World: Eighth Pacific Tsunami Drill set for September to November 2018

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:56:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Over 40 countries around the Pacific Rim will participate in a mock tsunami scenario from September to November 2018. The purpose of this exercise is to test country tsunami decision-making procedures and communication systems and processes. “The events of the 2009 Samoa Islands Region, 2010 Chile,....

MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: $10.419m set for earthquake victims

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:47:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Source: Hong Kong Information Services. The Government has approved a total of $10.419 million in grants for four relief agencies to help earthquake victims in Indonesia . The Disaster Relief Fund grants were approved upon the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee. The grants, $2.916 million for Plan International, Hong Kong, $1.

Revolutionaries revisited: New fight of ex-combatants

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:27:00 +0200JakartaPost (en)

PREMIUM Aceh struggled for 30 years to gain independence from Indonesia until a massive earthquake and tsunami hit in December 2004, and a peace agreement was achieved on Aug. 15, 2005. Similarly Maoists in Nepal struggled for 10 years to abolish the monarchy and establish a communist government.

MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Grants approved for earthquake victims in Indonesia

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:47:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region. Grants approved for earthquake victims in Indonesia Grants approved for earthquake victims in Indonesia The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and....

Panamá participará en simulacro de tsunami

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:26:00 +0200laestrella (es)

Más de 40 países ribereños del Pacífico, entre ellos Panamá, participarán en un simulacro de tsunami de septiembre a noviembre de 2018 para poner a prueba sus procedimientos de toma de decisiones y sus sistemas de comunicación para estos casos. “Los tsunamis que azotaron la región de Samoa en 2009,....

Indonesia: Indonesia: Emergency Response to Earthquake-affected vulnerable people in North Lombok- IDN181 ( Concept Note)

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:48:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Exactly one week after a 6.4 earthquake struck off the northern shore of Lombok island, another 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck inland on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 19:46 local time. Based on direct observation, damage is widespread over all of Lombok, especially in North Lombok where more than 90% of buildings were rendered uninhabitable.

World: 115,000 people evacuate in the Indian Ocean-wide tsunami exercise

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:21:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

A record 115,000 people in the Indian Ocean region evacuated during the tsunami exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2018 (IOWave18) conducted on 4-5 September 2018. The exercise was coordinated by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) as part of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigations System (IOTWMS).

MIL-OSI Translation: Roskosmos. Information about the conducted space imagery

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:21:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

MIL OSI Translation. Region: Russia – Source: Russia Federal Space. Roskosmos. Information on the conducted space imagery 18.09.2018 08: 50In August 2018, the State Corporation “Roskosmos” carried out a space survey of the territories of the Russian Federation, as well as the territories of a number of foreign countries.

Indonesia traza planes de respuesta a desastres naturales durante reunión FMI- BM

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 06:19:00 +0200vietnamplus-es (es)

Yakarta (VNA)- Las autoridades de Indonesia se empeñan hoy en considerar todos los planes para garantizar la seguridad de los estadistas extranjeros quienes asistirán a la Reunión del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) y el Banco Mundial (BM), programada del 8 al 14 de octubre próximos en la isla de Bali.

115,000 people evacuate in the Indian Ocean-wide tsunami exercise

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 04:33:00 +0200unesco (en)

A record 115,000 people in the Indian Ocean region evacuated during the tsunami exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2018 (IOWave18) conducted on 4-5 September 2018. The exercise was coordinated by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) as part of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigations System (IOTWMS).

Philippines: ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update, 10 – 16 September 2018

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:54:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Regional Summary of Week 37 and Outlook for Week 38. 1) In Week 37, monsoon season still prevails with large concerns raised over Super Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) which passed through Philippines and affecting China and Viet Nam. 2) Dry weather continue to persist and became key factor of wild fire in several parts of Indonesia .

Indonesia's Earthquake Hit Lombok Battles Against Malaria Outbreak

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:04:00 +0200medindia (en)

Indonesia 's earthquake hit West Lombok battles against malaria outbreak. It is stated that at least 137 people had been infected and among them, there are many babies and pregnant women. Around 500 people lost their lives due to the earthquake and forced many to evacuate and live in shelters or tents because of aftershocks.