Marshall Islands - The Government has welcomed international assistance in response to a drought situation which is affecting up to 3,700 people living in the islands north of Majuro. An UNDAC team is being deployed, as have international assessment teams and OCHA staff.
Source: OCHAChina - Heavy flooding in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have killed 6, displaced 17,000 and affected more than 420,000.
Source: GLIDE, MediaMyanmar - On 30 Apr, inter-communal violence broke out in Oak-kan town, approximately 100km north of Yangon. No one was killed or displaced, but at least 10 people were injured, and numerous buildings were set on fire. Riot police were called in and a curfew was put in place.
Source: OCHABangladesh - A protest by up to one million Islamists turned violent and was broken up by police. At least 10 people have died and more than 60 were injured.
Source: MediaBangladesh - The death toll from the Rana Plaza factory collapse passed 600 as of 5 May. It is the largest industrial accident in Bangladesh's history.
Source: Sphere India, OCHASolomon Islands - Since January, a Dengue outbreak in the Solomon Islands has resulted in over 3,700 cases and shows no signs of slowing.
Source: AusAID, RWIndia - An earthquake measuring 5.8 in northern India triggered an orange alert from GDACS. The quake resulted in one death and over 70 injuries.
Source: Sphere India, OCHA Precipitation Forecast - The latest forecasts predict above average levels of precipitation in the southern Philippines, as well as Borneo, Sulawesi, and Papua islands of Indonesia. Less than average rainfall is forecast throughout most of the South Pacific.
Source: IRI
