YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT TYPHOON HAIYAN (YOLANDA PH) – THE PHILIPPINES LINKS FOOD WEATHER OUTLOOK 13 NOV 2013 (As of 3:00 PM EST) POINTS OF CONTACTS PHILIPPINES NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT C OUNCIL PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMI CAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DSWD DISASTER MITIGATION AND RESPONSE SITUATION M AO OFFICIAL GAZETTE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY PROJECT NOAH WEATHER PHILIPPINES GMA THE MANILA TIMES INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL RELIEFWEB OCHA HUB Humanitarian Response - The Philippines EUROPEAN HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION CEDIM UNITED STATES THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFDA US EMBASSY – THE PHILIPPINES NOAA PACOM JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER NASA VOA HEALTH INFORMATION CDC DISASTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CENTER PORTALS AND RESOURCES ASEAN COORDINATING CENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSIST ANCE ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT GDDAC PREVENTION WEB – PHILIPPINES PACIFIC DISASTER CENTER THOMAS REUTERS FOUNDATION UNDERGROUND WEATHER GOOGLE CRISIS RELIEF MAP HUMANITY ROAD BACKGROUND CURRENT SITUATION EMERGEING NEEDS RED CROSS US RESPONSE 1774 * INJURED DEAD 2487 * INTERACTIVE MAP *OFFICIAL NUMBER – THE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB CLUSTER LEADS HEALTH NUTRITION WASH GBV EMERGENCY SHELTER
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YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT
TYPHOON HAIYAN (YOLANDA PH) – THE PHILIPPINES LINKS
FOOD
WEATHER OUTLOOK
13 NOV 2013(As of 3:00 PM EST)
POINTS OF CONTACTS
PHILIPPINESNATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCILPHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENTDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DSWD DISASTER MITIGATION AND RESPONSE SITUATION MAO OFFICIAL GAZETTEPHILIPPINE COAST GUARDPHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCYPROJECT NOAHWEATHER PHILIPPINESGMATHE MANILA TIMES
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL RELIEFWEBOCHA HUBHumanitarian Response - The Philippines
EUROPEANHUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTIONCEDIM
UNITED STATESTHE DEPARTMENT OF STATEOFDAUS EMBASSY – THE PHILIPPINES NOAAPACOMJOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTERNASAVOA
HEALTH INFORMATIONCDC DISASTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CENTER
PORTALS AND RESOURCESASEAN COORDINATING CENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ON DISASTER MANAGEMENTGDDACPREVENTION WEB – PHILIPPINES PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERTHOMAS REUTERS FOUNDATIONUNDERGROUND WEATHERGOOGLE CRISIS RELIEF MAPHUMANITY ROAD
BACKGROUND
CURRENT SITUATION
EMERGEING NEEDS
RED CROSS
US RESPONSE
1774*
INJURED DEAD
2487* INTERACTIVE MAP
*OFFICIAL NUMBER – THE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMBCLUSTER LEADS
SOURCE: TYPHOON HAIYAN – WIKIPEDIA PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) is the second-deadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing at least 2,344 people.[1]
The thirtieth named storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated from an area of low pressure several hundred kilometers east-southeast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on 2 November. Tracking generally westward, environmental conditions favored tropical cyclogenesis and the system developed into a tropical depression the following day.
After becoming a tropical storm and attaining the name Haiyan at 0000 UTC on 4 November, the system began a period of rapid intensification that brought it to typhoon intensity by 1800 UTC on November 5.
By 6 November, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) assessed the system as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale; the storm passed over the island of Kayangel in Palau shortly after attaining this strength.
it continued to intensify; at 1200 UTC on 7 November the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded the storm's maximum ten-minute sustained winds to 235 km/h (145 mph), the highest in relation to the cyclone. At 1800 UTC, the JTWC estimated the system's one-minute sustained winds to 315 km/h (195 mph), unofficially making Haiyan the fourth most intense tropical cyclone ever observed.
