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5th October - 11th October 2024
Country Hazards
Bangladesh
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia: Floods and landslides leave 18 dead - BBC News
Brazil
Brazil - Landslide (inmet, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 October 2024) - Brazil | ReliefWeb
Over 200 feared burried in large landslide in Manacapuru, Brazil - The Watchers
Cameroon
Cameroon - Floods, update (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) 08 October 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Canada
Canadian child dies from rabies after bat found in bedroom - BBC News
Chad
Croatia
A van packed with migrants skids off a road in Croatia, killing 2 and injuring 25 | AP News
Djibouti
Ecuador
France
France - Severe weather, update (media, CatNat, MeteoFrance) 11 October 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Greece
Haiti
Haiti gang attack leaves at least 70 dead including children - BBC News
India
Indonesia
Nepal
Pakistan
Pakistan - Severe weather (PDMA, PMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 October 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb
Russia
Fire at noted huge Brutalist block in Moscow leaves 2 dead | AP News
Thailand
At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand's Chiang Mai | Floods News | Al Jazeera
USA
Hurricane Milton live updates: Thousands rescued from flooded areas and 16 killed - BBC News
Fuel for Hurricane Milton (nasa.gov)
At least 2 killed and dozens injured after leak at a Texas oil refinery | AP News
Colorado gold mine lift malfunction: One dead and 23 rescued - BBC News
A Forest Fire in Western Wyoming (nasa.gov)
Zambia
Zambia - Disease outbreak (DG ECHO, Zambia MoH) 11 October 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Other items of interest
State of Global Water Resources 2023 (wmo.int)
LIVE: World leaders adopt declaration to tackle growing threat of superbugs | UN News
WHO adds an HPV vaccine for single-dose use
Climate and Disaster Risk Management for Health Systems | GFDRR
Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities | Making Cities Resilient (undrr.org)
Torrential rain causes massive flooding in Mecca, Saudi Arabia - The Watchers
IV fluid supplies in US disrupted by Hurricane Helene - BBC News
Recent papers of note
28th September - 4th October 2024
Regional Hazards
Taiwan & Philippines
Country Hazards
Barbados
Bosnia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Greece
Haiti
India
Iran
Mexico
Nepal
Nepal - Severe weather, floods and landslides (DRR portal, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 October 2024) - Nepal | ReliefWeb
Nigeria
Pakistan
Panama
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
USA
Vietnam
Other items of interest
Recent papers of note
21st September - 27th September 2024
Regional Hazards
Central Europe
Central Europe: Floods - Sep 2024 | ReliefWeb
Americas (Mexico, Belize, Cuba, United States)
Ocean Heat for Hurricane Helene (nasa.gov)
Country Hazards
Bolivia
Brazil
Deadly bus accident claims lives of 3 Brazilian football players | AP News
Cameroon
Cameroon - Floods, update (DG ECHO, UNICEF, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 September 2024) - Cameroon | ReliefWeb
Chad
China
Ecuador
Ghana
WHO Disease Outbreak News Avian Influenza A(H9N2) (who.int)
Haiti
India
India: 37 children drown during Hindu festival in Bihar - BBC News
Kerala: India reports first mpox case in current outbreak - BBC News
Indonesia
15 killed after a landslide struck an illegal gold mine on Indonesia's Sumatra island | AP News
Iran
Explosion at Iran coal mine kills at least 51 people - BBC News
Bodies of coal miners retrieved using mine carts after Iran explosion | Mining | Al Jazeera
Italy
Building collapse in Italy kills 2 young siblings and their mother | AP News
Japan
Record rains bring flooding and landslides to Japan's quake-stricken region | CNN
Japan - Tropical storm PULASAN, update (IMD, media, media) 27 September 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Death toll from Ishikawa heavy rain climbs to 10 | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Kenya
Kenya: Polio Outbreak - Sep 2024 | ReliefWeb
Kenya: Polio outbreak - DREF Operation (MDRKE062) - Kenya | ReliefWeb
Lebanon
Mexico
Morocco
Morocco - Flood (MarocMeteo, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 September 2024) - Morocco | ReliefWeb
Pakistan
Senegal
At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal | AP News
South Africa
Late-season snowstorms in South Africa cause 2 deaths from hypothermia | AP News
Unusually heavy snowfall leaves hundreds stranded on roads in South Africa - The Watchers
Sudan
Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating | AP News
Tunisia
Tunisia's coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores | AP News
USA
Other items of interest
