In light of Typhoon Haiyan and its impact on Philippines, the Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced a special report . The group that produced this summary and analysis of the current situation are graduate students from Yale and Tulane Universities. It was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested..

1. YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT
TYPHOON HAIYAN (YOLANDA PH) – THE PHILIPPINES
BACKGROUND
WEATHER OUTLOOK
CURRENT SITUATION
HEALTH
FOOD
NUTRITION
WASH
EMERGENCY SHELTER
LINKS
PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DSWD DISASTER MITIGATION AND RESPONSE SITUATION MAO
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD
PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY
PROJECT NOAH
WEATHER PHILIPPINES
GMA
THE MANILA TIMES
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
RELIEFWEB
OCHA HUB
Humanitarian Response - The Philippines
EUROPEAN
HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION
CEDIM
LOGISTICS
CHILD PROTECTION
GBV
US RESPONSE
POINTS OF CONTACTS
INTERACTIVE MAP
INJURED
3853*
DEAD
CLUSTER LEADS
2360*
*OFFICIAL NUMBER – THE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE
14 NOV 2013
(As of 3:00 PM EST)
UNITED STATES
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFDA
US EMBASSY – THE PHILIPPINES
NOAA
PACOM
JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER
NASA
VOA
HEALTH INFORMATION
CDC
DISASTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CENTER
PORTALS AND RESOURCES
ASEAN COORDINATING CENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ON
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
GDDAC
PREVENTION WEB – PHILIPPINES
PACIFIC DISASTER CENTER
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UNDERGROUND WEATHER
GOOGLE CRISIS RELIEF MAP
HUMANITY ROAD

2. BACKGROUND
Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) is the seconddeadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing at least 2,344 people.[1]
The thirtieth named storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated
from an area of low pressure several hundred kilometers east-southeast
of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on 2 November. Tracking
generally westward, environmental conditions favored tropical cyclogenesis and
the system developed into a tropical depression the following day.
After becoming a tropical storm and attaining the name Haiyan at 0000 UTC on 4
November, the system began a period of rapid intensification that brought it
to typhoon intensity by 1800 UTC on November 5.
By 6 November, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) assessed the system
as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind
scale; the storm passed over the island of Kayangel in Palau shortly after attaining
this strength.
it continued to intensify; at 1200 UTC on 7 November the Japan Meteorological
Agency (JMA) upgraded the storm's maximum ten-minute sustained winds to
235 km/h (145 mph), the highest in relation to the cyclone. At 1800 UTC, the
JTWC estimated the system's one-minute sustained winds to 315 km/h
(195 mph), unofficially making Haiyan the fourth most intense tropical cyclone
ever observed.
On the morning of 8 November, category 5 Typhoon Haiyan (locally
known as Yolanda) made a direct hit on the Philippines, a densely
populated country of 92 million people, devastating areas in 36 provinces.
The eye of the cyclone made its first landfall in the Philippines at Guiuan, Eastern
Samar, without any change in intensity.
Many cities and towns experienced widespread destruction, with as much as 90
per cent of housing destroyed in some areas. Roads are blocked, and airports and
seaports impaired; heavy ships have been thrown inland. Water supply and power
are cut; much of the food stocks and other goods are destroyed; many health
facilities are not functioning and medical supplies are quickly being exhausted.
SOURCE: TYPHOON HAIYAN – WIKIPEDIA
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
The cyclone caused devastation in the Philippines, particularly on Samar
Island and Leyte.
AFFECTED AREA: Regions VIII (Eastern Visayas), VI (Western Visayas)
and VII (Central Visayas) are hardest hit, according to current information. Regions
IV-A (CALABARZON), IV-B (MIMAROPA), V (Bicol), X (Northern Mindanao), XI (Davao)
and XIII (Caraga) were also affected. Tacloban City, Leyte province, with a population
of over 200,000 people, has been devastated, with most houses destroyed.
An aerial survey revealed almost total destruction in the coastal areas
of Leyte province.
AFFECTED POPULATION: An estimated 11.3 million people in nine regions—over 10
per cent of the country’s population—are affected. At least 673,042 people are
displaced by the typhoon (55 per cent are in evacuation centers, the rest in host
communities or makeshift shelters). Thousands of people have been killed or are still
missing. Tens of thousands suffering from injuries, with the number of
confirmed casualties still rising as more areas become accessible. Pre-disaster
poverty levels and malnutrition rates in Regions VI, VII and VIII were already higher
than the national average.

