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6^th - 12^th April 2024

Kazakhstan and Russia 

Russia, Kazakhstan - Floods, update (Ministry of Emergency Situations Kazakhstan, Interfax, Kazhydromet, Meteo RF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 April 2024) - Kazakhstan | ReliefWeb 

Russia Kazakhstan floods: High water levels swamp Orenburg houses - BBC News 

Kazakhstan blows up artificial dams as floods force mass evacuations - video | World news | The Guardian 

Ireland and UK 

Storm Kathleen brings trees down and power outages - BBC News 

Country Hazards 

 Australia 

Sydney floods: Warnings of further deluge as major dam spills - BBC News 

Austria 

Avalanche in Austria kills three skiers from the Netherlands | Austria | The Guardian 

Colombia 

Colombia drought: Four-minute showers - a parched Bogota rations water - BBC News 

Comoros  

Comoros Islands - Cholera surge (Ministry of Health, UNICEF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 April 2024) - Comoros | ReliefWeb 

Djibouti 

38 Migrants Including Children Confirmed Dead off Djibouti Coast After Shipwreck | International Organization for Migration (iom.int) 

France 

France - Severe weather (COGIC, Meteo France, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 April 2024) 

Guatemala 

Guatemala fires at landfill and forests declared a disaster - BBC News 

Indonesia 

Indonesia - Floods and Landslides (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 April 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb 

Italy  

Four dead after blast at Italian power plant - BBC News 

Morocco 

Morocco drought: Satellite images show vital Al Massira reservoir is shrinking - BBC News 

Mozambique 

Mozambique ferry disaster kills more than 90 - officials - BBC News 

Pakistan 

Pakistan - Severe weather (PMD, PDMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 April 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb 

Eid crash: At least 17 Pakistani pilgrims killed and dozens injured - BBC News 

Russia 

Thousands evacuated as Orsk dam burst worsens Russia floods - BBC News 

Russia: One dead as bridge collapses on railway tracks - BBC News 

South Africa 

South Africa - Severe Weather (South African Weather Service, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 April 2024) - South Africa | ReliefWeb 

Tanzania 

Tanzania - Flash floods (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 April 2024) - United Republic of Tanzania | ReliefWeb 

Thailand  

Thailand: Passengers scramble to escape burning ferry - BBC News 

Timore-Leste 

Rabies - Timor-Leste (WHO Disease Outbreak News) 

UK 

Flooding and travel disruption as high tides and winds hit UK - BBC News 

USA  

Severe storms unleash tornadoes and extreme floods across Texas and Louisiana, U.S. - The Watchers 

Flash floods deluge towns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, prompting rescues and calls to get to higher ground | CNN 

Aerial video shows flooding in north-east US after storms - BBC News 

Two Oklahoma firefighters are injured battling wildfire that prompted evacuations - ABC News (go.com) 

Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - United States of America (WHO Disease Outbreak News) 

Zambia 

Zambia - Drought (DG ECHO, Food Security Cluster) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 April 2024) - Zambia | ReliefWeb 

Historic drought impacting over 1 million ha (2.5 million acres) of crops, Zambia - The Watchers 

Other items of interest 

Disaster risk reduction: UNDRR and ISC to review Hazard Information Profiles ahead of 2025 Global Platform - International Science Council 

Review of Hazard Information Profiles ahead of 2025 Global Platform | UNDRR 

Heat across East Asia and the Pacific puts children's lives at risk | PreventionWeb 

Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March - BBC News 

EXHAUSTION White Paper: Exposure to heat and air pollution in Europe. Important findings and recommendations | PreventionWeb 

Flames of change: Innovating heat and wildfire governance for inclusive communities | UNDRR 

• Canada wildfires: Officials warn of 'explosive' wildfire season - BBC News 
• National Fire News | April 5 2024 - 3 uncontained wildfires in Alabama, Missouri and Florida large fires - National Interagency Fire Center (nifc.gov) 

WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 lives each day 

Guidelines to Protect Migrants in Countries Experiencing Conflict or Natural Disaster [EN/AR/RU/ZH/TH/LO] - World | ReliefWeb 

BRINGING CLIMATE TECH TO MARKET: The powerful role of insurance (genevaassociation.org) 

Education in Emergencies: an urgent right | educo 

Exceptionally intense Saharan dust episode over Europe degrading air quality, suggesting changes in atmospheric circulation patterns - The Watchers 

Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug kush - made from human bones - BBC News 

Smoke Blankets Venezuela (nasa.gov) 

Southern Africa's drought and floods could push tens of millions into hunger | CNN 

Argentina battles dengue surge and repellent shortage - BBC News 

29^th March - 5^th April 2024

Southern Africa

Over 24 million people in Southern Africa face hunger, malnutrition, and water scarcity due to extreme weather conditions, Oxfam warns. | Oxfam International

South-East Asia

Schools close and crops wither as 'historic' heatwave hits south-east Asia | Extreme heat | The Guardian

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

Nine children killed by a single landmine in Afghanistan - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb

Afghanistan - Floods (UN OCHA, Reliefweb, AMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 02 April 2024) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb

Afghanistan Floods: Flash Update #1 (30 March 2024) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb

Bolivia

Bolivia - Severe weather, update (MINDEF Bolivia, NOAA-CPC, SENHAMI Bolivia) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 April 2024) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | ReliefWeb

Bolivia: Drought on the one hand, floods on the other — safe water a critical challenge in both cases | IFRC

China

People blown from apartments as typhoon-like winds ravage southern China | Reuters

France

France - Floods (MeteoFrance, media, COGIC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 02 April 2024)

Ecuador

Ecuador - Floods and landslides (Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos del Ecuador (SGR), NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 April 2024) - Ecuador | ReliefWeb

India

A fire in a tailoring shop in India kills 7, including children | AP News

Japan

Japan - Severe weather ( CatNat, media, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 April 2024) - Japan | ReliefWeb

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan - Floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 April 2024) - Kazakhstan | ReliefWeb

Nigeria

Nigeria - Severe weather (media, NIMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 April 2024) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb

Pakistan

Pakistan - Severe Weather (media, PMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 April 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

Philippines

Philippines: Heatwave forces hundreds of schools to shut with classes moved online to beat the heat - Philippines | ReliefWeb

Poland

Poland - Severe weather (media, IMGW) (ECHO Daily Flash of 02 April 2024)

Russia

Russia - Severe Weather (Meteo RT, media) (ECHO daily Flash 05 April 2024)

Russian crews end 2-week rescue effort to reach 13 miners in a collapsed mine and declare them dead | AP News

South Africa

South Africa: Girl, 8, only survivor as 45 killed in bus crash - BBC News

Switzerland

Switzerland - Snow avalanche (media, Meteo Swiss) (ECHO daily Flash 02 April 2024)

Taiwan

Taiwan earthquake: The mountain 'rained rocks like bullets' - survivor - BBC News

Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds trapped as 'terrifying' aftershocks hit | World News | Sky News

Taiwan - Earthquake and Tsunami (GDACS, USGS, NOAA Tsunami Warning Center, JMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 April 2024) - China - Taiwan Province | ReliefWeb

Taiwan - Earthquakes, update (media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 April 2024) - China - Taiwan Province | ReliefWeb

Magnitude 7.4 shock ruptures the Longitudinal Valley Fault of eastern Taiwan - Temblor.net

USA

USA - Severe weather (media, NOAA) (ECHO Daily flash 05 April 2024)

Zimbabwe

Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster | Reuters

Other items of interest

CRED | 2023 Disasters in numbers - World | ReliefWeb

'It threatens us all': How dirty air became the world's silent killer (telegraph.co.uk)

Understanding avian influenza pandemic drivers crucial in reducing risks to human health (europa.eu)

How arsenic-polluted water is turning rice into a toxic staple (telegraph.co.uk)

Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera (who.int)

1.3 million children in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in need of protection from highly infectious measles spread - Philippines | ReliefWeb

Dzud emergency in Mongolia moves to risk of floods and environmental contamination - Mongolia | ReliefWeb

Desert Dust Envelops Portugal and Spain (nasa.gov)

23^rd - 28^th March 2024

Africa

Yellow fever - African Region (AFRO) (who.int)

Country Hazards

Brazil

Brazil - Floods and landslides (media, INMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 March 2024) - Brazil | ReliefWeb

