Reports

Plan to prepare for the mass evacuation and relocation of the population of Gaua Island should the Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level (VVAL) reach level 3. As determined in the VVAL, level 3 warrants for the whole island population…

Period covered by this update: 20 February to 14 April 2010. Summary: CHF 150,000 (USD 140,434 or EUR 102,280) was allocated from the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 12 February 2010 to support the Cook Islands Red Cross…

This report was issued by OCHA Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific in Fiji. This is the sixth and final situation report unless there are any major new developments around this emergency. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - Based on detailed damage assessments, the…

Summary: CHF 74,976 (USD 70,602 or EUR 52,184) was allocated from the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 22 March 2010 to support the Solomon Islands Red Cross Society (SIRCS) in conducting rapid assessments in the Tropical Cyclone Ului-affected…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - According to the Fiji Government, the total rehabilitation cost following Tropical Cyclone (TC) Tomas is estimated to be FJ$67 million (US$34.8 million). The vast majority of this amount is being requested for agricultural rehabilitation. The figure…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - Rapid assessments by government teams have identified 517 totally destroyed houses while 1,150 houses were partly damaged. - The estimated damages to other sectors such as health, education and agriculture, including infrastructure, is so far estimated at almost…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - According to assessment reports from the Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS), a total of 433 houses were destroyed and 688 houses were damaged by Tropical Cyclone (TC) Tomas as of 22 March. At least 25 schools…

The IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money that was created in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a…

This is TC Ului SITREP No.6 issued by the NDMO at 1:00 pm this afternoon. 1. The Event Tropical Cyclone Watch Advice Number Three issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service at 11:00 am this morning 19th march 2010. All Tropical Cyclone…

This report was issued by OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, with inputs from OCHA Fiji. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - Fiji was battered by Tropical Cyclone Tomas, Category 4, for two days from Sunday night 14 March, particularly the…