On November 24^th Heavy rainfall in south of Thailand which resulted in severe flooding in Songkhla province, in Hat yai District of Thailand. Hat Yai district received 335mm (13 inches) of rain on Friday, its highest in a single day for three centuries.

According to the government and media reports more than a million people have been affected by the floods in southern Thailand. On Tuesday the government of Thailand has declared its southern Songkhla province a disaster zone, after heavy rainfall left thousands stranded and at least 145.

Floodwaters were running as high as 2 metres (6.6 feet) in some areas, days after the province’s Hat Yai district received 335mm (13 inches) of rain on Friday, its highest in a single day for three centuries.

Local administration together with the law enforcement agencies and disaster management authority have initiated its response in the affected areas. The local authorities across the affected districts and  in Songkhla are carrying out a series of emergency response actions.

The ACT Alliance Thailand forum convened a meeting to discuss the current flooding situation in the country and a possible response. The Church of Christ in Thailand through its Social development and services unit (SDSU) has initiated its emergency response by engaging with the local church network.

As per initial assessment the key needs identified are provision of shelter, Food and no food items, wash facilities, health services and cleaning equipment.

ACT Alert – Southern Thailand Floods

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, Moderate to heavy rain began falling in the western and southern regions of North Sumatera Province in Indonesia.

Flood incidents were reported on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Seven districts/municipalities were affected by massive floods, with landslides emerging as the secondary impacting hazard. Based on the BMKG estimates, adverse weather and heavy rainfall are expected to continue until the end of November 2025.

The western and southern of North Sumatera Province is the most severely impacted, namely Pakpak Bharat, Padang Sidempuan, Tapanuli Utara, Sibolga, Tapanuli Selatan, Tapanuli Tengah, and Mandailing Natal as reported by the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of North Sumatera Province on November 26, 2025.

To date, a total of 20 fatalities, 58 injured people, and 6 individuals reported missing have been recorded across the affected areas. In South Tapanuli District, floods and landslides have resulted in 8 fatalities, 58 injured residents, and the displacement of 2,851 people. In North Tapanuli District, 50 houses were damaged and two bridges collapsed due to flooding and landslides. In Central Tapanuli District, flooding affected 1,902 houses across nine subdistricts. Meanwhile, in Mandailing Natal District, 1,200 households were forced to evacuate to nearby villages, with four villages submerged under water up to four meters deep. The flooding also inundated 15 hectares of rice fields belonging to farming communities.

Based on the rapid initial assessment conducted by the partner’s member of ACT Alliance Indonesia Forum (ACTIF) which is located in North Sumatera, the disaster causes casualties and interferes with resident’s activities. The disaster disrupted the electricity and communication access and was currently challenged to get access to information on the latest conditions after the disaster. The Key needs identified are access to health, safe wash facilities and water, food and non-food items.

ACT Alert North Sumatera Province Flood in Indonesia

The humanitarian situation in Haiti represents a compound crisis resulting from the convergence of a rapid-onset natural disaster Hurricane Melissa and a protracted conflict-driven emergency.
The impacts of Hurricane Melissa (Category 3) have severely intensified existing vulnerabilities created by years of armed violence, displacement, and economic collapse.
Together, these dual shocks have generated widespread destruction, displacement, and protection risks, straining the capacity of national institutions and humanitarian actors alike.

Between 26–30 October 2025, a Category 3 tropical cyclone, made landfall over southern Haiti, bringing torrential rainfall exceeding 400 mm, flash flooding, and coastal surges across seven departments — Ouest, Sud, Grand’Anse, Nippes, Sud-Est, Nord-Ouest and Artibonite.

According to the Direction Générale de la Protection Civile (DGPC), 43 people have died, 13 remain missing, and over 14 000 people have been displaced. According to the UN, 1.25 million people have been affected in Haiti. Approximately 16 000 homes have been damaged or destroyed, and 10 health facilities have reported flood-related disruptions.

