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7.8M Earthquake - Eastern Sichuan Region - China V.OSOCC discussion created on 5/12/2008 09:02 CET (GLIDE number: EQ-2008-000062-CHN) Asgard alert report  China, (M 7.8, 9m people)  Asgard—5/12/2008 6:27:00 AM UNOSAT Maps No entries for this file   UNOSAT    Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports Sichuan Province, China: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 1 17 hours ago ReliefWeb News China Earthquake appeal launched 1 hour 29 min ago Norway is providing NOK 20 million to earthquake victims in China 1 hour 47 min ago Earthquake in China: Federal Foreign Office to provide 500,000 euro for relief measures 6.99 seconds ago Russia sends four aid planes to China: reports 3 hours ago USAID provides earthquake relief to China 3 hours ago Chinese Politburo stresses saving lives first in quake relief 3 hours ago See all items... News (provided by JRC/EMM) No entries for this file

Myanmar - Tropical Cyclone Nargis - May 2008 V.OSOCC discussion created on 5/3/2008 14:38 CET (GLIDE number: TC-2008-000057-MMR) Asgard alert report  NARGIS-08  Asgard—5/3/2008 10:00:00 PM UNOSAT Maps UPDATE: Flood Water Detection for Twantay Township, Yangon Division, Myanmar (7 May 2008) UNOSAT  10 May 2008 8:02:06 AM  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 Radarsat data acquired on 7 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 25m. Flooded rice fields / aquaculture areas have also been identified. This flood detection and affected village assessment is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field.  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  See all items... Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 9 22 hours ago   Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 8 12 May 2008   ReliefWeb News Much bigger aid effort needed for Myanmar â?? Ban Ki-moon 1 hour 25 min ago Myanmar: Response to Nargis Cyclone Logistics Consolidated Situation Report 14 May 2008 1 hour 35 min ago Statement of Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator, USAID, on U.S. response to the global food crisis: New approaches 2 hours ago Canada to airlift 2,000 emergency shelter kits to Burma 2 hours ago Burma - what is the current situation? 14 May 2008 3 hours ago Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis Emergency Appeal No. MDRMM002 Operations Update No. 8 5 hours ago See all items... News (provided by JRC/EMM) Forest clearance boosted power of Cyclone Nargis nature  2008-05-14 As the death toll from Cyclone Nargis climbs to an estimated 100,000 or even higher in Myanmar, researchers are working to identify the factors that made it so deadly. The category-4 Nargis, which struck Myanmar on 2 May, has far surpassed the death toll of Cyclone Sidr, which killed at least 3,500....  Burma Rejects Large Scale Relief Effort WashingtonPost_B  2008-05-14 BANGKOK, May 14 -- The United States landed five more planeloads of relief supplies in Burma Wednesday to help survivors of Cyclone Nargis, and Burmese authorities agreed to let 160 Asian aid workers assist its struggling relief effort. But the country's reclusive military rulers continued to rej...  See all items...

Albania, Ammunition Depot Explosion, 15 March 2008 V.OSOCC discussion created on 3/18/2008 22:09 CET (GLIDE number: AC-2008-000036-ALB) UNOSAT Maps Post-Explosion Satellite Imagery of Gerdec Munitions Depot, Affected High Risk Zone 800m, Albania UNOSAT  27 Mar 2008 12:11:06 PM  This map presents a post-explosion Formosat-2 satellite image recorded 23 March 2008 over the affected 800m High Risk Zone surrounding the destroyed munitions depot. Buildings within this zone were estimated to be 240, including 16 buildings directly associated with the depot. Explosion craters have been identified as well as the primary easterly direction of the blast due to the mountains surrounding the depot on three sides. Map Scale for A3: 1:7,700; Projection : GK Zone 4; Datum : Albanian 1987.  Overview of Munitions Depot Explosion - Affected 5 km Zone, Gerdec, Albania UNOSAT  25 Mar 2008 3:04:23 PM  This map illustrates the approximate location and the affected 5 km Zone of the munitions depot explosions and fire as detected by the MODIS Aqua satellite at 11:50 UTC on 15 March 2008. This MODIS-detected site of active fire is accurate within a 1 square kilometer zone. Map scale for A4: 1:85,000; Projection : Lambert Conformal Conic; Datum : WGS 1984.  See all items... Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports Albania Ammunition Depot Explosion OCHA Situation Report No.3 27 Mar 2008   Albania Ammunition Depot Explosion OCHA Situation Report No.2 22 Mar 2008   Albania Ammunition Depot Explosion OCHA Situation Report No.1 19 Mar 2008   ReliefWeb News IOCC providing relief for victims of Albania explosions 14 Apr 2008   Albania: Financial assistance of four million dollars is handed to President Topi for the Gërdeci event on behalf of Kuwaiti State Emir and Red Crescent. 10 Apr 2008   Albania: Post-Explosion Satellite Imagery of Gerdec Munitions Depot, Affected High Risk Zone 800m 28 Mar 2008   Albania: A mother recalls fleeing the explosions with her injured children 28 Mar 2008   Albania Ammunition Depot Explosion OCHA Situation Report No.3 27 Mar 2008   Overview of Munitions Depot Explosion - Affected 5 km Zone, Gerdec, Albania 26 Mar 2008   See all items... No news coverage for event (http://www.gdacs.org/news/TC_NARGIS.xml)

