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Philippines – Earthquake
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- ECHO Daily flash of
03/12/2023
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- A earthquake with 7.6 magnitude occurred on 2-Dec 14:37 (UTC), with a depth of 32.8 km, approximately 7 km from the south-eastern coast of the country.
- Approximately 750,000 people experienced a shake of Intensity VII (very strong shaking -moderate damage).
- Analysis concludes that there is little risk of landslides whereas there is a higher risk of soil liquefaction near the epicentre due to the strong ground shaking.
- More than 30 aftershocks have been registered since the event, ranging between 4.0 and 6.0 magnitude.
- Evacuations of coastal areas have taken place, but people have returned to their homes. Reports of one fatality and several people with minor injuries.
- Tsunami alert has been lifted, some power outages have been recorded, and critical infrastructure has not suffered damages.
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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours reported by national services
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- ECHO Daily flash of
03/12/2023
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- Belgium: threshold level 2/3 for IJzer, Dijle and Kleine Nete basin in West Flanders
- Germany: warning level 2/4 for 1 location in Lower Saxony
- Hungary: threshold level 3/3 on the Tarna river
- Italy: warning level 2/3 for Emilia Romagna
- Romania: warning level 2/3 for Lapus, Crasna, and Tur rivers in the north-western part of the country
- Slovakia: threshold level 3/3 on the Ronava river
- Slovenia: warning level 1/1 for several parts of the Sava catchment
- Spain: warning level 2/3 for 1 station in the Burgos (Arlanza) region
- Ukraine: threshold level 2/3 on the Borzhava river
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Ghana - Dam emergency and floods
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- ECHO Daily flash of
01/12/2023
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- Heavy rain have been affecting south-eastern Ghana since 27 November, causing the overflow of the Dawhenya irrigation dam and floods that resulted in displacement and damage.
- According to media, as of 1 December, 200 households have been displaced in temporary shelters due to floods that affected at least 600 houses in Dawhenya Town, in Ningo-Prampram District, southern Greater Accra Region.
- Part of the Greater Accra Region was affected by the Akosombo Dam overflow in mid October that caused the displacement of 26,000 people.
- Over the next 48 hours, more rainfall is forecast over southern Ghana.
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Indonesia - Severe weather
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- ECHO Daily flash of
01/12/2023
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- Heavy rainfall and strong winds have been affecting central Indonesia, in particular the Java Island and the neighbouring southern Sumatra Island over the last 36 hours, causing floods, rivers overflow, landslides and a number of strong wind-related incidents that have resulted in evacuations and damage.
- The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) and media report, as of 1 December, nearly 20 displaced, a total of approximately 500 affected people, more than 100 damaged houses and two damaged bridges across the Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra Island, due to floods and landslides.
- In addition, four displaced people, nearly 350 affected people and 85 damaged houses were reported in the Malang Regency, East Java Province due to the strong wind. In the same Island, more than 100 flooded houses were reported across the Jakarta Metropolitan Area.
- Over the next 96 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecast over the whole Java and Sumatra Islands.
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Philippines - Floods and landslides, update
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- ECHO Daily flash of
01/12/2023
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- Heavy rainfall has been affecting the northern Luzon Island, central Philippines, since 29 November, causing floods that have resulted in evacuations and damage.
- The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports, as of 29 November, 1,020 displaced people in six evacuation centres and more than 1,048 affected people across Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, and Nueva Vizcaya Provinces in Cagayan Valley Region. In addition, nine bridges have been closed, six in Cagayan Province and three in Isabela Province, classes and work was sospended in the same Provinces.
- Over the next 48 hours, more rainfall is forecast over Philippines with locally very heavy rainfall over the north-eastern and south-eastern part of the country.
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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours reported by national services
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- ECHO Daily flash of
01/12/2023
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- Belgium: threshold level 2/3 for IJzer, Dijle and Kleine Nete basin in West Flanders.
- Croatia: threshold level 4/4 on Kupa river.
- France: warning level 2/3 for the Arve river.
- Germany: warning level 2/4 for 4 locations in Lower Saxony and 1 location in Saxony Anhalt and 1 in Nordrhein Westfalen.
- Italy: warning level 2/3 for Liguria and Toscana regions.
- Poland: warning level 2/2 for Sasiecznica and Widawa station in the Dolnoslaskie region.
- Romania: warning level 2/3 for rivers in the north-western part of the country.
- Slovenia: warning level 1/1 for Vipava, Kolpa, Nanošcica rivers.
- Spain: warning level 2/3 for 2 stations in the Burgos (Arlanza) region.
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Meteoalarm, as of 1 December at 7:00 UTC
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- ECHO Daily flash of
01/12/2023
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- On 1-2 December: red alert for heavy rain over Italy.
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Mozambique – Food insecurity
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- ECHO Daily flash of
30/11/2023
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- The latest IPC-Acute Food Insecurity Analysis published on 28 November 2023, shows that between May to September 2023 an estimated 2.6 million people in Mozambique have been classified as IPC3+. During the projected period October 2023 to March 2024, food insecurity is expected to worsen with an estimated population of 3.3 million in IPC3+. Two Cabo Delgado districts (Moçimboa da Praia and Meluco) are expected to be in IPC4.
- It is estimated that about 210,000 children aged between 6-69 months will be affected by Acute Malnutrition in the next 12 months. In Palma district (Cabo Delgado) the situation is rated – and projected- as Critical (Phase 4) due to the increasing movement of returnees, lack of humanitarian assistance and ineffectiveness of social and health services.
- Current and projected vulnerabilities of Mozambique are driven by occurrence of extreme weather events - including cyclones, floods and El Niño- conflict in Cabo Delgado, inflation and prices rise and lack of employment opportunities.
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Somalia - Communicable diseases
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- ECHO Daily flash of
30/11/2023
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- Somalia has been having uninterrupted cholera transmission in 11 districts – currently flood affected – since 2022, and in Banadir region since 2017.
- In 2023, a total of 15,554 suspected cases of cholera, including 43 associated deaths (fatality rate 0.3%), were reported. Over the past two weeks, the number of new cholera cases increased by 44% in all districts.
- Highest attack rates were reported in Belethawa (3387 cases per 100,000), Afmadow (1036 cases per 100,000), Dolow (1437 cases per 100,000) and Daynile (1040 cases per 100,000) – all flood affected districts. All DG ECHO supported partners have scaled up their cholera response activities in districts affected by floods.
- In the first half of 2023, close to 2.5 million cases of malaria were confirmed, with 1,375 cases of measles until November 2023.
- The compounding effect of infectious diseases and access constraints, exacerbated by the current floods, is life-threatening for thousands of children in need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition to access treatment facilities.
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Philippines - Severe weather, floods, update
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- ECHO Daily flash of
30/11/2023
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- Following the combined effect of the Low-Pressure Area (LPA) and Shear Line that has been affecting Philippines since 14 November, causing floods, triggering landslides, the number of casualties and damage is increasing.
- According media, as of 29 November, five people died in Northern Samar Province, Eastern Visayas Region. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), as of 28 November, reports one injured person and one missing person. A total of 76,312 people are still displaced in 167 evacuation centres, and 1,155,465 people have been affected, most of them in Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas and Bicol Regions. Moreover, 272 houses have been damaged, 161 roads and ten bridges have been affected.
- The European Union has released EUR 300 000 to support humanitarian partners in responding to the emergency. The humanitarian assistance will support the provision of food, livelihood support, clean water and sanitation to the most affected families in Eastern Visayas.
- For the next 48 hours, more rainfall is expected across most parts of the country, with locally very heavy rainfall over the north-eastern Philippines.
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