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Tropical Cyclone 7 events	Landslide 2 events	Earthquake 2 events	Tsunami 1 event	Storm Surge 1 event
Flood 2 events	Flash Flood 2 events	Drought 2 events

Disasters and Emergencies affecting Pacific Island Countries

While the Pacific Humanitarian Team was established only in 2008, humanitarian activity in the Pacific did not start then. This page proposes a quick access to documents relevant to recent emergencies, and attempts to retrace historic events for which documentation was generated which is relevant to humanitarian activity today.

Ongoing Responses

(with PHT involvement)

		Coordination	Reporting sources	Reports
Drought	Republic of the Marshall Islands 2013-04 MHL Drought 19 Apr 2013	1 Cluster	1 Source	2 Articles
Tsunami	Solomon Islands 2013-02 SLB Earthquake and Tsunami 6 Feb 2013		4 Sources	25 Articles
Earthquake	Solomon Islands 2013-02 SLB Earthquake and Tsunami 6 Feb 2013		4 Sources	25 Articles

Coordination

Reporting sources

Reports

Drought

Republic of the Marshall Islands

2013-04 MHL Drought

19 Apr 2013

1 Cluster

1 Source

2 Articles

Tsunami

Solomon Islands

2013-02 SLB Earthquake and Tsunami

6 Feb 2013

4 Sources

25 Articles

Earthquake

Solomon Islands

2013-02 SLB Earthquake and Tsunami

6 Feb 2013

4 Sources

25 Articles

Historic Emergencies

(with PHT involvement)

		Coordination	Reporting sources	Reports
Tropical Cyclone	Solomon Islands 2012-12 TC Freda 28 Dec 2012		2 Sources	2 Articles
Tropical Cyclone	Fiji, Samoa, Wallis and Futuna - FRA TC Evan-12 (TD 04F) 12 Dec 2012	9 Clusters	7 Sources	49 Articles
Storm Surge	Oceania, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau TS-Bopha 2012 27 Nov 2012	2 Clusters	2 Sources	13 Articles
Tropical Cyclone	Oceania, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau TS-Bopha 2012 27 Nov 2012	2 Clusters	2 Sources	13 Articles
Earthquake	Solomon Islands 2012-07 SLB Earthquake 25 Jul 2012	4 Clusters	3 Sources	7 Articles
Flash Flood	Solomon Islands 2012-06 SLB Floods & Landslide 1 Jun 2012	1 Cluster	2 Sources	8 Articles
Landslide	Solomon Islands 2012-06 SLB Floods & Landslide 1 Jun 2012	1 Cluster	2 Sources	8 Articles
Flood	Papua New Guinea 2012-06 PNG Fly River Floods 1 Apr 2012	2 Clusters	5 Sources	3 Articles
Flash Flood	Fiji 2012-03 TD17F Flooding 29 Mar 2012	11 Clusters	12 Sources	103 Articles
Tropical Cyclone	New Caledonia - FRA, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu 2012-02 TC Jasmine 5 Feb 2012	8 Clusters	13 Sources	10 Articles

All Emergencies by Type

Drought
19 Apr 2013	2013-04 MHL Drought Republic of the Marshall Islands
29 Oct 2011	2011-10 La Nina... Kiribati,Tokelau,Tuvalu

Earthquake
6 Feb 2013	2013-02 SLB Earthquake... Solomon Islands
25 Jul 2012	2012-07 SLB Earthquake Solomon Islands

Flash Flood
1 Jun 2012	2012-06 SLB Floods... Solomon Islands
29 Mar 2012	2012-03 TD17F Flooding Fiji

Flood
1 Apr 2012	2012-06 PNG Fly River... Papua New Guinea
21 Jan 2012	2012-01 TD06F Flooding Fiji

Landslide
1 Jun 2012	2012-06 SLB Floods... Solomon Islands
24 Jan 2012	2012-01 Tumbi Landslip... Papua New Guinea

Storm Surge
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Oceania,Federated States of Micronesia,Palau

Tropical Cyclone
28 Dec 2012	2012-12 TC Freda Solomon Islands
12 Dec 2012	TC Evan-12 (TD 04F) Fiji,Samoa,Wallis and Futuna - FRA
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Oceania,Federated States of Micronesia,Palau
5 Feb 2012	2012-02 TC Jasmine New Caledonia - FRA,Solomon Islands,Tonga,Vanuatu
3 Dec 2011	2011-12 TC Trina... Samoa
21 Feb 2011	2011-02 TC Atu Vanuatu
12 Jan 2011	2011-01 TC Vania Vanuatu