Brazil races to the rescue as storm death toll rises | Weather News | Al Jazeera

Extremely heavy rains hit Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, causing destructive floods and landslides, Brazil - The Watchers

Death toll from heavy rains in southeastern Brazil jumps to 23 | AP News

Cuba

Intense rainfall and hailstorms hit Cuba, leaving 260 000 customers without power - The Watchers

Cuba: Severe Weather (Reliefweb, UNCT Cuba, INSMET, NOAA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 March 2024) - Cuba | ReliefWeb

Germany

FlixBus: Deadly crash on German motorway near Leipzig - BBC News

Iceland

High levels of sulfur dioxide emissions in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland - The Watchers

India

India - Severe weather, update (media, IMD India) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 March 2024) - India | ReliefWeb

Indonesia

Indonesia: Earthquakes, Floods and Landslides (USGS, GDACS, BNPB, ADINet) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 March 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Kenya

Kenya - Floods (CatNat, media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 March 2024) - Kenya | ReliefWeb

Madagascar

Tropical Storm Gamane LIVE Tracker, Updates & Forecast | Zoom Earth

Eleven dead, thousands affected as Cyclone Gamane batters Madagascar | Weather News | Al Jazeera

Mexico

Mexico - Wildfires, update (media, JRC GWIS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 March 2024) - Mexico | ReliefWeb

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 March 2024) - Papua New Guinea | ReliefWeb

1 000 homes destroyed following M6.9 earthquake in Papua New Guinea, state of emergency declared - The Watchers

Russia

Video shows fire damage in Moscow's Crocus concert hall - BBC News

Somalia

Somalia - Cholera outbreak (DG ECHO, MoH Somalia, WHO, NGOs) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 March 2024) - Somalia | ReliefWeb

Switzerland

Switzerland - Snow avalanche (media, Meteo Swiss) (ECHO daily Flash 25 Mar 2024)

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five dead and a million without power after wave of Russian strikes - BBC News

USA

How a major US bridge collapsed after being struck by a ship - BBC News

Baltimore bridge collapse: Divers find two bodies in submerged truck - BBC News

Texas school bus with over 40 pre-K students struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say | AP News

Heavy snow and ice blanket portions of the interior Northeast and New England, US - The Watchers

Other items of interest

Mr. Kamal Kishore of India - Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction | United Nations Secretary-General

UN Secretary General's Bulletin Organization of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction March 2024 (un.org)

The Fund to Address Loss and Damage (worldbank.org)

World Water Day 2024: bridging divides through water cooperation (who.int)

WHO launches CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses

WHO calls for greater attention to violence against women with disabilities and older women

Preparing National Research Ecosystems for AI: Strategies and progress in 2024 - International Science Council

Toward a New Era of Data Sharing: Summary of the US-UK Scientific Forum on Researcher Access to Data | The National Academies Press

Building Forward Better: a pathway to climate-resilient development in fragile and conflict-affected situations | ODI: Think change

Heat Wave in East Africa (nasa.gov)

Somalia 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) - Somalia | ReliefWeb

Philippines: Impact of El Niño Snapshot (As of 25 March 2024) - Philippines | ReliefWeb

Health and Disaster Risk Management experts in Tuvalu discuss findings of climate change risk assessment - Tuvalu | ReliefWeb

Publication of note

• Zhang, L, Ekmekci, PE, Murray, V, Basbug Erkan, B, Crawley, FP, Li, X and Li, Y. 2024. The 'PROTECT' Essential Elements in Managing Crisis Data Policies. Data Science Journal, 23: 12, pp. 1-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-012   

16^th - 22^nd March 2024

Regional Hazards

Afghanistan & Pakistan

Afghanistan, Pakistan - Earthquakes (GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 March 2024) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

A highway crash in southern Afghanistan kills 21 people and injures 38 | AP News

Afghanistan - Flash floods (CatNat, NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 March 2024) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb

Argentina

Argentina - Floods (IFRC, Servicio Meteorológico Nacional - Argentina) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 March 2024) - Argentina | ReliefWeb

Australia

Category 3 Tropical Cyclone 'Megan' hits Gulf of Carpentaria, stranding residents of Borroloola - The Watchers

