In light of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and its impact on the Philippines, the Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced a special report. The group that produced this summary and analysis of the current situation are graduate students from Yale and Tulane Universities. It was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested.

1. YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT
TYPHOON HAIYAN (YOLANDA PH) – THE PHILIPPINES
BACKGROUND
WEATHER OUTLOOK
CURRENT SITUATION
UNDAC ASSESSMENT
NEEDS AND RESPONSE
FOOD CLUSTER
PHILIPPPINE RED CROSS
US RESPONSE
NGO
POINTS OF CONTACTS
INTERACTIVE MAP
CLUSTER LEADS
INJURED
DEAD
1774*
*OFFICIAL NUMBER – THE NUMBERS WILL
CONTINUE TO CLIMB
2487*
12 NOV 2013
(As of 12:00 PM EST)
LINKS
PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DSWD DISASTER MITIGATION AND RESPONSE SITUATION MAO
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD
PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY
PROJECT NOAH
WEATHER PHILIPPINES
GMA
THE MANILA TIMES
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
RELIEFWEB
OCHA HUB
Humanitarian Response - The Philippines
EUROPEAN
HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION
CEDIM
UNITED STATES
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFDA
US EMBASSY – THE PHILIPPINES
NOAA
PACOM
JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER
NASA
VOA
HEALTH INFORMATION
CDC
DISASTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CENTER
PORTALS AND RESOURCES
ASEAN COORDINATING CENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ON
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
GDDAC
PREVENTION WEB – PHILIPPINES
PACIFIC DISASTER CENTER
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UNDERGROUND WEATHER
GOOGLE CRISIS RELIEF MAP
HUMANITY ROAD

2. BACKGROUND
Haiyan is known as Yolanda in the Philippines and it made its first landfall
in Guiuan municipality, Eastern Samar province at 4:40 am on 8 Nov with
maximum sustained winds of at least 235 kilometres per hour (km/h)
(146 mph) near the center, as well as wind gusts at 275 km/h (170 mph).
It is the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2013.
It made subsequent landfalls in Tolosa municipality south of Tacloban
City, Leyte province, Daanbantayan and Bantayan Island, Cebu
province, and Conception, Iloilo province . (OCHA, 8 Nov 2013)
On 9 Nov, Haiyan weakened as it continued its move away from the
Philippines.
About 4.3 million people are affected in 36 provinces. Over 330,900
people are in 1,223 evacuation centers and 11,200 people are staying
with host communities. Tacloban City has no food, water, or electricity.
The Government has accepted the UN offer of international assistance.
(OCHA, 9 Nov 2013)
DESTRUCTION
Leyte: The destruction has been canvassed at 70-80% of homes
destroyed. All communication systems affected.
Tacloban City. Aklan: 9248 destroyed, 18387 partially destroyed (10/17
counted)
Samar: 15% destroyed, with worst locations like Guiuan in Eastern Samar
unknown at this point. 10390 schools destroyed according to ministry of
education in the affected region.
ReliefWeb
CEDIM 10 NOV 2013 Situation Report No#1
SOURCE: SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN INFOGRAPHIC (AS OF 11 NOVEMBER 2013)

3. WEATHER OUTLOOK
AS OF 12 PM PHT, 12 NOV 2013
• Tropical Depression (TD) [ZORAIDA] has slowed down as it
made landfall over Surigao del Sur very close to Bislig City this
morning and is now traversing Agusan Del Sur.
• Its rain bands will continue to bring wet weather across most
of Mindanao and Visayas.
http://weather.com.ph/ndrrmc.gov.ph
GALE WARNING
GALE WARNING NO. 11
Strong to gale force winds is expected to affect the Northern
seaboard of Northern Luzon and Eastern seaboards of Luzon
Issued at 5:00 a.m. today, 12 November 2013
Synopsis:
AccuWeather
Northeast monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon.
Forecast:
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast to southeast will prevail
over Luzon and Visayas and coming from the northeast over Mindanao. The
coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough.
PAGASA

