The document provides an overview of the situation after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated parts of the Philippines. It summarizes: 1) The typhoon caused widespread destruction, particularly on Samar Island and Leyte, affecting over 11 million people. The death toll rose to over 2,300 with thousands more injured or missing. 2) Emerging needs included safe drinking water, shelter, treatment for injuries and medical conditions, food, sanitation and household supplies. Air transport was urgently needed to deliver relief goods and personnel. 3) The current situation update reported over 1,800 dead, 2,600 injured and 84 missing. Over 1.3 million families were affected

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TYPHOON HAIYAN (YOLANDA PH) – THE PHILIPPINES
BACKGROUND
WEATHER OUTLOOK
CURRENT SITUATION
EMERGEING NEEDS
HEALTH
FOOD
NUTRITION
WASH
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INJURED
1774*
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13 NOV 2013
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2. BACKGROUND
Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) is the seconddeadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing at least 2,344 people.[1]
The thirtieth named storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated
from an area of low pressure several hundred kilometers east-southeast
of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on 2 November. Tracking
generally westward, environmental conditions favored tropical cyclogenesis and
the system developed into a tropical depression the following day.
After becoming a tropical storm and attaining the name Haiyan at 0000 UTC on 4
November, the system began a period of rapid intensification that brought it
to typhoon intensity by 1800 UTC on November 5.
By 6 November, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) assessed the system
as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind
scale; the storm passed over the island of Kayangel in Palau shortly after attaining
this strength.
it continued to intensify; at 1200 UTC on 7 November the Japan Meteorological
Agency (JMA) upgraded the storm's maximum ten-minute sustained winds to
235 km/h (145 mph), the highest in relation to the cyclone. At 1800 UTC, the
JTWC estimated the system's one-minute sustained winds to 315 km/h
(195 mph), unofficially making Haiyan the fourth most intense tropical cyclone
ever observed.
On the morning of 8 November, category 5 Typhoon Haiyan (locally
known as Yolanda) made a direct hit on the Philippines, a densely
populated country of 92 million people, devastating areas in 36 provinces.
The eye of the cyclone made its first landfall in the Philippines at Guiuan, Eastern
Samar, without any change in intensity.
Many cities and towns experienced widespread destruction, with as much as 90
per cent of housing destroyed in some areas. Roads are blocked, and airports and
seaports impaired; heavy ships have been thrown inland. Water supply and power
are cut; much of the food stocks and other goods are destroyed; many health
facilities are not functioning and medical supplies are quickly being exhausted.
SOURCE: TYPHOON HAIYAN – WIKIPEDIA
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
The cyclone caused devastation in the Philippines, particularly on Samar
Island and Leyte.
AFFECTED AREA: Regions VIII (Eastern Visayas), VI (Western Visayas)
and VII (Central Visayas) are hardest hit, according to current information. Regions
IV-A (CALABARZON), IV-B (MIMAROPA), V (Bicol), X (Northern Mindanao), XI (Davao)
and XIII (Caraga) were also affected. Tacloban City, Leyte province, with a population
of over 200,000 people, has been devastated, with most houses destroyed.
An aerial survey revealed almost total destruction in the coastal areas
of Leyte province.
AFFECTED POPULATION: An estimated 11.3 million people in nine regions—over 10
per cent of the country’s population—are affected. At least 673,042 people are
displaced by the typhoon (55 per cent are in evacuation centers, the rest in host
communities or makeshift shelters). Thousands of people have been killed or are still
missing. Tens of thousands suffering from injuries, with the number of
confirmed casualties still rising as more areas become accessible. Pre-disaster
poverty levels and malnutrition rates in Regions VI, VII and VIII were already higher
than the national average.

3. WEATHER OUTLOOK
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (ZORAIDA) UPDATE NUMBER 009 [FINAL]
Issued at: 6:00 P< PhT (10:00 GMT) Wednesday 13 November 2013
Tropical Depression (TD) [ZORAIDA] has maintained its strength
during the past 12 hours as it moves away from the country
towards the South China Sea - no longer expected to gain strength.
http://weather.com.ph
GALE WARNING
GALE WARNING NO. 14
For: Strong to gale force winds associated with the surge of
Northeast Monsoon.
Issued at 5:00 p.m. today, 13 November 2013
Strong to gale force winds is expected to affect the Eastern
seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon..
Synopsis:
At 4:00 p.m. today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 170
km Northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan (10.9°N, 117.5°E).
Forecast:
Metro Manila, MIMAROPA, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Bicol Region and the provinces of Samar
will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of Luzon
will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The rest of Visayas and
Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
PAGASA
AccuWeather
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the east will prevail over Luzon and Eastern Visayas and
the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to
moderate coming from the southeast to east with slight to moderate seas.

