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| FL-2016-000009-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
Between 19 and 23 Jan, local authorities reported floods in Sumatra (Jambi and South Sumatra provinces), Java (Central Java and East Java provinces), and Sulawesi (South Sulawesi and North Sulawesi provinces). Following torrential rains, landslides killed three people in Kerinci District, Jambi Province on 20 Jan and one person in Manado Regency, North Sulawesi Province on 21 Jan. This flooding inundated at least 4,900 houses. Local authorities have provided emergency assistance. |
| EP-2016-000008-NGA
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Epidemic |
Nigeria |
A suspected outbreak of Lassa viral hemorrhagic fever was announced in Nigeria on 8 January (AFP 13/01/2016). On 14 January, official records states at least 140 suspected cases and 30 confirmed cases, including 53 deaths, in 14 states indicating a case fatality rate (CFR) of 37.9% (NCDC 14/01/2016). As of 20 January, local media has reported as many as 212 suspected cases and 63 deaths in 17 states (IBI 20/01/2016). |
| EP-2016-000007-HTI
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Epidemic |
Haiti |
On 18 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point for Haiti notified PAHO/WHO of 5 laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika virus infection. |
| CW-2016-000006-JPN
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Cold Wave |
Japan |
Heavy snow in eastern and northeastern Japan wreaked havoc with transportation systems and injured about 250 people 18 January 2016 as central Tokyo was blanketed with 6 cm. |
| OT-2016-000005-LSO
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Other |
Lesotho |
Lesotho last had normal rainfall between April and May 2015. This made it difficult for Basotho (Lesotho people) to be engaged in winter ploughing due to scarce moisture. The first rains were expected between August, September, October and November, but in vain it is reported that vegetation conditions experienced in November 2015 were at their lowest in 15 years. According to the December 2015 FEWSNET report the strong El Niño event enhanced probabilities of below-normal rainfall and continued dry conditions in Southern Africa. Lesotho`s onset of rains was delayed by 30-40 days affecting land preparation and other agricultural activities. Of the few people who managed to plant their fields, the crops are dying off due to this prolonged dry spell. These conditions have also negatively affected livestock conditions due to poor pastures and limited availability of water.
The prolonged dry spells and drought not only affected maize production but other crops such as sorghum, beans, peas and wheat have also been affected, and harvests are down and low yields are therefore expected. The drought situation resulted in a 51% cereal deficit of the required 247,000 metric tonnes. Out of 10 districts the 5 hard to reach districts in Lesotho are the most affected including Qacha's Nek, Mokhotlong, Thaba Tseka, Quthing and Mafeteng. |
| CW-2016-000004-MNG
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Cold Wave |
Mongolia |
Mongolia is experiencing very low temperatures and
heavy snowfall since early November 2015. Temperatures are expected to persist on average of below -25 degrees Celsius during daytime, affecting more than 965,000 people. |
| FL-2016-000003-ARG
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Flood |
Argentina |
Heavy rains have been recorded in many parts of Argentina since early December.
The most affected provinces in Argentina are Entre Ríos and Corrientes where in total 6 deaths have been registered. In total, 3,430 households (HHs), approximately 17,951 people, have been affected, including 1,073 HHs (5,365 people) who have been displaced. |
| DR-2016-000002-COL
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Drought |
Colombia |
Colombia has declared a red alert in 23 provinces because of low water levels in two key rivers which supply hundreds of towns and cities. |
| EQ-2016-000001-BGD
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Earthquake |
Bangladesh |
A powerful earthquake struck South Asia before dawn on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring nearly 200, with efforts to rescue those trapped in rubble hampered by severed power supplies and telecommunication links. Media in Bangladesh reported three people died of heart attacks with police saying at least 90 were injured. |
| EQ-2016-000001-IND
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Earthquake |
India |
At least two people were reported dead after a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck northeast India near the country's borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets. Dozens more were injured in the scramble to escape buildings in India and Bangladesh after they were woken by the early morning tremor. |
| TC-2015-000188-KHM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Cambodia |
In Cambodia, media reports indicated 11 fatalities resulting from lightning strikes and flash floods in Battambang, Preach Sihanouk, and Koh Kong Provinces. Approximately 1,825 houses were inundated, leading to the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people |
| FL-2015-000187-KHM
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Flood |
Cambodia |
According to reports from the Cambodia Humanitarian Respone Forum (CHF), starting from September 1st, widespread flooding in Cambodia has had a devastating impact. An estimated 85,482 households across 74 districts in 14 provinces have been affected. The most severely affected provinces include Kampong Thom with 29,122 households affected, Battambang with 18,786 households affected, Banteay Meanchey with 10,547 households affected, and Pursat with 9,510 households affected.