On the morning of 8 November, category 5 Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) made a direct hit on the Philippines, a densely populated country of 92 million people, devastating areas in 36 provinces. The eye of the cyclone made its first landfall in the Philippines at Guiuan, Eastern Samar, without any change in intensity. Many cities and towns experienced widespread destruction, with as much as 90 per cent of housing destroyed in some areas. Roads are blocked, and airports and seaports impaired; heavy ships have been thrown inland. Water supply and power are cut; much of the food stocks and other goods are destroyed; many health facilities are not functioning and medical supplies are quickly being exhausted.
The cyclone caused devastation in the Philippines, particularly on Samar Island and Leyte.
AFFECTED AREA: Regions VIII (Eastern Visayas), VI (Western Visayas) and VII (Central Visayas) are hardest hit, according to current information. Regions IV-A (CALABARZON), IV-B (MIMAROPA), V (Bicol), X (Northern Mindanao), XI (Davao) and XIII (Caraga) were also affected. Tacloban City, Leyte province, with a population of over 200,000 people, has been devastated, with most houses destroyed. An aerial survey revealed almost total destruction in the coastal areas of Leyte province.
AFFECTED POPULATION: An estimated 11.3 million people in nine regions—over 10 per cent of the country’s population—are affected. At least 673,042 people are displaced by the typhoon (55 per cent are in evacuation centers, the rest in host communities or makeshift shelters). Thousands of people have been killed or are still missing. Tens of thousands suffering from injuries, with the number of confirmed casualties still rising as more areas become accessible. Pre-disaster poverty levels and malnutrition rates in Regions VI, VII and VIII were already higher than the national average.
At 4:00 p.m. today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 170 km Northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan (10.9°N, 117.5°E).
Forecast:
Metro Manila, MIMAROPA, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Bicol Region and the provinces of Samar will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the east will prevail over Luzon and Eastern Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the southeast to east with slight to moderate seas.
PAGASA
WEATHER OUTLOOKTROPICAL DEPRESSION (ZORAIDA) UPDATE NUMBER 009 [FINAL] Issued at: 6:00 P< PhT (10:00 GMT) Wednesday 13 November 2013
GALE WARNINGGALE WARNING NO. 14For: Strong to gale force winds associated with the surge of Northeast Monsoon. Issued at 5:00 p.m. today, 13 November 2013
Strong to gale force winds is expected to affect the Eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon..
http://weather.com.ph
AccuWeather
Tropical Depression (TD) [ZORAIDA] has maintained its strength during the past 12 hours as it moves away from the country towards the South China Sea - no longer expected to gain strength.
As of 5:00 pm 13 NOV, the center of TD Zoraida was located over the West Philippine Sea...about 205 km northwest of Puerto Princesa, Palawan or 255 km west-southwest of El Nido, Palawan...currently moving west-northwest with a forward speed of 26 km/hr towards the South China Sea.
Maximum Sustained Winds (1-min. avg) remain at 45 km/hr near the center with higher gusts.http://weather.com.ph/announcements/weatherphilippines-daily-graphical-satellite-analysis-from-4pm-nov-13-until-4pm-nov-14-2013
EMERGING NEEDSEXISTING INFORMATION AND FIELD OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST THAT THE MOST IMMEDIATE THREATS TO LIFE ARE (IN ROUGH ORDER OF URGENCY):
Lack of safe drinking water Lack of shelter Trauma injuries, especially if untreated Other acute medical conditions (including contagious diseases) if
left untreated Disruption of treatment for severe acute malnutrition and for
severe chronic disease Insufficient food Lack of sanitation and personal hygiene items Lack of household items and supplies (like fuel), especially for
preparing food
KEY CAPABILITIES IMMEDIATELY NEEDED TO ENABLE FAST ACTION TO ADDRESS THESE INCLUDE:
Air and sea transport of relief goods and personnel Emergency telecommunications Temporary electrical power and fuel Debris removal
MEDIUM-TERM THREATS TO HEALTH, DIGNITY AND SECURITY INCLUDE: Lack of access to primary and specialised health care Moderate acute malnutrition Psycho-social malaise Disruption of education, entailing loss of protective daytime
environment for children Disruption of livelihoods, which will worsen general deprivation and
add to humanitarian needs as soon as coping mechanisms have been exhausted.