Pact for the Future | United Nations
Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report | UN News
Mpox virus mapped: Which countries has the new virus strain spread to? | The Independent
World leaders commit to decisive action on antimicrobial resistance (who.int)
FAO urges swift action as La Niña threatens global food security
From Taking Stock to Taking Action - Analysis - IEA
Air Pollution Can Have Lasting Effects on the Brain's White Matter - ISGLOBAL
Could AI save Nigerians from devastating floods? | Floods News | Al Jazeera
Cascading disasters push residents of a Nepalese valley to the brink | AP News
Rivers in Europe Burst Their Banks (nasa.gov)
Brazil drought dries river and stops shipping on key grains corridor | Reuters
The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here's how to get them | AP News
Breadfruit Is Here to Save the World | WIRED
Recent papers of note
14th September - 20th September 2024
Regional Hazards
Africa
Devastating floods displace huge swathes of the population across West and Central Africa | IFRC
Europe
South East Asia
Typhoon Yagi - Sep 2024 | ReliefWeb
Country Hazards
Brazil
Firefighters battle wildfires choking Brazilian capital | Drought News | Al Jazeera
Cameroon
Chad
Chad - Floods, update (UNFPA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 September 2024) - Chad | ReliefWeb
Floods in Chad affect 1.5 million since start of rainy season, claim 341 lives - The Watchers
China
2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm | AP News
Czechia
Firefighters rescued by helicopter from Czech Republic floods | Floods | Al Jazeera
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mpox: This Congo gold mining town is the epicenter of the latest outbreak | AP News
Egypt
At least three killed as trains collide in Egypt | CNN
France
Greece
Greece - Landslide (CatNat, media, EMY) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 September 2024) - Greece | ReliefWeb
A migrant has died off a Greek island | AP News
Haiti
24 people killed, 40 injured in Haiti tanker truck explosion | Health News | Al Jazeera
Italy
At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy | AP News
Lebanon
UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon | UN News
Libya
Libya - Flood (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 September 2024) - Libya | ReliefWeb
Floods claim 2 lives in Libya, government declares a state of emergency - The Watchers
Mali
Mali - Floods (UNICEF, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 September 2024) - Mali | ReliefWeb
National flood disaster declared in Mali, nearly 30 000 buildings destroyed - The Watchers
Mexico
6 die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Mexico | AP News
Morocco
Myanmar
Typhoon Yagi: Myanmar floods death toll doubles to 226 - BBC News
Namibia
Nigeria
Boat capsizes in Nigeria, drowning at least 40 people | Floods News | Al Jazeera
Peru
Peru - Wildfires (PAHO, JRC GWIS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 September 2024) - Peru | ReliefWeb
Portugal
Portugal wildfires claim seven lives as thousands of hectares burn - The Watchers
Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Building collapse in Freetown kills eight - BBC News
Somalia
Roadside explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu kill 5, official says | AP News
USA
United States - Wildfires, update (FEMA, JRC GWIS) 20 September 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Tropical storm-like system floods North Carolina with historic rain | CNN
Los Angeles area sees more dengue fever in people bitten by local mosquitoes | AP News
Vietnam
Storm Soulik injures 1, triggers major flooding across central region (vietnamnews.vn)
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry by drought | CNN
Other items of interest
Global alliance buys half a million mpox vaccines for Africa | Mpox | The Guardian
EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm | AP News
Record-breaking temperatures continue in August (wmo.int)
Two strong earthquakes separated by 17 years strike the same fault - Temblor.net
Multi-country outbreak of cholera, External situation report #18 - 18 September 2024 (who.int)
Recent papers of note
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990-2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050. Naghavi, Mohsen et al. The Lancet Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990-2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050 - The Lancet
Louis S, Mark-Carew M, Biggerstaff M, et al. Wastewater Surveillance for Influenza A Virus and H5 Subtype Concurrent with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in Cattle and Poultry and Associated Human Cases ' United States, May 12-July 13, 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:804-809. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7337a1.
Panagiotakopoulos L, Moulia DL, Godfrey M, et al. Use of COVID-19 Vaccines for Persons Aged ≥6 Months: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ' United States, 2024-2025. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:819-824. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7337e2.
7th September - 13th September 2024
Regional Hazards
South East Asia: Cambodia. China, Lao PDR. Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
Northern Africa
Western Africa
Country Hazards
Bolivia
Cameroon
France
Italy
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Uganda
USA
Vietnam
Other items of interest
Global Humanitarian Overview 2024, August Update (Snapshot as of 31 August 2024) - World | ReliefWeb
A recent paper of note
Mbaeyi C, ul Haq A, Safdar RM, et al. Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication ' Pakistan, January 2023-June 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:788-792. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7336a2.
31st August - 6th September 2024
Regional Hazards
South Asia (Bangladesh, eastern India, Pakistan & Nepal)
South East Asia: Cambodia. China, Lao PDR. Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
Yagi tracker: Deadly super typhoon makes landfall in China as 400,000 evacuated | The Independent
West Africa
Country Hazards
Algeria
Australia
Destructive wind storm causes mass power outages in Victoria and Tasmania, Australia - The Watchers
Cambodia
Avian Influenza A(H5N1)- Cambodia (who.int)
Cameroon
Cameroon Situation Report - Floods Flash Update #1 - 3 September 2024 (unfpa.org)
China
China - Landslide (CMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 September 2024) - China | ReliefWeb
Guatemala
India
Italy
Torrential rains in northern Italy flood Milan and leave a man missing | AP News
Italy - Severe weather (Italian Civil Protection, MeteoAM, media) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Kenya
Niger
Floods in Niger claim 217 lives and displace 353 000 - The Watchers
Nigeria
Nigeria floods: Two children die in building collapse - BBC News
Pakistan
Pakistan Floods 2024 Situation Report - September 03, 2024 - Pakistan | ReliefWeb
A landslide hits a bus in northern Pakistan and kills 3 people | AP News
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 14 dead | AP News
Portugal
Investigation ongoing into helicopter crash - The Portugal News
Russia
17 bodies found after Russian tourist helicopter crash - BBC News
Spain
Spain - Severe weather (AEMET, media) 05 September Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Severe storm hits Mallorca, leaving one person dead and another missing, Spain - The Watchers
South Sudan
Sudan
Sweden
Ukraine
USA
Three killed in Oregon after small plane crashes into townhouses - BBC News
Vietnam
Influenza A(H1N1) variant virus - Viet Nam (who.int)
Other items of interest
Planning ahead: 5 things to know about the UN's landmark Summit of the Future | UN News
WHO launches global framework for understanding the origins of new or re-emerging pathogens
WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin No. 4 - September 2024 (wmo.int)
Data show marked increase in annual cholera deaths (who.int)
Making Climate Finance Work for All (mercycorps.org)
Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit | UN News
SDSN Networks in Action_2024 Report_Digital.pdf (unsdsn.org)
New global guidance aims to curb antibiotic pollution from manufacturing (who.int)
UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa | UN News
Thailand wages war against invasive blackchin tilapia - BBC News
Japan declares Amami-Oshima Island to be mongoose-free | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Amamigunto National Park_Efforts [MOE] (env.go.jp)
Uttar Pradesh: The child-killing wolves sparking panic in India - BBC News
New report reveals 1 500 dead or missing in North Korean floods - The Watchers
Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa | UN News
Grenfell Report: Key findings from the inquiry - BBC News
Lead poisoning: Why Afghans are slowly being poisoned by their evening meal (telegraph.co.uk)
Intense hailstorm hits Mexico City, Mexico - The Watchers
Homes flooded and streets submerged after torrential rain in eastern Romania | Euronews
A summer of relentless, oppressive heat across the West - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
