I. HECHOS:
El 10 de octubre de 2016, a las 18:30 horas aproximadamente se registraron intensas precipitaciones pluviales acompañadas de vientos fuertes, ocasionando inundación y voladura de techos de las viviendas en la localidad de Chuchin.
I. INFORMACIÓN GENERAL
Las precipitaciones registradas, las condiciones del Océano Pacífico respecto al nivel del mar por la ocurrencia de los aguajes y oleajes, las condiciones de tiempo y clima en general y la actividad volcánica, han provocado varios eventos a escala nacional, los cuales corresponden a inundaciones, deslizamientos, caídas de ceniza, entre otros, causando impactos en población, salud, infraestructura física, líneas vitales y ambiente.
The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period 9-15 October 2016 and includes updates on Zika virus, West Nile fever and MERS.
HIGHLIGHTS AND STATISTICS
The number of new refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants, encountered by UNHCR and partners in Serbia, kept rising, to around 5,800. 81% (or 4,725) were accommodated in governmental facilities, with 1,780 in five Asylum Centres and 2,954 in Refugee Aid Points/Reception Centre, while the others were counted at night in Belgrade City or the border with Hungary. UNHCR, authorities and partners maintained reinforced presence and support at all sites throughout the country.
Situation overview
Message:
KEY UPDATES
- Angola epidemiological update (as of 6 October):
o The last confirmed case had symptom onset on 23 June.
o Forty-two probable cases were reported in the last four weeks.
o Phase two of the vaccination campaign launched on 10 October. The target population consists of more than two million people in 12 districts in 10 provinces.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo epidemiological update (as of 12 October):
o The last confirmed non-sylvatic case had symptom onset on 12 July.
HIGHLIGHTS
Voluntary repatriation
During the reporting period, 2,525 returnees were supported to voluntarily return to Somalia by flight and road convoys.
In total, as of 30th September, 32,949 Somali refugees had returned home since 8th December 2014, when UNHCR started supporting voluntary return of Somali refugees in Kenya, out of which 26,848 were supported in 2016 alone.
FAST FACTS
• An estimated 1.4 million people are in need of assistance in Haiti due to Hurricane Matthew
• Official fatality figures in Haiti indicate 473 deaths, while the full death toll remains unknown
• More than 175,500 people have been displaced to evacuation shelters
SITUATION AT A GLANCE
• Access is slowly improving, although blockages and infrastructure damage continue to hamper movement
• 510 new suspected cholera cases have been reported
HIGHLIGHTS
5,104 people fled to Uganda from South Sudan on the 12th and 13th October. In October, an average of 2,326 new arrivals have fled to Uganda every day. The majority of refugees are arriving using the Oraba and Busia border points, with smaller numbers arriving through Kerwa and Keyi (Yumbe district), Palorinya (Moyo), Elegu (Adjumani) and Lamwo. Around 130 refugees arrived via the Democratic Republic of Congo, crossing in to Uganda at Salyam Sala and Birijaku.
According to the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Hurricane Centre, Hurricane Matthew was around 40 miles (70 km) east of Jacksonville, Florida, United States and 135 miles (215 km) south of Savannah, Georgia, United States as of 5 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (9 pm Universal Time Coordinated [UTC]).
Highlights during the reporting week
- Fifteen neonatal deaths reported from nine Counties
- Four maternal deaths reported from four Counties
Reporting Coverage
With winter just weeks away, millions of children of Syria and internally displaced Iraqi children and their families are facing misery and danger from the cold. Many already live on the brink in Syria and Iraq or as refugees in neighbouring countries. Hundreds of thousands of families have been forced to flee unrelenting fighting with little or no possessions. Children are among the most vulnerable to freezing temperatures and storms that have frequently swept the Middle East, leaving misery, illness and even deaths in their paths.
FAITS MARQUANTS
La situation humanitaire dans le pays reste très préoccupante avec la persistance des incidents sécuritaires, des déplacements de populations et la réduction de l’accès humanitaire.
Le Ministère de la santé et ses partenaires conjuguent leurs efforts pour répondre à plusieurs flambées épidémiques : Cholera,
Rage, Grippe saisonnière, Monkeypox,.Certains partenaires clés du cluster santé suspendent leurs activités faute de financement pourtant les besoins humanitaires restent importants
Africa Weather Hazards
In Numbers
- 750,000 people need urgent aid
- 473 people killed**
- 175,000 people displaced
Highlights
As of October 13th, WFP distributed food rations to more than 30,000 people in the South and Grand-Anse departments
WFP received 20MT of High Energy Biscuits to be distributed in the most affected areas.
Situation Update
KEY FIGURES
- 64,000 displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since March
- 94,00 IDPs from Shirqat, Al Qayyarah and surrounding areas since June
- 3.3 million IDPs since January 2014 238,489 Iraqi refugees have fled to neighbouring countries in the region
FUNDING
UNHCR’s appeal of USD 584 million for IDPs and Iraqi refugees in the region is 41% funded
Of this, UNHCR requires USD 196.2 million for the Mosul emergency response, with these needs 33% funded
SITUATION UPDATE
KEY FIGURES
- 3,732 Refugees currently hosted in Djibouti pending further physical verification exercises
- 1,634 Registered females
- 1,339 Registered children and adolescents
Highlights