3. WEATHER OUTLOOK
GALE WARNING
GALE WARNING NO. 16 (FINAL)
For: Strong to gale force winds associated with the surge of
Northeast Monsoon.
Issued at 5:00 p.m. today, 14 November 2013
Synopsis:
Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern Luzon.
Forecast:
The regions of Ilocos, Cordillera and Cagayan Valley will experience partly cloudy to
cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly
cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/glfcst.html
http://www.accuweather.com/en/ph/davao-city/262966/dailyweather-forecast/262966
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the east to northeast will prevail over Luzon and
Eastern Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough.
Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast to east with slight
to moderate seas.
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/wxfcst.html

4. CURRENT SITUATION
AS OF 6 AM PHT, 15 NOV 2013
CASUALTIES: 2,360 individuals were reported dead, 3,853 injured and 77
missing
AFFECTED POPULATION
A total of 1,963,898 families (9,073,804 persons) were affected in 9,303
barangays in 44 provinces, 536 municipalities and 55 cities of Regions IV-A, IVB, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI and CARAGA
314,936 families (1,487,040 persons) were displaced. There are 1,028
evacuation centers.
• 78,476 families / 380,552 persons inside evacuation centers
• 236,460 families/ 1,106,488 persons outside evacuation centers
DAMAGES (Regions IV-B, V, VI, and CARAGA)
• DAMAGED HOUSES: 253,049 houses damaged in (136,247 totally,
117,802 partially)
• INFRASTRUCTURE: PhP362,834,761.13=$8,328,583.98 USD worth of
damage to infrastructure
• AGRICULTURE: PhP3,697,209,318.00 = $84,866,505.64 USD
• The Island of Leyte has been most severely affected. Most homes are
uninhabitable due to damage, and water and power have yet to be
restored.
• Much of the livelihood infrastructure (farm –to-market roads, fishing boat
landing sites and field irrigation) has been destroyed or blocked with
debris, requiring reconstruction.
• A total of 71,733 hectares of agricultural land planted with rice (67,095
has), corn (2,384 has) and high value crops (2,254 has) were affected in
regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII and CARAGA (42,137 has with no chance of
recovery and 29,596 has with a chance of recovery)
• Estimated production loss: PhP2,321,091,763.00 ($53,278,819.30 USD) or
138,280 metric tons (304,855,240 lbs)
• Rice crops were the hardest hit with region VIII ranking No. 1 (38,441 has) ,
followed by Region V (17,385 has)
• Losses: rice (PhP2,221, 113,529 = $ 50,983,898.29 USD), corn
(PhP48,512,572= $1,113,567.59 USD), high value crops (PhP51,445,662=
$1,180,894.34 USD)
• AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
• Damages and losses to livestock, fisheries, irrigation facilities and
infrastructure: PhP1,376,117,555.00 = $31,587,686.33 USD
• Estimated cost of damages to agriculture: PhP3,697,209,318 =
$84,866,505.64 USD
• ROADS AND BRIDGES
• 2 roads in Regions VI and VIII remain impassable.
• The lack of access to affected areas due to blocked roads and
damaged infrastructure, limiting assessment and response
activities.
• AIRPORTS: All airports are now open and operating except for
Tacloban (turbo propeller planes only for commercial
operations).
• SEAPORTS: All seaports are operational
FOOD: 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance, but
nutrition supplies are inadequate and logistical constrains hamper
delivery of food.
WATER: Water systems are damaged and non-operational in many
areas. In addition, some ground water supplies are contaminated.
Some local government units in Capiz and Iloilo, and the
Municipality of Barbaza, Antique still do not have water supplies.
CHILDREN: A significant number of children were displaced. Over
20,000 schools and day care centers were affected.
SECURITY: Security conditions across the Philippines are rapidly
deteriorating. The critical need for food and water has led desperate
inhabitants to pillage supplies from shops and supermarkets,
notably in the town of Tacloban. Gender-based violence is a major
concern.
Note: The total extent of damage is unknown as
assessments are still ongoing. Expect this information to
change frequently as more information becomes available.
NDRRMC.GOV.PH
PAGASA.DOST.GOV.PH
OCHA CARITAS TELECOMS SANS FRONTIERES

6. CURRENT SITUATION
POWER OUTAGE:
• Power outage is still being experienced in the following provinces
and municipalities in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII and VIII
• Based on NGCP’s latest inspection, 566 transmission towers and
poles are either leaning or toppled and 7 substations are affected
which remain unenergized
POWER SUPPLY HAS BEEN RESTORED IN:
• Province of Marinduque
• Municipalities of Baco, Calapan City, Naujan, San Teodoro,
Socorro, Victoria, Bansud, Gloria, Mansalay, Pinamalayan, Roxas
and all of Oriental Mindoro
• Municipalities of Rizal, Sta. Cruz, Mamburao and San Jose,
Occidental Mindoro
• Municipalities of Odiongan, Ferrol, Looc, Alcantara and San
Andres, all in Romblon
• Municipalities of Mina, Pototan and Aniway, all in Iloilo
DECLARATION OF STATE OF CALAMITY
• Dumangas, Iloilo (Res. No. 2013-188), Janiuay, Iloio and the
Province of Antique (Res. No. 085-2013)
• Presidential Proclamation No.682 dated November 11, 2013,
declaring a State of National Calamity in Samar provinces, Leyte,
Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Palawan
COMMUNICATIONS:
• AS of 11 NOV 2013 operating cell sites of Globe Telecom were
established. In total, 49% of the affected sites in Visays and 30%
of the affected sites in Luzon and Mindanao have been restored.
• “Libreng Tawag” of Globe Telecom was set up at Hotel
Alejandro, Tacloban City
• As of 12 NOV 2013, mobile signal (Globe and Smart) in Bacuag,
Surigao del Norte has been restored.
• Smart & Sun Cellular: 309/396 affected municipalities
• As of 14 November 2013, Globe, Sun Cellular, Smart and Talk N’
Text Services have been restored in the following provinces:

