ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot 13 - 19 April 2021 PALAU/PHILIPPINES MYANMAR On 16 April, Typhoon Surigae (locally MONGOLIA Armed clashes between the Myanmar known as Bising) passed the northern part Inactive Watch Armed Forces (MAF) and the Kachin Watch of Palau with wind speeds of up to 120 Independence Army (KIA) continued and DPR KOREA Alert km/h which resulted in damaged houses and Pyongyang intensified in several townships in Kachin State agricultural damage on Kayangel island. The JAPANJAPAN Alert RO KOREA resulting in civilian casualties and internal El Niño National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) Kabul CHINA Kobe displacement. On 17 April, one man was injured and the Palau Red Cross Society are currently AFGHANISTAN Islamabad by artillery shelling during intense fighting in BHUTAN conducting assessments. La Niña Hpakant Township. Between 12 and 15 April, NEPAL about 440 people were newly displaced, three Over the weekend, Typhoon Surigae passed near PAKISTAN LA NIÑA/EL NIÑO LEVEL civilians were reportedly killed, and a number of the eastern seaboard of the Philippines and rapidly Source: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology people were injured due to clashes in Momauk intensified from Category 2 to Category 5 in less BANGLADESH Township. The exact number of civilian than 36 hours. Local officials preemptively MYANMAR VIET NAMVIET NAM casualties could not be confirmed due to access evacuated about 68,400 residents in the provinces INDIA LAO PDRLAO PDR Yangon Northern Mariana challenges. Since 1 February, almost 5,000 of Catanduanes and Albay, both of which were Islands (US) PACIFIC people have been displaced due to the heavily affected by Super Typhoon Goni in October THAILANDTHAILAND Manila Bay of Bangkok OCEAN resurgence of armed confrontations between the 2020. Typhoon Surigae was last estimated at 475 PHILIPPINES Guam (US) Bengal CAMBODIA South MAF and the KIA, of which 4,000 people remain km east of Infanta, Quezon with maximum Typhoon Surigae5 China displaced across several townships in Kachin as sustained winds of 175 km/h and gustiness of up Sea of 19 April. Humanitarian partners and local to 215 km/h. Surigae is not expected to make BRUNEI PALAU FEDERATED MARSHALL communities continue to respond to the needs of landfall as it continues to move northward, but DARUSSALAM STATES OF ISLANDS SRI LANKA MICRONESIA newly displaced people, and the needs of about strong winds and heavy rainfall over Eastern MALAYSIA 95,500 people who have been hosted in Visayas and Bicol regions are forecast until 20 MALDIVES displacement camps since 2011.³ April. Local governments have pre-positioned relief SINGAPORE KIRIBATI packs and are assisting the displaced residents. INDONESIA NAURU Over the past few days, OCHA liaised with PAKISTAN anticipatory action partners for the possible INDIAN activation of early response activities.¹ OCEAN Jakarta SOLOMON PAPUA NEW ISLANDS Several districts in the provinces of TIMOR-LESTE GUINEA TUVALU TOKELAU Balochistan and Sindh experience PRECIPITATION FORECAST drought conditions which have resulted PAPUA NEW GUINEA The precipitation forecast for the Apr-May-Jun in increasedSAMOA food insecurity. Between October season indicates that precipitation is likely to be 2020 and March 2021, the impact of La Niña below normal across eastern/northern China, VANUATU On 13 April, a landslide in the Waiya Ausa FIJI southern Japan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, caused below normal rainfall in drought prone Suva community in Lumusa northern/central India, and Mongolia. Above normal areasNIUE of Balochistan FRENCH(-63.3 per POLYNESIA cent rainfall) and local-level-government, Mul Baiyer Lumusa Sindh (-77.3 per cent). According to the National precipitation is likely across the Philippines, Thailand, TONGA district in the Western Highlands province resulted Palau, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands. Drought MonitoringCOOK ISLANDS Centre (NDMC), moderate NEW in three deaths, three people injured, a number of AUSTRALIA Source: IRI, Columbia University. April 2021 CALEDONIA drought conditions are prevailing across 18 PITCAIRN destroyed homes and displacement of about 30 districts in the two provinces. An estimated 1.8 people (six families), according to the Baptist Union Above normal million people are expected to experience acute of PNG. The displaced families are currently hosted food insecurity and 530,000 people emergency Normal by relatives. The affected community is in need of levels of food insecurity from March to June temporary shelter materials, blankets, sleeping Below normal 2021 in 12 of the 18 drought-affected districts, mats, clothing, water containers and kitchen sets. NEW ZEALAND according to the Food Security Sector. The Hagen General Hospital is currently only providing Pakistan Meteorological Department warns that limited services due to the recent surge in COVID-19 drought conditions may continue and worsen cases among healthcare workers. Heavy rain has with adverse effects on agriculture and livestock. caused floods and landslides in several provinces OCHA presence Food sector partners are supporting the over the last few weeks.² Government of Balochistan in conducting a joint The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. assessment in the ten drought-affected districts.4 Feedback: [email protected] unocha.org/roap Sources: 1. OCHA, PAGASA 2. DMT 3. Hum. partners, media 4. NDMC, PMD 5. GDACS For the latest information related to COVID-19 please see: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen.