ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot 31 August - 6 September 2021

NEPAL BANGLADESH

Unusually heavy rainfall in a short period MONGOLIA Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in Inactive Watch of time on September 6 has led to Watch northern Bangladesh since the last flooding in the city of Kathmandu, DPR KOREA Alert week of August. According to the Pyongyang Alert National Disaster Response Coordination inundating more than 382 houses and several Kabul BHUTAN RO KOREA El Niño Centre, the most affected districts include roads, local marketplaces, and parks. About 105 CHINA Kobe AFGHANISTAN Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Tangail, Rajbari, Islamabad mm of rainfall was recorded in just three hours in La Niña BHUTAN JAPAN Sartiatpur and Bogura. More than 40,000 Kathmandu. At least 138 people have been PAKISTAN NEPAL households were affected, 7759 hectares of rescued by security forces. The most affected LA NIÑA/EL NIÑO LEVEL Source: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology agricultural land have been damaged, and households are those living in informal more than 200 houses have been destroyed, BANGLADESH settlements in low-lying areas of the city. The according to Government reports. The INDIA MYANMAR VIET NAM Bagmati River that flows through the city was at Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief LAO PDR PACIFIC Yangon Northern Mariana has allocated rice and cash support to danger level, but the water level has receded. Islands (US) THAILAND OCEAN affected districts, while local and national More information from damage assessments Bay of Bangkok Guam (US) organizations have provided food relief items are yet to be available. This follows heavy rainfall Bengal CAMBODIA South China to affected families. People have moved to and floods in several areas across the Tarai Sea higher ground and temporary shelter remains Valley the previous week, which resulted in nine BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PALAU FEDERATED MARSHALL an urgent need. Rural roads have been deaths, four missing people, five injured, and 756 STATES OF ISLANDS SRI LANKA MICRONESIA inundated, communication has been MALAYSIA people evacuated, with at least 42 houses disrupted, and livelihoods have been completely damaged. ¹ MALDIVES SINGAPORE KIRIBATI affected. As a result of flooding, there are increased concerns of negative coping INDIAN NAURU PHILIPPINES INDONESIA mechanisms, malnutrition of girls and OCEAN women, forced labour and child marriage, PAPUA NEW Jakarta SOLOMON and issues related to protection and A low-pressure area spotted east of GUINEA ISLANDS reproductive health.³ Mindanao rapidly intensified into a PRECIPITATION FORECAST TIMOR-LESTE TUVALU TOKELAU The precipitation forecast for the Sep-Oct-Nov typhoon on 6 September, unleashing season indicates that precipitation is likely to be strong winds and torrential rains along its path. below normal across Afghanistan, Nepal, INDONESIASAMOA Bangladesh, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the south VANUATU (local name Jolina) made its FIJI eastern parts of China. Above normal precipitation first landfall over Eastern Samar Province late Suva is likely across Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, NIUE Between 30FRENCH August POLYNESIA and 5 evening of 6 September and has since hit land Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, Mongolia, September 2021, nine districts in four times as of the time of reporting. TONGA COOK ISLANDS and Australia. Central Kalimantan reported flooding According to the Philippines weather bureau AUSTRALIA NEW Source: IRI, Columbia University. Aug 2021 CALEDONIA events triggered by heavy rains, PITCAIRN PAGASA, the typhoon packs maximum winds of overflowing of rivers, and high tides. Over 120 km/h and is moving west northwest where Above normal 19,000 households were directly affected. No it is forecast to make further landfalls in the Normal casualties have been reported. Flashfloods Bicol and Southern regions. The typhoon Below normal on 4 September in Ngada District in East will also pass by 8 September on Nusa Tenggara reportedly killed caused two its way out of the Luzon landmass. Local media NEW ZEALAND people. In both locations, local government are reporting up to chest-deep floods, blown agencies have undertaken search and rescue house roofs, and toppled trees and posts in the operations, conducted rapid assessments, affected areas in the Eastern Visayas Region. OCHA presence and provided relief assistance. In Central Evacuation in flooded areas is ongoing, with Kalimantan, national government institutions, The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official and some national NGOs have provided local authorities providing relief assistance to endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. affected people. ² support to affected people. 4 Feedback: [email protected] unocha.org/roap Sources: 1. RCO, media 2. PAGASA, media 3.NDRCC, MoDMR, GiHA WG 4.BNPB For the latest information related to COVID-19 please see: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen