Global Overviews of humanitarian needs in complex emergencies and crises by OCHA, Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) 6:36pm 14th Nov, 2012   Global Overview: Snapshot - 5 to 12 November    Both Guatemala and Myanmar were affected by earthquakes during the reporting period. On 7 November, an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude struck the pacific coast of Guatemala, affecting more than 600,000 people followed by a second quake of 6.2 magnitude on 11 November. There were no immediate reports of major infrastructural damage caused by the second earthquake. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake which struck in Myanmar on 10 November, meanwhile, damaged infrastructure but the full extent of the impact remains unclear.    Fighting in Syria continues, with new waves of airstrikes by the Syrian forces and heavy fighting in Damascus, Idlib, Aleppo and Daraa. An increase in displacement has been reported, with more than 11,000 people fleeing the country in 24 hours on 9 of November. Benin is experiencing a cholera epidemic, with 49 confirmed cases in the southwest of the country. Food insecurity levels have increased in Swaziland following poor crop performance in 2011-2012. According to a recent vulnerability assessment, around 115,000 people are facing food deficits.    Food insecurity caused by decreased crop yields has also affected Tanzania, with more than 945,000 people food insecure as of 9 November.    Haiti, Cuba and Dominican Republic were hit by hurricane Sandy, which struck the region at the end of the October and affected 1.5 million, 1 million and 175,000 people respectively. In addition, the north and north eastern regions of Haiti witnessed heavy flooding on 9 November.    Individual country reports: http://geo.acaps.org/#geomap-tab    Updated: 12/11/2012, Next update: 19/11/2012    * The Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) is dedicated to improving the assessment of humanitarian needs in complex emergencies and crises. The project is an initiative of a consortium of three NGOs (HelpAge International, Merlin and Norwegian Refugee Council), who work with a number of other humanitarian actors. http://acaps.org/en/    * See also ReliefWeb a leading source for reliable humanitarian information on global crises and disasters. http://reliefweb.int/ http://www.irinnews.org/    UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: http://www.unocha.org/top-stories/all-stories/results    The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) provides information on Coordinated Humanitarian Assessments in emergencies. http://assessments.humanitarianresponse.info/ Visit the related web page
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