7. CURRENT SITUATION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT provided PhP12.52
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
million ($286,695.48 USD) worth of relief support
•
All divisions in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas,
- To date, DSWD repacked at total of 349, 431 food packs for DSWD field offices
Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and the National
coming from DSWD-NROC, DSWD Fos V, VI, VII, XI, XII and CARAGA
Capital Region are operational and are tasked with determining
status of other school districts.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY reported a price freeze in provinces and
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Eastern Visayas remains severely affected , with only 4 out of 13
towns affected. The supply of goods in most areas is stable, except for places
divisions operational.
difficult to access due to damaged roads.
•
Ormoc City and Western Samar divisions remain closed, while
no reliable communication lines have been established with the
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
divisions of Baybay City, Biliran, Borongan City, Eastern Samar,
• ROADS & BRIDGES--cleared national roads (as of 12 Nov 2013 12PM)
Catbalogan City, Leyte Province, and Tacloban City.
include:
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School heads have also been given authority to suspend classes
‒ From Bicol: Matnog (Roro) –Allen, Northern Samar-Catbalogan-San
in damaged schools until the structures have been properly
Juanico Bridge-Tacloban
assessed and cleared by DepEd or LGU engineers.
‒ From Cebu: Ormoc-Kananga-Carigara-Palo-Tacloban
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12 November 2013: conducted meetings with all school
‒ From Cebu: Ormoc-Baybay-Abuyog-Tulosa-Palo-Tacloban
superintendents for rearrangements for heavily damaged
‒ Catbalogan-Basey-Lawa-An (Eastern Samar)
schools
‒ Catbalogan-Paranas-Taft-San Julian-Borongan (Eastern Samar)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS declare national roads to
Tacloban open
• Activated District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management teams to
monitor national roads and bridges
• Road Clearing Operation Teams condutcted road clearing along National
Highways temporarily obscured/disrupted
• Dispatched personnel for clearing operations in Cebu City
PHILIPPINES NATIONAL POLICE deployed 1,082 additional police personnel to
affected areas to improve peace and order situation.
- Activated Disaster Incident Management Task Groups (DIMTGs)
- Prepared to propose security assistance in the communities vacated by
residents and in evacuation centers
WWW.SLATE.COM
WWW.GOV.PH
DEPED.GOV.PH
Tacloban City, Phillippines. 10 November 2013
http://www.ksdk.com/story/weather/2013/11/11/typhoon-haiyan-hurtingphilippines-economy/3497053/
ndrrmc.gov.ph

8. CURRENT SITUATION - HEALTH
HEALTH
• Several medical teams, both domestic and international, have been
deployed to provide emergency and basic medical and surgical
services to affected areas in Eastern Visayas, the hardest hit by
typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). These teams are self-sufficient and will
pose no burden to host communities.
SUPPLIES:
Several cargoes of medicines, supplies and equipment have
now reached Tacloban via Cebu and Catbalogan, Samar.
Hopefully these will reach those who need them especially
that alternative routes of transport were made available and
provided by partners like PAL and AIR21.
DEPLOYMENTS
• DOH has deployed more than a hundred doctors and nurses that
are treating the injured and sick in Tacloban, Bantayan, Medelin –
and more are positioned to take off and set-up satellite medical
stations throughout Regions 6, 7, and 8. These teams have been
accompanied by more than P25 million worth of essential
medicines and supplies
HOSPITALS: Hospital tents provided by international teams are
being established in strategic areas to complement hospital
services post-Yolanda as almost all health facilities sustained
major structural damage.
• WHO Representative to the Philippines announced that “selfsufficient medical teams from Australia, Belgium, Germany,
Hungary, Israel, Japan, Norway, Russia and Spain are already in the
Philippines and logistical arrangements are underway to ensure that
they reach affected areas. There are offers for help from Spain,
Israel, the United Kingdom and Singapore
• Priority for deployment will be teams that can set up hospitals with
capacity for surgery and are equipped with generators and supplies
for their teams to last from 10-15 days. WHO is working closely
with the Department of Health to facilitate positioning of these
international teams in strategic areas to augment the local medical
teams.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE - 13 NOV 13
NDRRMC.GOV.PH
COMMNUICATIONS: Communication remains a problem.
DOH has requested that the restoration of communication
lines be prioritized for DOH to enable them to get immediate
feedback from the field. In the meantime, DOH is coordinating
with Telecoms Without Borders to help in this aspect .
CODES:
• A Code Blue has been activated in all regions, meaning
medical personnel in the regional offices will go on 24-hour
duty.
•
Code White has been activated for all hospitals, meaning
hospitals should be ready with standby response

