WEEKLY DISASTER UPDATE20 – 26 August 2018
Week
34
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DATA SOURCE
Detailed information of each disaster and emergency situation are available at: http://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports
AHA Centre - Disaster Monitoring & Response System (DMRS); Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global);
ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centres (ASMC); Cambodia: MWRM; Indonesia: BNPB, BPBDs of affected
municipalities, BMKG, BPS, PVMBG-ESDM; Lao PDR: DSW; Philippines: NDRRMC, DSWD, PAGASA,
PHIVOLCS; Thailand: DDPM, TMD; Viet Nam: CCNDPC / VDMA, NCHMF
Various news agencies
DISCLAIMER
The AHA Centre was established in November 2011 by the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States to facilitate cooperation and coordination
among Member States, relevant agencies of the United Nations and international
organisations in disaster management and humanitarian assistance.
This update consists of significant natural disaster events that occur in ASEAN Member
States, including Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The disasters recorded
include Drought, Flood, Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcano, Wind, Landslide and Storm.
The use of boundaries, geographic names, related information and potential
considerations for response are for reference, not warranted to be error free or implying
official endorsement from ASEAN Member States.
REGIONAL TALLY# Affected people:
5,261,699**AHA Centre’s estimation based on total number of deaths, injuries and IDPs reported by National Disaster
Management Offices (NDMOs) of each ASEAN Member State and other verified sources.
# Affected families:
729,861*
S/N Date Country, Disaster Log and Key Updates
1
5 Aug, 19 a& 23
Aug 2018
(update)
Indonesia, M 7.0 Lombok Earthquake (update of response and
major earthquakes) http://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/1249
2 21 Aug 2018Myanmar, Flooding in Taunggoo Districthttp://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/1282
3 23 Aug 2018Indonesia, Drought in Demak Regencyhttp://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/1284
4 23 Aug 2018Indonesia, Fire in West Kalimantanhttp://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/1285
5 24 Aug 2018Myanmar, Flood in Taninthayi Regionhttp://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/1283
6 25 Aug 2018Philippines, Southwest Monsoon enhanced by TS "Karding"
and TD "Luis"http://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/1279
7 26 Aug 2018Myanmar, Landslide due to heavy rainshttp://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/1281
8 26 Aug 2018Myanmar, Flooding in Homalinhttp://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/1280
Regional Summary of Week 34 and Outlook for Week 35
1) In Week 33, the AHA Centre observed drought and forest fire reports in southern part of
ASEAN region, which is in stark contrast to flooding in the northern part of ASEAN.
2) Drought events have been reported in several locations of Borneo and Java as the hot and
dry weather persists. Water management and distribution remains a priority as authorities
strive to ensure that these needs are met.
3) BMKG is monitoring the emergence of the hotspots throughout this dry season through to
the end of September. They are working constantly to coordinate with relevant authorities
and the wider community to continually improve preparedness and awareness of the
potential of land and forest fires, the dangers of air pollution and smoke, the potential for
land drought and shortages clean water.
4) TS “Karding” and TD “Luis” enhanced rainfall in the northern part of Philippines with
declaration of calamity being made for 1 province and 6 municipalities (NDRRMC, DSWD).
5) hile, there were no damaging earthquakes recorded in the Philippines (PHIVOLCS).
6) ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) activated Alert Level 2 for southern
ASEAN region on 13 Aug. Regional haze updates are available here.
7) All disasters occurred in Week 34 were still within the capacity of each Member State.
AHACENTREASEAN Coordinating Centre
for Humanitarian Assistance
on disaster management
MALAYSIA
PHILIPPINES
CAMBODIA
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
VIET NAM
LAO PDRMYANMAR
INDONESIA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
REGIONAL SUMMARY
AffectedPeople
DisplacedPeople
0 - 1K people affected 1K - 10K people affected 10 K - 100 K people affected More than 100K people affected
AHACENTREASEAN Coordinating Centre
for Humanitarian Assistance
on disaster management
MALAYSIA
PHILIPPINES
CAMBODIA
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
VIET NAM
LAO PDRMYANMAR
INDONESIA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
REGIONAL SUMMARY
AffectedPeople
DisplacedPeople
0 - 1K people affected 1K - 10K people affected 10 K - 100 K people affected More than 100K people affected
AHACENTREASEAN Coordinating Centre
for Humanitarian Assistance
on disaster management
MALAYSIA
PHILIPPINES
CAMBODIA
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
VIET NAM
LAO PDRMYANMAR
INDONESIA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
REGIONAL SUMMARY
AffectedPeople
DisplacedPeople
0 - 1K people affected 1K - 10K people affected 10 K - 100 K people affected More than 100K people affected
100 - 1K people affected
AHACENTREASEAN Coordinating Centre
for Humanitarian Assistance
on disaster management
MALAYSIA
PHILIPPINES
CAMBODIA
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
VIET NAM
LAO PDRMYANMAR
INDONESIA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
REGIONAL SUMMARY
AffectedPeople
DisplacedPeople
0 - 1K people affected 1K - 10K people affected 10 K - 100 K people affected More than 100K people affected
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6
3
2
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# Displaced people:
482,019*
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WEEKLY DISASTER UPDATE20 – 26 August 2018
Week
34
© 2017 AHA Centre.