4. WEATHER OUTLOOK
CURRENT STORM ANALYSIS : As of 11:00 am today, the center of TD
Zoraida was located over Surigao Del Sur...about 10 km west of Bislig City
or 110 km southeast of Butuan City...currently moving west-northwest
with a forward speed of 19 km/hr towards Agusan and Misamis
Provinces. Maximum Sustained Winds (1-min. avg) remain at 45 km/hr
near the center with higher gusts.
2-DAY FORECAST OUTLOOK:
TD Zoraida is expected to move northwest during the next 12 hours then
turns west-northwest throughout the rest of the forecast period.
On the forecast track, the core of TD Zoraida will be traversing Agusan
Provinces...and will be over Gingoog Bay, very near Camiguin Island
around early this evening. Zoraida will then move across Bohol
Sea...passing over Siquijor and Southern Negros very near Dumaguete
City between 11 PM to 12 AM...and will emerge over Sulu Sea by early
Wednesday morning.
By Wednesday afternoon, it will cross Palawan...passing just south of San
Vicente...and will be over the West Philippine Sea in the evening.
TD Zoraida will likely maintain its strength within the next 12 hours...and
will intensify once the system reaches the Sulu and West Philippine Seas.
Advance Intensity Forecast (AIF) shows its 1-minute maximum sustained
winds increasing to 65 km/hr by Thursday morning.
http://weather.com.ph/ndrrmc.gov.ph

5. CURRENT SITUATION
AS OF 6 AM PHT, 12 NOV 2013
CASUALTIES: 1774 individuals were reported dead, 2,487 injured
and 82 missing
AFFECTED POPULATION
A total of 1,387,446 families (6,937,229 persons) were affected in
7,488 barangays in 39 provinces in Regions IV-A, IVB, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI and CARAGA
127,733 families (482,303 persons) have been displaced. There are
1,135 evacuation centers.
• 66,899 families / 319,867 persons inside evacuation centers
• 60,834families/ 262,436persons outside evacuation centers
DAMAGES (Regions IV-B, V, VI, and CARAGA)
• DAMAGED HOUSES: 41,176 houses damaged in Regions
IV-A, VI, VIII, X, XI and CARAGA (13,473 totally/9,717
partially)
• INFRASTRUCTURE: PhP87,997,500.00 =$2,017,606 USD
• AGRICULTURE: PhP373,202,023.48 = $8,556,775 USD
• 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.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
• 3 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: 4 airports - Busuanga, Roxas, Kalibo, and Tacloban
airports remain non-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.
CHILDREN: A significant number of children were displaced. Over
20,000 schools and day care centers were affected.
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.
PAGASA.DOST.GOV.PH
NDRRMC.GOV.PH
OCHA
CARITAS
TELECOMS SANS FRONTIERES

6. 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
COMMUNICTAIONS:
• 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
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
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
Arial view of the damage inflicted by Haiyan to Tacloba City
ndrrmc.gov.ph

7. CURRENT SITUATION - HEALTH
HEALTH
• The Department of Health (DOH) has activated 24/7 Operation Centers at
its Central Office and at all regional offices tat have been affected.
• DOH continues its coordination with the regional offices in the Visayas to
map-out succeeding steps in response to more immediate needs of super
typhoon Yolanda victims.
• DOH has established an advance action team in Cebu and in Calbayog City,
Western Samar
STAFFING:
• Based on his personal situation assessment over the weekend and as
reports from the field come-in, Secretary of Health Enrique Ona met with
the Super Typhoon Yolanda Core Response Team to give directives on
deploying more self-contained teams in identified areas that suffered
worst devastation during the typhoon surge.
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
• The need to beef-up the Health Emergency Management Staff (HEMS)
team of 56 medical personnel and the prepositioned medical/emergency
supplies that were initially deployed in Eastern Visayas was identified as
an immediate need.
SUPPLES:
Around P15 million worth of assorted drugs and medicines, medical supplies,
water, and sanitation for health (WASH) kits, cot beds, family tents, and
other emergency supplies were immediately made available in Department
of Health (DOH) regional offices in areas that were expected to be in the path
of super typhoon Yolanda. These regional offices are Centers for Health
Development VI (Western Visayas), VII (Central Visayas), and VIII (Eastern
Visayas), including DOH Manila central office.
Hospital in Tacloban
ndrrmc.gov.ph