9. CURRENT SITUATION - MEDICAL
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES:
SITUATION: The World Health Organization categorized
Typhoon Haiyan as a Category 3 Disaster (Most Severe)
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Limited hospital availability
Untreated injuries
Lack of care and support for heart attack victims, dialysis patients,
estimated 95,270 pregnant women in disaster zone
Diarrheal and respiratory diseases due to poor sanitation and
overcrowding
Lack of medical supplies:
• Medicine
• Hygiene Kits
• Cot Beds
• Tents
• Emergency Supplies
Undermanned hospitals and fatigued medical staff
Poor hygiene
Disruption of treatment for severe and moderate acute
malnutrition
Trauma injuries and other acute medical conditions including
contagious diseases
Difficulty for doctors to access flooded areas
• Doctors are being deployed on a 1,000 ton barge through
the Philippine Medical Association
Psycho-social malaise
Diminished transportation capabilities including air and sea
transport of relief goods and personnel
Reduced emergency telecommunication
Debris removal
http://www.oxfam.org/en/emergencies/philippines-typhoon-haiyan Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
http://www.dswd.gov.ph/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/reports-and-updates/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
https://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/20131112%20Philippines%20%20Haiyan%20Action%20Plan.pdf Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
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Lack of safe drinking water
• Many water sources are mixed with salt water
• Require rehabilitation of water supply systems,
distribution of water and hygiene kits, water quality
surveillance
Shortage of food
• Require family food pack distribution
• Three repacking centers are producing 55,000 family food
packs daily
Poor sanitation
Lack of shelter
• Require basic tools to repair damaged and makeshift
shelters and tents for displaced people
Interruption of vaccine campaigns may lead to resurgence of
previously eliminated diseases
Essential health services
• Health promotion, immunization, disease surveillance,
reproductive health
Shortage of fuel for cooking food and boiling water
No electricity to run water pipes
• Require generators and rechargeable batteries
Disruption of livelihoods, which will worsen general deprivation
and add to humanitarian needs as soon as coping mechanisms
are exhausted
Sources and transmission of infectious diseases
• Diarrhea and other water-borne diseases
• Dengue fever and other vector-borne diseases
• Pneumonia and viral upper respiratory illness
https://www.mercycorps.org/donate. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
https://secure.americares.org/site. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
http://www.doh.gov.ph/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013

10. HEALTH
HEALTH
Preliminary reports indicate that health infrastructure has been
damaged or destroyed in many areas, disrupting the delivery of
essential health services. The regional hospital in Tacloban was hit by a
storm surge and much of its medical equipment was washed away. An
estimated 660,000 displaced people need essential health services.
NEED
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Health infrastructures are severely damaged in the worst
affected areas and medical supplies are low.
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According to NDRRMC, 3,853 people have been injured, with
numbers expected to rise as more areas become accessible.
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An oral polio vaccination campaign is necessary but is hampered
by lack of cold chain capacity.
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Emergency surveillance systems needs to be established. The
population is at increased risk of tetanus as well as outbreaks of
acute respiratory infections, measles, leptospirosis and typhoid
fever
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There is no delivery of routine health services in affected areas,
as well as lack of medicine, surgical and general medical supplies.
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Most drugstores have been looted and medicines, including
family planning supplies, are urgently required, particularly in
Tacloban City.
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Health service delivery points, including for emergency obstetric
and neonatal care, are compromised by the sustained damage.
RESPONSE:
• Staff is coordinating three medical teams in Tacloban and one in
Medellin, which are delivering outpatient emergency care, pediatric
and primary health care; 16 medical teams are en-route to affected
areas.
• A sub-national health cluster has been established in Cebu.
• Emergency supplies were shipped to Tacloban including four
emergency kits with medicines and supplies to cover basic health
services for 120,000 people for one month, supplies to perform 400
surgical interventions and four diarrheal disease kits with medicines
and supplies to treat 3,000 cases of acute diarrhea.
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Reproductive health kits 6A and 6B (clinical delivery assistance) were
sent to Guiuan, Eastern Samar to treat patients with obstetric
complications. Additionally, a generator set, one refrigerator to store
medicines, one delivery bed, midwifery kits and hygiene kits were
sent.
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Coordination is well under-way in Tacloban City and Eastern Samar
Region.
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First medical teams have arrived in Cebu. Others teams, currently in
Manila, are preparing for their deployment.
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Public health epidemiologists will be deployed for field disease
surveillance and response activities.
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Non-food items like medicines, hygiene kits and dignity kits are prepositioned with the Family Planning
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Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and ready for deployment.
Partners procured an additional 100,000 dignity kits and 100,000
hygiene kits as well as well as reproductive health (RH) kits for
distribution in eight severely affected provinces.
OCHA SITREP 8 – 14 NOV 2013
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013

11. HEALTH
HEALTH
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
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Establishing temporary points for delivery of health services is critical as
infrastructure is damaged and people do not have access to medical care.
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Medical teams require fuel, water purification and safe accommodation.
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The breakdown in communication facilities in many affected areas has
hampered reporting and planning for reproductive health activities.
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Temporary health facilities, generators, medication, surgical supplies, cold
storage and WASH facilities are urgently required.
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There is a high risk of acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, leptospirosis,
measles, cholera and typhoid.
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People are traumatized and lack psycho-social support
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
• According to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health, WASH
facilities, measles vaccination campaigns and restoration of cold chain
facilities are priorities.
• Deliver care for those with injuries to prevent complications such as
infection, tetanus, and disability.
• Deliver essential medicines and medical supplies to affected populations.
• Increase provision and access to essential health services (i.e.
medical/surgical consultations, reproductive health, mental health,
psycho-social support, health promotion, immunization).
• Strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak control.
• Strengthen referral system from community health facilities to higher
levels of care.
• Provide support to systematic immunization for vaccine-preventable
disease outbreaks.
• Establish temporary health facilities/ services and/or repair/rehabilitate
damaged health facilities.
• Provide support to information management and to the coordination of
the health sector response.
OCHA SITREP 8 – 14 NOV 2013
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013

