The typhoon Haima hits Hong Kong
On October 19, 2016, the typhoon made landfall in Cagayan in the evening as a Category 4 storm Gov t Philippines, October 20, 2016.
Eight deaths, all men, including two children and a child, have so far been attributed to this storm The deaths all occurred landslides in CAR In addition, there are two missing persons A total of 53.433 people been displaced by RCA and regions I, II, III, IV-A and V, according to the Department of welfare and development DSWD OCHA, October 21, 2016.
On October 23, the International Federation launched an appeal seeking CHF 3 million to help 20,000 people affected by more than 10 months IFRC, October 23, 2016.
About 68 percent of the 148,000 still displaced by the typhoon Haima, dated October 23, are in Region II There are still 36,000 people in evacuation centers and another 112,000 people who are at home The number of houses damaged or destroyed has increased beyond 46,000 damage to agriculture and fisheries PhP646 million exceeded 14 million in the Cordillera autonomous region CAR and region I the government directs the humanitarian response and officially declined the offer Coordinator humanitarian aid OCHA, October 23, 2016.
As of October 25, the total number of displaced people has dropped to 37,678, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development DSWD The government response pillar downgraded blue alert on October 23, which indicates the limited activation national disaster risk reduction and the Board of management's operations Center, with national agencies continue relief coordination activities directly OCHA, October 25, 2016.
On October 28, nearly 31,000 people remained displaced in the region III and Cordillera Administrative Region due to the typhoon Haima 4,000 people in 20 evacuation centers and 27,000 are staying with relatives and friends Government, local and international NGOs provide assistance to the affected communities OCHA, October 31, 2016.
On October 31, the feedback reports from remote areas affected by Haima typhoon keep coming, with some municipalities incur damage to 100 percent of homes in his latest report, the Department of Social Protection and the DSWD development registered over 168000 of damaged and 29,000 houses destroyed over 65 percent of the damaged houses were concentrated in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela were also severely affected the CAR, where 18 percent of all damaged and destroyed homes were OCHA, 31 October 2016.
As of November 10, about 31,000 people are displaced in Region III Central Luzon by Haima typhoon that struck the Philippines on October 19 Of the total number of displaced people, 3,600 people remain in evacuation centers in the provinces of Tarlac, Bulacan and Pampanga Nearly 270,000 homes were destroyed, mostly in Cagayan and Isabela provinces the Department of social welfare and development DSWD continues to lead the government transition to recovery, providing shelter fund emergency and cash for work program to affected families OCHA, 14 November 2016.
Preliminary official estimates indicated that, as of November 4, about 400 000 hectares of paddy, corn and high value crops such as mango, banana, papaya, cassava and vegetables have been negatively affected by two typhoons Haima and Sarika that hit in quick succession the overall damage to agriculture was estimated at nearly 234 million USD, however, the overall impact on the 2016 cereal crops should be limited FAO November 16, 2016.
In mid-December, almost two months after the typhoon Haima hit, the affected areas have changed emergency response to rehabilitation of housing, infrastructure and agricultural damage are some of the major concerns at least 23 deaths been attributed to typhoon Haima and over 260,000 people were displaced in evacuation centers OCHA, December 13, 2016.
On December 20, the International Federation has revised its appeal, he now seeks 2,007,914 Swiss francs reduced a little less than 3 million Swiss francs to support the PRC Philippine Red Cross for assistance and support to 29.210 people increased by 20,000 people affected by the typhoon Haima over 10 months of operation will focus on health; water, sanitation and hygiene; shelter; food, nutrition and livelihoods; reducing disaster risk and building capacity of the National Society Major changes include the use of cash transfer programs in the recovery phase to support housing interventions and livelihood relief operations continued since the beginning of the disaster, focusing on food and non-food However, the priority has now shifted to support housing and recovery livelihood as two of the most significantly affected areas the international Federation, Dec. 20, 2016.
Under the atmosphere of the Philippines, the Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 3 Nock-Ten Nina PAGASA, the Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographic location which generally produce heavy rainfall, flooding large areas and also strong winds that result in heavy losses of human life and the destruction of crops and average properties, the country is visited by 20 tropical cyclones every year, almost half landfall.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development DSWD, in accordance with instructions of the President Rodrigo R Duterte, continues to provide support and technical assistance to local authorities to accelerate the implementation of the presidential 5KPFA financial assistance for the affected Typhoon Yolanda by households with houses damaged in regions VI, NIR, VII and VIII.
While recovery efforts livelihoods continue, farmers producing provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija rice are optimistic that the crop coming can help them rebound from the devastating effects of Sarika typhoon and Super Typhoon Haima local names Karen and LAWIN.
At least 4300 families who have to replant their farms damaged with the help of the Ministry of Agriculture DA currently receive additional fertilizer and other agricultural inputs from the UN Food and Agriculture of the FAO United Nations.
A visual infographic map highlighting the traces of destructive tropical cyclones, strong historical earthquakes, the location of active volcanoes, active faults and trenches.
Three powerful typhoon plowed across the northern Philippines in October and December 2016, striking at the heart of the most important agricultural region of the country Sarika typhoon struck the first of the rice-growing areas in mid-October 2016, causing flooding and damage caused to wind-related crops It was followed a few days later by super typhoon Haima, which stuck farther north Finally, super Nock-Ten typhoon ravaged the minor Bicol production region southeast of the capital, Manila, the day of Christmas.
In times of upheaval, deaths related to pregnancy and increased sexual violence reproductive health services, including antenatal care, skilled care to emergency obstetric care are often affected and sometimes become unavailable Young vulnerable to unprotected sex leading to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and sexual exploitation and many wom- lose access to family planning services, exposing them to unwanted pregnancy in perilous conditions.
Typhoon Nock-Ten-regions affected suffer heavy damage to agriculture and infrastructure, as humanitarian actors find ways to further assist the efforts of government stimulus.
A Catanduanes community finds that preparation and evacuation measures can achieve zero losses.
FAO helps government increases Sarika typhoon and farmers affected by Haima.
Flash flooding thousands displaced in Mindanao and Visayas.
An open dialogue with stakeholders ensures a safe and dignified return for Lumad in Mindanao.
Natural hazards and disasters affected over 10 million people in the Philippines in 2016 El Niño and tropical cyclones in mind the list of events with significant impact for the first seven months of the year, El Nino has contributed to several hundreds of millions of dollars of crop losses across the country, affecting the production of rice, vegetables and high-value crops of thousands of farmers and their lands were affected as the country entered the typhoon season , drought gave way to tropical cyclones.
QUEZON CITY January 28 - The Ministry of Fisheries Office of Agriculture and Water Resources DA-BFAR has joined hands with the provincial government of Ilocos Norte in the rehabilitation of livelihoods of more than 600 municipalities affected by the calamities fishermen recent.
Held at the Centennial Arena in Laoag City Wednesday, January 25, the allocation of more than 10 8 million pesos worth of projects in the fisheries and equipment was a joint effort to repair the damage of typhoons in the ways livelihoods of affected fishermen.
MANILA, January 24, 2017 IPS - The Philippines, a small developing country, joined the colossal world of space technology, the construction of its second microsatellite it plans to launch later this year or early 2018 not to explore other planets, but to monitor weather patterns and climate change to protect the country's natural resources and improve the management of disaster risks.
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