CASUALTIES: 1,833 individuals were reported dead, 2,623 injured and 84 missing
AFFECTED POPULATIONA total of 1,387,446 families (6,937,229 persons) were affected in 7,488 barangays in 41 provinces in Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI and CARAGA127,733 families (582,303 persons) have been displaced. There are 993 evacuation centers.• 59,733 families / 286,433 persons inside evacuation centers• 72,758 families/ 305,298 persons outside evacuation centers DAMAGES (Regions IV-B, V, VI, and CARAGA)
• INFRASTRUCTURE: PhP761,400,371.89 =$17,437,591 USD worth of damage to infrastructure
• AGRICULTURE: PhP199,584,661.13 = $4,565,100 USD
• The Island of Leyte has been most severely affected. Most homes are uninhabitable due to damage, and water and power have yet to be restored.
• Much of the livelihood infrastructure (farm –to-market roads, fishing boat landing sites and field irrigation) has been destroyed or blocked with debris, requiring reconstruction.
CURRENT SITUATION
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AS OF 7 AM PHT, 13 NOV 2013ROADS AND BRIDGES• 2 roads in Regions VI and VIII remain impassable.
• The lack of access to affected areas due to blocked roads and damaged infrastructure, limiting assessment and response activities.
AIRPORTS: All airports are now open and operating except for Tacloban (turbo propeller planes only for commercial operations).
SEAPORTS: All seaports are operational
FOOD: 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance, but nutrition supplies are inadequate and logistical constrains hamper delivery of food.
WATER: Water systems are damaged and non-operational in many areas. In addition, some ground water supplies are contaminated.
CHILDREN: A significant number of children were displaced. Over 20,000 schools and day care centers were affected.
SECURITY: Security conditions across the Philippines are rapidly deteriorating. The critical need for food and water has led desperate inhabitants to pillage supplies from shops and supermarkets, notably in the town of Tacloban. Gender-based violence is a major concern.
OCHACARITAS
TELECOMS SANS FRONTIERES
Note: The total extent of damage is unknown as assessments are still ongoing. Expect this information to change frequently as more information becomes available.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT provided P12.52 million ($286,695.48) worth of relief support
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY reported a price freeze in provinces and towns affected. The supply of goods in most areas is stable, except for places difficult to access due to damaged roads.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
• ROADS & BRIDGES--cleared national roads (as of 12 Nov 2013 12PM) include:‒ From Bicol: Matnog (Roro) –Allen, Northern Samar-Catbalogan-San
Juanico Bridge-Tacloban‒ From Cebu: Ormoc-Kananga-Carigara-Palo-Tacloban‒ From Cebu: Ormoc-Baybay-Abuyog-Tulosa-Palo-Tacloban‒ Catbalogan-Basey-Lawa-An (Eastern Samar)‒ Catbalogan-Paranas-Taft-San Julian-Borongan (Eastern Samar)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS declare national roads to Tacloban open• By land—thru Bicol (Matnog, Sorsogon) Roro-Allen, Northern Samar,
Catbalogan, N. Samar-San Juanico Bridge-Tacloban• From Cebu—Ormoc-Kananga-Carigara-Paco-Tacloban
PHILIPPINES NATIONAL POLICE deployed 1,082 additional police personnel to affected areas to improve peace and order situation.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION• All divisions in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas,
Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and the National Capital Region are operational and are tasked with determining status of other school districts.
• Eastern Visayas remains severely affected , with only 4 out of 13 divisions operational.
• Ormoc City and Western Samar divisions remain closed, while no reliable communication lines have been established with the divisions of Baybay City, Biliran, Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Catbalogan City, Leyte Province, and Tacloban City.