8. SITUATION MAP
ReliefWeb

9. PRIMARY ROADS

10. NEEDS AND RESPONSE
HEALTH
NEED
•
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.
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
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.
• Eleven staff members are on the ground to assess food and nutrition
needs that will inform a broad supply chain plan.
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.
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
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

11. NEEDS AND RESPONSE
EARLY RECOVERY
NEED There is a significant volume of debris which is impeding access to remote
areas
RESPONSE: Over 4,700 pieces of debris clearing equipment (chainsaws,
wheelbarrow, shovels) and power generators were provided to the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for debris clearing operations in
affected areas
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS: Large volume of debris will require additional personnel
and equipment.
EMEGENCY TELECOMMUNICTAIONS
RESPONSE:
• Three ICT technical experts were deployed to Tacloban City to establish
the ETC Emergency Response Solution. The solution is composed of the
Ericsson Response WIDER kit and the Emergency lu VSAT kit, which will
provide data connectivity to humanitarian workers operating in
Tacloban.
• The second batch of telecommunications equipment, including VSATs
and generators arrived in Manila from Dubai and are ready for
deployment to the field.
• ETC partners from Ericsson Response and Luxembourg are also
deploying personnel and equipment to set up the ETC Emergency
Response Solution in additional sites that are to be identified.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• The main challenge is access to some areas. ETC is looking at all options
to send its staff and equipment to identified common operational sites.
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
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.
LOGISTICS
RESPONSE:
• Four mobile storage units are ready to be deployed to Tacloban from Manila.
• Equipment to support logistics capacity arrived in Cebu from the UN
Humanitarian Response Depot in Subang, Malaysia. This includes mobile storage
units, pre-fabricated offices, and generator sets.
CONSTRAINTS:
• Access to affected areas due to impassable roads and damaged infrastructure
remains a significant constraint.
• Lack of information on the condition of transport infrastructure and disruption of
communication hampers logistics operations.
• The extensive affected areas, including multiple islands, make it difficult to
facilitate the delivery of goods and movement of personnel

12. NEEDS AND RESPONSE
EMERGENCY SHELTER
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 light-weight 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.
CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT
NEEDS:
• Displacement profiling needs to be rolled out for targeted assistance to people in
evacuation centers and makeshift tent sites.
• Displaced people need 2 million solar radios with lights and chargers.
• Evacuation centers in remote areas urgently require food, potable
water, medicines and non-food items (NFIs).
• Plastic sheets and tents are needed, particularly given new rains from the
current tropical depression.
• Additional mobile camp management support staff is needed to provide service
in the evacuation centers.
RESPONSE:
• A total of 4,000 plastic sheets and tents were delivered to Tacloban City.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• The damaged airport in Tacloban continues to delay the transport of NFIs.
• Reported security concerns in some affected areas constrain regular delivery of
relief goods.
PROTECTION
NEEDS:
•
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.
RESPONSE:
•
Coordination is well under way in Tacloban City and Eastern Samar aiming at
the quick augmentation of health service delivery through mobile birthing and
Reproductive Health (RH) clinics.
•
Eight sets of Women-Friendly Space kits are prepositioned with the Family
Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP).
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• GBV reporting and prevention services are interrupted.