4. WEATHER OUTLOOK
CURRENT STORM ANALYSIS
As of 5:00 pm 13 NOV, the center of TD Zoraida was located over the West Philippine Sea...about 205 km northwest of Puerto Princesa, Palawan or 255 km
west-southwest of El Nido, Palawan...currently moving west-northwest with a forward speed of 26 km/hr towards the South China Sea.
Maximum Sustained Winds (1-min. avg) remain at 45 km/hr near the center with higher gusts.
http://weather.com.ph/announcements/weatherphilippines-daily-graphical-satellite-analysis-from-4pm-nov-13-until-4pm-nov-14-2013

5. EMERGING NEEDS
EXISTING INFORMATION AND FIELD OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST THAT THE
MOST IMMEDIATE THREATS TO LIFE ARE (IN ROUGH ORDER OF URGENCY):
 Lack of safe drinking water
 Lack of shelter
 Trauma injuries, especially if untreated
 Other acute medical conditions (including contagious diseases) if
left untreated
 Disruption of treatment for severe acute malnutrition and for
severe chronic disease
 Insufficient food
 Lack of sanitation and personal hygiene items
 Lack of household items and supplies (like fuel), especially for
preparing food
KEY CAPABILITIES IMMEDIATELY NEEDED TO ENABLE FAST ACTION TO
ADDRESS THESE INCLUDE:
 Air and sea transport of relief goods and personnel
 Emergency telecommunications
 Temporary electrical power and fuel
 Debris removal
MEDIUM-TERM THREATS TO HEALTH, DIGNITY AND SECURITY INCLUDE:
 Lack of access to primary and specialised health care
 Moderate acute malnutrition
 Psycho-social malaise
 Disruption of education, entailing loss of protective daytime
environment for children
 Disruption of livelihoods, which will worsen general deprivation and
add to humanitarian needs as soon as coping mechanisms have been
exhausted.
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013

6. CURRENT SITUATION
AS OF 7 AM PHT, 13 NOV 2013
CASUALTIES: 1,833 individuals were reported dead, 2,623 injured and 84
missing
AFFECTED POPULATION
A total of 1,387,446 families (6,937,229 persons) were affected in 7,488
barangays in 41 provinces in Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI and
CARAGA
127,733 families (582,303 persons) have been displaced. There are 993
evacuation centers.
• 59,733 families / 286,433 persons inside evacuation centers
• 72,758 families/ 305,298 persons outside evacuation centers
DAMAGES (Regions IV-B, V, VI, and CARAGA)
• DAMAGED HOUSES: 149,756 houses damaged in (80,0457
totally, 69,709 partially)
• INFRASTRUCTURE: PhP761,400,371.89 =$17,437,591 USD
worth of damage to infrastructure
ROADS AND BRIDGES
• 2 roads in Regions VI and VIII remain impassable.
• The lack of access to affected areas due to blocked roads and
damaged infrastructure, limiting assessment and response
activities.
AIRPORTS: All airports are now open and operating except for
Tacloban (turbo propeller planes only for commercial operations).
SEAPORTS: All seaports are operational
FOOD: 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance, but
nutrition supplies are inadequate and logistical constrains hamper
delivery of food.
WATER: Water systems are damaged and non-operational in many
areas. In addition, some ground water supplies are contaminated.
• AGRICULTURE: PhP199,584,661.13 = $4,565,100 USD
CHILDREN: A significant number of children were displaced. Over
20,000 schools and day care centers were affected.
• The Island of Leyte has been most severely affected. Most
homes are uninhabitable due to damage, and water and
power have yet to be restored.
• Much of the livelihood infrastructure (farm –to-market roads,
fishing boat landing sites and field irrigation) has been
destroyed or blocked with debris, requiring reconstruction.
SECURITY: Security conditions across the Philippines are rapidly
deteriorating. The critical need for food and water has led desperate
inhabitants to pillage supplies from shops and supermarkets,
notably in the town of Tacloban. Gender-based violence is a major
concern.
Note: The total extent of damage is unknown as assessments are still
ongoing. Expect this information to change frequently as more
information becomes available.
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7. http://reliefweb.int/map/philippines/philippines-number-damaged-houses-typhoon-haiyan-yolanda-12-nov-ember-2013

