Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (29 Dec - 4 Jan 2016)

INDIA / BANGLADESH / Neutral Watch / MYANMAR Watch Ula continues to Alert On 4 Jan, a 6.7 magnitude move southwest underneath the main earthquake struck Tamenglong Alert island of Fiji as a Category 3 storm. district in Manipur State, India. The MONGOLIA El Niño The most significant impacts have been felt earthquake killed at least eight people, today in Fiji's far south with damaging gales over the Lau Group of islands. Formal injuring over 100 and damaging several DPR KOREA La Niña buildings, mostly in Imphal, the state assessments are yet to be conducted but Pyongyang capitol, which is 33 km from the epicentre. reports so far indicate that damage is minor. RO KOREA JAPAN EL NIÑO LEVEL Tonga has also escaped with only minor Two National Disaster Response Force CHINA Source: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology (NDRF) teams have been deployed. The BHUTAN Kobe damage to buildings and crops as TC Ula earthquake also impacted Bangladesh, earlier passed through its northern islands. where at least one person was killed and 10 injured while fleeing from buildings. Shaking NEPAL was felt in Chin and Sagaing states of PACIFIC Over the past week, four people have Myanmar where no damage has yet been OCEAN drowned in swollen rivers and rough seas reported.1 INDIA associated with Tropical Depression 07F in VIET MYANMAR Fiji. These are not attributed to TC Ula. BANGLADESH LAO NAM Three people remain missing at sea after PDR Northern Mariana Islands (US) TD07F.3 people dead THAILAND Nine Yangon South Manila Bay of Bangkok China Bengal CAMBODIA Guam (US) Sea PHILIPPINES people dead >110 people injured Four

MARSHALL SRI LANKA BRUNEI PALAU ISLANDS FEDERATED BHUTAN DARUSSALAM STATES OF Health authorities in the Solomon On 26 Dec, a powerful windstorm MALDIVES MALAYSIA MICRONESIA Islands are managing a Rota Virus lasting three hours hit three villages INDIAN outbreak currently estimated to be SINGAPORE in Gasa Dzongkhag (district). The OCEAN NAURU affecting at least 2,500 people. The windstorm damaged 77 houses, a INDONESIA outbreak began in the capital but has classroom, an outreach clinic and the Early spread to at least five provinces as people Flood Warning Office, as well as 45 PRECIPITATION FORECAST Drier than normal conditions will persist over returned home to their villages for the photovoltaic panels generating electric 4 the Philippines, much of Indonesia, Malaysia, Jakarta PAPUA NEW holidays. power. One of the affected villages, GUINEA Palau, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, TIMOR-LESTE SOLOMON Lunana, is located at high altitude in rugged ISLANDS terrain and has no road connectivity. A , Fiji and Samoa. Forecasts predict an easing of drought conditions and normal rainfall detailed assessment led by the people affected over Papua New Guinea. Greater than average 2,500 Government is ongoing in the affected TONGA  rainfall is forecasted in Eastern China, and in villages. Significant losses to both private Kiribati. VANUATU and public structures are feared. No FIJI Source: IRI, Columbia University. December 2015 Suva casualties have been reported to date.2 INDONESIA Above normal NEW AUSTRALIA CALEDONIA National and local authorities Ula Normal reported around 1,180 houses were 77 houses damaged inundated by flood waters Aceh, East Below normal Java, and West Java provinces, following torrential rains between 27 Dec and 2 Jan. Local authorities together with local NGOs are providing emergency assistance.5 Other ongoing emergencies NEW Myanmar ZEALANDRakhine 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: 04 January 2016 Glide Number: EQ-2016-000001_IND (India), ST-2015-000174-BTN (Bhutan) Sources: 1. UN RCO-India, UN RCO-Bangladesh, OCHA, Media 2.UN RCO 3. Fiji NEOC, Fiji Met Service, Tongan Government 4. UNICEF, WHO