3.5 Million People Affected by Climatic Events in Philippines
Posted by feww on April 25, 2016
Global Disasters/ Significant Events – April 25, 2016
An estimated 3.5 million people have been affected by climatic events, including El Niño, across the Philippines, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
As of April 20, DSWD released US$14.8 million for food assistance and cash-for-work programs, officials said.
Japan
Following the two powerful earthquakes that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on April 14 and 16, an estimated 60,000 people remain in more than 600 evacuation shelters. “The Government has secured apartment units for 8,350 households as temporary accommodation,” said UNOCHA.
The official toll stands at 48 fatalities and more than 1,400 injuries.
Timor Leste
An estimated 120,000 people are in need of water, food sanitation, health, and education support across five municipalities of Lautém, Viqueque, Baucau, Covalima and Oecusse, which have been severely impacted by El Niño-induced drought, said UNOCHA.
Myanmar
High winds, hail and torrential rains have buffeted more than 40 townships across Mandalay and Sagaing regions and Shan, Kachin and Chin states in Myanmar. Destroying or damaging thousands of houses damaged. “As of 25 April, authorities confirmed 14 deaths and 18 people injured due to the severe weather conditions – these figures are expected to change as more information becomes available. In Kachin, strong winds destroyed internally displaced persons (IDP) shelter and camp structures.” [UNOCHA]
“On 16 and 19 April, fighting reportedly broke out between the military and an armed group identified as part of the Arakan Army in Kyautaw and Rathedaung townships, Rakhine State. Village authorities confirmed that about 80 households (380 people) were displaced. Local authorities and the military provided rice and basic health care services to the displaced people.”
Samoa
Category 2 Tropical Cyclone AMOS brought heavy rains triggering landslides in Upolu Island and flooding low lying coastal areas [April 23 -24.] “Electricity and water supply was temporarily disrupted across the archipelago – power outages affected 70 per cent of the country. No fatalities have been reported.” [UNOCHA]
Fire Earth 
L.A. said
RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk management firm, estimated that economic property damage for both the April 15 moment magnitude (Mw) 7.0 earthquake and April 14 Mw6.4 earthquake in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture to be between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion.
This includes damage to property and contents for residential, commercial and industrial buildings. This estimate does not include business interruption, shake and landslide-induced damage to infrastructure (roads, highways, bridges, airports, train transport, utilities, dams), or damage to Kumamoto Castle, RMS said in a statement.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2016/04/25/406333.htm
The damage will probably cost insurers between 180 Billion (USD 1.7 Billion) and JPY 320 Billion (USD 2.9 Billion), according to catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide.
AIR’s insured loss estimates reflect: Insured physical damage to onshore property (residential, commercial/industrial, mutual), both structures and their contents, and from ground shaking, fire-following, and liquefaction
The loss estimates do NOT reflect:
Losses to uninsured properties
Losses to land
Losses to infrastructure
Losses to automobiles
Business interruption losses, both direct and indirect
Workers compensation losses
Losses to Civil Engineering (Railway) Risks, Marine Cargo and Marine Hull Risks, Aviation Risks, Transit Warehouse Risks, Movable All Risk, and Personal Accident Risks
Loss adjustment expenses
Losses from non-modeled perils, such as landslide
Demand surge-the increase in costs of materials, services, and labor due to increased demand following a catastrophic event (Demand surge can be applied by AIR software users who want to account for this variable.)
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/04/21/830990/10162005/en/AIR-Estimates-Insured-Losses-from-M7-0-Japan-Earthquake-at-Between-JPY-180-Billion-USD-1-7-Billion-and-JPY-320-Billion-USD-2-9-Billion.html