Situation Overview The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has released a preliminary assessment report and has analyzed five areas/islands. Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai; Nuku’alofa; Uoleva; Uiha...
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Situation Overview The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has released a preliminary assessment report and has analyzed five areas/islands. Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai; Nuku’alofa; Uoleva; Uiha...
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Situation Overview No additional eruptions were recorded since yesterday’s update. However, further volcanic activity cannot be ruled out. The ash cloud has slowly moved on in a north-westerly...
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Situation Overview A large eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha-apai underwater volcano in the evening of 15 January (at 17:26 local time) caused a tsunami and ash fall in Tonga (total pop. 105,000...
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1. Highlights a. Vanuatu • The Government of Vanuatu – under the leadership of NDMO – is continuing to process assessment data and works with national clusters in drafting a national response plan...
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1. Highlights a. Vanuatu Directors of NDMO and of MFA provided a briefing to the Extended PHT on 20 April. Immediate priorities are Communication/ETC, Shelter, Food Security and WASH. The biggest...
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1. Highlights a. Vanuatu • Assessments continue in the most affected areas. Initial findings from an assessment by the Provincial Emergency Operation Center of Sanma Province indicate that an...
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1. VANUATU The Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) on 10 April, 2020, decided on the following: Declaration of a State of Emergency (SoE) for the purpose of maintinaing prevention and containment...
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Dear Colleagues, This is an OCHA Flash Update on Tropical Cyclone Donna. TC Donna has been moving west-southwest at about 15km/hour and is anticipated to remain as a category 3 system. While tracking...
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TC PAM The eye of category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam passed close to Efate Island in Shefa Province, where the capital Port Vila is located one year ago. The cyclone recorded winds of around 250 km per...
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TC PAM The eye of category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam passed close to Efate Island in Shefa Province, where the capital Port Vila is located one year ago. The cyclone recorded winds of around 250 km per...
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60 million PEOPLE WILL BE AFFECTED BY EL NIÑO IN THE FOUR MOST AFFECTED REGIONS 2.8 million PEOPLE REQUIRE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS 10.2 million PEOPLE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY...
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30 million FOOD INSECURE PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 22 million PEOPLE LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM FOOD INSECURITY IN EASTERN AFRICA 4.7 million PEOPLE AT RISK FROM ADVERSE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH EL NIÑO IN...
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Key Points • A strong El Niño is now in force with some climatologists warning it could rival the 1997/98 event which was the most severe on record. • In an El Niño year, the cyclone season usually...
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Highlights About 166,000 people, including 82,000 children on 22 islands in Vanuatu are estimated to have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Pam. Around 75,000 people are in need of shelter; 110,000...
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Highlights Approximately 14,000 homes have been reported to be destroyed or damaged throughout the provinces of Penama, Malampa, Shefa and Tafea. While food and water supplies have been reaching...
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Highlights Vanuatu’s President has declared a State of Emergency across all six provinces of Vanuatu. Shelter, food, health and water, sanitation and health (WASH) remain key needs. Half of Vanuatu’s...
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Highlights Around 166,000 people, more than half of Vanuatu’s population, have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Pam on 22 islands. Food stocks and water reserves are being exhausted and will not...
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Highlights The Government-led joint Initial Rapid Needs Assessments continued today, indicating an urgent need for food, water, medical supplies, hygiene kits, kitchen kits, tents and bedding...
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Category 4 Severe TC Pam is currently located east of the northern islands of Vanuatu. It is expected to strengthen into a Category 5 storm around 2.00 a.m. (VUT) on 13 March, when it will be...
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Contents Natural Disasters and Conflicts in Asia-Pacific Funding Trends Preparedness Activities in Asia-Pacific WHS Regional Consultation for N&SE Asia Philippines Myanmar El Niño in Asia-Pacific...