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PRCS SITUATION REPORT 08

Coverage of Situation Report: 6 PM, April 21, 2021 – 6 PM, April 22, 2021/aa

TYPHOON SURIGAE

Highlights:

. 10 of 16 States completed household Initial Damage Assessment (IDA); Remaining 6 States on-going. (see Table 2)

. IDA Data Management and Reporting Team continue 24hr. shifts this week in preparation of a report to the National Emergency Committee (NEC) on Friday, 04/23/2021.

. PRCS volunteers continue to assist State Red Cross Disaster Action Teams (RDATs) in conducting IDAs as well as in the distribution of basic relief assistance. o Basic relief assistance is reserved and prioritised for distribution only to those whose homes were destroyed or damaged (Category 2 and Category 1 based on level of damage). o Hygiene promotion is also being done.

. PRCS is targeting first ’s five remote island states of , , , , and with basic relief assistance including hygiene promotion due to their remote locations and limited access to essential services. o Kayangel – Completed 04/20/2020; Peleliu, Angaur, Sonsorol, and Tobi – Pending o NEMO to advise when weather conditions are safe to travel

. PRCS initial meeting with Diplomatic Core – Ambassadors from USA, , Taiwan, and Australia at the Palau Central Hotel in Dngeronger, on 04/22/2021. o US Embassy with blessings from US Ambassador Hennessey-Niland on a Press Release dated 04/20/2021 is providing $100,000 Humanitarian Assistance for the response operations of Typhoon Surigae.

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Coverage of Situation Report: 6 PM, April 21, 2021 – 6 PM, April 22, 2021/aa

RED CROSS RESPONSE NO. OF PERSONNEL ACTIVATED

. Three volunteers (2/F, 1/M) assisted at PRCS HQ, assigned to various departments.

. Two volunteers (2/M) assisted Koror State Government with household assessment (IDA) forms in different hamlets.

. State RDATs continue to submit their respective states’ IDA forms via email, messenger, and in-person. Forms are verified to ensure completeness before forwarded to data entry, analysis, and reporting. Incomplete forms are returned to the assessors to complete.

Table 1: Shows Number of Personnel/RDATs Activated by State and Sex, PRCS 2021 STATE / LOCATION MALE FEMALE COMMENTS HQ / KOROR 9 13 1 1 2nd RDAT activated 04/21/2021 3 2 ANGAUR 2 1 HATOHOBEI 3 2 KAYANGEL 4 1 KOROR 27 17 2 3 2 2 0 1 3 0 5 0 5 1 0 1 2 2 OMEKESANG 1 1 PRCS Partner; PGI Group PELELIU 0 5 SONSOROL 2 3 TOTAL 71 54

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Coverage of Situation Report: 6 PM, April 21, 2021 – 6 PM, April 22, 2021/aa

STATUS OF RDATs ASSESSMENTS:

There were no Non-Household Disaster Needs Assessment Results received on 04/22/2021.

Table 2: Shows IDA progress and status by State and Date forms are received and submitted. Forms States: Received Assessment Started on Forms Submitted Status AIMELIIK 4/17/2021 4/17/2021 4/18/2021 ASSESSMENT COMPLETE (4/21) AIRAI 4/17/2021 4/17/2021 4/18-19/2021 On going ANGAUR 4/17/2021 4/19/2021 4/19/2021 DISTRIBUTION PENDING (4/20) HATOHOBEI 4/17 (email) 4/19/2021 4/20/2021 DISTRIBUTION PENDING (4/20) KAYANGEL 4/17/2021 4/18/2021 4/18/2021 DISTRIBUTION SENT (4/19) KOROR 4/19/2021 4/20/2021 4/20-21/2021 On-going (4/20) MELEKEOK 4/17 (email) 4/17/2021 4/19/2021 DISTRIBUTION PENDING (4/20) NGARAAD 4/17/2021 4/18/2021 4/19/2021 On going 4/18/2021 ASSESSMENT COMPLETE (4/21) NGARCHELONG 4/17/2021 4/17/2021 (messenger) NGARDMAU 4/17 (email) 4/17/2021 4/18/2021 ASSESSMENT COMPLETE (4/21) NGATPANG 4/17/2021 4/17/2021 4/18/2021 ASSESSMENT COMPLETE NGCHESAR 4/17/2021 4/17/2021 4/18/2021 ASSESSMENT COMPLETE NGEREMLENGUI 4/17/2021 4/21/2021 4/21/2021 Waiting on Follow up Contact NGIWAL 4/17/2021 4/18/2021 4/18/2021 DISTRIBUTION PENDING (4/21) PELELIU 4/17/2021 4/18/2021 4/21/2021 ASSESSMENT COMPLETE SONSOROL 4/19/2021 4/19/2021 4/20/2021 DISTRIBUTION PENDING (4/21)