Tsunami
6 Feb 2013	2013-02 SLB Earthquake... Solomon Islands

All Emergencies by Country

Federated States of Micronesia
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Storm Surge
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Tropical Cyclone

Fiji
12 Dec 2012	TC Evan-12 (TD 04F) Tropical Cyclone
29 Mar 2012	2012-03 TD17F Flooding Flash Flood
21 Jan 2012	2012-01 TD06F Flooding Flood

Kiribati
29 Oct 2011	2011-10 La Nina... Drought

New Caledonia - FRA
5 Feb 2012	2012-02 TC Jasmine Tropical Cyclone

Palau
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Storm Surge
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Tropical Cyclone

Papua New Guinea
1 Apr 2012	2012-06 PNG Fly River... Flood
24 Jan 2012	2012-01 Tumbi Landslip... Landslide

Republic of the Marshall Islands
19 Apr 2013	2013-04 MHL Drought Drought

Samoa
12 Dec 2012	TC Evan-12 (TD 04F) Tropical Cyclone
3 Dec 2011	2011-12 TC Trina... Tropical Cyclone

Solomon Islands
6 Feb 2013	2013-02 SLB Earthquake... Tsunami
6 Feb 2013	2013-02 SLB Earthquake... Earthquake
28 Dec 2012	2012-12 TC Freda Tropical Cyclone
25 Jul 2012	2012-07 SLB Earthquake Earthquake
1 Jun 2012	2012-06 SLB Floods... Landslide
1 Jun 2012	2012-06 SLB Floods... Flash Flood
5 Feb 2012	2012-02 TC Jasmine Tropical Cyclone

Tokelau
29 Oct 2011	2011-10 La Nina... Drought

Tonga
5 Feb 2012	2012-02 TC Jasmine Tropical Cyclone

Tuvalu
29 Oct 2011	2011-10 La Nina... Drought

Vanuatu
5 Feb 2012	2012-02 TC Jasmine Tropical Cyclone
21 Feb 2011	2011-02 TC Atu Tropical Cyclone
12 Jan 2011	2011-01 TC Vania Tropical Cyclone

Wallis and Futuna - FRA
12 Dec 2012	TC Evan-12 (TD 04F) Tropical Cyclone

Oceania
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Tropical Cyclone
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Storm Surge

All Emergencies by Year

2013
19 Apr 2013	2013-04 MHL Drought Republic of the Marshall Islands Drought
6 Feb 2013	2013-02 SLB Earthquake... Solomon Islands Earthquake
6 Feb 2013	2013-02 SLB Earthquake... Solomon Islands Tsunami

2012
28 Dec 2012	2012-12 TC Freda Solomon Islands Tropical Cyclone
12 Dec 2012	TC Evan-12 (TD 04F) Fiji,Samoa,Wallis and Futuna - FRA Tropical Cyclone
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Oceania,Federated States of Micronesia,Palau Storm Surge
27 Nov 2012	TS-Bopha 2012 Oceania,Federated States of Micronesia,Palau Tropical Cyclone
25 Jul 2012	2012-07 SLB Earthquake Solomon Islands Earthquake
1 Jun 2012	2012-06 SLB Floods... Solomon Islands Flash Flood
1 Jun 2012	2012-06 SLB Floods... Solomon Islands Landslide
1 Apr 2012	2012-06 PNG Fly River... Papua New Guinea Flood
29 Mar 2012	2012-03 TD17F Flooding Fiji Flash Flood
5 Feb 2012	2012-02 TC Jasmine New Caledonia - FRA,Solomon Islands,Tonga,Vanuatu Tropical Cyclone
24 Jan 2012	2012-01 Tumbi Landslip... Papua New Guinea Landslide
21 Jan 2012	2012-01 TD06F Flooding Fiji Flood

2011
3 Dec 2011	2011-12 TC Trina... Samoa Tropical Cyclone
29 Oct 2011	2011-10 La Nina... Kiribati,Tokelau,Tuvalu Drought
21 Feb 2011	2011-02 TC Atu Vanuatu Tropical Cyclone
12 Jan 2011	2011-01 TC Vania Vanuatu Tropical Cyclone