12. HOSPITALS – POPULATION DENSITY

13. HOSPITALS – POPULATION DENSITY

14. HOSPITALS – STORM SURGE
Map Action

15. HOSPITALS – STORM SURGE
Map Action

16. HOSPITALS
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CANADIAN RED CROSS plans 70-bed (surgical capacity) field hospital,
potential to treat 100,000 through clinic admission or out-patient
services. (per day: 300 as out-patient, immunize 1,000 children) It is
deployed with core of 12 Canadian medical and support staff, and will
have personnel and material support from Norwegian and Hong Kong
Red Cross. Has arrived, but not set up do to road and infrastructure
limitations. Canadians will focus on Capiz, and IloIlo.
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California-based MAMMOTH MEDICAL MISSIONS arrived at Villamor
Air Base in Manila. Operations set up in Tanauan: three surgical teams
and >30 parcels of medical supplies and self-contained surgical tent.
The team also has a satellite phone, expect daily updates
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The ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE landed at Cebu, delivering a
portable field hospital that was soon sent on its way to Tacloban.
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The ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE (IDF) has been tasked with rapidly
setting up a “multi-department medical facility” to provide medical
care for casualties of the disaster in Tacloban. The facility will have
children’s, women’s and ambulatory care departments, as well as a
general admission department, and will be equipped with
approximately 100 tons of humanitarian and medical supplies from
Israel.
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According to the PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH), a total
of 400 foreign medical experts are now in the country to help the
victims of the super typhoon. He noted that of the group, 200 came
from Israel while 31 are from Germany; 35 from Belgium; 25 from
Japan; 34 from Australia and 45 from Norway. The medical teams,
some of whom are expected to arrive in affected areas as early as
Tuesday, are tons of supplies and equipment that could sustain
operations for up to two weeks.
Refuge: Newborn babies lie in cots inside a chapel which was turned
into a makeshift hospital after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered the
country (Reuters)
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Aside from foreign contingents, the PHILIPPINE MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION (PMA) is also set to send a group of almost 200
medical professionals on board a barge under its "Doctors on Boat"
project. Dr. Leo Olarte, PMA president, said that their contingent is
composed of at least 100 doctors with different specializations as
well as other health workers. He said they are slated to arrive in
Tacloban City on November 19 and will stay in the area to attend to
injured and ill residents for one week. Aside from converting the
barge with a 1,000-ton capacity into a "boat hospital," Olarte said
they will also be sending out some of their members to do house-tohouse consultations.

17. FOOD
FOOD
Initial finding reveal he the majority of the effected population are
food-insecure. Food, cooking supplies, and kitchens are extremely
scarce. Most assets and structures, including markets have been
destroyed. The continued lack of food will lead to further food
insecurity, malnutrition and increase instability in the regions affected.
NEEDS: About 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance.
RESPONSE:
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As of 17:00 on 13 November, 9,804 family food packs for 49,020
people were distributed in 13 out of 139 barangays (the smallest
administrative unit in the Philippines) in Tacloban City.
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On 13 November, 10 metric tons of high energy biscuits were
airlifted from Manila to Tacloban for distribution in evacuations in
Tacloban and Guiuan.
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A total of 11 metric tons of high energy biscuits have arrived in
Manila from Dubai, awaiting delivery and distribution in Tacloban
City.
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WFP has sent 44 tons (feed ~120,000 people/day) of High Energy
Biscuits to Tacloban – 200 tons are expected in the first phase with
160 tons arriving in the coming days.
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Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is
distributing 6,200 food packs in Tacloban City evacuation centers,
with help from the military
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550 food packs from the Turkish government arrived in Manila,
along with other non-food items.
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The IFRC, ICRC, and other national Red Cross chapters have
organized with the PRC to provide food supplies for up to 100,000
families
•
ASEAN has pledged food aid from stockpiles in the ASEAN
Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• Logistical constraints hamper the delivery of food assistance.
• To expand the ability of the cluster to respond, additional partners
need to be identified.
• Food Cluster is currently 14% funded out of a total US$76.2 million
request
• The food distribution system requires enhancement to facilitate
faster service delivery.
• Resources are overstretched as the cluster is also responding to the
Bohol and Zamboanga emergencies.
A young survivor
carries a bag of
rice from a
warehouse which
locals stormed
due to the
shortage of food
in Tacloban City
on Nov. 11.
CLUSTER LEADS
The Food Cluster co-leads at WFP are Beatrice Tapawan (0917539-9944, beatrice.tapawan@wfp.org) and Dipayan
Bhattacharyya (0917-594-2450,
dipayan.bhattacharyya@wfp.org)
OCHA SITREP 14 NOV 2013I
FRC UPDATE 11/12/13
UN OCHA SITUATION REPORT: 11/12/13
CLUSTER FUNDING 11/12/13
ASEAN AID 11/12/13
TURKEY AID 11/12/13
WFP UPDATES 11/12/13