• School heads have also been given authority to suspend classes in damaged schools until the structures have been properly assessed and cleared by DepEd or LGU engineers.
Volunteers in Manila pack relief goods inside a DSWD warehouse.
CURRENT SITUATION - HEALTH HEALTH• Several medical teams, both domestic and international, have been
deployed to provide emergency and basic medical and surgical services to affected areas in Eastern Visayas, the hardest hit by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). These teams are self-sufficient and will pose no burden to host communities.
DEPLOYMENTS• DOH has deployed more than a hundred doctors and nurses that
are treating the injured and sick in Tacloban, Bantayan, Medelin – and more are positioned to take off and set-up satellite medical stations throughout Regions 6, 7, and 8. These teams have been accompanied by more than P25 million worth of essential medicines and supplies
• WHO Representative to the Philippines announced that self-sufficient medical teams from Australia, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Norway, Russia and Spain are already in the Philippines and logistical arrangements are underway to ensure that they reach affected areas. There are offers for help from Spain, Israel, the United Kingdom and Singapore.
• Priority for deployment will be teams that can set up hospitals with capacity for surgery and are equipped with generators and supplies for their teams to last from 10-15 days. WHO is working closely with the Department of Health to facilitate positioning of these international teams in strategic areas to augment the local medical teams.
SUPPLIES:Several cargoes of medicines, supplies and equipment have now reached Tacloban via Cebu and Catbalogan, Samar. Hopefully these will reach those who need them especially that alternative routes of transport were made available and provided by partners like PAL and AIR21.
HOSPITALS: Hospital tents provided by international teams are being established in strategic areas to complement hospital services post-Yolanda as almost all health facilities sustained major structural damage. COMMNUICATIONS: Communication remains a problem. DOH has requested that the restoration of communication lines be prioritized for DOH to enable them to get immediate feedback from the field. In the meantime, DOH is coordinating with Telecoms Without Borders to help in this aspect .
CODES:• A Code Blue has been activated in all regions, meaning
medical personnel in the regional offices will go on 24-hour duty.
• Code White has been activated for all hospitals, meaning hospitals should be ready with standby response
Preliminary reports indicate that health infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed in many areas, disrupting the delivery of essential health services. The regional hospital in Tacloban was hit by a storm surge and much of its medical equipment was washed away. An estimated 660,000 displaced people need essential health services.
NEED• Severe damage is reported to health infrastructure, including to the
cold chain. • There is no delivery of routine health services in affected areas, as
well as lack of medicine, surgical and general medical supplies. • Most drugstores have been looted and medicines, including family
planning supplies, are urgently required, particularly in Tacloban City. • Health service delivery points, including for emergency obstetric and
neonatal care, are compromised by the sustained damage.
RESPONSE: • Coordination is well under-way in Tacloban City and Eastern Samar
Region. • First medical teams have arrived in Cebu. Others teams, currently in
Manila, are preparing for their deployment. • Public health epidemiologists will be deployed for field disease
surveillance and response activities. • Non-food items like medicines, hygiene kits and dignity kits are pre-
positioned with the Family Planning • Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and ready for deployment.
Partners procured an additional 100,000 dignity kits and 100,000 hygiene kits as well as well as reproductive health (RH) kits for distribution in eight severely affected provinces.
storage and WASH facilities are urgently required. • There is a high risk of acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, leptospirosis,
measles, cholera and typhoid. • People are traumatized and lack psycho-social support
PRIOITIES (URGENT): • Deliver care for those with injuries to prevent complications such as
infection, tetanus, and disability. • Deliver essential medicines and medical supplies to affected populations. • Increase provision and access to essential health services (i.e.