The flooding has caused extensive damage with 33,165 homes, 29 health centers, 280 schools, 1.600 km of rural roads, and 152,386 hectares of agricultural land affected. These events have had a significant impact on the affected communities and their livelihood. |
| ST-2015-000186-DNK
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Denmark |
The January Storm of 2005, known as "Erwin," was a violent storm that struck Northwestern Europe on January 8, 2005. This storm, which particularly affected Denmark and Sweden, reached wind speeds of 35 m/s, with gusts measuring up to 46 m/s as recorded in Hanstholm. These wind speeds correspond to a Category 2 hurricane, 10 on the Beaufort scale. The storm resulted in a total of four reported fatalities and inflicted substantial damage estimated at nearly 2 Million USD.
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| ST-2015-000185-USA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
United States |
A large winter storm and associated cold wave impacted many central, eastern and northeastern states (CT, DE, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA). The city of Boston was particularly impacted as feet of snow continued to accumulate causing load-stress on buildings and clogging transportation corridors. Total, direct losses in Massachusetts alone exceed 1.0 (1.1) billion for this event, with considerable damage in many other states. |
| EP-2015-000184-MWI
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Epidemic |
Malawi |
The cholera outbreak which started in December 2015 continues to be a challenge in the country, particularly in districts surrounding Lake Chirwa, although the number of new cases has been declining in recent weeks. As of 31st March 2016 a cumulative total of 1,073 cholera cases were registered in 10 out of 28 districts with 21 deaths, representing a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 1.96%. During the last week of March, a total of 32 new cholera cases were recorded as compared to 33 recorded in the previous week. |
| CE-2015-000183-SSD
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Complex Emergency |
South Sudan |
Cereal prices have shot up nearly five-fold since early last year, making it increasingly difficult for people to get enough to eat, according to a new joint Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Some 5.8 million people, or nearly half of the country's population, are unsure where their next meal will come from, while the rate of severe food insecurity has now reached 12 percent, double the rate of one year ago. |
| CE-2015-000182-BDI
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Complex Emergency |
Burundi |
Since April 2015, the political and security situation in Burundi has been tense with violence continuing in the capital, Bujumbura, and in some of the provinces, in the aftermath of President Nkurunziza's decision to run for another term.
Since November 2015, apart from the civil unrest, the population has also been affected by multiple emergencies, the impact of which has been exacerbated by the political and security situation. These include the El Niño phenomena, internal displacement, food insecurity, and increased risk of infections and water borne diseases (e.g. cholera and malaria).
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| DR-2015-000181-IDN
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Drought |
Indonesia |
Over 1.2 million people are in need of food assistance in Indonesia as a drought-related food crisis has been affecting most of the country since August 2015. El Niño meant that the rainy season did not start in December as expected: after a short period of average rain in the first days of January, rainfall returned to well below-average in February. |
| DR-2015-000180-VNM
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Drought |
Viet Nam |
Severe drought has impacted all provinces in the Mekong Delta, Southern Central and Central highland regions since the end of 2015. 39 out of Viet Nam's 63 provinces have requested support from central government to cope with the most severe El Nino / drought in 90 years. Currently 10 provinces have declared drought emergencies. |
| EP-2015-000179-AGO
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Epidemic |
Angola |
Angola is experiencing its first confirmed yellow fever outbreak in 30 years. The first cases were identified in the district of Viana (Luanda province) on 5 December 2015. According to data collected by Cruz Vermelha de Angola (CVA), there have been 277 suspected cases of yellow fever (cumulative) and 65 deaths (CFR 23.5%). The majority of cases have been reported in Luanda. Other affected provinces include Cabinda, Cuanza Sul, Huambo, Huila and Uige.1 Two previous yellow fever outbreaks in Angola were recorded in 1971 and 1986. Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.. There are an estimated 130,000 cases of yellow fever reported yearly, causing 44,000 deaths worldwide each year, with 90 percent occurring in Africa.1 |
| EP-2015-000178-CAF
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Epidemic |
Central African Republic |
On 4 December 2015, two children aged 9 and 5 from a hunter family in Lengo village, 15 kilometres from Bakouma in the Mbomou Province, eastern Central African Republic (CAR), were taken to the Bakouma health Centre suffering from unidentified disease with rashes all over their bodies. On the 10 December 2015, in response to the outbreak in Bangassou, the WHO facilitated an initial assessment carried out by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the affected province and a joint mission was undertaken by the health district and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Belgium. On 17 December 2015, the children were later transferred to the Bangassou Regional hospital run by an international non-governmental organization (NGO) and MSF. While at the hospital, the children's condition got worse. As such, samples were taken and sent to the Pasteur Institute of Bangui for Laboratory test.