8. CURRENT SITUATION
POWER OUTAGE:
Power outage is being experienced in the following provinces and
municipalities in Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, and XIII:
• Palawan
• Capiz
• Aklan
• Antique
• Iloilo
• Cebu
• Bohol
• Negros Oriental
• Siquijor
• Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, and Eastern
Samar
COMMUNICATIONS:
• AS of 11 NOV 2013 operating cell sites of Globe Telecom were
established. In total, 49% of the affected sites in Visays and 30% of the
affected sites in Luzon and Mindanao have been restored.
• “Libreng Tawag” of Globe Telecom was set up at Hotel Alejandro,
Tacloban City
• As of 12 NOV 2013, mobile signal (Globe and Smart) in Bacuag, Surigao
del Norte has been restored.
• Smart & Sun Cellular: 309/396 affected municipalities
POWER SUPPLY HAS BEEN RESTORED IN:
- Province of Marinduque
- Municipalities of Baco, Calapan City, Naujan, San Teodoro, Socorro,
Victoria, Bansud, Gloria, Mansalay, Pinamalayan, Roxas and all of
Oriental Mindoro
- Municipalities of Rizal, Sta. Cruz, Mamburao and San Jose,
Occidental Mindoro
- Municipalities of Odiongan, Ferrol, Looc, Alcantara and San Andres,
all in Romblon
- Municipalities of Mina, Pototan and Aniway, all in Iloilo
DECLARATION OF STATE OF CALAMITY
• Dumangas, Iloilo (Res. No. 2013-188), Janiuay, Iloio and the
Province of Antique (Res. No. 085-2013)
• Presidential Proclamation No.682 dated November 11, 2013,
declaring a State of National Calamity in Samar provinces, Leyte,
Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Palawan
ndrrmc.gov.ph

9. CURRENT SITUATION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT provided P12.52
million ($286,695.48) worth of relief support
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
•
All divisions in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas,
Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and the National
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY reported a price freeze in provinces and
Capital Region are operational and are tasked with determining
towns affected. The supply of goods in most areas is stable, except for places
status of other school districts.
difficult to access due to damaged roads.
•
Eastern Visayas remains severely affected , with only 4 out of 13
divisions operational.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
•
Ormoc City and Western Samar divisions remain closed, while
no reliable communication lines have been established with the
• ROADS & BRIDGES--cleared national roads (as of 12 Nov 2013 12PM)
divisions of Baybay City, Biliran, Borongan City, Eastern Samar,
include:
Catbalogan City, Leyte Province, and Tacloban City.
‒ From Bicol: Matnog (Roro) –Allen, Northern Samar-Catbalogan-San
•
School heads have also been given authority to suspend classes
Juanico Bridge-Tacloban
in damaged schools until the structures have been properly
‒ From Cebu: Ormoc-Kananga-Carigara-Palo-Tacloban
assessed and cleared by DepEd or LGU engineers.
‒ From Cebu: Ormoc-Baybay-Abuyog-Tulosa-Palo-Tacloban
‒ Catbalogan-Basey-Lawa-An (Eastern Samar)
‒ Catbalogan-Paranas-Taft-San Julian-Borongan (Eastern Samar)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS declare national roads to
Tacloban open
• By land—thru Bicol (Matnog, Sorsogon) Roro-Allen, Northern Samar,
Catbalogan, N. Samar-San Juanico Bridge-Tacloban
• From Cebu—Ormoc-Kananga-Carigara-Paco-Tacloban
PHILIPPINES NATIONAL POLICE deployed 1,082 additional police personnel to
affected areas to improve peace and order situation.
WWW.SLATE.COM
WWW.GOV.PH
DEPED.GOV.PH
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10. CURRENT SITUATION - HEALTH
HEALTH
• Several medical teams, both domestic and international, have been
deployed to provide emergency and basic medical and surgical
services to affected areas in Eastern Visayas, the hardest hit by
typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). These teams are self-sufficient and will
pose no burden to host communities.
SUPPLIES:
Several cargoes of medicines, supplies and equipment have
now reached Tacloban via Cebu and Catbalogan, Samar.
Hopefully these will reach those who need them especially
that alternative routes of transport were made available and
provided by partners like PAL and AIR21.
DEPLOYMENTS
• DOH has deployed more than a hundred doctors and nurses that
are treating the injured and sick in Tacloban, Bantayan, Medelin –
and more are positioned to take off and set-up satellite medical
stations throughout Regions 6, 7, and 8. These teams have been
accompanied by more than P25 million worth of essential
medicines and supplies
HOSPITALS: Hospital tents provided by international teams are
being established in strategic areas to complement hospital
services post-Yolanda as almost all health facilities sustained
major structural damage.
• WHO Representative to the Philippines announced that selfsufficient medical teams from Australia, Belgium, Germany,
Hungary, Israel, Japan, Norway, Russia and Spain are already in the
Philippines and logistical arrangements are underway to ensure that
they reach affected areas. There are offers for help from Spain,
Israel, the United Kingdom and Singapore.
• Priority for deployment will be teams that can set up hospitals with
capacity for surgery and are equipped with generators and supplies
for their teams to last from 10-15 days. WHO is working closely
with the Department of Health to facilitate positioning of these
international teams in strategic areas to augment the local medical
teams.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE - 13 NOV 13
NDRRMC.GOV.PH
COMMNUICATIONS: Communication remains a problem.
DOH has requested that the restoration of communication
lines be prioritized for DOH to enable them to get immediate
feedback from the field. In the meantime, DOH is coordinating
with Telecoms Without Borders to help in this aspect .
CODES:
• A Code Blue has been activated in all regions, meaning
medical personnel in the regional offices will go on 24-hour
duty.
•
Code White has been activated for all hospitals, meaning
hospitals should be ready with standby response