– Lack of safe drinking water• Many water sources are mixed with salt water• Require rehabilitation of water supply systems,
distribution of water and hygiene kits, water quality surveillance
– Shortage of food • Require family food pack distribution• Three repacking centers are producing 55,000 family food
packs daily– Poor sanitation– Lack of shelter
• Require basic tools to repair damaged and makeshift shelters and tents for displaced people
– Interruption of vaccine campaigns may lead to resurgence of previously eliminated diseases
– Essential health services• Health promotion, immunization, disease surveillance,
reproductive health – Shortage of fuel for cooking food and boiling water– No electricity to run water pipes
• Require generators and rechargeable batteries– Disruption of livelihoods, which will worsen general deprivation
and add to humanitarian needs as soon as coping mechanisms are exhausted
– Sources and transmission of infectious diseases• Diarrhea and other water-borne diseases• Dengue fever and other vector-borne diseases• Pneumonia and viral upper respiratory illness
MEDICAL ISSUES:– Limited hospital availability– Untreated injuries– Lack of care and support for heart attack victims, dialysis patients,
estimated 95,270 pregnant women in disaster zone– Diarrheal and respiratory diseases due to poor sanitation and
– Undermanned hospitals and fatigued medical staff– Poor hygiene– Disruption of treatment for severe and moderate acute malnutrition– Trauma injuries and other acute medical conditions including
contagious diseases– Difficulty for doctors to access flooded areas
• Doctors are being deployed on a 1,000 ton barge through the Philippine Medical Association
– Psycho-social malaise– Diminished transportation capabilities including air and sea transport
of relief goods and personnel– Reduced emergency telecommunication– Debris removal
http://www.oxfam.org/en/emergencies/philippines-typhoon-haiyan Accessed: 12 Nov 2013http://www.dswd.gov.ph/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013 http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/reports-and-updates/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013https://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/20131112%20Philippines%20-%20Haiyan%20Action%20Plan.pdf Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
https://www.mercycorps.org/donate. Accessed 12 Nov 13.https://secure.americares.org/site. Accessed 12 Nov 13.https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/. Accessed 12 Nov 13.http://www.doh.gov.ph/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
SITUATION: The World Health Organization categorized Typhoon Haiyan as a Category 3 Disaster (Most Severe)
• Medecins Sans Frontieres will have 100 staff on ground in the next few days- including doctors, nurses, surgeons, water and sanitation engineers and psychologists. Nine cargo planes will arrive in the coming days carrying tetanus vaccinations, hygiene kits, cooking kits, tents, water and sanitation equipment, and an inflatable hospital. Once staff arrives, MSF will move outwards from Tacloban town to the surrounding region and islands.
• AmeriCares new emergency shipment contains enough medical aid for 20,000 survivors, including antibiotics, wound care supplies and pain relievers. In addition, they are providing $10,000 in funding that will allow their partner to purchase and distribute relief supplies in the hardest-hit areas. In their Amsterdam warehouse, they are preparing a delivery of antibiotics and other medicines to be air shipped. At the U.S. headquarters, they are building a new shipment of urgently needed medicines and supplies.
• International Rescue Committee emergency teams that include experts in water, sanitation and health, hope to reach some of the hardest hit areas, including Tacloban and Cebu, by Friday. An IRC emergency protection expert will join them later this week to help set up programs to assist vulnerable women and children.
• The Japanese Government dispatched the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Medical Team consisted of 24 members to the area affected by the Typhoon Haiyan (Philippine name: Yolanda), which devastated the Visayas region. The team arrived in the Philippines on 11 November, 2013. -
Members of the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team gather before their departure for a disaster relief mission to the Philippines at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo (Reuters)
IFRC UPDATE 11/12/13UN OCHA SITUATION REPORT: 11/12/13CLUSTER FUNDING 11/12/13ASEAN AID 11/12/13TURKEY AID 11/12/13WFP UPDATES 11/12/13
NEEDS: About 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance.
RESPONSE:• A total of 11 metric tons of high energy biscuits have arrived
in Manila from Dubai, awaiting delivery and distribution in Tacloban City.
• WFP has sent 44 tons (feed ~120,000 people/day) of High Energy Biscuits to Tacloban – 200 tons are expected in the first phase with 160 tons arriving in the coming days.
• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is distributing 6,200 food packs in Tacloban City evacuation centers, with help from the military
• 550 food packs from the Turkish government arrived in Manila, along with other non-food items.
