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Mount Bagana Volcano Eruption
BACKGROUND
IOM continues to work in partnership with the National Disaster Centre and Bougainville Office for Disaster and Climate Change to assess and assist communities affected by Mt. Bagana volcano eruption. IOM, at the request of the National Disaster Centre and Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) deployed the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) on 26-30 July 2023 that identified a total of 3,303 people (724 households) displaced to Wakunai and Piva station care centres. 1 A second round of the DTM deployed on 10-14 August 2023 has witnessed a 19 per cent increase in the IDP population from the first round. This report presents findings from the second round of the DTM assessment.
POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC
In total, 3,920 displaced individuals from 900 households (HHs) were identified at Wakunai (1,712 individuals from 414 HHs) and Piva station (2,208 individuals from 486 HHs) care centres. Of these 3,920 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), 48 per cent were males, and 52 per cent females. The IDPs located at Wakunai centre originate mainly from two Wards of Siro and Ruruvu, and most IDPs in Torokina (Piva station) are from Tsito-Vuakovi and Koromaketo Wards. This second round of data collection has witnessed a 19 per cent increase in the IDP population from the first round conducted 26-30 July. It should be noted that the IDP population is expected to increase as more people evacuate