SUPER TYPHOON DURIAN [REMING/24W/0621]

04 December 2006. "REMING" has moved farther away and no longer poses a threat to any part of the country.

03 December 2006.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared a state of national calamity. She has authorized the release of PhP 1.0 Billion to fund relief and rehabilitation efforts sustained from the onslaught of TY Milenyo (Xangsane), TY Paeng (Cimarron) and TY Reming (Durian).

Effects Typhoon Rreming (Durian)- Aerial Footage 9.13MB (Movie File)
Source: PCG/NDCC

SITUATION
01 DEC 2006 (Extent of Damage and Affected People-120kb in PDF)
02 DEC 2006 (Relief Operation-126kb in PDF)
03-04 DEC 2006 (State of Calamity-103kb in PDF)

As of 5:00 AM local (21:00 GMT) Thu 30 November
Source: JTWC Warning #017 (US Navy/Air Force)

PHILIPPINES. Super Typhoon DURIAN (REMING) weakens slightly to a 240-km/hr Category 4 system as it remains a potentially catastrophic and life-threatening typhoon. Eye becoming larger as it nears Catanduanes & Camarines Sur. Landfall in just a few hours.This system is much stronger than XANGSANE (MILENYO) which crossed almost the same area 2 months ago...All interests in the Northern Samar, Bicol Region & Quezon Provinces should closely monitor the progress of this extremely dangerous typhoon.>>more

additional sources:
Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC)
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)


An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 has struck Russia
15 November 2006 11:14:16 AM UTC
Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a high humanitarian impact and the affected region has medium vulnerability to natural disasters. (Source:Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System)

Earthquake struck the highly populated region of Indonesia
19 July 2006 10:57:36 AM UTC
Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a high humanitarian impact and the affected region has high vulnerability to natural disasters. (Source:Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System)

Strong quake off Papua New Guinea, local tsunami alert
17 Oct 2006 (Source:Reuters)
CANBERRA - A strong undersea earthquake off the Papua New Guinea island of New Britain on Tuesday sparked a warning of a possible local tsunami, but emergency officials said there had been no reports of damage or casualties... >>more

3,000 evacuated amid Hawaii aftershocks
16 Oct 2006 (Source:ChinaView)
BEIJING - As many as 3,000 people in three hotels on the island of Hawaii were forced to evacuate following the 6.6 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks that struck the Hawaiian Islands... >>more

Hawaii's Big Island picks up pieces after big quake
16 Oct 2006 (Source:Reuters)
HONOLULU - Hawaii suffered major road and port damage in the most powerful quake in the Pacific archipelago in two decades, but no deaths or serious injuries were reported, officials said on Monday...>>more

Strong earthquake causes power cut in Hawaii
15 Oct 2006 (Source:ChinaView)
WASHINGTON - A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off the west coast of Hawaii Island early Sunday morning, cutting power supply for many people on the island and causing damage to buildings. >>more

TYPHOON XANGSANE
>>Click here: Typhoon Xangsane Affected Countries Archive

VIETNAM NDM Xangsane Daily Update
Report -16 Oct 2006 (11kb PDF)
Report -10 Oct 2006 (85kb PDF)
Report -09 Oct 2006 (11kb PDF)
Report -06 Oct 2006 (14kb PDF)
Report -05 Oct 2006 (11kb PDF)

WHO Avian Fluenza Watch 2006
World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating the global response to human cases of H5N1 avian influenza and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. >>more