18. NUTRITION
NEED:
• Amongst the 921,212 displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, there are an
estimated 112,000 children between the ages 0 to 59 months and
70,000 pregnant or lactating women.
• Nutrition services for 100,000 children and 60,000 mothers (provision
of nutrition supplies for therapeutic feeding, micronutrient
supplements and equipment needed
• Disruption to maternal care and child feeding practices and damage to
WASH and health facilities place children and women at a high risk of
malnutrition, especially in high poverty areas.
• Pre-disaster data shows that the affected regions have high rates of
malnutrition (5 per cent to 9 per cent global acute malnutrition
(wasting), 21 per cent to 26 per cent underweight and 38 per cent to
42 per cent stunting).
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
• Rapid nutrition assessments and screening for detection, referral, and
follow-up of girls, boys and women supported by local women's groups,
religious leaders, and child protections councils;
RESPONSE
•
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding counseling has started
among displaced communities. 2,002 pregnant women received iron
folic acid in Ormoc and 2082 post-partum women received Vitamin A
capsules in Ormoc
•
100,000 displaced children are targeted for a Vitamin A
supplementation and de-worming programme which has started in
barangays in Region VIII
•
Nutrition supplies supplies en-route to Guiuan and being shipped from
Manila and Cotabato City to Tacloban City.
•
Ten surge staff are mobilized and ready for deployment by 16
November to provide nutrition interventions.
•
UNICEF is setting up therapeutic feeding centers to treat severe acute
malnutrition of children. Ready to use therapeutic food and 1.35 million
sachets of micronutrient powder are en route
• Capacity-building on management of acute malnutrition and nutrition in
emergencies targeting local health staff;
OCHA Situation Report 7 Nov 13 2013
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 12 2013
UNICEF
• Establish and support Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) in
Emergencies community peer counseling activities with women's groups
and other trained community counselors;
• Establish community-based therapeutic feeding centers for girls and boys
with severe acute malnutrition integrated in to local health systems;
• Provision of nutrition supplies for therapeutic feeding, micronutrient
supplements and equipment;
•
Coordination and technical support to the Nutrition Cluster;
•
Conduct standardized nutrition surveys for updated age- and genderdisaggregated nutritional status data.
GAPS AND CONSTRAINTS:
• There is a lack of staff to provide nutrition interventions. Dedicated
coordinator and information management officer is required.
CLUSTER LEAD: Henry Mdebwe, Nutrition Officer, Cluster Chair
UNICEF 0917-565-4062 02-901-0150 hmdebwe@unicef.org
hmdebwe@gmail.com

19. WATER - SANITATION – HYGIENE (WASH)
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
Initial reports indicate that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services
have been disrupted or destroyed. Several water treatment units are being
deployed. However, these cannot service all the affected areas. As most
sources of water are likely to be contaminated, tankered water is essential
and water containers are required for safe storage.
Toilets are either damaged or cannot be used due to lack of water. Open
defecation will be rampant, leading to a high risk of disease outbreaks.
Temporary learning spaces and child-friendly spaces will require WASH
supplies and facilities
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Water quality surveillance and installation of mobile water treatment units.
Rehabilitation of water supply systems and installation of water bladders
and water points.
Distribution of water and hygiene kits and conducting hygiene promotion
sessions.
Construction of gender-segregated emergency latrines and bathing
facilities with operations, maintenance and
waste disposal.
Management of solid waste and installation of drainage from WASH
facilities.
WASH cluster coordination and monitoring of WASH access.
NEEDS:
• Heavy equipment is needed for debris clean-up.
• All Water Districts in Leyte are non-operational. Many water supplies are
contaminated. There is a need for
• immediate and on-site water testing and treatment.
• Water treatment units and generator sets are required for areas with
totally damaged water systems.
• Additional support is needed to support the Government-led coordination
RESPONSE:
• Forty-two portalets are currently located in Tacloban. Partners are
mobilizing WASH supplies to Cebu for distribution to other areas.
• The local WASH Cluster has been activated in Tacloban
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• In Leyte, fuel for water treatment units is either not available or
insufficient.
• Logistical constraints hamper the delivery of aid to Tacloban, Samar and
Iloilo. The situation is aggravated by security concerns due to mobbing
during relief distributions.
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
CLUSTER COORDINATOR
Rory Villaluna UNICEF 0917-859-2578 02-901-0101
washccph@gmail.com

