Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (21 - 27 June 2016)

CHINA Neutral W INDONESIA atch atch As of 23 June, 9 million people W According to the National Agency Alert have been affected by torrential for Disaster Management (BNPB), Alert rainfall across 10 provinces of flooding and landslides in Central El Niño southern , with flooding triggering MONGOLIA Java province caused 59 deaths, with the temporary evacuation of at least four people still missing. In Purworejo, 388,000 people. On 21 June, the China DPR KOREA La Niña the worst affected district, about 350 National Commission for Disaster Pyongyang people remain displaced. Search and Reduction and Ministry of Civil Affairs RO KOREA JAPAN EL NIÑO/LA NIÑA LEVEL rescue operations ended on 24 June. CHINA Source: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology (MCA) launched a Level IV emergency Kobe Local authorities continue to provide response to support areas affected by BHUTAN assistance to the affected communities. hailstorm, torrential rainfall and floods in NEPAL In North Sulawesi province, flooding and Shanxi, , , Jiangxi, and PACIFIC landslides also caused five deaths and Hubei provinces and the Uygur damaged over 200 houses. An estimated Autonomous Region. However, no OCEAN BANGLADESH 600 people remain displaced and are request for international assistance has INDIA VIET MYANMAR being supported by the local been made. LAO NAM PDR Northern Mariana government. Rains continue to affect Islands (US) Also on 23 June, severe weather THAILAND Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan.3 Yangon South Manila in the coastal province of Bay of China Bengal Bangkok PHILIPPINES spawned a tornado as well as Guam (US) torrential rain and hailstorm. The severe CAMBODIA Sea weather caused 98 deaths, with at least people killed 800 people injured and more than 8,000 MARSHALL 59 SRI LANKA BRUNEI PALAU ISLANDS homes destroyed in Funing County. FEDERATED DARUSSALAM Local authorities supported by MCA and STATES OF MALDIVES MALAYSIA MICRONESIA the Chinese Red Cross have provided INDIAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA food, tents and NFIs to affected SINGAPORE NAURU While rainfall during the past communities.1 OCEAN INDONESIA several weeks is beginning to ease the dry conditions across Papua PAPUA NEW New Guinea, WFP estimates that some 98 people killied PRECIPITATION FORECAST Jakarta GUINEA 180,000 people remain food insecure In contrast to recent forecasts, precipitation is TUVALU TIMOR-LESTE SOLOMON due to the prolonged drought. In support predicted to be normal across most of the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES region. Above normal precipitation is forecast of the Government, partners continue to implement emergency food and nutrition As of 22 June, 1,000 families for Indonesia and Malaysia. Unfortunately below-average levels of rainfall is likely for activities. In April, the UN Central (5,100 people or about 22 per cent Myanmar and the Pacific island countries. VANUATU FIJI Emergency Response Fund provided of the population) in Sultan sa Source: IRI, Columbia University. June 2016 Suva US$4.7 million for the ongoing El Niño Barongis municipality, Maguindanao response. Access to remote areas, province, have been affected by flooding Above normal NEW however, continue be constrained by the caused by heavy rainfall due to an AUSTRALIA CALEDONIA terrain and recent floods.4 intertropical convergence. Flooding was Normal also reported in Pikit municipality, Cotabato province which forced some Below normal residents to evacuate to higher grounds. 180,000 180,000 people Authorities are assessing the impact of remain food insecure the floods.2 Other ongoingNEW emergencies ZEALAND Myanmar Rakhine crisis OCHA presence Myanmar Kachin crisis 5,100 people affected 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: 27 June 2016 Glide Number: FL-2016-000064 (China), FF-2016-000062 (Indonesia) Sources: 1. UN Disaster Management Team, China National Commission for Disaster Reduction 2. OCD-ARMM, PIA, media 3. BNPB, OCHA Indonesia 4. WFP, OCHA