Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (2 - 8 August 2016)

MYANMAR Neutral Watch BANGLADESH As of 8 August, nearly 360,000 Watch Flooding due to heavy rains has Alert people have been displaced by continued to affect 16 districts seasonal monsoon flooding in Alert across Bangladesh. To support the Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Kachin, MONGOLIA El Niño local response, NGOs, the IFRC and UN Ayeyarwady, Mon, Yangon and Bago. Of agencies have started to provide the total displaced population, 200,000 DPR KOREA La Niña targeted shelter, water and sanitation people are in Magway. State and Pyongyang and health support using in-country regional authorities are providing food, RO KOREA JAPAN LA NIÑA/EL NIÑO LEVEL resources. Based on Humanitarian water, NFIs, cash and construction CHINA Source: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology materials. Humanitarian organizations Kobe Coordination Task Team analysis, at are also supporting the government’s BHUTAN least 3 million people may end up being affected by floods by the time the response with additional food support. NEPAL Flood waters are gradually moving south PACIFIC monsoon season peaks around mid-August to September.3 towards the Ayeyarwady Delta as OCEAN monsoon rains continue to affect various BANGLADESH 1 VIET parts of the country. INDIA NAM MYANMAR LAO PDR Northern Mariana 16 districts affected Nida Islands (US) people displaced Yangon South 360,000 Bay of THAILAND Manila China Bengal Bangkok PHILIPPINES INDONESIA CAMBODIA Guam (US) PHILIPPINES Sea From 3 to 6 August, Mount Following Tropical Strom Nida, Gamalama on Ternate Island, MARSHALL North Maluku province spewed 8,300 people were displaced when SRI LANKA BRUNEI PALAU ISLANDS FEDERATED it struck northern Cagayan DARUSSALAM volcanic ash up to 600 metres towards STATES OF the southeast areas of the island. As a province; by 3 August all evacuation MALDIVES MALAYSIA MICRONESIA centres had closed, with the Department SINGAPORE result Sultan Babullah Airport in Ternate of Social Welfare and Development NAURU was closed until 6 August. The national providing relief assistance to the volcanology agency maintained the displaced people. Twelve people were INDONESIAPAPUA NEW volcano alert status at level two. No injured in incidents attributed to the GUINEA casualties or evacuations were reported storm, while strong winds partially INDIAN Jakarta from the recent eruption. Local SOLOMON TUVALU damaged seven houses in the provinces TIMOR-LESTE government and the Red Cross OCEAN ISLANDS of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Six roads distributed thousands of anti-dust and five bridges in northern and southern masks.4 Luzon remain impassable due to landslides and swollen rivers.2 VANUATU FIJI Suva

NEW 8,300 people displaced AUSTRALIA CALEDONIA

Other ongoingNEW emergencies ZEALAND Myanmar Rakhine crisis OCHA presence Myanmar Kachin crisis

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org/roap Creation date: 8 August 2016 Glide Number: TC-2016-000076-PHL (Philippines), FL-2016-000075 (Bangladesh) Sources: 1. Relief and Resettlement Department, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology 2. DSWD 3. RCO 4. BNPB, OCHA Indonesia