• The IFRC, ICRC, and other national Red Cross chapters have organized with the PRC to provide food supplies for up to 100,000 families
• ASEAN has pledged food aid from stockpiles in the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance
FOOD
The Food Cluster co-leads at WFP are Beatrice Tapawan (0917-539-9944, [email protected]) and Dipayan Bhattacharyya (0917-594-2450, [email protected])
CLUSTER LEADS
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS: • Logistical constraints hamper the delivery of food
assistance. • To expand the ability of the cluster to respond, additional
partners need to be identified. • Food Cluster is currently 14% funded out of a total US$76.2
million request
A young survivor carries a bag of rice from a warehouse which locals stormed due to the shortage of food in Tacloban City on Nov. 11.
PRIORITIES:• General food distribution, with food baskets containing rice
and ready-to-eat high-energy biscuits, an ideal form of food assistance in the initial phase of an emergency;
• Emergency food-for-work and cash-for-work to help kick-start early recovery activities and rebuild livelihoods.
NEED:• Amongst those displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, there are an estimated
120,000 children between the ages 0 to 59 months and 70,000 pregnant or lactating women.
• Disruption to maternal care and child feeding practices and damage to WASH and health facilities place children and women at a high risk of malnutrition.
• Pre-disaster data shows that the affected regions have high rates of malnutrition (5 per cent to 9 per cent global acute malnutrition (wasting), 21 per cent to 26 per cent underweight and 38 per cent to 42 per cent stunting).
NUTRITION PRIOITIES (URGENT): • Rapid nutrition assessments and screening for detection, referral, and
follow-up of girls, boys and women supported by local women's groups, religious leaders, and child protections councils;
• Establish and support Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) in Emergencies community peer counseling activities with women's groups and other trained community counselors;
• Establish community-based therapeutic feeding centers for girls and boys with severe acute malnutrition integrated in to local health systems;
• Provision of nutrition supplies for therapeutic feeding, micronutrient supplements and equipment;
• Capacity-building on management of acute malnutrition and nutrition in emergencies targeting local health staff;
• Coordination and technical support to the Nutrition Cluster;
• Conduct standardized nutrition surveys for updated age- and gender-disaggregated nutritional status data.
Initial reports indicate that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services have been disrupted or destroyed. Several water treatment units are being deployed. However, these cannot service all the affected areas. As most sources of water are likely to be contaminated, tankered water is essential and water containers are required for safe storage.
Toilets are either damaged or cannot be used due to lack of water. Open defecation will be rampant, leading to a high risk of disease outbreaks. Temporary learning spaces and child-friendly spaces will require WASH supplies and facilities
NEEDS: • Heavy equipment is needed for debris clean-up. • All Water Districts in Leyte are non-operational. Many water supplies are
contaminated. There is a need for • immediate and on-site water testing and treatment. • Water treatment units and generator sets are required for areas with
totally damaged water systems. • Additional support is needed to support the Government-led coordination
RESPONSE: • Forty-two portalets are currently located in Tacloban. Partners are
mobilizing WASH supplies to Cebu for distribution to other areas. • The local WASH Cluster has been activated in Tacloban
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS: • In Leyte, fuel for water treatment units is either not available or
insufficient. • Logistical constraints hamper the delivery of aid to Tacloban, Samar and
Iloilo. The situation is aggravated by security concerns due to mobbing during relief distributions.
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRIOITIES (URGENT):
• Water quality surveillance and installation of mobile water treatment units. • Rehabilitation of water supply systems and installation of water bladders
and water points. • Distribution of water and hygiene kits and conducting hygiene promotion
sessions. • Construction of gender-segregated emergency latrines and bathing facilities
with operations, maintenance and • waste disposal. • Management of solid waste and installation of drainage from WASH
facilities. • WASH cluster coordination and monitoring of WASH access.