13. NEEDS AND RESPONSE
LIVELIHOOD
NEEDS:
• An estimated 4 million workers were affected across nine regions and 36
provinces with livelihoods and sources of income destroyed. Of
these, around half are engaged in vulnerable forms of employment.
Infrastructure supporting these livelihoods is destroyed or damaged.
• Emergency employment activities supporting the humanitarian response
and clearing, rehabilitating and reconstructing key infrastructure
clearance are in great need.
RESPONSE:
• The Cluster agreed on coordination of response activities across four main
hubs on the ground.
• Livelihood teams will deploy across the affected areas within the next
days.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• Partners on the ground are overstretched and overwhelmed both due to
the scale of this disaster and other
• recent disasters.
• Key public and government infrastructure is completely destroyed. This
includes roads, markets, government offices and records.
• The lack of communications, power and blocked transport adds to the
widespread geographical reach of the disaster, with many areas and
islands yet to be contacted or people accounted for
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
EDUCATION
NEEDS:
• Children are displaced and classes have been disrupted in the most
affected regions (IV-B, VI, VII and VIII).
• In Region VIII alone, 3,720 schools remain closed in 11 out of 13 schools
divisions, which are serving over one million school children. Classes have
resumed in two out of 13 school divisions (Maasin City and Southern
Leyte).
• Immediate tracking of affected children and education service providers
(day care workers and teachers) is required.
• Debris clearing is needed to be able to establish temporary learning
spaces and to facilitate the repair rehabilitation, or reconstruction of
damaged schools.
• Affected school children, their families and education providers require
psychosocial support.
• Damaged or lost teaching and learning materials need to be replaced for
both preschool and basic education institutions.
RESPONSE:
• Tracking of affected children is ongoing as is evaluation of education
needs in affected areas.
• In Cebu, the establishment of a command centre is in process.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• Seven school divisions in Region VIII are without communication.
• An undetermined number of children in affected areas cannot be
reached due to access constraints.

14. FOOD CLUSTER
DSWD Disaster Mitigation and Response Situation Map
•
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is
distributing 6,200 food packs in Tacloban City evacuation
centers, with help from the military
•
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)
•
Some basic food supplies were available in the Central Visayas
area as earthquake relief efforts were still active when the
typhoon struck.
•
WFP has sent 44 tons (feed ~120,000 people/day) of High
Energy Biscuits to Tacloban, expected to arrive by Monday
•
WFP is organizing other food commodities for delivery –
stocks in country were already stretched as the earthquake
recovery was ongoing
DSWD
Situation
Map
UN OCHA Situation
Report: 11/10/13
IFRC
Update
11/8/13
WFP
Updates
(Interactive map)
Affected Municipalities (DSWD report as of 12 Nov 2013)
(SEE http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/maps.php)

15. PHILIPPINERED CROSS
PHILIPPINE RED CROSS
RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT ACTION
• Before typhoon Haiyan entered the Philippine Area of
Responsibility (PAR), thousands of units of food, hygiene,
and other emergency preparedness items were
prepositioned in PRC Cebu Regional Warehouse
• Deployment of preparedness stocks was initially delayed
due to cancelled flights and sea travel
• Staff and volunteers from local chapters are now
deployed in different affected areas.
• Three teams from the National Headquarters are being
deployed in Samar, Leyte and Capiz together with the
Water Search and Rescue Teams of Olongapo Chapter.
•
Hot meals were also provided to 3,365 affected
individuals in Masbate, San Pablo and Capiz.
•
As of 9am, a total of 19,677 families (993,585
persons) were temporarily sheltered in 353
evacuation centers.
• Welfare Desks including restoring family links and
tracing services were established in the affected areas
to assist affected individuals with tracing inquiries.
• Hot meals were also provided to 3,365 affected
individuals in Masbate, San Pablo and Capiz.
• The PRC chapter in Masbate will be conducting
assessment in Balud, one of the hardest hit areas, were
no reports were gathered as of today.
• In Leyte, PRC packed relief goods for immediate
distribution to evacuation centers. Hot meals were
provided to 450 evacuees in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
and Eastern Visayas State University.
PRC Preparedness and Response Plan Re: Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)
IFRC
Image from IFRC

