Reports

The ETC in the Pacific was activated in 2016 under the structure of the Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) to support telecommunications preparedness in the region. The ETC in the Pacific is supporting the response to the eruption of…

This report is produced by OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands (OoP) in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 22-25 January 2022. The next report will be issued on or around 28 January.…

AMBRYM VOLCANO 16°15’00”S 168°07’00”E Summit Elevation 4377ft (1334m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: ** Level 2** Ambrym volcano has now increased from the minor unrest state to the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level increased from Level 1…

SCHOOL MEAL/FEEDING PROGRAM(S) School year: 2020 • Kiribati Government Senior Secondary School Student Lunch Lead Agency: Ministry of Education

SITUATION OVERVIEW On 15 January 2022, at 17:20 local time, a violent eruption of historic proportion occurred at the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'api underwater volcano, 65km north of Nuku'alofa, the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga. The eruption…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Tropical Disturbance TD03F intensified into a Tropical Depression on 8 January 2022. By 10 January, it had transformed into the category 1 Tropical Cyclone Cody, bringing significant rain affecting the whole…

Highlights The Logistics & Coordination Cluster (NEMO, MEIDECC and First Responders) continues to conduct clearing efforts and coordinate relief distribution of affected communities, with non-government organisation (NGO) support. Coordinating the evacuation of Mango Island residents to Tongatapu, arrival…

In Numbers 84,000 people affected (over 80 percent of the population) 20km-high ash cloud rose above the eruption 3 small islands have seen all, or almost all their houses destroyed Highlights • The WFP-led Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) is deploying critical…

Highlights The Tonga Government has declared a State of Emergency until 13 February 2022 in the light of the impact of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haa’pai volcanic eruption and tsunami. Government reported that 85,000 people (84% of their population)…

Situation Overview Initial Damage Assessments (IDAs) are continuing. Access to safe water still remains an issue across Tonga. Households on Tongatapu are still relying on bottled water and rainwater in tanks for drinking and cooking. Bottled water is…