A girl transfers drinking water she collected from a faucet after Typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban city, central Philippines November 12, 2013. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
NEEDS: • An estimated 49,000 women of reproductive age 15-49 years old are at risk
of sexual and gender based violence (GBV). About 177,000 pregnant and 118,000 lactating women (up to six months of lactation) need specialized services for pre- or postnatal support, child health, health promotion, family planning and psychosocial services.
RESPONSE: • Eight women friendly space kits and three tents have been pre-positioned
to provide psychosocial services.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS: • GBV reporting and prevention services are interrupted.
PRIORITIES
• Assist the police force by establishing and strengthening the capacity of women and child protection desks.
• Provide psycho-social support services to the displaced people traumatized by the disaster, in close coordination with the Child Protection Working Group and the Health Cluster;
• Mobilize surge capacity through social workers from other regions and/or from teams of psychologists from the academic and/or the private sector. International GBV expertise will be surged from the GBV AoR (Area of Responsibility) and the Norwegian Refugee Council through GenCap;
• Where evacuation centers (ECs) or temporary shelters are set up, the GBV sub-cluster will work with the CCCM Cluster to orient camp managers on GBV prevention measures.
• Work with the shelter, livelihood and early recovery clusters to ensure that gender perspectives and GBV prevention are incorporated in the design of temporary shelters and cash-for-work programs
• Women-friendly spaces (WFS) will be established in areas where temporary shelters will be built and information sessions conducted on GBV and women’s rights;
• The Local Committee against Trafficking and Violence Against Women and Children (LCAT-VAWC) at the provincial and municipal levels will be re-instated and/or strengthened.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Working Group; Reproductive Health Working GroupFlorence Tayzon, Assistant Representative, Working Group Chair UNFPA 0917-859-3520 02-901-0304 [email protected]
Homeless residents cry as they are stopped before being allowed to board a military plane at Tacloban, in central Philippines November 13, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Preliminary official reports indicate : 149,756 houses damaged in (80,0457 totally, 69,709 partially ) However, based on field observations and population densities these figures are expected to rise. The cluster estimates over 500,000 houses could have been severely affected, particularly in coastal areas inhabited by vulnerable and poor communities
NEED • Housing damage reports are expected to rise based on observations and
population densities. • The cluster estimates over 500,000 houses could be severely affected,
particularly in vulnerable and poor communities. Many people had lived in light-weight structures, which could not withstand the storm surge and high wind speeds.
• Tarpaulins, tools and fixings and tents are urgently needed for the displaced people.
• There is a need to quickly support shelter early recovery including debris removal, salvaging coco lumber, and transitional and semi-permanent construction.
RESPONSE: • REACH teams deployed to Cebu City and Ormoc, Leyte, to assess shelter
damage. • A total of 10,000 tarpaulins arrived in Manila and ready for deployment to
Tacloban City. Additionally, 9,700 shelter kits will be distributed in Leyte.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS: • There is limited quantifiable assessment data. • Logistics and procurement are difficult and transport costs are expensive.
EMERGENCY SHELTER
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
PRIOITIES
• Immediate life-saving shelter interventions such as tarpaulins, basic tools and fixings for damaged and
• makeshift shelters and provision of tents for displaced people. • Rapid support is required for early recovery shelter projects,
such as debris removal, salvaging/recycling lumber and materials, technical assistance, etc, with a focus on community driven projects.
• Provision of appropriate non-food items. • Shelter-related care and maintenance of existing evacuation
centers, transitional sites, upgrading of common facilities. • Coordination support for the development and
implementation of emergency and durable shelter solutions.
Some 477, 735 individuals have been displaced by super typhoon Yolanda and are staying in temporary shelters such as this. Yolanda is looking to be one of the most devastating typhoons in Philippine history.
LOGISTICS: Delayed preparedness stocks due to cancelled flights and sea travel. Sea travel has resumed but ICRC is waiting for its truckloads of relief goods stranded in Surigao Del Sur to be prioritized.
DISEASE PREVENTION• Disease prevention and health promotion activities are to be scaled up
immediately to prevent acute respiratory infections, diarrhea and other diseases with outbreak potential.