World
-Oceania
--Australia
--New Zealand
--S-W Pacific Region
---Cook Islands
---Federated States of Micronesia
---Fiji
---French Polynesia - FRA
---Guam - USA
---Kiribati
---Nauru
---New Caledonia - FRA
---Northern Marianna Islands - USA
---Niue
---Palau
---Papua New Guinea
---Republic of the Marshall Islands
---Samoa
---Solomon Islands
---Wallis and Futuna - FRA
---Tokelau
---Tonga
---Tuvalu
---Vanuatu
-Asia
--Brunei
--Cambodia
--China
--Indonesia
--Japan
--Malaysia
--North Korea
--Philipinnes
--Russia
--Singapore
--South Korea
--Taiwan
--Thailand
--Vietnam
-North America
--Canada
--Hawaii - USA
--USA
-Caribbean and Central America
--Costa Rica
--El Salvador
--Guatemala
--Honduras
--Mexico
--Nicaragua
--Panama
-South America
--Ecuador
--Chile
--Colombia
--Peru
Other

Act for Peace
ADB
ADRA
AusAID
CARE
Caritas
Disaster Management Office - Fiji (NDMO)
EU
FAO
FDPA
FNU College of Medicine
Forum Sec
FSPI
Global Compassion
Govt of CI
Govt of FJI
Govt of FSM
Govt of KIR
Govt of NIU
Govt of NRU
Govt of PLW
Govt of PNG
Govt of RMI
Govt of SLB
Govt of TOK
Govt of TON
Govt of TUV
Govt of VUT
Govt of WSM
IASC
ICRC
International Federation
IOM
JICA
Live & Learn
Ministry of Agriculture - Fiji
Ministry of Education - Fiji
Ministry of Health - Fiji
MSF
N/A Org not listed
New Zealand Aid Programme
OCHA
OHCHR
OXFAM
Pacific Disability Forum
PHT
Red Cross (AUS)
Red Cross (CI)
Red Cross (FJI)
Red Cross (FRA)
Red Cross (FSM)
Red Cross (KIR)
Red Cross (NZL)
Red Cross (PLW)
Red Cross (PNG)
Red Cross (SLB)
Red Cross (TON)
Red Cross (TUV)
Red Cross (USA)
Red Cross (VUT)
Red Cross (WSM)
RedR
Save the Children
Solomon Islands Development Trust
SPC
SPC SOPAC
SPREP
SUNGO
Taiwan ICDF
The Asia Foundation
UN RCO - Fiji
UN RCO - PNG
UN RCO - Samoa
UN Women
UN-HABITAT
UNAIDS
UNDP
UNDSS
UNESCO
UNFPA
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNISDR
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WHO
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Home > Ongoing and Historic Emergencies in the Pacific

Tropical Cyclone

7 events

Landslide

2 events

Earthquake

2 events

Tsunami

1 event

Storm Surge

1 event

Flood

2 events

Flash Flood

2 events

Drought

2 events

Disasters and Emergencies affecting Pacific Island Countries

Ongoing Responses

(with PHT involvement)

Drought

Republic of the Marshall Islands

19 Apr 2013

Tsunami

Solomon Islands

6 Feb 2013

Earthquake

Solomon Islands

6 Feb 2013

Historic Emergencies

(with PHT involvement)

Tropical Cyclone

Solomon Islands

28 Dec 2012

Tropical Cyclone

Fiji, Samoa, Wallis and Futuna - FRA

12 Dec 2012

Storm Surge

Oceania, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau

27 Nov 2012

Tropical Cyclone

Oceania, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau

27 Nov 2012

Earthquake

Solomon Islands

25 Jul 2012

Flash Flood

Solomon Islands

1 Jun 2012

Landslide

Solomon Islands

1 Jun 2012

Flood

Papua New Guinea

1 Apr 2012

Flash Flood

Fiji

29 Mar 2012

Tropical Cyclone

New Caledonia - FRA, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu

5 Feb 2012

All Emergencies by Type

Drought

19 Apr 2013

Republic of the Marshall Islands

29 Oct 2011

Kiribati,Tokelau,Tuvalu

Earthquake

6 Feb 2013

Solomon Islands

25 Jul 2012

Solomon Islands

Flash Flood

1 Jun 2012

Solomon Islands

29 Mar 2012

Fiji

Flood