SITUATION UPDATE (FINAL) No.3 Typhoon Doksuri, Viet Nam Monday, 18 Sept 2017, 12:00 Hrs (UTC+7)
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SITUATION UPDATE (FINAL) No.3 Typhoon Doksuri, Viet Nam Monday, 18 Sept 2017, 12:00 hrs (UTC+7) This situation update is provided by AHA Centre for the use of ASEAN Member States and relevant parties among ASEAN Member States. The information presented is collected from various sources including but not limited to ASEAN Member States, UN, IFRC, INGOs, & News Agencies. 1. HIGHLIGHTS Typhoon Doksuri has caused significant impact with the details as follow: 9 death, 4 missing, 112 people injured, 1,185 houses collapsed, 152,559 houses damaged and 10,923 houses flooded; The worst hit area were Ha Tinh and Quang Binh Provinces. The national and local government along has provided relief activities to the affected population The weather situation is improving in Viet Nam and the impact of the Typhoon is within the capacity of national government. 2. SUMMARY OF DISASTER EVENT Typhoon Doksuri with maximum sustained winds of 135 kph (wind gust up to 185 kph) has made landfall in the afternoon of Friday 15 September 2017 in Viet Nam. The worst hit area were Ha Tinh and Quang Binh. Based on the latest information from Department of Natural Resources Prevention and Protection (DNDPC) the impact from Typhoon Doksuri are as follow: Total of 9 people death with details: o 2 each from Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Quang Binh provinces o 1 each from Nghe An and Thua Thien Hue Four (4) people missing from Quang Binh; and 112 people injured. Damaged recorded are as follow: 1.185 housed collapsed; 152.599 houses damaged; 10.923 houses inundated; 4.473 rice fields were inundated; 8.277 ha other agricultural land inundated; and 16.108 ha aquaculture farms damaged. Total of economic losses is still yet to be further estimated. 3. ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS SITUATION UPDATE 1 The situation is improving, the government has provided necessary relief activities to the population, more recovery activities is soon to be initiated. 4. ACTIONS TAKEN AND RESOURCES MOBILISED National and Local Government The National and local government along has provided relief activities to the affected population The Viet Nam Red Cross also provide support to the affected communities RECOMMENDATIONS The weather and situation is improving. The impact is within the capacity of national government. Prepared by: AHA Centre Emergency Operations Centre [email protected] ABOUT THE AHA CENTRE The AHA Centre - ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management - is an inter-governmental organisation established by 10 ASEAN Member States – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam - to facilitate the cooperation and coordination among ASEAN Member States and with the United Nations and international organisations for disaster management and emergency response in the region. The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (the AHA Centre) Graha BNPB 13th Floor, JL Raya Pramuka Kav 38 Jakarta 13210 Indonesia Phone: +622121012278 │ www.ahacentre.org │ email: [email protected] SITUATION UPDATE 2 .