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24th - 30th August 2024
Regional Hazards
Americas
Oropouche virus disease - Region of the Americas (who.int)
South Asia (Bangladesh, eastern India, Pakistan & Nepal)
Floods, landslides wreak havoc across South Asia | UN News
Country Hazards
Bangladesh
Brazil
Brazil suspects criminals set record São Paulo fires - BBC News
Cameroon
China
11 dead and 14 missing as torrential rains strike northeast China's Liaoning - The Watchers
Guinea
Guinea - Floods (DG ECHO, NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 August 2024) - Guinea | ReliefWeb
Severe floods in Conakry claim 2 lives and leave 1 missing, Guinea - The Watchers
Iceland
Tourist dies after ice collapse in Iceland's Breidamerkurjökull glacier - BBC News
India
Acute encephalitis syndrome due to Chandipura virus - India (who.int)
Gujarat floods: At least 28 dead as heavy rains lash Indian state - BBC News
Indonesia
Flash floods and landslides claim 13 lives in Indonesia, 6 people remain missing - The Watchers
Italy
Severe storms leave two people missing in Italy-Xinhua (news.cn)
Italy - Severe weather (MeteoAM, media) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Japan
Typhoon Shanshan batters Japan, leaving at least five dead and dozens injured (france24.com)
Typhoon Shanshan pummels Japan; millions told to evacuate | Reuters
Malaysia
Search for woman swallowed by pavement sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur - BBC News
Nepal
Nepal bus accident: Fourteen dead after Indian vehicle falls into river - BBC News
Nigeria
Nigeria: Floods - Aug 2024 | ReliefWeb
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Gaza polio vaccine: What is polio and how will children be immunised? - BBC News
Pakistan
Panama
Panama: Dengue Outbreak - Aug 2024 | ReliefWeb
South Sudan
South Sudan: Flooding Situation Flash Update No. 1 (As of 29 August 2024) - South Sudan | ReliefWeb
Sudan
Sudan flood death toll climbs to 148, aid access hampered - Sudan Tribune
Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis | UN News
Thailand
Workers trapped for days in Thai tunnel found dead despite rescue efforts - BBC News
UK
Fire engulfs apartment building in east London, sending 2 to a hospital | AP News
USA
USA - Landslide and floods (NOAA WPC, media) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan | AP News
Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Rare mosquito virus kills man in New Hampshire (telegraph.co.uk)
Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats is US's biggest since 2011 - BBC News
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe drought: Digging riverbeds in desperate search for water - BBC News
Other items of interest
WHO Fact sheets for Mpox (who.int) (26 August 2024)
National outbreak response handbook by the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (who.int)
What is sea level rise and why does it matter to our future? | UN News
Resources on Comprehensive Risk Management | REAP (early-action-reap.org)
Myanmar: UN WFP pushes to reach flood-affected communities | UN News
Dust Pours Off the Moroccan Coast (nasa.gov)
Watch: Moment road collapses from severe flash flooding - BBC News
Storms Line the Northeast Pacific (nasa.gov)
Recent papers of note
Back to menu
17th - 23rd August 2024
Regional Hazards
Africa
Mpox - African Region (who.int)
Europe
Livestock virus hits Europe with a vengeance | Science | AAAS
India & Bangladesh
As more floods batter Bangladesh and India, death toll rises to 30 | AP News
Country Hazards
Bangladesh
Bangladesh floods leave millions stranded and cause multiple fatalities - The Watchers
Egypt
Train crashes into traffic in Egypt and kills 2, official says | AP News
Ethiopia
France
France - Wildfires (CatNat, media, JRC EFFIS) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Germany
At least 23 injured when Ferris wheel caught fire in Germany | AP News
India
India - Landslide (media, IMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 August 2024) - India | ReliefWeb
Andhra Pradesh: Explosion at pharma plant kills at least 18 workers, injures 40 | AP News
Iran
Iran bus crash kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims - BBC News
Italy
Italy - Severe weather (CatNat, media, METEO AM) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Japan