Ecuador Floods February 2008 V.OSOCC discussion created on 2/21/2008 12:34 CET (GLIDE number: FL-2008-000018-ECU) Asgard alert report UNOSAT Maps Mapa de los deslizamientos ocurridos en las provincias de Manabi y Sucumbios, Ecuador UNOSAT  14 Mar 2008 3:53:48 PM  Este mapa ilustra las dos localidades en las provincias de Manabi y Sucumbios afectadas por los deslizaminetos causados por las fuertes lluvias: 1) S. Plácido - Provincia de Manabi (el dia 10 de Marzo) 2) El Reventador - Provincia de Sucumbios (el día 28 de Febrero). Proyección : UTM Zone 17 Sur; Datum : WGS 1984  Inundaciones en el Canton Chone, provincia de Manabi, Ecuador (1 Marzo 2008) UNOSAT  7 Mar 2008 5:46:09 PM  Este mapa ilustra las inundaciones detectadas satelitalmente en las provincias afectadas de Manabi, Ecuador. El análisis de inundaciones se realizó por detección de cambios a partir de datos satelitales radar captados el 1 de Marzo 2008 y el 20 de Diciembre 2006. Se trata de un análisis preliminar aun no validado en el terreno. Escala del Mapa para A3: 1:150,000; Proyección : UTM Zone 17 Sur; Datum : WGS 1984  See all items... Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports Ecuador: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 7 2 Apr 2008   Ecuador: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 6 14 Mar 2008   Ecuador: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 5 11 Mar 2008   Ecuador: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 4 8 Mar 2008   Ecuador: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 3 4 Mar 2008   Ecuador: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 2 1 Mar 2008   ReliefWeb News Ecuador: Hungría dona equipo de urgencia para damnificados de inundaciones 8 May 2008   Ecuador: ITABSA entrega 40 mil dolares para las personas damnificadas por las inundaciones 7 May 2008   Weekly Note on Emergencies: Latin America & The Caribbean - Year 2, Issue 55 6 May 2008   Ecuador: Panamá envió ayuda al Ecuador 5 May 2008   Thousands still homeless two months after floods in Ecuador 2 May 2008   Ecuador: Floods Situation Report No. 13 30 Apr 2008   See all items... No news coverage for event (http://www.gdacs.org/news/TC_NARGIS.xml)

UNDAC Preparedness Mission to Bhutan V.OSOCC discussion created on 1/7/2008 13:55 CET (GLIDE number: ) Asgard alert report  Indonesia, (M 5.1, 8m people)  Asgard—3/16/2006 5:43:00 AM No news coverage for event (http://www.gdacs.org/news/TC_NARGIS.xml)

ReliefWeb News

OCHA Situation Reports

Situation humanitaire en RDC (Sud Kivu) - Rapport hebdomadaire du 30 avril au 05 mai 2008 5 hours ago Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 18, 04 - 10 May 2008 10 hours ago Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Sichuan Province, China: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 1 17 hours ago Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Tajikistan: Compound crisis OCHA Situation Report No. 8 14 May 2008 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 9 22 hours ago   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

DR Congo: OCHA North Kivu Humanitarian Situation Update, 03 - 09 May 2008 22 min ago   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Bulletin 12 May 2008 10 hours ago   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Situation humanitaire en RDC (Sud Kivu) - Rapport hebdomadaire du 23 au 29 avril 2008 17 hours ago   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Weekly Note on Emergencies: Latin America & The Caribbean - Year 2, Issue 56 23 hours ago   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Uganda: OCHA Situation Report No. 1 - Focus on Karamoja, 01 Jan - 30 Apr 2008 12 May 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 8 12 May 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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