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The mission of this working group is to following, understand, and improve the activities of disaster response networks around the world.

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Why the Philippines Wasn’t Ready for Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 2013-11-11 17:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Destruction in the Philippines' Leyte province. (Ryan Lim/Malacanang Photo Bureau via Getty Images)

submitted by Mike Kraft

washingtonpost.com - by Max Fisher - November 11, 2013

The typhoon that tore through the Philippines on Friday threw the country into such turmoil that, days later, public officials are reporting wildly different death tolls. The government disaster relief agency announced 229 killed, the army reported 942 and local officials in the devastated provence of Leyte went as high as 10,000. But none are much more than estimates, given that emergency workers still can't reach some of the worst-affected areas.

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Philippines - Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Information

Sun, 2013-11-10 18:31 — Kathy Gilbeaux

       

Survivors stand among debris and ruins of houses destroyed after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines, November 10, 2013.  Erik De Castro / Reuters

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW:

Google News Feed - Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

Republic of the Philippines - Official Gazette

Facebook Page - Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

Philippines - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)

NDRRMC - Data Report per Province

NDRRMC - Report on Actions Taken by Government in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda

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Republic of the Philippines - Official Gazette - Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Updates - Crisis and Relief Map

Sun, 2013-11-10 13:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

gov.ph

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) is one of the strongest storms to hit the Philippines. Click on the link below for updates from the Republic of the Philippines Official Gazette.

http://www.gov.ph/crisis-response/updates-typhoon-yolanda/

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Republic of the Philippines - DSWD Disaster Mitigation and Response Situation Map

Sun, 2013-11-10 12:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - FULL MAP - http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/maps.php

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GIS Corps - URISA - Philippines Typhoon Online Maps

Sun, 2013-11-10 11:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

View Larger Map

This is a map of Tweets by category.

CLICK HERE - FULL MAP

The following crisis maps are powered by MicroMappers, and developed by ESRI and GISCorps volunteers. The request for volunteers is made by the UNOCHA to DHNetwork. GISCorps is a member of DHNetwork.

CLICK HERE - GIS Corps - URISA - Philippines Typhoon Online Maps

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Typhoon Haiyan: In Hard-Hit Tacloban

Sun, 2013-11-10 03:22 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Nguyen Huu Ninh

cnn.com - by Andrew Stevens and Paula Hancocks - November 10, 2013

Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- No building in this coastal city of 200,000 residents appears to have escaped damage from Super Typhoon Haiyan.

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GDACS Red Alert - Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in Laos, Viet Nam, Philippines, Palau

Thu, 2013-11-07 21:10 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

gdacs.org - November 7, 2013

 

Tropical Cyclone HAIYAN-13 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the Maximum sustained wind speed and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on advisory number 20.

  • Tropical Cyclone Hurricane/Typhoon > 150 mph (maximum wind speed of 315 km/h)
  • from 04/11/2013 00:00 UTC to 08/11/2013 00:00 UTC
  • Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 17.7 million
  • Vulnerability: High

 

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CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (JTWC)

CLICK HERE - GDACS Tropical Cyclones - Joint Research Centre

CLICK HERE - Tropical Cyclone Information - Japan Meteorological Agency

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Cyclone Phailin (India) - Crisis Maps and Resources

Mon, 2013-10-14 21:47 — Kathy Gilbeaux
http://google.org/crisismap/2013-phailin http://google.org/crisismap/a/gmail.com/2013-phailin-cyclone

The Crisis Respone Google website has created crowd-sourced maps of volunteers offering shelter in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Clicking on the shelter or red cross gives more details about the shelter and hospital in the area. The maps are also highlighting the intensity of the cyclone at different spots. All the data shown on the map is crowdsourced from publicly visible webpages of news websites, forums, social media, blogs, Wikipedia and government sites.

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Earthquake Alert in Philippines

Mon, 2013-10-14 21:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

gdacs.org - October 14, 2013

 

This earthquake can have a high humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

  • Earthquake Magnitude 7.1M, Depth:20km
  • on 15/10/2013 00:12 UTC
  • 5600343 people within 100km

(CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

(ALSO SEE USGS INFORMATION HERE)

 

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Cyclone Phailin: India's Orissa and Andhra Pradesh Prepare for Storm

Fri, 2013-10-11 11:29 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Fishermen have been asked not to venture out to sea in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh

bbc.co.uk - October 11, 2013

India is preparing for a massive cyclone, which is sweeping through the Bay of Bengal towards the east coast.

Cyclone Phailin, categorised as "very severe" by weather forecasters, is expected to hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states on Saturday.

The Meteorological Department has predicted the storm will bring winds of 205-215 km/h (127-134 mph) when it makes landfall.

A deadly super-cyclone in 1999 killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa.

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