Powerful typhoon veers east of Tokyo, disrupts holiday travel (kyodonews.net)
Lesotho
Libya
Libya - Floods (IOM DTM, Reliefweb, LNMC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 August 2024) - Libya | ReliefWeb
Mali
Mali - Floods (DG ECHO Partners, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 August 2024) - Mali | ReliefWeb
Mexico
Mozambique
Mozambique: Drought Appeal, August 2024 - July 2025 (August 2024) [EN/PT] - Mozambique | ReliefWeb
Myanmar
Myanmar Humanitarian Update No. 40 | 16 August 2024 - Myanmar | ReliefWeb
Widespread floods and uptick in fighting deepen humanitarian crisis in Myanmar | UN News
Pakistan
Severe floods in Pakistan | Copernicus
Serbia
House fire in northern Serbia kills 6 | AP News
South Korea
At least 7 dead in hotel fire in South Korea | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Sudan
Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak | UN News
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Mpox: Thailand confirms Clade 1b strain for first time in Asia - BBC News
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Gaza: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave | UN News
Turkey
USA
USA - Severe weather (media, catnat, NOAA WPC) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Worker dies after an excavator is buried under rocks at a Massachusetts quarry | AP News
Vietnam
Yemen
Other items of interest
Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls | OCHA (unocha.org)
UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans | UN News
Temperature-related mortality burden to worsen in Europe - European Commission (europa.eu)
Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches Europe | Copernicus
Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises | UN News
Ethiopia - Overlapping Crises - (DG ECHO) - Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Severe flash floods hit Medina, Saudi Arabia - The Watchers
Germany investigates possible attack on water system at military base | Germany | The Guardian
Indonesia - Floods (ADINet, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 August 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Smoke Streams from Fires in Madeira (nasa.gov)
Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All | UN News
Recent paper of note
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10th - 16th August 2024
Global Hazards
Multi-country outbreak of cholera, External situation report #17 - 15 August 2024 (who.int)
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
First case of more dangerous mpox found outside Africa - BBC News
Regional Hazards
West and Central Africa
Country Hazards
Brazil
Brazil plane crash: No survivors after São Paulo state crash kills 61 - BBC News
Canada
Canada - Wildfires (Manitoba Province, JRC GWIS, media) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
China
China - Severe weather, update (media, CMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 August 2024) - China | ReliefWeb
France
France - Severe weather (MeteoFrance, media) - Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Greece
Greece - Wildfires, update (GCP, JRC EFFIS, COGIC, DG ECHO) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Greek wildfires: 'Difficult to breathe' as Greek wildfires approach outskirts of Athens - BBC News
Greece fires: One dead as wildfires rage across Athens suburbs - BBC News
Greece Wildfires and EU response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 13/08/2024 (europa.eu)
India
Libya
Libya - flooding (IOM, WHO, DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 August 2024) - Libya | ReliefWeb
New Zealand
New Zealand foodbank hands out meth-laced sweets | Crime News | Al Jazeera
Nigeria
Pakistan
Spain
People evacuated, flights cancelled as storm hits Spain's Mallorca | Reuters
Spain - Severe weather (Spain Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, media) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Sweden
Switzerland
Switzerland - Severe weather (media, MeteoSwiss) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Uganda
Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more victims | AP News
USA
USA - Severe weather (media, NOAA-CPC) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Yemen
Flooding in Yemen leaves 57 dead and thousands displaced - UN - BBC News
