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TONGA Following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January, government-led efforts continue with the clearing of ash debris, coordinating relief distribution to affected...

TONGA The Government of Tonga is leading relief and clearing operations since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January. The ash and the tsunami affected an estimated 84 per...

TONGA An eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha-apai underwater volcano on 15 January caused a tsunami and ash fall in Tonga, with a 5km wide and 20km high plume of ash, steam and gas. The eruption was...

MYANMAR Armed clashes have intensified between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and various local People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) across northwest and southeast Myanmar. This has resulted in further...

PHILIPPINES Typhoon Rai (locally named Odette) made first landfall on 16 December in Surigao del Norte Province before crossing central-southern Philippines, making landfall in the Visayas and...

PAPUA NEW GUINEA Unusually high tides occurring between 4 and 6 December have caused flooding events in island and coastal communities in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARoB), New Ireland...

INDIA On 4-6 December, Tropical Storm Jawad passed over the northwest Bay of Bengal towards the northeast and brought very heavy rainfall to parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Tripura...

AFGHANISTAN The humanitarian response in Afghanistan, including urgent support to people for winter, is scaling up with improved funding and access to life-saving aid. However, needs and...

AFGHANISTAN The humanitarian response in Afghanistan is scaling up with improved funding and access to life-saving aid. However, needs and vulnerabilities are increasing and outpacing the capacity of...

INDONESIA Heavy rains on 8-14 November have triggered flooding situations in a number of locations in Kalimantan, including in West Kalimantan Province (Sekadau, Kapuas hulu, and Ketapang districts),...

MYANMAR Displacement and returns continued across Shan State amid escalating armed clashes between ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) or between EAOs and the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) during this...

PHILIPPINES On 31 October, armed clashes between government security forces and members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) took place in Maguindanao Province. An estimated 2,730 people...

AFGHANISTAN The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster has warned that 22.8 million people will face acute food insecurity starting in November. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)...

PHILIPPINES About 40,000 people are currently displaced in the provinces of La Union and Ilocos Sur due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu (local name Maring). 14,000 displaced people are...

PAKISTAN An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude at a depth of 15 km occurred near Harnai, Balochistan on 7 October. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 16 people died (five male,...

PHILIPPINES About 1,500 residents of Mamasapano, Maguindanao fled their homes on 28 September due to armed conflict between warring clans. The residents sought refuge with relatives living in...

PHILIPPINES At least 2,900 people were displaced in the town of Shariff Saydona Mustapha in Maguindanao province on 23 September as the military launched aerial attacks against the non-state armed...

PHILIPPINES According to the latest government report, about 18,000 people remain displaced across the typhoon-affected areas with at least 16,500 internally displaced people in home-based settings...

PHILIPPINES At least 33,600 people remain displaced following the successive typhoons Conson and Chanthu which affected the Philippines from 6 to 12 September. An estimated 314,000 people were...

NEPAL Unusually heavy rainfall in a short period of time on September 6 has led to flooding in the city of Kathmandu, inundating more than 382 houses and several roads, local marketplaces, and parks...