Disaster description
Cambodia: Floods - Oct 2020
After the passage of Typhoon MOLAVE on October 29, 121 cities and districts in 20 out of 25 provinces have been affected. At least 44 are dead and 175,872 families affected. (ECHO, 29 Oct 2020)
As of 2 November, flash floods have claimed the lives of at least 43 people, according to the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM). More than 792,000 people are affected by flooding and in need of humanitarian assistance, of which over 388,000 people are recognized as poor and vulnerable households. (OCHA, 3 Nov 2020)
After passing through Visayas, Southern Luzon and Mindoro Regions (central Philippines) on 6-8 November, Tropical Storm ETAU was moving westwards over South China Sea, and on 9 November, its center was located approximately 440 km east of Tuy Hoa (Phu Yien, central-south Vietnam), with maximum sustained wind of 65 km/h. Tropical Storm ETAU is expected to reach central-eastern Cambodia on the morning of 10 November. Heavy rainfall is forecast over northern, and western Cambodia on 10-11 November. (ECHO, 9 Nov 2020) The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology announced that the country particularly, the plain, plateau and coastal regions will suffer from the impacts of 2 tropical storms (Etau and Vamco) at least until 17 November. (ECHO, 10 Nov 2020)
Disaster description
Cambodia: Floods - Oct 2020
After the passage of Typhoon MOLAVE on October 29, 121 cities and districts in 20 out of 25 provinces have been affected. At least 44 are dead and 175,872 families affected. (ECHO, 29 Oct 2020)
As of 2 November, flash floods have claimed the lives of at least 43 people, according to the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM). More than 792,000 people are affected by flooding and in need of humanitarian assistance, of which over 388,000 people are recognized as poor and vulnerable households. (OCHA, 3 Nov 2020)
After passing through Visayas, Southern Luzon and Mindoro Regions (central Philippines) on 6-8 November, Tropical Storm ETAU was moving westwards over South China Sea, and on 9 November, its center was located approximately 440 km east of Tuy Hoa (Phu Yien, central-south Vietnam), with maximum sustained wind of 65 km/h. Tropical Storm ETAU is expected to reach central-eastern Cambodia on the morning of 10 November. Heavy rainfall is forecast over northern, and western Cambodia on 10-11 November. (ECHO, 9 Nov 2020) The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology announced that the country particularly, the plain, plateau and coastal regions will suffer from the impacts of 2 tropical storms (Etau and Vamco) at least until 17 November. (ECHO, 10 Nov 2020)