Typhoon Haima (Lawin) made landfall at 11:00 pm, 19 October 2016 in Peñablanca, Cagayan. Initial assessments and response are ongoing in different parts of the affected areas. As of 3:00 pm, 21 October 2016, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released its initial figures on the affected and displaced population through their Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC).

Highlights

• Eight confirmed deaths so far from landslides. Two people are missing.

• Over 53,000 people are displaced in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Regions I, II, III in northern Luzon, and Regions IV-A and V in southern Luzon.

• Power remains out in all of CAR and in 60 municipalities across Regions I and VI-A.

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KEY UPDATES

• Countries and territories reporting mosquito-borne Zika virus infections for the first time in the past week: o None

• Countries and territories reporting microcephaly and other central nervous system (CNS) malformations potentially associated with Zika virus infection for the first time in the past week: o Grenada

• Countries and territories reporting Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) cases associated with Zika virus infection for the first time in the past week: o None

Relief International teams are headed to one of the Philippines’ hardest hit provinces to assess damage and offer first line care after the strongest storm since Typhoon Haiyan touched down yesterday.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has adequate funds and family food packs to augment the resources of the Local Government Units (LGUs) of areas hit by super typhoon Lawin in Regions I, II, III, CAR, CALABARZON, and V.

To date, a total of 24,669 families or 104,242 persons in 461 barangays in the said regions are affected by ‘Lawin’.

Of the total affected, the DSWD recorded 13,828 families or 53,433 persons being displaced. Some 10,606 families or 40,515 persons are currently staying in 331 evacuation centers.

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW

18 October 2016

• Typhoon "LAWIN" has intensified further while traversing the Philippine Sea with maximum sustained winds of up to 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph. It is forecasted to move West Northwest at 24 kph.

• Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) No. 1 is hoisted over Cagayan, Isabela, Catanduanes and Northern Aurora.

19 October 2016

• Tropical Cyclone SARIKA made landfall close to Fangchenggang city (Guangxi province, China) on 19 morning UTC, as a Tropical Storm. It then continued moving north north-east over Guangxi, dissipating.

• According to National Authorities, as of 20 October early morning (UTC), in China over 47 000 people have been evacuated and over 2 500 houses have been partially or fully damaged in Hainan.

• Over the next 24 h, heavy rain could still affect the southern provinces of China (Hainan, Guangdong, Yunann, Guizhou and Guangxi) and northern Vietnam.

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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 20, 2016) – Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by Typhoon Haima which tore through the Philippines overnight, with reports of widespread devastation including flattened homes, damaged schools and toppled trees.

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20 October 2016, Manila - As Red Cross volunteers and staff members provide immediate assistance in areas affected by Super Typhoon Haima, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is releasing a Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocation of 48,600 Swiss Francs (49,000 US dollars) to support the emergency operation.

Highlights

• Typhoon Haima made landfall in Peñablanca in Cagayan province on 19 October as a Category 4 storm.

• Approximately 90,000 people were pre-emptively evacuated in Regions I, II, II, IV-A, V and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), according to the information available from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

• There are 230 evacuation centres operating.

• NDRRMC is validating eight casualties of the typhoon across four provinces in the affected area.

Late Wednesday 19th October 2016, Super Typhoon Haima (also called Lawin) in the Philippines wrought havoc into the north-eastern Philippine coast with ferocious winds and rain that rekindled fears and memories from the catastrophe wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Typhoon Haima, which has sustained winds of 225 km/h and gusts of up to 315 km/h, had its landfall in Penablanca town in Cagayan province shortly before midnight. Many villages lost power and intense winds tore roofs off houses.

OVERVIEW

Early on 20 October 2016, typhoon Haima/Lawin is due to hit the Philippines. Winds up to 185 km/h are expected, and rainfall of 100-200 mm throughout the next two days with local amounts over 300 mm, thus exacerbating the risk of mudslides, especially in higher elevations.

11.6 million people could be affected, mostly in northern Luzon – including 2.8 million in the Cagayun and Isabela provinces, where it will hit the hardest.

Highlights

Typhoon Haima (Lawin) made landfall at 11pm, 19 October 2016 in Peñablanca, Cagayan, and continues to weaken. Rains will still be moderate to heavy while possibly exiting the Philippine Area of Responsiblity (PAR) tonight. Humanitarian presence in affected areas is currently being tracked. Initial feedback from the field reported interrupted access to water, cellular communications and electricity especially in directly affected areas