Yemen - Floods, update (DG ECHO, UN OCHA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 August 2024) - Yemen | ReliefWeb
Other items of interest
The UN urges action to protect workers from extreme heat. | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
Wildfire impact: How is it monitored & measured? | Copernicus
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Situation Reports (who.int)
Empowering women and restoring wetlands go hand in hand | Africa Renewal (un.org)
Copernicus Emergency Annual Conference - European Commission (europa.eu)
Historic high food assistance needs anticipated across Southern Africa through early 2025 | FEWS NET
Japan's magnitude 7.1 shock triggers megaquake warning. How likely is this scenario? - Temblor.net
Recent papers of note
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3rd - 9th August 2024
Regional Hazards
Africa
WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa | UN News
Country Hazards
Chad
Chad - Flood (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 August 2024) - Chad | ReliefWeb
Chile
China
Large mudslide destroys highway bridge in Sichuan, China - The Watchers
Torrential rains have claimed more than 150 lives in China in the past 2 months | AP News
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC | Health News | Al Jazeera
Ethiopia
At least 13 killed and 300 evacuated after deadly landslide in southern Ethiopia | AP News
Red Cross calls for support as Ethiopia faces its deadliest landslides - Ethiopia | ReliefWeb
France
France - Ice block avalanche (MeteoFrance, media) - Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Germany
Indonesia
A tanker ship catches fire off Indonesia's Bali island, leaving 5 crew dead and 15 injured | AP News
Indonesia - Flood (ADINet, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 August 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Italy
Italy - Wildfire (media, EFFIS) - Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Japan
Japan - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, FDMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 August 2024) - Japan | ReliefWeb
Nepal
4 Chinese nationals, pilot killed after helicopter crashes in Nepal | AP News
Pakistan
Death toll rises to 156 as weeks of heavy monsoon rains wreak havoc in Pakistan | AP News
Saudi Arabia
Bridge collapses after 10 hours of heavy rain in Saudi Arabia's Jazan - The Watchers
Sudan
Sudan: Rainy season ushers in severe floods, worsens plight for thousands displaced by war | UNHCR
Turkey
UK
Whooping cough cases rise to over 10,000 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
USA
USA - Tropical cyclone DEBBY, update (GDACS, FEMA, NOAA) - Daily Flash (europa.eu)
USA - Hurricane DEBBY, update (GDACS, NOAA, FEMA) - Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Debby claims at least five lives since landfall in Florida's Big Bend - The Watchers
Debby Soaks the Southeast (nasa.gov)
Vietnam
Yemen
Yemen - Floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 August 2024) - Yemen | ReliefWeb
WHO EMRO | Severe flooding hits Yemen's Hodeida governorate | News | Yemen site
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts | UN News
Other items of interest
Another month, another heat record broken: UN weather agency | UN News
Animal apocalypse: Deadly bird flu infects hundreds of species pole-to-pole (mongabay.com)
Amid a summer wave of COVID-19, a new WHO/Europe study confirms the lifesaving impact of vaccines
'It's devastating': summer in Canada's Arctic region brings severe heatwaves | Canada | The Guardian
Chinese port rocked by huge container ship blast - BBC News
Emergency response to cholera in Comoros | MSF
Japan issues 'higher than usual' megaquake risk warning - BBC News
Recent papers of note
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27th July - 2nd August 2024
Global Hazards
Antimicrobial Resistance, Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae - Global situation (who.int)
Regional Hazards
Asia Rain
Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a deadly week across Asia | AP News
Baltic States
One person dead as heavy storms hit Baltic states | Euronews
Central and East Africa
Outbreak Report, 30 July 2024: Mpox Situation in Africa - Africa CDC
Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, July 2024 - Africa CDC
