DESTACADOS:

• NICARAGUA: Un sismo de 6,6 grados deja una persona muerta y daños menores a la infraestructura

• NICARAGUA: Las lluvias han afectado a unas 5,500 personas en 10 departamentos del país

• GUATEMALA: Más de 23,500 personas han sido afectadas por la actual temporada de lluvia

Thanks to organized contingency planning and preparedness measures, the humanitarian impact was well-mitigated, with a faster and more efficient response to the emergency.

FAITS SAILLANTS

• La visite des champions politiques place Haïti comme pays pilote de la résilience aux désastres

• De sérieuses inquiétudes sur l’insécurité alimentaire sont renouvelées dans plusieurs régions du pays

• Alors qu’une nouvelle étude sur le choléra recommande la vigilance en période sèche, les infrastructures de traitement restent insuffisantes

• Une faible réduction du nombre de déplacés est constatée ; toutefois leur protection demeure une préoccupation

HIGHLIGHTS

• A 7.8 earthquake hit South-Eastern Iran on 16 April, close to the border with Pakistan. The impact was felt in both countries, with 14 people killed, 73 injured and two missing.

• New and worsening humanitarian crises since 2011 have led to a considerable increase in CERF allocations to the MENA region. The largest recipients have been Pakistan, Syria and Yemen.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Government authorities and humanitarian partners in Balochistan are responding to the humanitarian needs of an estimated 30,000 people affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the border region of Iran and Pakistan on 16 April.

• Humanitarian partners have conducted capacity-building workshops on disaster preparedness and management for over 100 government and military officials involved in emergency response in flood-prone districts.

HIGHLIGHTS:

 ECUADOR: 1,070 people affected by latest floods. In 2013, more than 11,000 people have been affected.

 GUATEMALA & COLOMBIA: The Fuego and Nevado del Ruiz volcanos have intensified activities.

 HONDURAS: Yellow alert in the department of Atlantida for seismic activities.

DESTACADOS:

 COLOMBIA: 1,100 afectados por vendavales en 9 departamentos. 227 viviendas afectadas.

 PERÚ: Varios departamento de Arequipa en emergencia. 176 mil personas afectadas por lluviasesta temporada.

 HONDURAS: Alera verde por actividad sísmica. Sismos de hasta 5.2 grados han sido reportados.

Iran

An earthquake registering 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in South-eastern in Iran, near the city of Khash (86 Km), 78 Km from the border with Pakistan, on 16 April 2013 at 10:44:13 UTC (03:44:13 PM at epicentre).

There are so far no official reports on the impact but various media outlets have reported up to 40 deaths (according to Iran State TV).

The Deputy Head of Iran's Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has declared the state of emergency in the quake-hit region of the Province.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Floods and landslides killed 20 people in North Sulawesi in February. About 4,220 houses were damaged, 3,832 people were temporarily displaced.

• Floods killed three people and temporarily displaced around 9,923 persons in Riau in February.

• Floods killed three people and displaced around 1,145 families from six sub-districts Jayapura District, Papua in March.

• Communities affected by disasters continue to receive support from three HRF-funding projects.