Table 3: Shows PRCS Population Baseline by State, People Assessed, and percentage of completion. States: *PRCS Population Baseline People Assessed: % Complete AIMELIIK 310 359 116% AIRAI 1985 700 35% ANGAUR 150 84 56% HATOHOBEI 43 24 56% KAYANGEL 64 87 136% KOROR 7560 4280 57% MELEKEOK 314 277 88%

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NGARAARD 443 310 70% NGARCHELONG 484 297 61% NGARDMAU 184 316 172% NGATPANG 175 211 121% NGCHESAR 289 219 76% NGEREMLENGUI 344 336 98% NGIWAL 279 301 108% PELELIU 438 427 97% SONSOROL 38 60 158% Totals: 13100 8292 63%

Table 4: Shows PRCS Household Baseline by State, Households Assessed, and percentage of completion.

Households States: *PRCS Household Baseline % Complete Assessed: AIMELIIK 86 101 117% AIRAI 497 194 39% ANGAUR 49 48 98% HATOHOBEI 12 5 42% KAYANGEL 20 27 135% KOROR 1868 1005 54% MELEKEOK 83 88 106% NGARAARD 129 150 116% NGARCHELONG 126 72 57% NGARDMAU 47 92 196% NGATPANG 40 55 138% NGCHESAR 83 69 83% NGEREMLENGUI 96 106 110% NGIWAL 77 81 105% PELELIU 132 140 106% SONSOROL 10 17 170% Totals: 3355 2250 67%

Table 5: Shows Damage Categories by Level and State.

States: CAT 0 (no damage) CAT 1 (damaged) CAT 2 (destroyed) AIMELIIK 64 31 4 AIRAI 131 50 9

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ANGAUR 35 13 0 HATOHOBEI 5 0 0 KAYANGEL 11 14 2 KOROR 557 377 35 MELEKEOK 54 31 3 NGCHESAR 55 1 0 NGARAARD 97 32 12 NGARCHELONG 55 14 2 NGARDMAU 34 55 3 NGATPANG 26 23 3 NGEREMLENGUI 0 8 2 NGIWAL 50 30 1 PELELIU 103 36 1 SONSOROL 17 0 0 1294 715 77

PHONE CALL LOGS

There were a total of 14 phone calls received regarding IDA and PRCS disaster response including others. All calls were addressed except for 1 requiring further meeting and discussion. The calls are categorized as follows:

RDAT Communication REASON FOR THE CALL Calls Received By: Community Inquiries about IDA Assistance Andrea 14% PNCC activation of New JB Victorino 7% 36% Plan for ADMO/HSSC

7% Report House Damage 21% 7% IOM offering Assistance

79% 29% US Embassy for photo - US Ambassador & PRCS ED Meeting

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Coverage of Situation Report: 6 PM, April 21, 2021 – 6 PM, April 22, 2021/aa

RESPONSE/ACTION

7% 7% ADMO Communicated

IDA Information and Process Shared

52% Further meeting required for PRCS & 34% IOM Photos emailed to US Embassy

Key Links & Sources ● National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) email: [email protected] ● Palau National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/gum/Palau ● Palau Red Cross Society (PRCS) Email: [email protected] ● PRCS Website: www.palauredcross.org ● PRCS Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/palauredcross

Please contact the following numbers for further information: ● PRCS HOTLINE +(680) 488-5780/81 ● PRCS Assistant Disaster Management Officer, JB Victorino +(680) 775-SAFE (7233) ● Dissemination & Communications Officer, Allyne Andrew + (680)775-7727 (PRCS)

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