to the French Territory of Wallis and Futuna.

All warnings have now been discontinued for Tokelau although they are still experiencing intermittent squalls and heavy rains. Heta's centre is now 350 km southwest of Nukunonu.

Given the increasing western component of its track, Heta tonight and tomorrow is set to start passing between Wallis Island and Savai'i, Samoa's western-most island probably as a Category

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