1. PACIFIC
OCEAN
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Bay of
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INDIAN
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INDIA
A U S T R A L I A
M O N G O L I A
MYANMAR
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JAPAN
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NAM
NEPAL
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PHILIPPINES
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LAO
PDR
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TIMOR-LESTE
VA N U AT U
S O L O M O N
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BRUNEI
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PALAU
SINGAPORE
F E D E R AT E D
S TAT E S O F
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NAURU
MALDIVES
TUVALU
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C A L E D O N I A
Guam (US)
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G U I N E A
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Z E A L A N D
Kobe
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Jakarta
Bangkok
Kathmandu
Port Moresby
Colombo
Suva
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OCHA presence
Halola
PRECIPITATION FORECAST
In the next three months, there is an extremely
high chance of below normal rainfall in
Indonesia and Malaysia. Papua New Guinea
and western India are also likely to receive less
rainfall than average. Meanwhile above
average rainfall is likely across the Pacifc, in
particular Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu.
Above normal
Below normal
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MYANMAR
Heavy seasonal rainfall on 14-19 Jul
caused flooding in Sagaing Region.
On 23 Jul, the Government's Relief
and Resettlement Department (RRD)
reported that some 70,000 people were
affected by the floods in 11 townships, with
nine fatalities and over 12,000 houses
damaged.
9deaths
70,000people affected
Local authorities, Union Government, the
military, the Myanmar Red Cross Society
(MRCS) and local civil society are providing
food, water and other basic services. A joint
team of RRD, MRCS, INGOs and UN
visited the worst-affected areas on 24-26
July to assess the situation.
Further flooding is also reported in other
parts of the country, including in Mandalay
Region and Kachin State.1
CHINA
Media reports heavy rain and strong
winds affecting over 200,000 people,
killing two with 3 missing, over 8,000
evacuated and over 400 homes damaged in
the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi
and Hainan in southern China.
Media also reported over 110,000 people
affected, five dead, one missing, 200
evacuated and over 100 damaged homes in
northern China in the provinces of Hubei,
Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and Gansu. Local
authorities are responding accordingly.
National authorities are respoinding to the
floods in Anhui and Fujian provinces. Local
authorities in Anhui and Fijian have granted a
total of more than 10 million yuan (US$1.6
million) for disaster relief and reduction.2
310,000people affected
JAPAN
Typhoon Halola made landfall on the
western island of Kyushu on 26 Jul with
heavy rain and high winds, reported the
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). JMA
warned of strong winds and high waves
although the storm was expected to lose
strength later today, 27 Jul. There are no
reports of injuries or damage to houses.3
INDONESIA
Ongoing volcanic activity of several
volcanoes in Indonesia triggered further
evacuations and impacted air traffic
over the past few weeks.
In Sumatra, Mount Sinabung showed signs of
elevated activity over 18-21 Jul. The
Sinubang alert status remains 4 (maximum
level). Over 10 000 people remain displaced
as of 21 Jul.
In Maluku Islands, the volcanoes Gamalama
on Ternate Island and Dukono on Halmahera
have increased their activity. Over 1,500
people are displaced on the island.
In Eastern Java there have been ongoing
explosions from mount Raung since 29 Jun.
Ash has fallen over several districts of the
island, causing damage to plantations. No
evacuations are reported, as of 22 Jul.4
11,500 preventive evacuations
FIJI
The developing El Niño event
continues to intensify exacerbating
drought conditions in Pacific countries.
In Fiji, sugar cane crops are reduced by
around 25 per cent according to farmers in
the country's west. Emergency water
deliveries have also begun to the Yasawa
Islands and to villages between Nadi and
Sigatoka. Water temperatures in all of the key
El Niño ocean monitoring areas are more
than 1°C above average for 10 successive
weeks - two weeks longer than the previous
record set in 1997.5
25 per cent crop reduction
THAILAND
Prevailing drought conditions affecting
42 provinces has worsened according
to reports from the Department of
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
According to the DDPM, the majority of the
affected provinces are in the northern and
north-eastern regions. Meanwhile, the
Meteorological Department predicts a tropical
storm to hit both areas as well as central
Thailand and extending into the eastern
provinces during the last few days of Jul.6
42 provinces affected
Source: Commonwealth of Australia 2015, Bureau of Meteorology
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Source: IRI, Columbia University. June 2015
Glide Number: FL-2015-000089-MMR (Myanmar)Creation date: 27 July 2015
Sources: 1. RRD, OCHA 2. Media 3. JMA, media, UNYSIS 4. BNPB 5. Nadraki, media 6. DDPM, media
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (21-27 July 2015)