ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - ReliefWeb · 2020. 5. 12. · RO KOREA DPR KOREA FIJI TIMOR-LESTE VANUATU...
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OCHA presence PACIFIC OCEAN South China Sea Bay of Bengal INDIAN OCEAN CHINA INDIA AUSTRALIA MONGOLIA MYANMAR PAKISTAN AFGHANISTAN THAILAND JAPAN VIET NAM NEPAL MALAYSIA CAMBODIA BANGLADESH SRI LANKA LAO PDR BHUTAN RO KOREA DPR KOREA FIJI TIMOR-LESTE VANUATU SOLOMON ISLANDS BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PALAU SINGAPORE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA NAURU MALDIVES TUVALU MARSHALL ISLANDS NEW CALEDONIA Guam (US) Northern Mariana Islands (US) PAPUA NEW GUINEA KIRIBATI NEW ZEALAND I N D O N E S I A PHILIPPINES Pyongyang Kobe Suva Manila Jakarta Yangon Kabul Islamabad Bangkok PRECIPITATION FORECAST The precipitation forecast for the May-Jun-Jul season indicates that precipitation is very likely to be below normal across the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Mongolia, as well as many Pacific nations especially Vanuatu and Kiribati. Above normal precipitation is likely across Indonesia, as well as much of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Source: IRI, Columbia University. Apr 2020 Above normal Below normal Normal Ambo Cyclone Harold PHILIPPINES More than 277,000 people remain displaced in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur, six months after a series of earthquake struck several municipalities. According to evacuation centres managers, 47 per cent of these displace people are not able to observe physical distancing inside shelters due lack of space. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in evacuation centres yet, but many displaced people do not report symptoms for fear of being isolated. Food security and livelihoods are heavily affected by movement restrictions as displaced people working as farmers have difficulties transporting and selling their produce on local markets, while labourers and construction workers who rely on public transportation are currently unable to go to work. 277,000 people displaced As of 11 May, a tropical depression named Ambo was located about 400km east of Mindanao and was moving in a northwest direction. The Philippines weather bureau forecasts TD Ambo to intensify into a severe tropical storm in the next 48 hours and is expected to make landfall over the Bicol Region on the evening of 14-15 May. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has announced that it has USD$23 million worth of relief assistance and has logistics assets on standby to deliver aid if needed.3 MYANMAR Around 4,000 people fled from their homes in Minbya Township in Rakhine State over the past week as clashes between the Myanmar Armed Forces and the Arakan Army continued in Rakhine and southern areas of Chin. Small-scale displacement was also recorded in other townships due to shelling and airstrikes during this period. There have been fewer reports of civilian casualties than in previous weeks, with one civilian killed and three injured in Rakhine, according to public sources. This is a sharp decline compared to figures reported by the same sources in the first 10 days of April, which saw 48 civilian deaths and injuries in Rakhine and Chin states. 1 4,000 people newly displaced FIJI & VANUATU Humanitarian programmes continue to respond to the needs of people affected by Cyclone Harold. In Fiji, damage to crops and livestock is reported to be approximately FJD29 million and as of 10th May, a total of 610 people remain in 79 evacuation centres in the Central (8) and Eastern (71) Divisions respectively. Humanitarian response is continuing with emphasis on WASH, Food Security, Shelter and Health. In Vanuatu, the National Disaster Management Office has organized 12 shipments of food and non-food items (tents, tarpaulins, medical supplies, fuel) to affected areas since 10 April and a Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) of USD2.58 million was approved for live-saving activities to assist 109,000 people in need.2 The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 12 May 2020. Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org/roap . Sources: 1.RSG, Media. 2. PHT, NDMO. 3. IOM, NDRRMC, Philippines Weather Bureau. For the latest information related to COVID-19 please see: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen. ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot 5 - 11 May 2020 LA NIÑA/EL NIÑO LEVEL Source: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology El Niño Inactive Watch Alert Alert La Niña Watch
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OCHA presence
PAC I F I CO C E A N
SouthChina
SeaBay ofBengal