20. EMERGENCY SHELTER
PRIOITIES
EMERGENCY SHELTER
Preliminary official reports indicate: 13,148 houses destroyed and 5,898 partially
damaged-figures are expected to rise.
NEED
• 46 Million USD is needed to address the immediate shelter response projects
defined in the Haiyan Action Plan-total needs of the shelter sector are still being
assessed.
• There is a need to quickly support shelter early recovery including debris
removal, salvaging coco lumber, and transitional and semi-permanent
construction.
• Disseminate customs processing guidance for donated good to expedite the
arrival of donations to the field.
• Based on initial data, 243,595 houses are damaged (131,106 are totally
destroyed and 112,489 partially damaged).
• There is an urgent need for tarpaulins, tents and non-food items.
• A cross-cluster approach is required to institute early recovery activities that
feed into shelter projects, such as debris removal, salvaging coco lumber, and
construction of transitional and semi-permanent shelters.
RESPONSE:
• 504 ShelterBox tents have now arrived in Manila, Philippines. Distribution of
this aid will begin as soon as it has cleared customs. 224 ShelterBoxes and 576
ShelterBox tents are currently en route to Cebu, Philippines with airfreight
courtesy of DFID.
• Some shelter material, allocated for Leyte, North Cebu and Bantayan, has been
sent to Cebu.
• In Tacloban and Cebu, Shelter Cluster meetings kicked off on 14 November and
are scheduled for Roxas City this weekend
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• Logistics and procurement are difficult and transport costs are expensive.
• Little information is available regarding information needs and communication
channel preferences of the affected communities.
• Poor communication, the Department of Public Works and Highways’ regional
office in Tacloban City has yet to report on the status of roads and bridges in the
city and other parts of Leyte. This is crucial for humanitarian actors distributing
•
•
•
•
Coordination support for the development and
implementation of emergency and durable shelter solutions.
Technical assistance and training is require to support
community-led “build back safer” projects.
Rapid support is required for early recovery shelter projects,
such as debris removal, salvaging/recycling lumber and
materials, technical assistance, etc, with a focus on community
driven projects.
Shelter-related care and maintenance of existing evacuation
centers, transitional sites, upgrading of common facilities.
A ShelterBox tent amongst the rubble
CLUSTER LEAD
Patrick Elliot
Cell: 0908-4011218
Email 1: coord.phil@sheltercluster.org
Email 2: patrick.elliott@ifrc.org
OCJHA SITREP 14 NOV 2013
OCHA SITREP 7 - 13 NOV 2013
OCHA Shelter Priorities

21. LOGISTICS
LOGISTICS
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
NEEDS:
• Temporary storage, especially at Cebu Airport, for influx of relief
items
• Lack of access to affected areas due to blocked roads &
damaged infrastructure (see map). The DSWD is contradicting
this by saying many roads have been cleared.
• Difficulties in gathering current information of transport
infrastructure
• Coordinated sea, air and land transport
RESPONSE:
• Organizations bringing goods into the Philippines are encouraged
to to notify the “One-Stop-Shop” before landing in Cebu
(additional “shop” potentially in Manila) (more details here)
• Communication problems due to lack of infrastructure
• As of Nov 10, all airports in affected areas except Cebu have
been deemed unusable; expected congestion at airport
• In the process of establishing a Logistics Cluster Coordination Cell
in Manila and Field-level Coordination Cell in Tacloban
Volunteers & DSWD
staff repackage
relief supplies;
volunteers are given
three kgs (6.6 lbs) of
rice per four hours
of work
(Official Gazette)
• “Provider of Last Resort” activities to be available:
• Storage in Cebu & Tacloban
• Helicopters chartered and managed by WFP Aviation
• Sea transport vessel operating out of Cebu to Leyte Island,
discharging in Ormoc and/or Tacloban
• Road transport from vessel to Tacloban hub
• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has set
up repackaging and storage hubs for relief items
Cluster Leads
in Tacloban, Guian, and Ormoc.
City
LOGISTICS CLUSTER – CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS – NOV 13
LOGISTICS CLUSTER – ONE STOP SHOP – NOV 10
OCHA CLUSTER CONTACT LIST – NOV 13
DSWD ASSURES FASTER RELIEF OFS – NOV 13
LOGISTICS CLUSTER MEETING MINUTES – NOV 11
LOGISTICS CLUSTER OPERATION PHILIPPINES HOMEPAGE
Name
Title
Phone
Email
Manila
Baptiste Burgaud
Logistics Cluster Coordinator
0917-5713160
Baptiste.burgaud@wfp.org
Cebu
Henrick Hansen
Logistics Officer
+639152164926
Henrik.hansen@wfp.org
Tacloban
Andrew Stanhope
Logistics Officer
N/A
Andrew.stanhope@wfp.org

22. Logistics Cluster Visayas Access Constraint Map – 13 Nov

23. CHILD PROTECTION
PROTECTION
NEEDS:
•
It is estimated that more than 40% of affected population are children
under the age of 18.
•
Needs assessment is ongoing in Ormoc City and Roxas City, and other areas
with child protection partners.
RESPONSE:
•
The cluster is working with local authorities in identifying and registering
separated and unaccompanied children so that they may be assisted with
family reunification or supported with interim care.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• Child Protection Services , prevention, and response are severely interrupted
at the barangay (lowest administrative unit in the Philippines) level in the
affected areas.
• .
PRIORITIES
• Ensuring functioning referral mechanisms for separated and
unaccompanied children for tracing and care, in partnership with other
children protection agencies and the DSWD
• Supporting foster families to provide adequate care to separated and
unaccompanied children
• Preventing further separations of children from their families by providing
parents and children with adequate information
;
• Ensuring adequate and functioning referral mechanisms in evacuation
centers and affected communities in partnership with Municipal and
Barangay Councils for protection of children
• Providing children and parents support in protecting themselves and
children from abuse and violence
• Working with children and parents to identify risks to children in evacuation
centers and affected communities, and to ensure that measures are put in
place to mitigate against these
• Training for humanitarian workers and volunteers in psychological first aid
• Establishing child-friendly spaces for boys and girls of all ages
• Providing parents, caregivers and others with information and skills to
provide psychosocial support
Child Protection Working Group;
Reproductive Health Working Group
Sarah Norton Staal
Cluster Co-Lead
UNICEF 0917-867-8363 / 02-901-0129 tayzon@unfpa.org

