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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,....Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:56:00 +0200reliefWeb-404724b3dae6afaef83f8d645932f176reliefWeben35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersCrisisResponseUNbodiesUNESCOCarlos ZunigaVladimir RyabininWarning SystemPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe Pacific Tsunami Warning CenterLieutenant Commander20180921165600https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/asean-weekly-disaster-update-10-16-september-2018Regional 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.Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:54:00 +0200reliefWeb-fde187ec43b06550fc644521cf5fa59ereliefWeben14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersMeteorological CentreASEAN20180917185400http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-17/wa-earthquakes-explained/10255300The largest was the 6.5-magnitude quake at Meckering in 1968 that injured 20 and left hundreds of families homeless. But Western Australia is in the middle of a tectonic plate, so how do earthquakes even happen here in the first place? No fault line doesn't mean no worries.Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:15:00 +0200abc-au-c93772726938c31c3c93f0b10fdd7652abc-auen-31.627831 117.014503NaturalDisastersPhil Cummins20180917081500http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-17/wa-earthquakes-explained/10255300on Sunday afternoon. West Australian town of Walpole, about 430 kilometres south-east of Perth, with tremors felt as far away as Perth and Albany No serious damage was reported, but the quake was considered "uncommonly large". Some of the largest recorded earthquakes across Australia have happened in WA.Mon, 17 Sep 2018 07:30:00 +0200abc-au-fa7c93a81125d38d0808ae096930347dabc-auen-34.976398 116.732002NaturalDisastersPhil Cummins20180917073000https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/papua-new-guineaThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to Hela and Southern Highlands provinces following significantly increased levels of tribal fighting and the declaration of states of emergency by the Papua New Guinea government.Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:16:00 +0200gov-uk-da8293af9fd18905b57ff8ac211107d1gov-uken-6.72367 146.990906NaturalDisastersTerroristAttackPapua New Guinea governmentUK governmentCommonwealth Office20180911121600https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-peoples-republic-korea/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-4-0JAPAN. As of 5 September, 11 people in four prefectures in Kansai (Osaka, Shiga, Aichi, Mie) are known to have died and approximately 470 people in 28 prefectures were injured after Typhoon Jebi struck Japan on 4 September. Over 1,700 houses/buildings are confirmed to have been partially or entirely....Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:59:00 +0200reliefWeb-308d89fe693676f5558d0b327d014b6ereliefWeben37.5424 126.935NaturalDisasters20180910125900https://reliefweb.int/report/papua-new-guinea/papua-new-guinea-humanitarian-situation-report-no-6-mid-year-report-01Highlights. • During the first half of 2018, the humanitarian situation in Papua New Guinea (PNG) deteriorated and remains grim due to three States of Emergency in PNG: Earthquake disaster for 4 provinces; Peace and Security for Southern Highlands; Public Health emergency due to polio outbreak.Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:48:00 +0200reliefWeb-45b92646dad7909ae4a856b97f334578reliefWeben-5.839874 142.933701UNbodiesPublicHealthCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersUNICEFEmergencyManagement Team20180901004800https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/papua-new-guineaNatural disasters section (Volcanoes) - addition of information; the volcano on Manam Island, off the north coast of Papua New Guinea, erupted on 25 August 2018 forcing a mass evacuation to the mainland The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to Hela and....Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:55:00 +0200gov-uk-8107c13185b281752881ec87c1d6b802gov-uken-6.27288426084392 143.217263938474NaturalDisastersTerroristAttackPapua New Guinea governmentUK governmentCommonwealth Office20180829175500https://peru.com/noticias-de-islas-salomon-87358El USGS situó el hipocentro a 53 kilómetros de profundidad bajo el lecho marino, a 128 kilómetros al suroeste de Chirovanga, y a 523 al sudeste de Honiara. Un nuevo terremoto de 6,9 grados de magnitud se ha producido en las Islas Salomón, un día después de otro sismo de 7,7 grados Richter, informó....Sun, 09 Sep 2018 23:03:00 +0200peru-d9503db18bc71d2cea6bd5d435a800e6perues-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsNaturalDisastersJhon F. KennedyAnillo de FuegoSegunda Guerra Mundial20180909230300https://reliefweb.int/map/vanuatu/tsunami-information-pacific-ocean-southeast-loyalty-islands-70-29-august-2018-0352-utcThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has issued a Tsunami Threat for the following coasts, stating: TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF FIJI... NEW CALEDONIA... AND VANUATU. TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF AMERICAN SAMOA.Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:13:00 +0200reliefWeb-260313908fdacc2d97b446ae9a2b8976reliefWeben-17.7404 168.321Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsNaturalDisastersPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center20180829101300http://www.pireport.org/articles/2005/03/28/png-get-tsunami-warnings-japanMELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, Mar. 28) – Papua New Guinea is to start receiving detailed tsunami warnings from Japan. PNG is among six western pacific countries that will get the new alerts via the Japanese Meteorological Agency within minutes of an earthquake of 6.5 or greater on the Richter scale.Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:53:00 +0200pidp-46493f27dd2b6d4cd88bad35277e5c13pidpen-9.48177 147.184NaturalDisastersMeteorological AgencyPacific Tsunami Warning CentreRadio Australia20180928155300http://www.asiaone.com/asia/sulawesi-quake-air-traffic-controller-who-stayed-behind-guide-plane-safety-killedJAKARTA - A 21-year-old air traffic controller in Palu, who continued to carry out his duty when a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the city in Central Sulawesi on Friday evening (Sept 28), has been killed in the aftermath of the quake. Mr Anthonius Gunawan Agung was a flight navigation service....Sat, 29 Sep 2018 16:20:00 +0200AsiaOne-71242792a9eb009bcf6e08e1c38aef2bAsiaOneen-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidBatik Air20180929162000