Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 09/11/2015 YEMEN – Tropical Cyclones CHAPALA and MEGH SITUATION • TC CHAPALA caused damage and deaths in Yemen on 1-5 November. As of 8 November, there were eight dead, at least 2 000 families displaced in Socotra, 2 400 in Hadramaut, 2 000 in Shabwa, and 160 in Abyan. Humanitarian partners’ assessments are being hampered by infrastructure damaged by previous conflicts and the cyclone. • On 8 November, another cyclone MEGH, passed over Socotra, affecting the island with strong winds and heavy rains. At least one person died and several homes collapsed. • In the morning of 9 November, MEGH is passing off the coast of north-eastern Somalia with max. sustained winds of 160 km/h. • Over the next 24 h, it is forecast to move north-west, 8 slightly weakening. It may reach the coast of Abyan 2 400 governorate (pop. 514 000), near the town of Shuqrah, in the morning of 10 November, with max. >40 sustained winds of 120 km/h. 2 000 • Strong winds and heavy rains may affect southern and central Yemen on 9-11 November, with the risk of 11 Nov 6.00 UTC flash floods and landslides. Heavy rains may also 3 Nov, 06.00 UTC affect northern Somalia on 9-10 November. Al Mukalla 120 km/h sust. winds Sources: GDACS, JTWC, ECHO, IMD, UN OCHA, NASA, Media TC CHAPALA - Accumulation rainfall 160 1 Nov, 18.00 UTC 204 km/h sust. winds 31 October – 5 November, NASA 3 Governorate most affected 50 - 100 mm Al Irqah 2 000 10 Nov 18.00 UTC 100 - 200 mm 74 km/h sust. winds Shuqrah Sust. winds 200 200 – 300 mm 120-140 km/h > 300 mm >170 9 Nov, 6.00 UTC 9 Nov, 0.00 UTC 157 km/h sust. winds 167 km/h sust. winds Aden 1 10 Nov, 06.00 UTC 120 km/h sust. winds (Pop: 44 000) TC CHAPALA caused very heavy rains in 8 Nov, 6.00 UTC Yemen (annual average <50mm in the 204 km/h sust. winds coastal areas). MEGH may also cause heavy rains in southern Yemen. BACKGROUND INFORMATION IPC classification IPC classification Legend phase Phase (*) lspop2012 2 (Stressed) VALUE TROPICAL CYCLONE 24 h acc. rainfall TCs MEGH and CHAPALA 3 (Crisis) Legend 0 (max. sustained winds) 8 Nov (NASA) Governorates affected / 1 - 5 T ROPICAL CYCLONES IN YEMEN 4 (Emergency) Cyclones> 118 Trackkm/h points 50 - 100 mm possibly affected 6 - 25 Source: IPC 100 - 200 mm Governorates most Tropical Cyclones are rare in Yemen. In 2008 WIND_SPEED63-118 km/h 26 - 50 affected > 200 mm a Tropical Depression crossed Socotra island < 63 km/h 51 - 100 Ï 0.000000 - 17.000000 2 TC CHAPALA and made landfall near Al Mukalla. Very heavy Pop. Density101- 500 (pop/km ) rains affected Yemen, causing floods and killing WIND BUFFER 501 - 2 500 Dead Injured Ï 17.000001 - 32.500000 over 180 people. The most affected >118 km/h 2 501 - 5 000 Families displaced governorates were Hadramaut and Mahra. 92-118 km/h 5 001 - 130 000 Ï 32.500001 - 69.000000 Houses severely 64-92 km/h GDACS Alert (wind impact) damage Track uncertainty TC MEGH Dead Potential local disaster Sources: GDACS, JTWC (9 Nov, 9.00 UTC), Humanitarian Response Ï 69.000001 - 100.000000 * Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) .