Landslides: Southern Leyte, The Philippines

Coordination and ResponseCoordination and Response

Guisaugon

Status as 21 February 8 a.m.

84 fatalities84 fatalities 415 survivors415 survivors 19 injured19 injured 1,023 missing1,023 missing 6 evacuation centres established housing 6 evacuation centres established housing

approximately 2,100 from Guinsaugon & two approximately 2,100 from Guinsaugon & two neighboring villagesneighboring villages

Pre-emptive evacuations in municipalities of Pre-emptive evacuations in municipalities of Sogod, Liluan and San FranciscoSogod, Liluan and San Francisco

Significant National & International Response 1,013 Search & Rescue personnel on site. 1,013 Search & Rescue personnel on site.

Heavy machinery. Heat & motion sensing Heavy machinery. Heat & motion sensing equipmentequipment

117 providing emergency relief and medical 117 providing emergency relief and medical servicesservices

Commitments to support relief China: $ 1 millionChina: $ 1 million Republic of Korea: $ 1 millionRepublic of Korea: $ 1 million Australia: A$1 millionAustralia: A$1 million Greece 300,000 EurosGreece 300,000 Euros Japan 25 million YenJapan 25 million Yen New Zealand: NZ$200,000New Zealand: NZ$200,000 USAID: $100,000USAID: $100,000 Province of Taiwan: $100,000Province of Taiwan: $100,000 Thailand: $ 100,000Thailand: $ 100,000

UN Support

6 member UNDAC team6 member UNDAC team $50,000 OCHA Emergency Grant$50,000 OCHA Emergency Grant $100,000 UNDP$100,000 UNDP UNICEF: emergency medical kits for UNICEF: emergency medical kits for

10,00010,000

Priority Needs

Consolidated assessment assumptions: up Consolidated assessment assumptions: up to 900 households directly affected and up to 900 households directly affected and up to 3,000 households that may be pre-to 3,000 households that may be pre-emptively evacuatedemptively evacuated

Work ongoing to determine gaps given Work ongoing to determine gaps given relief supplies in the pipelinerelief supplies in the pipeline

Key Issues

Government managing response well. Significant Government managing response well. Significant in-country capacityin-country capacity

Coordination challenge in the management of Coordination challenge in the management of relief offered: logistics managementrelief offered: logistics management

Relatively small population affected but potential Relatively small population affected but potential for broadening scopefor broadening scope

UN focus on contingency planning, preventive UN focus on contingency planning, preventive measures and early warning to minimize measures and early warning to minimize casualties/fatalities in similar eventscasualties/fatalities in similar events