U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTBUREAU
FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
Note: The last fact sheet was dated September 2, 2009
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
- On October 3, Typhoon Parma, known locally as Pepeng, made landfall in the Cagayan Province of Luzon Island in the northern Philippines, with maximum sustained winds of approximately 92 miles per hour (mph). As of October 5, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GoRP) National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported that Typhoon Parma has affected more than 238,000 people, causing 16 confirmed deaths, and displacing nearly 71,000 individuals to evacuation centers. Prior to landfall, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a nationwide state of calamity and ordered the pre-emptive evacuation of more than 45,000 residents in the direct path of Typhoon Parma.
- As of October 5 at 1700 hours Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the center of Tropical Storm Parma was is located approximately 345 miles north of Manila and expected to turn southwest in coming days, while re-intensifying over open water, according to the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
- According to NDCC, Tropical Storm Ketsana, known locally as Ondoy, affected more than 3.9 million people, leaving 295 dead, while more than 335,000 people remained displaced in shelters. According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), floods damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 houses.
- On October 5, USAID/OFDA increased its allocation to $1.8 million for emergency grants to humanitarian assistance organizations, including $500,000 to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) to support special relief operations, under a joint U.N. flash appeal, and $150,000 to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The remaining $1.15 million will be programmed based on ongoing assessment.
- On October 5, a USAID/OFDA military liaison officer accompanied a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) aerial assessment of the Lake Laguna region, Laguna and Rizal provinces, Luzon Island. The U.S. Marine Corps plans to deliver GoRP relief supplies via helicopter to Talim Island, located in Lake Laguna, on October 6.
NUMBERS AT A GLANCE
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SOURCE
| |
Total Affected Population |
4,167,279
| NDCC - October 5, 2009 |
Dead |
311
| NDCC - October 5, 2009 |
Injured |
9
| NDCC - October 5, 2009 |
Missing |
44
| NDCC - October 5, 2009 |
Evacuated or Displaced |
406,504
| NDCC - October 5, 2009 |
Infrastructure Damage |
11,367 houses as well as
roads, bridges, schools, and agricultural land | NDCC - October 5, 2009 |
FY 2009 AND FY 2010 HUMANITARIAN FUNDING TO DATE
USAID/OFDA Assistance for Philippines
Tropical Storms: $1,054,496
DoD Assistance for Philippines Tropical Storms: To be determined
Total USG Humanitarian Assistance for Philippines Tropical Storms:
$1,054,496