11. CURRENT SITUATION

12. HEALTH
HEALTH
Preliminary reports indicate that health infrastructure has been damaged
or destroyed in many areas, disrupting the delivery of essential health
services. The regional hospital in Tacloban was hit by a storm surge and
much of its medical equipment was washed away. An estimated 660,000
displaced people need essential health services.
NEED
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Severe damage is reported to health infrastructure, including to the
cold chain.
•
There is no delivery of routine health services in affected areas, as
well as lack of medicine, surgical and general medical supplies.
•
Most drugstores have been looted and medicines, including family
planning supplies, are urgently required, particularly in Tacloban
City.
•
Health service delivery points, including for emergency obstetric
and neonatal care, are compromised by the sustained damage.
RESPONSE:
•
Coordination is well under-way in Tacloban City and Eastern Samar
Region.
•
First medical teams have arrived in Cebu. Others teams, currently in
Manila, are preparing for their deployment.
•
Public health epidemiologists will be deployed for field disease
surveillance and response activities.
•
Non-food items like medicines, hygiene kits and dignity kits are prepositioned with the Family Planning
•
Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and ready for deployment.
Partners procured an additional 100,000 dignity kits and 100,000
hygiene kits as well as well as reproductive health (RH) kits for
distribution in eight severely affected provinces.
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
•
Temporary health facilities, generators, medication, surgical supplies, cold
storage and WASH facilities are urgently required.
•
There is a high risk of acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, leptospirosis,
measles, cholera and typhoid.
•
People are traumatized and lack psycho-social support
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
• Deliver care for those with injuries to prevent complications such as
infection, tetanus, and disability.
• Deliver essential medicines and medical supplies to affected populations.
• Increase provision and access to essential health services (i.e.
medical/surgical consultations, reproductive health, mental health,
psycho-social support, health promotion, immunization).
• Strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak control.
• Strengthen referral system from community health facilities to higher
levels of care.
• Provide support to systematic immunization for vaccine-preventable
disease outbreaks.
• Establish temporary health facilities/ services and/or repair/rehabilitate
damaged health facilities.
• Provide support to information management and to the coordination of
the health sector response.
CLUSTER LEAD: Arun Mallik WHO 0908-6258619
mallika@wpro.who.int

13. HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES:
SITUATION: The World Health Organization categorized
Typhoon Haiyan as a Category 3 Disaster (Most Severe)
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Limited hospital availability
Untreated injuries
Lack of care and support for heart attack victims, dialysis patients,
estimated 95,270 pregnant women in disaster zone
Diarrheal and respiratory diseases due to poor sanitation and
overcrowding
Lack of medical supplies:
• Medicine
• Hygiene Kits
• Cot Beds
• Tents
• Emergency Supplies
Undermanned hospitals and fatigued medical staff
Poor hygiene
Disruption of treatment for severe and moderate acute
malnutrition
Trauma injuries and other acute medical conditions including
contagious diseases
Difficulty for doctors to access flooded areas
• Doctors are being deployed on a 1,000 ton barge through
the Philippine Medical Association
Psycho-social malaise
Diminished transportation capabilities including air and sea
transport of relief goods and personnel
Reduced emergency telecommunication
Debris removal
http://www.oxfam.org/en/emergencies/philippines-typhoon-haiyan Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
http://www.dswd.gov.ph/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/reports-and-updates/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
https://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/20131112%20Philippines%20%20Haiyan%20Action%20Plan.pdf Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
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Lack of safe drinking water
• Many water sources are mixed with salt water
• Require rehabilitation of water supply systems,
distribution of water and hygiene kits, water quality
surveillance
Shortage of food
• Require family food pack distribution
• Three repacking centers are producing 55,000 family food
packs daily
Poor sanitation
Lack of shelter
• Require basic tools to repair damaged and makeshift
shelters and tents for displaced people
Interruption of vaccine campaigns may lead to resurgence of
previously eliminated diseases
Essential health services
• Health promotion, immunization, disease surveillance,
reproductive health
Shortage of fuel for cooking food and boiling water
No electricity to run water pipes
• Require generators and rechargeable batteries
Disruption of livelihoods, which will worsen general deprivation
and add to humanitarian needs as soon as coping mechanisms
are exhausted
Sources and transmission of infectious diseases
• Diarrhea and other water-borne diseases
• Dengue fever and other vector-borne diseases
• Pneumonia and viral upper respiratory illness
https://www.mercycorps.org/donate. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
https://secure.americares.org/site. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
http://www.doh.gov.ph/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013

14. HEALTH
•
Medecins Sans Frontieres will have 100 staff on ground in the next
few days- including doctors, nurses, surgeons, water and sanitation
engineers and psychologists. Nine cargo planes will arrive in the
coming days carrying tetanus vaccinations, hygiene kits, cooking
kits, tents, water and sanitation equipment, and an inflatable
hospital. Once staff arrives, MSF will move outwards from
Tacloban town to the surrounding region and islands.
•
AmeriCares new emergency shipment contains enough medical aid
for 20,000 survivors, including antibiotics, wound care supplies and
pain relievers. In addition, they are providing $10,000 in funding
that will allow their partner to purchase and distribute relief
supplies in the hardest-hit areas. In their Amsterdam warehouse,
they are preparing a delivery of antibiotics and other medicines to
be air shipped. At the U.S. headquarters, they are building a new
shipment of urgently needed medicines and supplies.
•
International Rescue Committee emergency teams that include
experts in water, sanitation and health, hope to reach some of the
hardest hit areas, including Tacloban and Cebu, by
Friday. An IRC emergency protection expert will join them later this
week to help set up programs to assist vulnerable women and
children.
•
The Japanese Government dispatched the Japan Disaster Relief
(JDR) Medical Team consisted of 24 members to the area affected
by the Typhoon Haiyan (Philippine name: Yolanda), which
devastated the Visayas region. The team arrived in the Philippines
on 11 November, 2013. -
Members of the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team gather before their
departure for a disaster relief mission to the Philippines at Narita
international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo (Reuters)

15. FOOD
FOOD
NEEDS: About 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance.
RESPONSE:
•
A total of 11 metric tons of high energy biscuits have arrived
in Manila from Dubai, awaiting delivery and distribution in
Tacloban City.
•
WFP has sent 44 tons (feed ~120,000 people/day) of High
Energy Biscuits to Tacloban – 200 tons are expected in the
first phase with 160 tons arriving in the coming days.
•
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is
distributing 6,200 food packs in Tacloban City evacuation
centers, with help from the military
•
ASEAN has pledged food aid from stockpiles in the ASEAN
Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance
A young survivor carries
a bag of rice from a
warehouse which locals
stormed due to the
shortage of food in
Tacloban City on Nov.
11.
The IFRC, ICRC, and other national Red Cross chapters have
organized with the PRC to provide food supplies for up to
100,000 families
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PRIORITIES:
• General food distribution, with food baskets containing rice
and ready-to-eat high-energy biscuits, an ideal form of food
assistance in the initial phase of an emergency;
• Emergency food-for-work and cash-for-work to help kickstart early recovery activities and rebuild livelihoods.
550 food packs from the Turkish government arrived in
Manila, along with other non-food items.
•
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• Logistical constraints hamper the delivery of food
assistance.
• To expand the ability of the cluster to respond, additional
partners need to be identified.
• Food Cluster is currently 14% funded out of a total US$76.2
million request
IFRC UPDATE 11/12/13
UN OCHA SITUATION REPORT: 11/12/13
CLUSTER FUNDING 11/12/13
ASEAN AID 11/12/13
TURKEY AID 11/12/13
WFP UPDATES 11/12/13
CLUSTER LEADS
The Food Cluster co-leads at WFP are Beatrice Tapawan (0917539-9944, beatrice.tapawan@wfp.org) and Dipayan
Bhattacharyya (0917-594-2450,
dipayan.bhattacharyya@wfp.org)