I N D I A NO C E A N
C H I N A
I N D I A
A U S T R A L I A
MONGOLIA
MYANMAR
PAKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
THAILAND
JAPAN
VIET NAM
NEPAL
M A L A Y S I A
CAMBODIA
BANGLADESH
SRI LANKA
LAO PDR
BHUTAN
RO KOREA
DPR KOREA
FIJI
TIMOR-LESTE
VANUATU
S O L O M O NI S L A N D S
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PALAU
SINGAPORE
F E D E R A T E DS T A T E S O F
M I C R O N E S I A
NAURU
M A L D I V E S
TUVALU
M A R S H A L L I S L A N D S
N E WC A L E D O N I A
Guam (US)
Northern Mariana Islands (US)
PAPUA NEWGUINEA
SAMOA
TONGA
TOKELAU
NIUE
COOK ISLANDS
FRENCH POLYNESIA
PITCAIRN
KIRIBATI
NEW ZEALAND
I N D O N E S I A
PHILIPPINES
Pyongyang
Kobe
Suva
Manila
Jakarta
Yangon
Kabul
Islamabad
Bangkok
PRECIPITATION FORECASTThe precipitation forecast for the May-Jun-Jul season indicates that precipitation is very likely to be below normal across the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Mongolia, as well as many Pacific nations especially Vanuatu and Kiribati. Above normal precipitation is likely across Indonesia, as well as much of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Source: IRI, Columbia University. Apr 2020
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PHILIPPINES
More than 277,000 people remain displaced in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur, six months after a
series of earthquake struck several municipalities. According to evacuation centres managers, 47 per cent of these displace people are not able to observe physical distancing inside shelters due lack of space. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in evacuation centres yet, but many displaced people do not report symptoms for fear of being isolated. Food security and livelihoods are heavily affected by movement restrictions as displaced people working as farmers have difficulties transporting and selling their produce on local markets, while labourers and construction workers who rely on public transportation are currently unable to go to work.
277,000 people displaced
As of 11 May, a tropical depression named Ambo was located about 400km east of Mindanao and was
moving in a northwest direction. The Philippines weather bureau forecasts TD Ambo to intensify into a severe tropical storm in the next 48 hours and is expected to make landfall over the Bicol Region on the evening of 14-15 May. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has announced that it has USD$23 million worth of relief assistance and has logistics assets on standby to deliver aid if needed.3
MYANMAR
Around 4,000 people fled from their homes in Minbya Township in Rakhine State over the past
week as clashes between the Myanmar Armed Forces and the Arakan Army continued in Rakhine and southern areas of Chin. Small-scale displacement was also recorded in other townships due to shelling and airstrikes during this period. There have been fewer reports of civilian casualties than in previous weeks, with one civilian killed and three injured in Rakhine, according to public sources. This is a sharp decline compared to figures reported by the same sources in the first 10 days of April, which saw 48 civilian deaths and injuries in Rakhine and Chin states.1
4,000 people newly displacedFIJI & VANUATU
Humanitarian programmes continue to respond to the needs of people affected by Cyclone
Harold. In Fiji, damage to crops and livestock is reported to be approximately FJD29 million and as of 10th May, a total of 610 people remain in 79 evacuation centres in the Central (8) and Eastern (71) Divisions respectively. Humanitarian response is continuing with emphasis on WASH, Food Security, Shelter and Health. In Vanuatu, the National Disaster Management Office has organized 12 shipments of food and non-food items (tents, tarpaulins, medical supplies, fuel) to affected areas since 10 April and a Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) of USD2.58 million was approved for live-saving activities to assist 109,000 people in need.2
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Creation date: 12 May 2020. Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org/roap . Sources: 1.RSG, Media. 2. PHT, NDMO. 3. IOM, NDRRMC, Philippines Weather Bureau.
For the latest information related to COVID-19 please see: https://www.who.int/emergen-cies/diseases/novel-coronavi-rus-2019/events-as-they-happen.For the latest information related to COVID-19 please see: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen.
ASIA AND THE PACIFICWeekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot 5 - 11 May 2020
LA NIÑA/EL NIÑO LEVELSource: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology
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