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Events in this list are picked up from multiple sources and automatically analyzed by a computer program to determine the likelihood of humanitarian intervention. News, damage maps and humanitarian situation reports are collected automatically from over 1000 on-line sources.

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Last updated: 3 May 2008
	Automatic impact report Red alert: Tropical Cyclone NARGIS-08 Category 4 affected 7 million people with wind speeds of hurricane strength or stronger in Myanmar, Thailand.) —3 May 2008  TC-2008-000057-MMR	Read and provide feedback Ongoing emergency Last updated on 9/May/2008 08:48 Log in News (provided by EMM) UN suspends Burma aid flights guardian  2008-05-09 Move comes after military government impounds emergency supplies for survivors of cyclone Nargis Myanmar Victims may Reach a Million plenglish  2008-05-09 Yangon, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Five days after the Nargis cyclone passed through Myanmar, calculations show nearly one million victims while economic damages were more devastating than the 2004 Sumatra tsunami. The last official figure established the death toll at 30,000 and over 40,000 missing.... See all 670 items... ReliefWeb News Urgence Birmanie : Médecins du Monde envoie un renfort médical et affrète un avion sur Rangoon 3 hours ago People of Burma are desperate for your support 3 hours ago Cyclone Nargis Floods Burma (Myanmar) (as of 07 May 2008) 3 hours ago Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis highlights 09 May 2008 3 hours ago See all 200 items... ReliefWeb Situation Reports Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 5 14 hours ago Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 4 15 hours ago   UNOSAT Maps Flood Water Detection & Affected Village Estimate for Labutta Township, Myanmar UNOSAT  8 May 2008 4:17:37 PM  This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Labutta Township (MMR017016), south-west of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 5 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with MODIS Terra & Aqua satellite imagery acquired on 5 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 250m. Villages within the flood zone were identified and tabulated for the township of Labutta. This flood detection and affected village assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:300,000; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum : WGS 1984  Flood Water Detection & Affected Village Estimate for Twantay Township, Myanmar UNOSAT  8 May 2008 2:49:37 PM  This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Twantay Township (MMR013027), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with DMC satellite imagery acquired on 7 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 32m. Villages and built-up settlement areas within the flood zone were identified and tabulated for the township of Twantay. An estimated 234 villages within Twantay Township are likely submerged or severely flooded. This flood detection and affected village assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1:155,000; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum; WGS 1984  See all 13 items...

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Based on the location and magnitude of the disasters and the local population and their vulnerability, disasters are classified in three classes:

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The events listed on this page have been automatically selected by a computer program based on the earliest available information; alert levels will not be modified manually. However, if new information comes available alert levels are updated automatically. For confirmation or further information of the disaster, please refer

• to the “coordination” section of GDACS (OCHA Virtual OSOCC and ReliefWeb),
• to the media
• and – most importantly – to the local disaster response authority.

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