Central NT communities warned to prepare for heavy rain, possible flooding as ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan moves west - ABC News

Brazil

Brazil - Strong wind (INMET, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 March 2024) - Brazil | ReliefWeb

Rio De Janeiro hits record 62.3 °C (144.14 °F) thermal sensation, Brazil - The Watchers

China

Severe wildfires in southern China claim 4 lives, spawn huge pyroCb clouds - The Watchers

Czech Republic

Czech Republic struggles to contain surge of whooping cough - BBC News

Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Severe weather (METTELSAT, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 March 2024) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb

Egypt

Egypt's Al-Ahram film studio engulfed by fire - BBC News

Iceland

Iceland volcano in fourth eruption since December - BBC News

Indonesia

Indonesia - Floods (BMKG, ADINet, ADINet, BNPB) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 March 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Iraq

Extreme flooding in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Watchers

Iraq - Floods and flash floods, update (IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 March 2024) - Iraq | ReliefWeb

Japan

Keoyoung Sun: Eight dead as South Korea-flagged tanker capsizes off Japan coast - BBC News

Pakistan

An explosion in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan kills 12 miners while 8 are rescued | AP News

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea - Landslides and floods (media, PNGMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 March 2024) - Papua New Guinea | ReliefWeb

Russia

At least 13 Russian miners are trapped in a collapsed gold mine, officials say | AP News

South Sudan

South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave | AP News

Uruguay

Uruguay - Floods and Landslides (Instituto Uruguayo de Meteorologia, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 March 2024) - Uruguay | ReliefWeb

USA

Tornado outbreak strikes Indiana and Ohio, numerous injuries, 2 fatalities reported - The Watchers

Other items of interest

UNDRR Gender Action Plan to Support Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (preventionweb.net)

Records smashed - new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far | UN News 

Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO

World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) 2024-2: HIWeather Crowdsourcing Guidance Note: Harnessing the Power of the Crowd

Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and toilets, and shortage of cholera vaccine (who.int)

WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB | UN News

Explainer: What is famine? | UN News

Haiti: Aid efforts continue amid violence and volatility | UN News

WATCH: Unexploded bombs in Gaza will take years to clear | | UN News

24 million Sudanese children facing 'generational catastrophe' | UN News

Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change - World Weather Attribution

The heat index ' how hot it feels ' is rising faster than temperature | PreventionWeb

Extreme heat at work can double stillbirth risk, India study finds - BBC News

Singapore: Heat stress hits health, productivity, cognitive capacity | PreventionWeb

Publication of note

• D Duval, B Evans, A Sanders, J Hill, A Simbo, T Kavoi, I Lyell, Z Simmons, M Qureshi, N Pearce-Smith, C R Arevalo, C R Beck, R Bindra, I Oliver, Non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in the UK: a rapid mapping review and interactive evidence gap map, Journal of Public Health, 2024;, fdae025, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae025

9^th - 15^th  March 2024

African Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, Western Pacific Region

Multi-Country Outbreak of Cholera, External Situation Report #12, Published 14 March 2024 - Malawi | ReliefWeb

Regional Hazards

Africa

Thousands of high temperature records broken across Africa - The Watchers

South East Africa

Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa - Tropical cyclone FILIPO, update (GDACS, Meteo France La Reunion, JTWC, INAM, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 March 2024) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

Tropical storm Filipo hits Mozambique exactly one year after devastating Cyclone Freddy left millions of people in urgent need - Oxfam responds - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

Tropical Cyclone Filipo (nasa.gov)

Mozambique - Tropical Storm Filipo - Flash Update No. 1 (11 March 2024) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

Heavy rain and snow leave more than 1 600 homes destroyed or damaged, Afghanistan - The Watchers

Argentina

Argentina - Flood Chaos in Buenos Aires After 130mm of Rain in 24 Hours - FloodList

Australia

Record-breaking autumn heatwave over south-east Australia hints at growing trend - ABC News

Ballarat mine collapse: Man killed and another injured in Australian accident - BBC News

China

Deadly blast at restaurant kills two in China's Hebei - BBC News

Comoros

Comoros: Cholera Outbreak - Feb 2024 | ReliefWeb

Cholera outbreak in Comoros | The Global Alliance Against Cholera (G.A.A.C) (choleraalliance.org)

Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Landslide and floods (METTELSAT, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 March 2024) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb

Four questions about what's going on in eastern DR Congo- cholera and insecurity - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb

France

Storm Monica hits France with very heavy rains - The Watchers

Five dead, three missing after French weekend storms (france24.com)

Indonesia

Indonesia - Floods and landslides, update (UN OCHA, ADINet, BMKG, BNPB, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 March 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Indonesia - Floods and landslide, update (BNPB, BMKG, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 March 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Indonesia - Deadly Floods and Landslides in West Sumatra After 300mm of Rain in 6 Hours - FloodList

At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods in Indonesia | AP News

Mozambique

Severe Tropical Storm 'Filipo' strikes Mozambique - The Watchers

Lightning kills four people in Mozambique (adomonline.com)

New Zealand

Fifty hurt as NZ-bound flight hit by 'technical' issue - BBC News

Pakistan

A 3-story building collapses in central Pakistan, killing 9 people and injuring 2 others | AP News

Rwanda

Rwanda - Floods (Meteo Rwanda, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 March 2024) - Rwanda | ReliefWeb

Switzerland

Five skiers found dead and one missing in Swiss Alps - BBC News

USA

Tornadoes and funnel clouds hit Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky - BBC News

'Gorilla hail' hits parts of Kansas and Missouri. See the pictures here | AP News

Severe storm system spawns tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia, U.S. - The Watchers

Other items of interest

International Women's Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle 'baked-in bias' | UN News

Fair share for health and care: gender and the undervaluation of health and care work (who.int)

European Climate Risk Assessment - European Environment Agency (europa.eu)

BAMS State of the Climate | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (noaa.gov)

Fifth National Climate Assessment (globalchange.gov)

US Global Change Research Program -  Indicators Platform | GlobalChange.gov  

Crisis-ready science: a framework for proactive and resilient sector - International Science Council

• ISC Protecting Scientists and Research in Times of crisis: how can we do better? Improve Preparedness (council.science)
• ISC Protecting Scientists and Research in Times of Crisis: how can we do better? Enhance Response (council.science)
• ISC Protecting Scientists and Research in Times of Crisis: how can we do better? Ensure Stronger Recovery (council.science)

Elrha - Global Insights -The Humanitarian Research and Innovation Landscape - 2024 Report

• Child Health and Development - Children in humanitarian settings (who.int)
• Protecting children in humanitarian action | UNICEF
• Coping Strategies and Psychological Maladjustment/Adjustment: A Meta-Analytic Approach with Children and Adolescents Exposed to Natural Disasters | Child & Youth Care Forum (springer.com)

Gaza: Nearly 23 million tonnes of debris 'will take years to clear' | UN News

Haiti crisis: UN mission announces airbridge to facilitate aid relief | UN News

Brazil to release millions of anti-dengue mosquitoes as death toll from outbreak mounts | Global health | The Guardian

UK cements 10-year-partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and research - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Publications of note

• Osvaldo Luiz Leal de Moraes, Renato Santos Lacerda. The prevalence of objectivist risk in official DRR terminology and a consistent mathematical equation to define it, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 104, 2024, 104396, ISSN 2212-4209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104396 .
• Rom A, Kelman I. Search without rescue? Evaluating the international search and rescue response to earthquake disasters - PubMed (nih.gov). BMJ Global Health 2020;5: e002398. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2020-002398 

2^nd - 8^th March 2024

Regional Hazards

Northern Europe

Psittacosis - European region (WHO Disease Outbreak News)

Country Hazards

Argentina

Argentina - Floods (SMN, IFRC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 March 2024) - Argentina | ReliefWeb

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Over 2,000 children diagnosed with suspected measles in nationwide outbreak - Burkina Faso | ReliefWeb

Burundi

Burundi - Severe weather (media, IGEBU) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 March 2024) - Burundi | ReliefWeb

France

France - Severe weather and flood (CatNat, media, MeteoFrance) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 March 2024)

Germany

4 people are dead and at least 21 injured in a nursing home fire in western Germany | AP News

India

India - Snow avalanches (CatNat, media, IMD India) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 March 2024) - India | ReliefWeb

Indonesia

Indonesia - Floods and landslides, update (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 March 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Iran

Iran - Floods (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 March 2024) - Iran (Islamic Republic of) | ReliefWeb

Italy

Over 6 000 isolated as avalanche closes tunnel entrance in Aosta Valley, Italy - The Watchers

Malawi

Malawi - Flash floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 March 2024) - Malawi | ReliefWeb

Oman

Extreme flash flooding in Al Dakhiliyah, Oman - The Watchers

Oman braces for heavy rain and thunderstorms - Oman Observer

Pakistan

Pakistan: At least 35 die due to surprise snowfall and heavy rains - BBC News

Heavy rains and snow hit Pakistan, destroying homes and leaving dozens dead - The Watchers

Pakistan - Severe weather (DG ECHO, PMD, National Disaster Management Authority, Provincial Disaster Management Authorities, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 March 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

Thailand

Thailand - Wildfires (JRC GWIS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 March 2024) - Thailand | ReliefWeb

Turkey

Türkiye - Severe weather (media, MGM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 March 2024) - Türkiye | ReliefWeb

USA

Deadly Michigan industrial fire sent debris flying - BBC News

US storm: Massive blizzard hits California and Nevada - BBC News

Other items of interest

From AI to fast fashion, 'world's environment parliament' adopts bold action plans | UN News

Accelerating progress on the Sendai Framework by investing in the Gender Action Plan for disaster risk reduction | PreventionWeb

Copernicus: February 2024 was globally the warmest on record - Global Sea Surface Temperatures at record high | Copernicus

• Fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years hits Great Barrier Reef, marine park authority confirms | Environment | The Guardian

El Niño - La Niña Coordination Update, March 2024 - Issue 1 - World | ReliefWeb

Early Action: The State of Play 2023 | REAP (early-action-reap.org) 

Declaration for accelerated malaria mortality reduction in Africa (who.int)

New report documents increase in HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir (who.int)

Are snakebites rising in South Asia - and what's responsible? | Health News | Al Jazeera

Thailand: 10 million sought treatment for pollution-related illnesses in 2023 - BBC News

Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report 2023 - Health in an Ageing Society (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Brazilian Amazon sees nearly 3,000 forest fires in February amid climate concerns - GFMC

Amazon Forest Fires Rage in Roraima (nasa.gov)

Amazon wildfires could burn at unprecedented scale as El Niño and drought make rainforest 'more flammable' | Live Science

Heavy rain, strong winds, and sudden freeze hit Atlantic Canada - The Watchers

Publications of note

• Bharadwaj, R, Karthikeyan, N, Deulgaonkar I and Patil, A (2024) Women paying the cost of the climate crisis with their wombs: quantifying loss and damage faced by women battling drought, debt and migration. IIED, London. iied.org/22281IIED ISBN 978-1-83759-079-7
• Ryan, B.J., Kako, M., Garner, S. et al.Prioritizing Strategies for Building the Resilience of Public Health Systems to Disasters Across Multiple Communities and Countries. Int J Disaster Risk Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-024-00537-x
• Katsaros K., Clemens Marggraf C., Ebi K.L., et al Exploring interconnections: A comprehensive multi-country analysis of climate change, energy demand, long-term care, and health of older adults, Maturitas, Volume 184, 2024, 107961, ISSN 0378-5122
• Bharadwaj, R and Mitchell, T (2023) Living in the shadow of loss and damage: uncovering non-economic impacts. IIED, London and briefing on no-economic loss and damage: closing the knowledge gap (2023)

23rd December 2023 - 5th January 2024   Regional Hazards Malaysia and Thailand Malaysia and Thailand - Floods (DG ECHO, DG ECHO Partners, Governments, Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 December 2023) - Malaysia | ReliefWeb   Northern Europe Europe hit by extreme cold causing deadly floods across the continent | Euronews Finland avalanche leaves two dead as extreme cold grips Nordic countries | Europe weather | The Guardian Drivers stranded overnight on Sweden's E22 motorway in deep snow - BBC News Europe cold weather leaves thousands without power | CTV News   Western Europe Storm Zoltan hits western Europe, causing widespread damage and fatalities - The Watchers Scandinavia's Extreme Cold vs. Western Europe's Storms (bnnbreaking.com)   Country Hazards Argentina Western equine encephalitis - Argentina (who.int)   Australia Destructive thunderstorms hit Australia's east coast, leaving 10 fatalities - The Watchers Australia: Child among 10 killed after severe storms hit country's east - BBC News Australia: Moment house collapses in Perth wildfire - BBC News Heat: The silent killer stalking Australia's summer - BBC News   Austria A fire at a bar in Austria kills 1 and severely injures 21 New Year's party revelers | AP News   Democratic Republic of Congo Floods and landslides claim more than 60 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo - The Watchers Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods (DG ECHO, NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 3 January 2024) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb   France 1 dead as floods sweep parts of France (aa.com.tr) France - Hundreds Evacuated Again After Further Floods in North - FloodList   Finland Finland avalanche leaves two dead as extreme cold grips Nordic countries | Europe weather | The Guardian   India Delhi temperature: North India shivers under the grip of cold wave - BBC News   Indonesia Indonesia - Volcanic eruption (DG ECHO, BNPB, MAGMA Indonesia, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 3 January 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb Three killed, 28 injured in two-train collision in Indonesia's West Java | transport News | Al Jazeera Indonesia - Floods (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 January 2024)   Japan Destructive M7.6 earthquake in Japan results in at least 73 fatalities, 1.2 m (4 feet) tsunami waves, and a land shift of up to 3 m (10 feet) - The Watchers Japan earthquakes: Over 80 dead and dozens still missing | AP News Japan - Earthquake, update ( FDMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 4 January 2024) - Japan | ReliefWeb Japan earthquake: Nearly 250 missing as hope for survivors fades - BBC News Japan plane crash: Five crewmembers dead, hundreds evacuated safely | AP News   Madagascar Tropical Cyclone 'Alvaro' makes landfall in Madagascar - The Watchers Madagascar - Tropical Cyclone ALVARO (GDACS, BNGRC, Meteo Madagascar) (ECHO Daily Flash of 3 January 2024) - Madagascar | ReliefWeb   Malaysia Malaysia - Floods ( DG ECHO Partners, MET Malaysia, ADINet, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 December 2023) - Malaysia | ReliefWeb   Norway Snowstorm paralyzes southern Norway, leaving thousands without power - The Watchers   South Africa Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa's coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say | AP News   Thailand Severe flooding hits southern Thailand - The Watchers   Turkey Turkey: Chain-reaction crash in dense fog kills 10 on a motorway | AP News   United Kingdom Storm Henk wreaks havoc across UK, leaving one dead and thousands without power - The Watchers UK - Evacuations and Rescues After Storm Henk Leaves Widespread Flooding - FloodList Hundreds more homes flooded after torrential rain - BBC News Flooding latest: Hundreds more homes flooded in England after torrential rain - BBC News   USA Four children killed in a fire at a multifamily home in Connecticut | AP News 24 Injured In New York City Subway Crash | Forbes   Zambia Zambia - Cholera outbreak (DG ECHO, Zambia National Public Health Institute, DG ECHO partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 January 2024) - Zambia | ReliefWeb   Other items of interest COP28 ends with call to 'transition away' from fossil fuels; UN's Guterres says phaseout is inevitable | COP28 ends with call to 'transition away' from fossil fuels; UN's Guterres says phaseout of oil, coal and gas is inevitable UN News COP28 talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage fund | UN News Global Stocktake | UNFCCC Flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key | UN News UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024 Executive Summary World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024 | UN DESA Sustainable Development Goals Report card 1: Half-way to the global goals deadline | UN News 'Act on the lessons of COVID-19', Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day  | UN News Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO | UN News WHO prequalifies a second malaria vaccine, a significant milestone in prevention of the disease Japan's Earthquake Drills: How Preparedness Culture Saves Lives (northeastern.edu) Unicef delivers half a million vaccines into Gaza to prevent spread of childhood disease (telegraph.co.uk) It's not just bullets and bombs. I have never seen health organisations as worried as they are about disease in Gaza | Devi Sridhar | The Guardian Half of Gazans Are at Risk of Starving, U.N. Warns - The New York Times   Back to menu