ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 17 - 23 FEB 2010 Natural Disasters and Other Events being monitored by the OCHA Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific

Probability of Above/Below Legend Normal Precipitation Feb to April 2010 OCHA Office or Presence Above normal rainfall ULAANBAATAR Country Capital 1 MONGOLIA Territory Capital

JAMMU BEIJING D P R K O R E A normal KASHMIR PYONGYANG Affected Areas AKSAI SEOUL CHIN TOKYO Tropical Cyclone Paths C H I N A J A PA N PACI FIC Below Normal Rainfall ARUNASHAL Earthquake NEW DELHI N E P A L PRADESH OCE AN B H U TA N Source: The International Research Institute for Climate and KATHMANDU THIMPHU Society - Jan 2010 Forecast for the Feb-Mar-Apr season TAIPEI DHAKA M YA N M A R I N D I A L A O N o r t h e r n Map Doc Name: HANOI South P D R M a r i a n a OCHA_ROAP-Sitmap_100223 B A N G L A D E S H VIENTIANE China YANGON Sea I s l a n d s ( U . S . ) T H A I L A N D P H I L I P P I N E S GLIDE Number(s): MANILA SAIPAN Bay of BANGKOK AGANA TC-2010-000025-TON (Tonga) Bengal C A M B O D I A 2 PHNOM PENH G u a m ( U . S . ) TC-2010-000024-COK (Cook Islands) S R I L A N K A V I E T N A M PA L A U SRI KOROR MAJURO PALIKIR Creation Date: 23 February 2010 JAYEWARDENEPURA M I C R O N E S I A ( F S O ) MALE KOTTE Projection/Datum: Behrmann/WGS84 KUALA LUMPUR M A L AY S I A B R U N E I D A R U S S A L A M K I R I B A T I Web Resources: http://ochaonline.un.org/roap S I N G A P O R E TARAWA YAREN 0 500 1,000 1,500 I N D I A N N A U R U I N D O N E S I A PAPUA O C E A N Kilometers JAKARTA NEW GUINEA Map data source(s): PORT MORESBY TUVALU DILI Funafuti Tokelau (N.Z.) UN Cartographic Section, Food and Agriculture HONIARA Organization (FAO), Global Discovery, Christmas Island (Aus.) 3 T I M O R - L E S T E GDACS, PDC, IRI. Cocos (Keeling) Island (Aus.) S O L O M O N Matu Utu APIA I S L A N D S Disclaimers: VA N U AT U F I J I PAGO PAGO PAPEETE F r e n c h The boundaries and names shown and the PORT-VILA SUVA designations used on this map do not imply ALOFI P o l y n e s i a 5 official endorsement or acceptance by the New Caledonia (Fra.) NUKU'ALOFA ( F r a . ) United Nations. NOUMA? 4 AVARUA A U S T R A L I A C o o k Pitcairn (U.K.) I s l a n d s T O N G A KINGSTON ( N . Z . )

CANBERRA N E W Z E A L A N D WELLINGTON

1. Mongolia - The dzud situation in Mongolia continues to be respond to the situation. Governments, local and international - A 6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga on 22 closely monitored. Source: OCHA organization supports are need to address the issues. February 2010. No major damage or casualties have so far been Source: Oxfam reported. Source: GDAC 2. Philippines/Indonesia - There is a high chance of below- normal rainfall in the Philippines, Borneo and Sulawesi (IDN) as 4. Tonga 5. Cook Islands - The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning well as in Palau and Micronesia. Source: IRI - Tropical cyclone RENE has moved away from the northern states that 322 buildings have been damaged or destroyed on the Tongan island of Vava'u since last week, but the high winds Aitutaki island. No casualties were reported. Relief efforts in 3. Papua New Guinea - Cholera outbreak has so far infected brought by the storm have caused severe damage to crops. improving access to drinking water and food, emergency shelters, 2,000 people. 50 people have been killed. Support from Continued support from the international community is needed. waste management, education, health, livelihood recovery and Governments, local and international organisaitons is needed to Source: ABC restoration of the basic infrastructure are on-going. Source: OCHA