16. US RESPONSE
US GOVERNMENT
• November 9, Embassy Charge d'Affaires Brian Goldbeck
issued a disaster declaration announcing the immediate
availability of $10 million for response efforts
• The United States government provided an additional $10
million to the U.N. World Food Program
Department of Defense- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
directed U.S. Pacific Command to provide manpower and
resources as requested by the Philippines government
USAID
• USAID, the lead agency for the international humanitarian
response, deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team
(DART) to to make initial damage assessments, coordinate
with humanitarian and government agencies, and to
recommend response options.
• A Response Management Team (RMT) was also created in
Washington, D.C. to coordinate relief efforts with DART
• USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance is
coordinating the transport of 1,000 rolls of plastic sheeting
and 10,000 hygiene kits that will arrive within a few days
and a second shipment that will arrive within the week
U.S. Military
• U.S. military aircraft are working with DART to determine
humanitarian needs and to assist the Armed Forces of the
Philippines in search and rescue
• 90 U.S. marines and sailors are currently on the ground
providing humanitarian assistance and disaster support
USAID: Philippines-Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan Fact Sheet #1
Sources:
DOD
USAID: Philippines-Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan Fact Sheet #1
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17. NGO
Télécoms Sans Frontières’ TSF has allowed for telecoms
assessments to be carried out as well as the immediate
installation of 3 telecom centers to generate a coordination
hub for the other NGOs in the disaster zone. Three
functioning satellite connections have been installed
to provide internet to the telecom centers. It will take up to 2
months to fully restore telecommunications networks.
Oxfam International dispatched a team of experts to assess
the water, public health and sanitation conditions in Bohol.
Another batch of teams will go to Northern Cebu, Northern
and Eastern Samar and Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region.
Sending water sanitation supplies from UK on Tue/Weds.
Catholic Relief Services sent response teams to Ormoc (Leyte
Island) and other hard hit areas to conduct needs
assessments. CRS is engaging partners and other aid
agencies, mobilizing resources to help the government and
the most affected areas. 18,000 tarpaulins have been
procured. 1,100 tarpaulins are being moved to Cebu City to
provide 8,000 families with shelter needs.
International Medical Corps' emergency teams are preparing
to deploy, coordinating with partners on the ground and
prepositioning supplies.
Handicapped International is sending an emergency
assessment team to the hardest-hit areas in collaboration
with other international NGOs starting with the city of
Tacloban.
Shelter Box USA currently has a team based in the country providing
shelter in response to the October 15 earthquake that hit Bohol.
Shelter Box USA will conduct needs assessments soon and formulate a
response.
Child Fund International is participating in coordinated response and
needs-assessment planning with the government and other NGOs, and
coordinating closely with local partner organizations. Emergency
response teams prepositioned supplies, including emergency kits and
tents, and made arrangements with local suppliers to access food and
non-food relief supplies. Preparations are being made to setup of Child
Centered Spaces in to aid psychosocial recovery and provide a safe
haven.
Save the Children has set up operational bases in Tacloban Ciry and
Ormac City (Leyte Island). Teams are on the ground delivering
essentials such as blankets, mosquito nets, emergency kits for children
and families (household and hygiene supplies, clean drinking
water, cleaning items, temporary school tents and education
materials). Additionally, they are partnering with local governments
and other relief agencies to assess needs and provide assistance, with a
special focus on affected children in Bohol, Iloilo Cirt, and Cebu.
Feed the Children Is formulating response plans with its office in Cebu
to prepare to provide relief in the form of food, water, and basic
necessities to the more than 200,000 children currently supported by
Feed the Children programs

18. 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

19. #YolandaPH:
Map Tour by StandbyTaskForce and GISCorps (DHN Members)
Digital humanitarian volunteers have been busing tagging images posted to social media in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
(Yolanda) Using the new MicroMappers ImageClicker to rate the level of damage they see in each image, they have clicked over
7,000 images. Those that are tagged as “Mild” and “Severe” damage are then geolocated by 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://disasterresponse.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=18ea32008c3f43a898096f4e30e85e79&webmap=dee921d4f2344e448b66c747f5f508f6&folderid=d6f13810af40480daeba32fd4ae7ea27

20. CLUSTERS POC
OCHA SITREP NO.4 (10 NOV 2013)