24. PROTECTION - GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
PROTECTION
NEEDS:
•
An estimated 56,400 women of reproductive age 15-49 years old are at risk
of sexual and gender based violence (GBV).
RESPONSE:
•
Eight women-friendly space kits and three tents have been pre-positioned
in providing psychosocial support services.
PRIORITIES
•
Assist the police force by establishing and strengthening the capacity of
women and child protection desks.
•
Provide psycho-social support services to the displaced people
traumatized by the disaster, in close coordination with the Child
Protection Working Group and the Health Cluster;
•
Mobilize surge capacity through social workers from other regions
and/or from teams of psychologists from the academic and/or the
private sector. International GBV expertise will be surged from the GBV
AoR (Area of Responsibility) and the Norwegian Refugee Council through
GenCap;
•
Where evacuation centers (ECs) or temporary shelters are set up, the
GBV sub-cluster will work with the CCCM Cluster to orient camp
managers on GBV prevention measures.
•
Work with the shelter, livelihood and early recovery clusters to ensure
that gender perspectives and GBV prevention are incorporated in the
design of temporary shelters and cash-for-work programs
•
Women-friendly spaces (WFS) will be established in areas where
temporary shelters will be built and information sessions conducted on
GBV and women’s rights;
•
The Local Committee against Trafficking and Violence Against Women
and Children (LCAT-VAWC) at the provincial and municipal levels will be
re-instated and/or strengthened.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• GBV reporting and prevention services are interrupted.
• The affected areas have a weak GBV reporting and referral system.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Working Group;
Reproductive Health Working Group
Florence Tayzon, Assistant Representative,
Working Group Chair
UNFPA 0917-859-3520 02-901-0304
snortonstaal@unicef.org; snstaal@gmail.com

25. Logistics Cluster Visayas Access Constraint Map – 13 Nov

26. US RESPONSE
Department of Defense
• Coordinated efforts with USAID, see notes below
USAID
• Distribution of first shipment of supplies began on Nov 13, with
assistance from the Department of Defense (DoD). Second
shipment is hoped to arrive in Manila on Nov 14.
• Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) & Department of
Defense (DoD) Pacific Command survey reported 80% of
homes/infrastructure in assessed areas(Tacloban, Leyte Province,
neighboring areas)
• First overland assessment of Eastern Samar Province completed by
Government of Philippines clearing crew & Disaster Assistance
Response Team (DART); observed damage to 15 rural communities
U.S. Military
• Four additional (now eight total) MV-22B Ospreys are deployed to
assist in the Philippines, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor 262,
Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine
Expeditionary Force.
• USS George Washington and other naval ships stationed in
neighboring countries have been ordered to respond; the George
Washington can produce more than 400,000 gallons per day and is
expected to arrive on station on Nov 13 or 14.
• Navy submarine & survey ship ensuring no underwater obstructions
in Leyte Gulf & San Pedro Bay
• Hospital ship Mercy is activating, preparing for potential
deployment (could arrive in Philippines by Dec)
USAID PHILIPPINES-TYPHOON YOLANDA/HAIYAN FACT SHEET #2 – NOV 12
DEFENSE.GOV – NOV 13
DEFENSE.GOV – NOV 12
DEFENSE.GOV – NOV 11
NAVYTIMES – NOV 13
NAVYTIMES – NOV 13
U.S. Marines assist Filipinos displaced by Typhoon Haiyan as they
depart a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Vilamor Air Base in
Manila, Philippines, Nov. 12, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps
Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Hoover
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher E. Pring helps airmen with the
Philippine air force prepare pallets of water for transport at Vilamor
Air Base in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 12, 2013. Pring, a landing
support specialist, is assigned to the Combat Logistics Regiment 3,
3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. U.S. Marine Corps
Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

27. SBTF CRISIS MAP OF YOLANDA TYPHOON (POWERED BY MICROMAPPERS)
MAP CREATED BY ESRI AND GISCORPS BY CATEGORY
Members of the Standby Volunteer Task Force (SBTF) who have partnered with GISCorps and ESRI to create this live Crisis Map of
the disaster damage tagged using the ImageClicker. The map takes a few second to load, so please be patient.
http://giscorps.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=4bb6bf1ea5434d1baffdd464429d7301

28. POINTS OF CONTACT
Humanity Road volunteers are trained to use Internet and
mobile communications technology to collect, verify and
route information online during sudden onset disaster.
Using the Internet, they provide public safety information
as well as directing the public to governmental and aid
agencies that are providing assistance for the disaster.
They currently have the most up to date information in
terms of:
• Point of Contacts
• Emergency Numbers
• National & Regional Links
• Official Hashtag Structure
Humanity Road

29. CLUSTERS POC
https://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/Contact%20List_Cluster%20co-leads_Typhoon%20Haiyan_Yolanda%2013Nov2013.pdf