All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email
because you are registered
in our distribution list.
Our mailing address is:
AHA Centre,
GRAHA BNPB 13th Floor,
Jl. Raya Pramuka Kav. 38,
Jakarta 13120 Indonesia
DATA SOURCE
Detailed information of each disaster and emergency situation are available at: http://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports
AHA Centre - Disaster Monitoring & Response System (DMRS); Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global);
ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centres (ASMC); Cambodia: MWRM; Indonesia: BNPB, BPBDs of affected
municipalities, BMKG, BPS, PVMBG-ESDM; Lao PDR: DSW; Philippines: NDRRMC, DSWD, PAGASA,
PHIVOLCS; Thailand: DDPM, TMD; Viet Nam: CCNDPC / VDMA, NCHMF
Various news agencies
DISCLAIMER
The AHA Centre was established in November 2011 by the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States to facilitate cooperation and coordination
among Member States, relevant agencies of the United Nations and international
organisations in disaster management and humanitarian assistance.
This update consists of significant natural disaster events that occur in ASEAN Member
States, including Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The disasters recorded
include Drought, Flood, Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcano, Wind, Landslide and Storm.
The use of boundaries, geographic names, related information and potential
considerations for response are for reference, not warranted to be error free or implying
official endorsement from ASEAN Member States.
1) A total of 232 earthquakes were recorded
between 20 Aug and 26 Aug UTC+7 across the
Pacific “Ring of Fire” and its adjacent tectonic
plates. Of these recorded earthquakes, 37
(15.9%) were recorded to be M 5.0 and above.
25 (67.6%) of these major earthquakes (≥M 5.0)
occurred between 20 Aug and 22 Aug within a
span of 48 hours.
2) Nearly a third of the total 232 recorded
earthquakes (68) occurred between 25 Aug and
26 Aug.
3) Of the 232 earthquakes, 32 (13.8%) were
reported within ASEAN region. Of the 32
recorded in the region, 11 (34.4%) were
reported to be M 5.0 and above
4) The AHA Centre also monitored the increased
activities of Mount Anak Krakatau in Sunda
Strait, Indonesia which had a recorded of 76
earthquake and continuous tremor events
(PVMBG). There is no change in alert level of
Indonesian volcanoes. In the Philippines, Mount
Mayon and Kanlaon remain at Alert Level 2.
• A total of 9 aftershocks were felt in Lombok Island,
West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, Indonesia,
since 19 Aug 2018. Regencies in Lombok and
Mataram were exposed to intensities ranging from
MMI scale of II to IV. The AHA Centre also monitored
• M 5.3 earthquake in Papua on 26 Aug;
• M 4.6 earthquake in Tenggara Bengkulu
Utara on 26 Aug;
• M 4.7 earthquake in Central Sulawesi on 25
Aug;
• M 5.5 earthquake in Barat Lampung on 23
Aug;
• M 4.3 in Pangandaran on 23 Aug (BMKG).
• No casualties and damages reported due to the
earthquake source depth.
• Meanwhile, there were no damaging earthquakes
recorded in the Philippines (PHIVOLCS). AHA
Centre also monitored:
• M 5.0 earthquake in Calayan on 21 Aug;
• M 4.1 earthquake in Baganga on 22 Aug;
• M 4.0 earthquake in Guiuan on 22 Aug;
• M 4.2 earthquake in Jose Abad Santos
on 22 Aug;
• M 5.1 earthquake in Sarangani on 23
Aug;
• M 5.2 earthquake in Guiuan on 24 Aug;
• M 4.5 earthquake in Baras on 25 Aug;
• M 4.0 earthquake in Sarangani on 25
Aug
