Tropical Cyclone Harold - Apr 2020 Status Alert Glide TC-2020-000049-VUT Table of contents. Outer fragmented bands of thunderstorms extended southeast to Vanuatu. 4 0 obj In Fiji, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) – with the help of the Fiji Red Cross, UNICEF and other humanitarian partners on the ground, continues to deliver relief items to some 20,000 people who were most affected by TC Harold in the Eastern Division of the country.
International food aid and agricultural assistance, in the form of vegetable seeds, planting material and farming equipment, are urgently needed to facilitate crop replanting and to prevent the deterioration of the food security situation.
3 0 obj As of 08 of April the Vanuatu’s National Disaster Management Office estimates that up to 160,000 people may have been affected by the cyclone int he country. (ECHO, 6 Apr 2020), The northern provinces of Sanma, Malampa and Penama are most affected. Apr. In Toga, UNICEF has supported MIA to provide psychosocial support (PSS) and counseling for 300 children and 840 community members in Siesia island and Patangata village, Tongatapu; PSS/counseling for 1200 children delivered through most affected schools in Hihifo and Kolofo’ou districts, Tongatapu; PSS support to 45 families in Eua island.
According to the Agriculture final assessment report at least 53,000 farmers have been affected by TC Harold, with the cost of damage to crops and livestock estimated to be FJD29 million. Harold was moving to the south-southeast and had maximum sustained winds near 55 knots (62 mph/102 kph).
On April 3 EDT (April 4 local time), the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department, Port Vila issued Tropical Cyclone Warning Number 4 on Tropical Cyclone Harold for Torba and Sanma. <> Mobile phone networks on the islands were still down as of 7 April. Hundreds are reported to be currently sheltering in evacuation centres due to homes being destroyed. <> Affected populations (up to 160,000 people) particularly need shelter, access to safe water, and food assistance. The Vanuatu Shelter Cluster now estimates that there is enough available to address humanitarian shelter needs of approximately 82 per cent of households whose homes have been severely damaged or destroyed.
Latest humanitarian reports, maps and infographics and full document archive. Satellite images reveal the scale of destruction in Vanuatu after category 5 Cyclone Harold struck the island nation this week. Vanuatu + 3 more. As of 13 April, more than 1,800 evacuees are being sheltered in 65 evacuation centres in Fiji, while in Tonga, 17 evacuation centres are sheltering 323 people and an estimated 428 houses have been damaged. The warning noted, “damaging gale force winds of 75 kph (40 knots/46 mph), gusting to 105 kph (55 Knots/65 mph) are expected to extend closer to Torba and Sanma today.” For updated forecasts, visit: https://www.vmgd.gov.vu/.
The VIIRS image showed the center near the Solomon Islands, with bands of thunderstorms wrapping tightly into the low-level center from the southeast and western quadrants.
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Central and Western Tongatapu are expected to be hardest hit due to the king tides and significant flooding. Cyclone Harold 3 April 2020.
A total of 69 evacuation centers in four divisions have been set up to accommodated 1,778 evacuees.
However, only 13% of households in need have received shelter assistance so far. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. In Vanuatu, the NDMO – together with various ministries and humanitarian partners on the ground - continues to conduct assessments in the three worst-affected provinces of Sanma, Penama and Malampa. Humanitarian response is continuing with emphasis on WASH, Food Security, Shelter and Health. It is currently moving in a south south easterly direction at a rate of 14km/h, with maximum sustained winds close to the centre estimated at 175km/h. On 9 April, Vanuatu Government issued a request for in-kind assistance to the European Union. Tropical Cyclone Harold made landfall on Vanuatu on 6 April 2020 as Category 5 cyclone, causing widespread and severe destruction. 1 0 obj
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Due to its path across the centre of Vanuatu, TC Harold has directly impacted on a large number of populated islands and the large island of Santo with the country’s second largest city Luganville.
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Photo: Australian High Commission in Solomon Islands "Take extra fuel, paddles, life jackets, torchlight, spare batteries, water and some food when travelling." The humanitarian response to Cyclone Harold continues and assessments are ongoing in the most affected areas of Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga. Food crops are seriously damaged. NASA … Destruction is widespread, including significant damage to homes, water supply and food crops is reported in 'Eua. Harold formed near the Solomon Islands and now threatens Vanuatu, which has already issued some warnings.
There is currently enough stock in-country to cover 36% of emergency shelter needs (Govt. Acting Commissioner Mangau said. All evacuation centres in Northern and Western Divisions are now closed. A long band of thunderstorms on the eastern side of the storm stretched from southeast of the center to northeast of the center. (OCHA, 7 May 2020). Evacuation centres in the north and west have closed, but over 1,300 people remain in 105 centers in the Central (13) and Eastern (92) Divisions. of Vanuatu, IFRC, Shelter Cluster, 30 Apr 2020).
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As of 21 April, 1,310 people are sheltering in 105 evacuation centres in the Eastern and Central divisions.
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