OCHA Regional Office for Asia Pacific Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba & Oro Province Issued: 22 November 2007 GMT + 10
Situation ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Guba struck Papua New !! !!! !! ! !! !! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Guinea 12-16 November 2007, bringing torrential rains ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! and high tides which have caused severe flooding in Oro ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! INDONESIA and Milne Bay provinces in the east of the country. !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! PAPUA NEW Kira Rural ! !
! GUINEA The Government of PNG reports that 145,000 people are ! ! NDC Emergency Operations Centres ! ! ! !! affected in Sohe and Ijivitari districts and Popondetta ! ! have been established in Port Moresby Tamata Rural ! ! !! ! ! Town in Oro Province alone, while the provincial Police ! and Popondetta, and PNG military ! ! ! report to date some 163 casualties, with at least 13,000 ! !! personnel and assets mobilized to ! ! ! displaced. However, comprehensive and verified data is support relief and rescue efforts. PNG ! not yet available. ! ! Defence Force and Navy aircraft and
SOHE! ! GOILALA ! vessels have been dispatched to the Oro province remains virtually cut off, with most access ! ! affected areas with relief supplies. ! ! possible only by air or sea. The provincial capital, ! AUSTRALIA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Popondetta, which has a population of 20,000, has no !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! !! !!!! functioning source of potable water, after treatment !! !! ! ! ! !!!!! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Higaturu! Rural ! ! ! ! ! ! plants and tanks were severely damaged. ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !!! ! ! !! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! !! Numerous roads and bridges have been made !! !! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! !! ! ! !!! ! ! ! !!!! ! ! !!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! !!!!!!! ! !!! ! ! !! !! !!!!! ! ! ! ! impassable by landslides or washed away by floodwater, ! ! !!! !(!!!! !! !! ! !! !!! ! !! ! ! Oro !Bay ! ! !!!! ! !! ! ! ! !! including the road to Oro airport. There are also reports ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! !!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! !!! !! !!!! ! ! !! ! Rural !! !!! ! ! of houses in some villages being washed away, as well ! ! !! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !!!!!!! ! !!! !! !! ! ! ! !!! ! ! !! as crops and livestock. ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! !!!! ! ! ! ! !! ! !! !! !! ! !!! !! Popondetta !! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Response / Action ! ! Urban ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! A State of Emergency was declared by the Government ! !Kokoda Rural ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! !!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! on 19 November. !!! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !!!! !!! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! !!!! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! The Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare announced the ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! immediate release of 50 million PGK (18.5 million USD) !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! KAIRUKU/HIRI ! !!! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! to assist affected communities, in addition to 2.6 million ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! USD made available directly to the Papua New Guinea ! ! Cape Nelson Rural! ! ! ! ! National Disaster Centre (NDC), tasked with overall ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! coordination of the Government response. 100,000 PGK ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! has also been granted to Oro Provincial Administration ! !! ! ! for provision of emergency supplies. ! IJIVITARI! ! ! Port Popondetta! ! Aid is beginning to reach the affected areas, but ! ! ! ! ! Moresby ! ! ! provincial authorities have requested specific assistance ! \! RIGO Afore Rural! ! ! !! ! with food (rationed in some areas), medical supplies and ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! disease prevention efforts. UN agencies and NGOs have ! ! ! ! also highlighted urgent temporary shelter and watsan ! ! ! ! ! needs. Electricity generating capacity is currently greatly ! ! ! ! reduced and fuel supplies have also been affected. ! ! ! ! !
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office for Asia Pacific (ROAP) 05025 Executive Suite, 2nd Floor, UNCC Building Rajdamnern Nok Ave, Bangkok 10200, Thailand Kilometers http://ochaonline.un.org/roap The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations Map Ref: OCHA_PNG_ORO_Floods_v1_071122
Population affected District boundary < 10000 \! Country capital
10000 - 14000 ! Town or village 14000 - 18000 Datum: WGS84 18000 - 22000 Map data source: UN Cartographic Section, Global Discovery, FAO, Oro > 22000 PDC, OCHA Situation Report