Reports

Executive Summary At the time the Socio-Economic Response Plan is developed to address the impact of COVID-19 in Samoa, the pandemic has already infected over 22 million people and claimed close to 800,000 lives worldwide. The pandemic…

VANUA LAVA VOLCANO 13°80’S 167°47’E Summit 3021ft (921m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 Vanua Lava volcano is continuing in the unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. The volcanic unrest continues at Vanua Lava. The…

GAUA VOLCANO 14°16’0”S 167°30’0”E Summit 2615ft (797m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 Gaua volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2 . The volcanic unrest continues at Gaua. The volcanic…

AMBRYM VOLCANO 16°15’00”S 168°07’00”E Summit Elevation 4377ft (1334m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 Ambrym volcano is continuing in the minor unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. The volcano activity at Ambrym is continuing at…

LOPEVI VOLCANO 16°30'23"S 169°20'18"E Summit 4635ft (1413m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level:** Level 2** Lopevi volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. Lopevi volcano activity is continuing to be unstable in…

TANNA VOLCANO 19°32’0”S 169°26’30”E Summit 1184ft (361m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 Yasur volcano activity is continuing in the Level of major unrest state. The volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. New observations on the ground suggest…

AMBAE VOLCANO 15°24’0”S 167°50’0”E Summit 4908ft (1496m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 Ambae volcano is continuing in the minor unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. The Ambae volcano activity is continuing at the low…

Section 1: Vanuatu’s Challenge A compound disaster Severe Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold tore across the northern islands of Vanuatu with torrential rain and sustained winds up to 270km per hour. It took lives, destroyed houses, food gardens, businesses…

Localisation during Overlapping Responses: COVID-19 Pandemic & Tropical Cyclone Harold Executive Summary There were nine named tropical cyclones during this 2019/ 2020 tropical season. TC Harold was the first Category 5 cyclone since TC Gita (in February 2018), and…

1. Overview of coordination and Shelter Cluster response This is the 14th and final sitrep for the Vanuatu Shelter Cluster TC Harold response. The overall summary of the emergency response based on information made available to the Shelter…