Since 2021, Haiti has faced an escalating wave of armed conflict and gang violence, driving widespread displacement, insecurity, and humanitarian need.
An estimated 5,600 people were killed in 2024, with over 3,000 additional deaths recorded in the first half of 2025. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that over 1.4 million people are internally displaced, many living in overcrowded informal shelters without access to water, sanitation, or protection services.

Armed groups currently control approximately 85–90% of the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, and have expanded their influence along the southern corridor, cutting off key supply routes and humanitarian corridors.

According to assessments key needs and gaps are Lack of safe potable water and adequate latrines for displaced and host populations,  Limited access to life-saving health and nutrition services,  Severe disruption of food security and agricultural livelihoods,  Unmet needs for emergency and transitional shelter and household kits, protection risks in collective shelters, including GBV exposure; and Persistent access and logistics constraints hindering timely delivery.

ACT Alliance members Christian Aid, Church World Service, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, Lutheran World Federation and World Renew are currently on the ground and planning to launch an appeal to address the urgent needs of the affected population.

Haiti ACT-Alert-Hurricane Melissa & Conflict related displacement

Hurricane Melissa has reached Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with maximum sustained winds of 280 km/h, higher gusts, and an estimated minimum central pressure of 917 hPa, according to the Cuban Meteorology Institute (INSMET) and the U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC).

The threat level is extreme due to the potential for devastating destruction: a Category 5 hurricane is extremely destructive, capable of causing catastrophic damage such as the total collapse of most homes and the destruction of smaller structures. Sustained winds exceeding 280 km/h can uproot trees and power poles, causing power outages lasting weeks or months and isolating entire communities. The associated storm surge can also produce severe coastal flooding.

INSMET issued Advisory No. 16 on October 27, emphasizing that the outer bands of this hurricane will continue to increase cloudiness and rainfall in eastern Cuba, which may be heavy in some areas, mainly mountainous ones. Strong swells will persist in the seas south of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo, with light flooding expected in low-lying coastal zones.

The Cuban government has activated its national early-warning system and implemented a comprehensive contingency plan, which includes Mass Evacuations – Nearly 900,000 people have been evacuated from the eastern provinces, prioritizing the most vulnerable zones. This represents an estimated 25% of the population of those provinces.
As per initial information the urgent humanitarian needs include, shelter, Emergency food , safe drinking water, Non food items, psychosocial support and livelihood support. Detailed rapid need assessment will be conducted to get more information about the needs on the ground.

ACT Secretariat is in close contact with the Cuba forum members to plan for a possible response. more updates will be shared as soon as we get updates from the forum.

En Español

El huracán Melissa ha alcanzado la categoría 5 en la escala Saffir-Simpson, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 280 km/h, ráfagas más fuertes y una presión central mínima estimada de 917 hPa, según el Instituto Nacional de Meteorología de Cuba (INSMET) y el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC).
El nivel de amenaza es extremo debido al potencial de destrucción devastadora: un huracán de categoría 5 es extremadamente destructivo, capaz de causar daños catastróficos, como el colapso total de la mayoría de las viviendas y la destrucción de estructuras más pequeñas. Los vientos sostenidos que superan los 280 km/h pueden arrancar árboles y postes eléctricos, provocando cortes de energía que duran semanas o meses y aislando comunidades enteras. La marejada ciclónica asociada también puede producir graves inundaciones costeras.

El INSMET emitió el aviso n.º 16 el 27 de octubre, en el que destacaba que las bandas exteriores de este huracán seguirán aumentando la nubosidad y las precipitaciones en el este de Cuba, que pueden ser intensas en algunas zonas, principalmente en las montañosas. Persistirán fuertes oleajes en los mares al sur de Granma, Santiago de Cuba y Guantánamo, y se esperan ligeras inundaciones en las zonas costeras bajas.
El Gobierno cubano ha activado su sistema nacional de alerta temprana y ha puesto en marcha un plan de contingencia integral, que incluye Evacuaciones masivas: se ha evacuado a casi 900 000 personas de las provincias orientales, dando prioridad a las zonas más vulnerables. Esto representa aproximadamente el 25 % de la población de esas provincias.

Según la información inicial, las necesidades humanitarias urgentes incluyen refugio, alimentos de emergencia, agua potable, artículos no alimentarios, apoyo psicosocial y apoyo para la subsistencia. Se llevará a cabo una evaluación rápida y detallada de las necesidades para obtener más información sobre las necesidades sobre el terreno.

La Secretaría de ACT está en estrecho contacto con los miembros del foro de Cuba para planificar una posible respuesta. Se compartirán más novedades tan pronto como recibamos información actualizada del foro.

ACT Alert – Cuba Hurican Melissa (Eng + Spanish)

The Cox’s Bazar crisis represents one of the world’s most protracted humanitarian emergencies, originating from the mass influx of over 745,000 Rohingya refugees from Rakhine State, Myanmar, in August 2017. Currently, around 1.14 million refugees live in 33 densely populated camps across Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas, alongside a vulnerable host community. The situation has evolved beyond an acute emergency into a complex humanitarian-development challenge marked by severe food insecurity, deteriorating health conditions, and growing socio-environmental strain. Overcrowding within camps aggravated by high birth rates averaging 30,000–35,000 new births annually continue to stretch already limited resources, increase demand for maternal and child health services, and exacerbate sanitation challenges.

The demographic composition of the refugee population remains weighted toward vulnerable groups: 52 percent are women and girls, 49 percent are children under 18, and about 4 percent are older persons (UNHCR, July 2025). The majority are stateless ethnic Rohingya who remain fully dependent on humanitarian aid. Recurrent funding shortfalls have directly worsened living conditions. Since 2023, WFP has been forced to reduce food rations by up to 30 percent due to severe funding gaps, cutting monthly entitlements and pushing thousands of households into crisis-level food insecurity. Malnutrition rates have consequently risen, with Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) fluctuating between 8.6 and 12.7 percent (UNHCR, 2024).

The Joint Response Plan (JRP) and ISNA/J-MSNA assessments identify the most acute shortfalls in food security, health (including disease surveillance and primary care), nutrition, WASH, shelter-CCCM, protection (child protection, GBV), and education, with the greatest concentration of unmet needs in the most congested camps and in adjacent host-community. The JRP’s hyper-prioritization for 2025 lists food security, health & nutrition, shelter, protection, site management and WASH among the first-priority gaps to avoid a collapse in life-saving services (JRP 2025-26).

Some ACT Alliance members are currently on the ground implementing projects. However, due to the high level of needs, members of the Bangladesh Forum — including CCDB, CA, RDRS, and Cordaid — are planning to publish an appeal to address the urgent needs of the refugees and to strengthen the resilience of affected communities.

ACT Alert Rohingya Refugees Crises Bangladesh

On 30 September 2025 at 9:59 PM, a magnitude 6.9 tectonic earthquake struck off the coast of Bogo City, Cebu Province, with a depth of 5 km, causing widespread destruction across 89 cities and municipalities in the Visayas region. Intensity 7 shaking was recorded in Cebu City and parts of Leyte, leading to collapsed homes, damaged infrastructure, and numerous casualties. Historic structures, roads, bridges, and essential services were severely affected, while over 3,685 aftershocks (magnitude 1.4–5.1) have since been recorded, complicating rescue efforts and deepening fear among communities. PHIVOLCS expects aftershock activity to gradually decrease in the coming weeks.

The earthquake off Bogo City severely affected Northern Cebu—particularly rural areas and urban centers—impacting 457,554 individuals across 184 villages. The disaster resulted in 70 deaths, 559 injuries, and displaced over 77,000 people, most of whom remain outside evacuation centers due to fear and ongoing aftershocks. Families are sheltering in makeshift roadside camps with minimal protection from the rain. A total of 18,154 houses were damaged (3,507 totally), alongside 533 infrastructure points including schools, bridges, and government facilities. Power outages hit 89 municipalities, communication lines were cut in 12 areas, and landslides, structural collapses, and fires further deepened the crisis.

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) plans to respond through Rapid Response Fund.

Alert Philippines Cebu Earthquake