: Humanitarian Snapshot (October 2012)

Populations affected by natural hazards 5.6 r The Philippines ranked third among the 173 countries in the World Risk Index. in 2011, 19 tropical cyclones hit the Philippines and affected 9.9 million people.

Typhoons

Flooding

Earthquake

Disease outbreak

Whirlwinds 0 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M p TS G a em Tropical Storm Son Tinh i 1 of 4 tropical cyclones that entered Philippines x p Areas of Responsibility(PAR) in October made Philippines Sea landfall. TS Son Tinh (Ofel) affected the p Philippines on 24 October affecting 109,803 p people across 17 provinces. 2,247 people are p u still in 5 evacuation centres. p p Metro Manila (NDRRMC as of 30 October 2012) ! p u TS Washi Response x IDPs affected by TS Washi are being relocated from transitory sites to permanent relocation r u 5.3 sites. 12,013 people remain in 34 transitory West Philippines Sea x sites in and City. (South China Sea) TS Washi Transitory Sites Population in u p x Cagayan De Oro and Iligan, 2012 20000 TS So n p Ti nh 15000 x 5.0 p r 10000 5.5 p r 5000

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p Proposed Core Territory of the Sulu Sea President Benigno Aquino III announced that under the Framework Agreement, a new $ Transitory Sites political entity called Bangsamoro will replace ~ the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ! Evacuation Centres 5.2 $ x r x (ARMM). ) $ Conflict ARMM p Typhoon track u u Additional Core Territories of Bangsamoro r ~ Additional areas include Baloi, Earthquake Munai, , Pantar, u Tagoloan, Tangkal in Lanao del Flood/Flash flood Cotabato City ) Norte; Kabacan, Carmen, x ~ ! Aleosan, Pigkawayan, Pikit, Land slide ) Midsayap in North Cotabato; Cotabato City ~ Bombing Cotabato City and Isabela City.

OCHA Philippines ) Creation Date: 31 October 2012 ) Data Sources: DSWD, NDRRMC, PHIVOLCS,PAG-ASA, OPAPP, GADM *All areas proposed to be under the Disclaimer: The names shown and the designations used 5.1 Bangsamoro will be dependent on a plebiscite. on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance r by the United Nations. Source: 2012 Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro