1. Philippines - TC Bopha (Pablo) struck the southern Philippines about 3 weeks ago. Nearly 834,000 people remain displaced, of whom almost 12,000 are in 43 evacuation centers. The rest are staying outside of the centers. As of 21 Dec, 1,050 people are reported as dead and another 838 are missing. A large international response is underway, in support of the government. Emergency Shelter is the highest priority need.
   Source: OCHA

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.

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

The situation

Samoa

Posted at 01:21 on 17 December, 2012 UTC

No casualties have been reported in Wallis and Futuna as the French territory takes stock of the damage caused yesterday by Tropical Cyclone Evan.

The category 4 cyclone left mainly damage to infrastructure as it passed the French territory, heading towards the Fiji group into Monday.

Read the story on Radio New Zealand International

12/16/2012 14:03 GMT

PARIS, 16 déc 2012 (AFP) - L'île de Wallis a été "durement touchée" et a subi d'"importants dégâts matériels" après le passage du cyclone Evan, de classe 2, samedi et dimanche, tandis que celle de Futuna a été "moins frappée", a annoncé dimanche le gouvernement français.

Ce violent cyclone avait causé la mort d'au moins deux personnes lors de son passage jeudi et vendredi sur les îles voisines de Samoa, y détruisant la principale centrale électrique de cet archipel du Pacifique Sud.

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