RESUME ANALYTIQUE

Entre le 20 et le 25 avril 2012, trois îles de l'Union des Comores – Grande-Comore, Anjouan et Mohéli - ont été touchées par des niveaux extrêmement élevés de pluies torrentielles: 1,738 mm. Il s’agit de près de sept fois la moyenne mensuelle (pour le même mois d’avril) de 267 mm pour la période allant de 1971 à 2000. Ces précipitations représentent également 72% du total annuel moyen entre les années 1971 et 2000. Le 25 avril, un «État de catastrophe nationale" a été déclaré par le Président de l'Union des Comores, suivie d'un appel à l’aide internationale.

HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES

This report is produced by the Resident Coordinator’s Office in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 20 to 25 May 2012. The next report will be issued on or around 1 June 2012.

HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES

• 64,987 people (8% of total population) have been directly affected by the floods.

• 80,000 people in Moroni and 3,900 in Mitsoudje were indirectly affected by broken water pumps.

HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

• Flash floods that affected the Union of Comoros left 4 people dead and an estimated 150 injured.

• On 08 May, the Comoros experienced further heavy rains that led to flash flooding in the same regions that had been affected. People were temporarily displaced and were hosted by friends and family. Some families have returned home. No major damages reported.

• 57,232 people have been affected and around 1,318 households (10,000 people) are still displaced and being hosted by friends and family.

HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

· The flash floods in the Islands of Comoros have left 3 people dead and an estimated 100 injured.

· According to the Government, the number of affected people remains unchanged at 46,139 people. Around 10,000 internally displaced persons have been displaced in Grande Comore, and are being hosted by local communities.

Moroni, Grande Comore, 18 November 2008 - International experts in vulcanology, natural resource exploitation and disaster prevention will meet tomorrow 19 November in Moroni, the capital of the Union of Comoros, for a three-day conference on the Karthala volcano that rises 2,360 m above sea level and covers two-third of Grande Comore, the largest of the three islands in the Indian Ocean that form the Union of the Comoros.

Military operations on the island of Anjouan which started on 25 March continued with sporadic fighting reported in the north-east of the Island on the hills over Mutsamudu-Ouani and between Mirontsi and Barracani. The capital Mutsamudu was taken over by the national army and the coalition forces, without meeting major resistance of the gendarmerie forces of Anjouan -FGA. The port and airport are also controlled by the national army and the coalition, and only military personnel can access the area at present. There are no official reports of casualties,