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THAILAND

JAPAN

VIET NAM

NEPAL

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CAMBODIA

BANGLADESH

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LAO PDR

BHUTAN

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TUVALU

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Guam (US)

Northern Mariana Islands (US)

PAPUA NEWGUINEA

SAMOA

TONGA

TOKELAU

NIUE

COOK ISLANDS

FRENCH POLYNESIA

PITCAIRN

KIRIBATI

NEW ZEALAND

I N D O N E S I A

Pyongyang

Kobe

Suva

Manila

Jakarta

Yangon

Kabul

Islamabad

Bangkok

PRECIPITATION FORECAST

The latest precipitation forecasts for the Jun-Jul-Aug season predicts above normal rainfall for the SE China, Nepal, Bangladesh and PNG. Meanwhile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Fiji, India, Philippines, Brunei, Japan, Vanuatu, Australia and Kiribati are likely to see below average rainfall.

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Source: IRI, Columbia University. July 2018

AFGHANISTAN

In Badghis Province, ongoing drought has reportedly displaced nearly 4,000 people to the

provincial centre Qala-e-Naw. Humanitarian assessments of these latest arrivals have commenced. The additional displacement of between 70 and 100 people due to drought has also been reported within contested areas of Ghorak district, Helmand Province.

4,000 people displaced

In Khogyani, Nangarhar, unknown men killed three guards at a high school and set fire to

the administration room, the school laboratory and the storage. Currently, a total of 30 schools are closed in the Eastern Region depriving more than 15,000 children of their education. 1

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

On 25 June, the National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the

World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of polio in Morobe Province which began in April, following laboratory confirmation on 22 June. The PNG Government, supported by WHO and UNICEF, has launched outbreak response activities in the affected and neighbouring provinces, including conducting large-scale immunization campaigns and strengthening surveillance systems. As of 25 June, 845 children have been vaccinated. 2

845 children vaccinated

INDONESIA

On 27 June, Mount Agung in Karangasem District, Bali, started to erupt. Mount Agung is currently

at Level III alert status, indicating an eruption can happen at any time. The volcano started spewing a thick gas and thin ash up 2,000 meters above the peak. Ash rain was observed to the west and southwest of the volcano, in an area 7 km from the summit. A 4 km “no-activity” zone has been established. More than 300 people from three villages have been displaced, with local and national authorities providing assistance to affected people. Further eruptions are likely. 3

PHILIPPINES

As of 27 June, 87,000 people remain displaced due to armed conflict in Marawi. To date, almost

300,000 people have moved back to their home barangays, or to transitional shelters or transfer sites. An estimated 28,000 families, originally from the Most Affected Areas are not expected to be able to return home within the next 18 months. People living in transitional shelters and transfer sites continue to experience shortages of food and clean water. 4

BANGLADESH

Between 25 June and 1 July, more than 900 people living in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar

were affected by heavy rain, landslides and strong winds, with 26 households displaced. More than 90 educational facilities were damaged, and 35 have been decommissioned, affecting almost 10,000 children. Repair of access roads, culverts, bridges and infrastructure is ongoing to mitigate against the impacts of further heavy rain. 5

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Creation date: 2 July 2018 Sources: 1.OCHA Afghanistan 2. WHO, National Department of Health of PNG 3. PVMBG, BNPB OCHA 4.TFBM, OCHA Philippines 5. ISCG Feedback: ocha-roap@un.org www.unocha.org/roap

Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (26 Jun - 2 July 2018)