• Red Cross shelter assistance will contribute to mitigate the risk of some diseases in rainy conditions- a recipe for an increase of acute respirator infections, especially in children.
• Typhoon damage has left significant gaps to access to proper sanitation facilities – including in evacuation centers.
• IFRC Deploying two basic health care units, with stationary and/or mobile clinics and conduct assessments for mobile outreach in affected communities
ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY reduced income margins of the most vulnerable of the affected families.• The daily income of affected persons has been hampered and their purchasing
power eroded or lost. Cash interventions need to be considered in the coming weeks as access routes re-open.
• Food reserves have been eliminated, farmland destroyed (most crops were already harvested), small businesses disrupted or destroyed, and fishing equipment damaged.
RED CROSS ACTION:• Engaging cash remittance service provider with a network in affected areas to
disburse cash to 50,000 families (250,000 persons) -unconditional grants worth up to PHP 2,000 (about 46 USD). Provide cash grants and/or shelter materials and tools worth PHP 10,000 (about 229 USD).
IMPERATIVE CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUED RED CROSS PROGRESS• Adequate support (financial) from partners • Weather conditions do not suspend activities for long periods• Disaster-affected areas remain accessible• Continued cooperation of the authorities • Security issues do not hinder field operations
IFRC Emergency Appeal, Nov. 12
Survivors using a Jeepney public bus as shelter after a super Typhoon Haiyan. November 9, 2013. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco Accessed at IFRC
The international community is mounting a robust response to the disaster. However, logistical challenges, such as damaged roads, debris, and downed trees and power lines, continue to hamper relief efforts. The U.S. Government (USG) is providing $20 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to benefit typhoon-affected populations, including the provision of emergency shelter, food assistance, relief commodities, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) support.
DART• The DART continues to conduct initial damage assessments in affected areas
of the Philippines and has established an Emergency Operations Center at USAID/Philippines, located at the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
• The DART is liaising with other humanitarian and government actors in the country and will recommend appropriate response options based on assessment findings, while the Washington, D.C.-based Response Management Team (RMT) is coordinating the USG humanitarian response, programing relief activities, and providing support to the DART.
• Additional USAID/OFDA staff in Bangkok, Thailand; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Washington, D.C., remain in frequent contact with the DART and humanitarian partners to monitor humanitarian conditions and coordinate relief efforts
DOD• On November 12, the first shipment of emergency relief commodities from
USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) arrived in the Philippines.
• Distribution of the supplies began on November 13, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
• DoD continues to work in cooperation with Philippine government (GPH) officials to provide immediate disaster relief.
• Nearly 250 U.S. troops have converged on the islands, including about 180 Marines. The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade based in Okinawa, Japan, is leading the effort, working with GPH and its armed forces, other U.S. government agencies and civilian aid organizations.
• More troops are on the way with the George Washington and its carrier strike group expected to arrive from Hong Kong on 14 NOV 2013
• As of Tuesday night, air crews aboard Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors and KC-130J airplanes had delivered more than 107,000 pounds of food, water, and other emergency supplies provided by the Philippine government and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
• They also evacuated more than 160 refugees from the Tacloban area where the typhoon hit hardest.
SBTF CRISIS MAP OF YOLANDA TYPHOON (POWERED BY MICROMAPPERS) MAP CREATED BY ESRI AND GISCORPS BY CATEGORY
Members of the Standby Volunteer Task Force (SBTF) who have partnered with GISCorps and ESRI to create this live Crisis Map of the disaster damage tagged using the ImageClicker. The map takes a few second to load, so please be patient.
Humanity Road volunteers are trained to use Internet and mobile communications technology to collect, verify and route information online during sudden onset disaster.
Using the Internet, they provide public safety information as well as directing the public to governmental and aid agencies that are providing assistance for the disaster.
They currently have the most up to date information in terms of:• Point of Contacts • Emergency Numbers• National & Regional Links• Official Hashtag Structure