On the 29 December 2015, following the testing of samples and diagnosis, the Minister of Health declared a Monkey-pox epidemic outbreak and requested World Health Organization (WHO)'s support in carrying out further analysis and immediate response.
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| OT-2015-000177-HTI
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Other |
Haiti |
Over the past two decades, Haiti has registered collective deportations of tens of thousands of Haitian migrants, most
during election periods. An agreement on a repatriation mechanisms protocol was signed in 1999 between the
Dominican Republic and Haiti; however, it was never implemented. A review of this protocol has been requested by
the Haitian government.
In the current environment, it is imperative that steps be considered in order to manage all cases that correspond to
the three categories of people identified as migrants and their descendants under Dominican law as:
- Group A: People born to foreign parents in the Dominican Republic and recorded in the civil status registries
and members of their families;
- Group B: Those born in the Dominican Republic, but who have never been recorded in the civil status
registries;
There is a third category, which consists of economic migrants in irregular situations:
- Group C: Immigrants in the Dominican Republic in irregular situations (mostly Haitian) are estimated at over
300,000 people, with around 250,000 who do not have documentation.
Currently, there are operations to deport irregular migrants operations (from 500 to 1,000 per week according to
information gathered from civil society organizations present at the border), and the deportations are mostly outside of
any established repatriation mechanism between the two countries. According to the reports, in addition to the four
official border crossings, hundreds of illegal crossing points are used, making the process of identification and the
provision of assistance to affected populations very difficult.
The Haitian government considers the risks associated with mass deportations as high, with the possibility of
spontaneous movements of population on both sides of the border, accompanied by acts of violence or riots. |
| FL-2015-000176-BDI
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Flood |
Burundi |
The current rainy season has been causing severe damages to housing due the El Niño climate event since November 2015, and is expected to continue until May 2016. Until mid-January 2016, heavy rains and floods resulted in the damage and/or the destruction of 5,068 houses in Burundi, affecting 30,408 persons who are in need of assistance in shelter/NFI, based on assessments conducted by the authorities with support from the Burundian Red Cross. Out of these affected 5,068 households, 276 found refuge in two IDP sites set up in November 2015 and January 2016 respectively in Rumonge province, with the majority of the households displaced in host families. Heavy rains mixed with strong winds, landslides, floods and thunderstorms also characterized the period from 13 to 25 January all over the country, causing 28 dead and 22 wounded. 703 houses were destroyed and 24 damaged, while 36 schools and 22 bridges were also destroyed, as reported in the assessment conducted by the Provincial Platform for Risk Prevention and Disaster Management, the Red Cross of Burundi, and the Civil Protection. |
| EP-2015-000175-BRA
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Epidemic |
Brazil |
In May 2015, Zika virus was first confirmed as the cause of an outbreak of a dengue-like disease in northern and eastern Brazil. In the district of Camaçari and the neighboring city Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, a previously unknown disease affecting patients with flu-like symptoms followed by rash and arthralgia, was shown to be caused by Zika virus by researchers from the Federal University of Bahia using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique. The spread followed a pattern similar to an outbreak of chikungunya virus in the same region, another disease previously unknown to the local population. |
| EP-2015-000175-DOM
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Epidemic |
Dominican Republic |
On 23 January 2016, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) reported the presence of the Zika virus in the Dominican Republic after 10 cases were confirmed, eight were contracted locally and two were imported from El Salvador. |
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