DISASTER ALERT - Cyclone Watch in the Bay of Bengal 2013
Caritas Internationalis,on behalf of Caritas Bangladesh, on 13 May 2013 has issued a RED ALERT on Cyclonic Storm Mahasen which is expected to make landfall in either Bangladesh, India or Myanmar between 15 - 17 May 2013. Read more >
Sichuan Earthquake 2013
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Lushan County of Ya'an City in Sichuan province at 8.02am on April 20, 2013. While the epicentre is as deep as 13km, people in Chonqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shanxi, Hubei, Hunan Province felt strong tremor. Read more >
Fire at Indonesian Immigrants Community, Sabah (Keningau Diocese)
A fire broke out suddenly at the Indonesia Immigrants community in Simjayan in Nabawan township (Keningau Diocese), Sabah on 10 April 2013. Read more >
Fire at Ban Mae Surin Refugee Camp, Thailand
Ban Mae Surin Refugee Camp is one of the nine refugee camps located along the Thai/Myanmar border. On 22 March 2013 at around 3.30pm, a massive fire occurred and completely engulfed 2 sections of the camp. Read more >
Jakarta Floods 2013
Since 17 Jan 2013, heavy and intense monsoon rains had caused severe floods in Jakarta, Indonesia. 20 people had died and more than 46,000 people were displaced after their homes were damaged by the flood waters. Read more >
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Philippines Typhoon Bopha
December 2012
On 4 Dec 2012, Mindanao suffered a calamity in the form of Typhoon Bopha. It was the 16th typhoon to slam into Philippines in 2012 and the biggest and strongest typhoon experienced this year.
Situation
| Typhoon Bopha also known as Pablo was the 16th and strongest typhoon ever to hit southern Philippines island of Mindanao with winds up to 160 mph. It made landfall on 4 Dec 2012 at south east Mindanao, travelled to the centre of the island and exited at Cagayan de Oro in the north, cutting power supply and triggering landslides. South eastern and central Mindanao was the worst hit and sustained the most damages. |
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The storm caused widespread destruction, over 1000 deaths, 800 missing, hundreds injured and thousands displaced after their houses were destroyed. More than 300,000 people were forced into evacuation centres. Food and water is in short supply. |
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Situation reports
NASSA (National Secretariat for Social Action - Justice & Peace) or Caritas Philippines has, to date, provided three situation reports. These three situation reports are appended and can be downloaded from the following links:
Situation Report No 1 - Typhoon Bopha by Caritas Philippines (06 Dec 2012)
Situation Report No 2 - Typhoon Bopha by Caritas Philippines (07 Dec 2012)
Situation Report No 3 - Typhoon Bopha by Caritas Philippines (11 Dec 2012)
Our Response
Caritas Philippines conducted preliminary needs assessment and identified the need to provide basic essentials to survivors whom they had registered. This urgent need was communicated to CHARIS, which promptly disbursed S$50,000 to provide Basic Survival Kits to approximately 1000 families. Each kit will contain :
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Rice 7. Canned fish or meat
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Cooking oil 8. Coffee
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Kitchen items 9. Sleeping mat
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Blanket 10. Bath soap
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Laundry soap 11. Sanitary napkin
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Toothpaste 12. Tooth brush
Caritas Philippines will be distributing the Basic Survival Kits to 1000 families in the Diocese of Tagum in Compostela Valley, which is the hardest hit area in Mindanao.
On 14 Jan 2013, Caritas Philippines shifted their focus to the Provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental which were not given sufficient emergency relief assistance. According to an UN OCHA report, more than 400,000 people are in critical need of sustained food aid while the need for shelter remains a concern after the significant increase in the figures of totally damaged houses particularly in the two provinces.