16. NUTRITION
NUTRITION
NEED:
• Amongst those displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, there are an estimated
120,000 children between the ages 0 to 59 months and 70,000
pregnant or lactating women.
• Disruption to maternal care and child feeding practices and damage to
WASH and health facilities place children and women at a high risk of
malnutrition.
• Pre-disaster data shows that the affected regions have high rates of
malnutrition (5 per cent to 9 per cent global acute malnutrition
(wasting), 21 per cent to 26 per cent underweight and 38 per cent to
42 per cent stunting).
RESPONSE
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Nutrition supplies are being shipped from Manila and Cotabato
City to Tacloban City.
Ten surge staff are mobilized and ready for deployment by 16
November to provide nutrition interventions.
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
• Rapid nutrition assessments and screening for detection, referral, and
follow-up of girls, boys and women supported by local women's groups,
religious leaders, and child protections councils;
• Establish and support Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) in
Emergencies community peer counseling activities with women's groups
and other trained community counselors;
• Establish community-based therapeutic feeding centers for girls and boys
with severe acute malnutrition integrated in to local health systems;
• Provision of nutrition supplies for therapeutic feeding, micronutrient
supplements and equipment;
• Capacity-building on management of acute malnutrition and nutrition in
emergencies targeting local health staff;
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Coordination and technical support to the Nutrition Cluster;
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Conduct standardized nutrition surveys for updated age- and genderdisaggregated nutritional status data.
CLUSTER LEAD: Henry Mdebwe, Nutrition Officer, Cluster Chair
UNICEF 0917-565-4062 02-901-0150 hmdebwe@unicef.org
hmdebwe@gmail.com

17. WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
Initial reports indicate that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services
have been disrupted or destroyed. Several water treatment units are being
deployed. However, these cannot service all the affected areas. As most
sources of water are likely to be contaminated, tankered water is essential
and water containers are required for safe storage.
Toilets are either damaged or cannot be used due to lack of water. Open
defecation will be rampant, leading to a high risk of disease outbreaks.
Temporary learning spaces and child-friendly spaces will require WASH
supplies and facilities
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
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Water quality surveillance and installation of mobile water treatment units.
Rehabilitation of water supply systems and installation of water bladders
and water points.
Distribution of water and hygiene kits and conducting hygiene promotion
sessions.
Construction of gender-segregated emergency latrines and bathing
facilities with operations, maintenance and
waste disposal.
Management of solid waste and installation of drainage from WASH
facilities.
WASH cluster coordination and monitoring of WASH access.
NEEDS:
• Heavy equipment is needed for debris clean-up.
• All Water Districts in Leyte are non-operational. Many water supplies are
contaminated. There is a need for
• immediate and on-site water testing and treatment.
• Water treatment units and generator sets are required for areas with
totally damaged water systems.
• Additional support is needed to support the Government-led coordination
RESPONSE:
• Forty-two portalets are currently located in Tacloban. Partners are
mobilizing WASH supplies to Cebu for distribution to other areas.
• The local WASH Cluster has been activated in Tacloban
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• In Leyte, fuel for water treatment units is either not available or
insufficient.
• Logistical constraints hamper the delivery of aid to Tacloban, Samar and
Iloilo. The situation is aggravated by security concerns due to mobbing
during relief distributions.
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
A girl transfers drinking water she collected from a faucet after Typhoon Haiyan devastated
Tacloban city, central Philippines November 12, 2013.
REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
CLUSTER COORDINATOR
Rory Villaluna UNICEF 0917-859-2578 02-901-0101
washccph@gmail.com

18. GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
PROTECTION _GBV
PRIORITIES
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Provide psycho-social support services to the displaced people
traumatized by the disaster, in close coordination with the Child
Protection Working Group and the Health Cluster;
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Mobilize surge capacity through social workers from other regions
and/or from teams of psychologists from the academic and/or the
private sector. International GBV expertise will be surged from the GBV
AoR (Area of Responsibility) and the Norwegian Refugee Council through
GenCap;
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Where evacuation centers (ECs) or temporary shelters are set up, the
GBV sub-cluster will work with the CCCM Cluster to orient camp
managers on GBV prevention measures.
•
Work with the shelter, livelihood and early recovery clusters to ensure
that gender perspectives and GBV prevention are incorporated in the
design of temporary shelters and cash-for-work programs
•
Women-friendly spaces (WFS) will be established in areas where
temporary shelters will be built and information sessions conducted on
GBV and women’s rights;
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NEEDS:
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An estimated 49,000 women of reproductive age 15-49 years old are at risk
of sexual and gender based violence (GBV). About 177,000 pregnant and
118,000 lactating women (up to six months of lactation) need specialized
services for pre- or postnatal support, child health, health promotion,
family planning and psychosocial services.
Assist the police force by establishing and strengthening the capacity of
women and child protection desks.
The Local Committee against Trafficking and Violence Against Women
and Children (LCAT-VAWC) at the provincial and municipal levels will be
re-instated and/or strengthened.
RESPONSE:
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Eight women friendly space kits and three tents have been pre-positioned
to provide psychosocial services.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• GBV reporting and prevention services are interrupted.
Homeless residents cry as they are stopped before being allowed to board a military
plane at Tacloban, in central Philippines November 13, 2013.
REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Working Group;
Reproductive Health Working Group
Florence Tayzon, Assistant Representative,
Working Group Chair
UNFPA 0917-859-3520 02-901-0304 tayzon@unfpa.org

19. EMEGENCY SHELTER
EMERGENCY SHELTER
Preliminary official reports indicate : 149,756 houses damaged in (80,0457 totally,
69,709 partially ) However, based on field observations and population densities
these figures are expected to rise. The cluster estimates over 500,000 houses could
have been severely affected, particularly in coastal areas inhabited by vulnerable
and poor communities
NEED
• Housing damage reports are expected to rise based on observations and
population densities.
• The cluster estimates over 500,000 houses could be severely affected,
particularly in vulnerable and poor communities. Many people had lived in lightweight structures, which could not withstand the storm surge and high wind
speeds.
• Tarpaulins, tools and fixings and tents are urgently needed for the displaced
people.
• There is a need to quickly support shelter early recovery including debris
removal, salvaging coco lumber, and transitional and semi-permanent
construction.
RESPONSE:
• REACH teams deployed to Cebu City and Ormoc, Leyte, to assess shelter
damage.
• A total of 10,000 tarpaulins arrived in Manila and ready for deployment to
Tacloban City. Additionally, 9,700 shelter kits will be distributed in Leyte.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• There is limited quantifiable assessment data.
• Logistics and procurement are difficult and transport costs are expensive.
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
PRIOITIES
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Immediate life-saving shelter interventions such as tarpaulins,
basic tools and fixings for damaged and
makeshift shelters and provision of tents for displaced people.
Rapid support is required for early recovery shelter projects,
such as debris removal, salvaging/recycling lumber and
materials, technical assistance, etc, with a focus on community
driven projects.
Provision of appropriate non-food items.
Shelter-related care and maintenance of existing evacuation
centers, transitional sites, upgrading of common facilities.
Coordination support for the development and
implementation of emergency and durable shelter solutions.
Some 477, 735 individuals
have been displaced by super
typhoon Yolanda and are
staying in temporary shelters
such as this. Yolanda is
looking to be one of the most
devastating typhoons in
Philippine history.
Emergency Shelter
Patrick Elliot
IFRC 0908-4011218 coord.phil@sheltercluster.org
patrick.elliott@ifrc.org

20. RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT ACTION
Emergency Appeal Launched: 72,323,259 CHF (about 78,600,372 USD)
LOGISTICS: Delayed preparedness stocks due to cancelled flights and sea travel. Sea
travel has resumed but ICRC is waiting for its truckloads of relief goods stranded in
Surigao Del Sur to be prioritized.
DISEASE PREVENTION
• Disease prevention and health promotion activities are to be scaled up
immediately to prevent acute respiratory infections, diarrhea and other diseases
with outbreak potential.
• Red Cross shelter assistance will contribute to mitigate the risk of some diseases
in rainy conditions- a recipe for an increase of acute respirator infections,
especially in children.
• Typhoon damage has left significant gaps to access to proper sanitation facilities –
including in evacuation centers.
• IFRC Deploying two basic health care units, with stationary and/or mobile clinics
and conduct assessments for mobile outreach in affected communities
ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY reduced income margins of the most vulnerable of the
affected families.
• The daily income of affected persons has been hampered and their purchasing
power eroded or lost. Cash interventions need to be considered in the coming
weeks as access routes re-open.
• Food reserves have been eliminated, farmland destroyed (most crops were
already harvested), small businesses disrupted or destroyed, and fishing
equipment damaged.
RED CROSS ACTION:
• Engaging cash remittance service provider with a network in affected areas to
disburse cash to 50,000 families (250,000 persons) -unconditional grants worth
up to PHP 2,000 (about 46 USD). Provide cash grants and/or shelter materials and
tools worth PHP 10,000 (about 229 USD).
IFRC Emergency Appeal, Nov. 12
IMPERATIVE CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUED RED CROSS
PROGRESS
• Adequate support (financial) from partners
• Weather conditions do not suspend activities for long periods
• Disaster-affected areas remain accessible
• Continued cooperation of the authorities
• Security issues do not hinder field operations
Survivors using a Jeepney public bus as shelter after a super
Typhoon Haiyan. November 9, 2013. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Accessed at IFRC

21. US RESPONSE
The international community is mounting a robust response to the disaster.
However, logistical challenges, such as damaged roads, debris, and downed
trees and power lines, continue to hamper relief efforts.
The U.S. Government (USG) is providing $20 million in immediate humanitarian
assistance to benefit typhoon-affected populations, including the provision of
emergency shelter, food assistance, relief commodities, and water, sanitation,
and hygiene (WASH) support.
DART
• The DART continues to conduct initial damage assessments in affected areas
of the Philippines and has established an Emergency Operations Center at
USAID/Philippines, located at the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
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The DART is liaising with other humanitarian and government actors in the
country and will recommend appropriate response options based on
assessment findings, while the Washington, D.C.-based Response
Management Team (RMT) is coordinating the USG humanitarian response,
programing relief activities, and providing support to the DART.
•
• Nearly 250 U.S. troops have converged on the islands, including about 180
Marines. The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade based in Okinawa, Japan, is
leading the effort, working with GPH and its armed forces, other U.S.
government agencies and civilian aid organizations.
• More troops are on the way with the George Washington and its carrier
strike group expected to arrive from Hong Kong on 14 NOV 2013
• As of Tuesday night, air crews aboard Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors and
KC-130J airplanes had delivered more than 107,000 pounds of food, water,
and other emergency supplies provided by the Philippine government and
the U.S. Agency for International Development.
• They also evacuated more than 160 refugees from the Tacloban area where
the typhoon hit hardest.
Additional USAID/OFDA staff in Bangkok, Thailand; Honolulu, Hawaii; and
Washington, D.C., remain in frequent contact with the DART and
humanitarian partners to monitor humanitarian conditions and coordinate
relief efforts
DOD
• On November 12, the first shipment of emergency relief commodities from
USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) arrived in
the Philippines.
• Distribution of the supplies began on November 13, with the assistance of
the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
• DoD continues to work in cooperation with Philippine government (GPH)
officials to provide immediate disaster relief.
USAID
US TYPHOON RELIEF RAMPS UP

22. SBTF CRISIS MAP OF YOLANDA TYPHOON (POWERED BY MICROMAPPERS)
MAP CREATED BY ESRI AND GISCORPS BY CATEGORY
Members of the Standby Volunteer Task Force (SBTF) who have partnered with GISCorps and ESRI to create this live Crisis Map of
the disaster damage tagged using the ImageClicker. The map takes a few second to load, so please be patient.
http://giscorps.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=4bb6bf1ea5434d1baffdd464429d7301

23. POINTS OF CONTACT
Humanity Road volunteers are trained to use Internet and
mobile communications technology to collect, verify and
route information online during sudden onset disaster.
Using the Internet, they provide public safety information
as well as directing the public to governmental and aid
agencies that are providing assistance for the disaster.
They currently have the most up to date information in
terms of:
• Point of Contacts
• Emergency Numbers
• National & Regional Links
• Official Hashtag Structure
Humanity Road

24. CLUSTERS POC
https://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/Contact%20List_Cluster%20co-leads_Typhoon%20Haiyan_Yolanda%2013Nov2013.pdf