Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 06/11/2015 Somalia, Yemen - Tropical Cyclones MEGH and CHAPALA SITUATION • According to the latest reports the Tropical Cyclone CHAPALA affected southern Yemen, causing eight fatalities 8 and at least 40 people injured in Hadramaut Governorate. Another three 40 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in Socotra island. The areas 14 400 most affected by CHAPALA were Socotra island, Shabwah and Hadramaut governorates in Yemen where 44 000 people are already displaced. Also CHAPALA affected areas of northeastern Somalia where it destroyed houses, sunk 6 000 fishing boats and displaced hundreds of people • UN convoys with humanitarian supplies 1 Nov, 18.00 UTC 205 km/h sust. winds were expected to move from Aden and 3 Nov, 6.00 UTC Sana’a for Mukalla on 5 November. 120 km/h sust. winds Besides, humanitarian cargo is being shipped by sea from Djibouti to Aden. Air transport is currently being assessed to 7 Nov, 18.00 UTC airlift humanitarian goods to Socotra 10 Nov, 6.00 UTC 139 km/h sust. winds 93 km/h sust. winds 3 Island. 9 Nov, 6.00 UTC • A new Tropical Cyclone MEGH is moving 130 km/h sust. winds 200 west over the Arabian Sea, strengthening. On 6 November at 6.00 UTC, it had max. 11 Nov, 6.00 UTC 18 000 sustained wind speed of 83 km/h and its 46 km/h sust. winds 6 Nov, 6.00 UTC centre was located approx. 800 km east of 83 km/h sust. winds 7 Nov, 6.00 UTC Socotra island. Gulf of 120 km/h sust. winds • Over the next 24 h MEGH is forecast to Aden continue moving west, towards Socotra 6 Nov, 18.00 UTC island and northern Somalia, 102 km/h sust. winds strengthening further. According to the 8 Nov, 6.00 UTC latest forecast, it may reach Socotra on 8 148 km/h sust. winds November with max. sustained winds of the order of 140-150 km/h, however the Legend uncertainty of the forecast track and Last seven days accum. rainfall (NASA) intensity is still high. Heavy rain and lspop2012Arabian strong wind may affect Socotra island and VALUE Sea northern Somalia over 8-10 November. 0 1 - 5 Sources: GDACS, JTWC, NOAA, IMD, UN OCHA, 6 - 25 UNFPA, Media TROPICAL CYCLONE POP.26 DENSITY- 50 2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Legend(max. sustained winds) (pop/km51 - 100) Cyclones> 118 Trackkm/h points 101- 500 WIND_SPEED63-118 km/h 501 - 2 500 2 501 - 5 000 Ï <0.000000 63 km/h - 17.000000 WIND BUFFER 5 001 - 130 000 7 days acc. Ï 17.000001 - 32.500000 Rain (mm) > 118 km/h Impact of TC 92-118 km/h CHAPALA Arabian 50-100 32.500001 - 69.000000 Ï 64-92 km/h Sea 100 - 200 Dead 200-300 Ï 69.000001Area of - 100.000000 track 300-400 uncertainty Injured >400 Population Most affected areas Displaced by TC CHAPALA <250 000 250 001-500 000 500 001-1 mil. 1-2 mil. >2 mil..