Country Hazards
Bolivia
Bolivia battles record wildfires, with worst likely ahead | Reuters
Cambodia
China
Croatia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Seven people killed in stampede at a music concert in Congo's capital, authorities report | AP News
Eswatini
Greece
India
Kerala: Search for bodies after India landslide buried hundreds - BBC News
Passenger train derails in India, killing 2 passengers and injuring 20 others | AP News
Japan
Japan swelters through hottest July in recorded history | Weather News | Al Jazeera
After fatal floods in northern Japan, ruins and questions remain | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
1 dead and dozens sickened after eating roasted eel from a Japanese department store | AP News
Madagascar
Mali
Mali - Floods (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 31 July 2024) - Mali | ReliefWeb
North Korea
5,000 rescued from flooding in North Korea, state media says | AP News
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Poland
Poland - Severe Weather (Meteo Poland, media) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Philippines
A fire sweeps through a building in Manila's Chinatown, killing at least 11 | AP News
Russia
Sudan
Sudan - Famine (IPC, DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 02 August 2024) - Sudan | ReliefWeb
Sudan - Flood (UN, NOAA-CPC) - Daily Flash (europa.eu)
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Skin diseases plague Palestinian children as infections run rampant in Gaza's tent camps | PBS News
Uganda
Uganda - Floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 July 2024) - Uganda | ReliefWeb
UK
Southport protests: More than 100 arrests as disorder spreads - BBC News
USA
USA - Wildfires (FEMA, JRC GWIS) Daily Flash (europa.eu)
Fire tornado rips through California as blaze triples in size - BBC News
California blaze multiplies in size, forces thousands to evacuate | Wildlife News | Al Jazeera
1 person killed in Colorado wildfires as blazes torch large areas of the U.S. West | AP News
West Texas hit by over 100 earthquakes in a week, state of disaster declared - The Watchers
Widespread power outages as severe thunderstorms hit Omaha, Nebraska - The Watchers
Vietnam
Other items of interest
WHO All for Health, Health For All - investment case 2025-2028 (who.int)
Over 6 million children at risk as deadly floods lash across South Asia (unicef.org)
Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows | UN News
WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children | UN News
How India's vulture apocalypse led to the deaths of half a million people (telegraph.co.uk)
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20th - 26th July 2024
Regional Hazards
Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan
Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall in Taiwan, at least 22 killed in Philippines | AP News
US and Canada
Wildfires rage in Pacific Northwest US and western Canada - BBC News
Smoky Skies Across North America (nasa.gov)
Northwest Wildland Fire Smoke Information | USDA Climate Hubs
Country Hazards
Bangladesh
Canada
Canadian wildfires: 25,000 evacuated from tourist town of Jasper - BBC News
China
Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard as authorities warn of flash floods | Weather News | Al Jazeera
Ethiopia
Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response | UN News
Ethiopia landslides in Gofa kill at least 229, official says - BBC News
Falkland Islands
France
France: Train derails due to landslide on Perpignan-Prades railway, July 24 | Crisis24 (garda.com)
Haiti
Haiti: Boat fire kills at least 40 migrants, UN agency says - BBC News
India
Iran
Dengue - Iran (Islamic Republic of) (who.int)
Italy
Naples walkway collapse kills two on infamous Italian estate - BBC News
Japan
1 dead, 4 missing, thousands evacuated as record rains pound northern Japan - Japan Today
Lesotho
Malawi
UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi | UN News
Mozambique
Nepal
Niger
Niger - Floods, update (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 July 2024) - Niger | ReliefWeb
Philippines
People swim, drive and wade through deep floodwater in Manila - BBC News
Portugal
Portugal - Wildfires (JRC EFFIS, media, FOGOS PT)(ECHO Daily Flash of 24 July 2024)
Taiwan
Ship with nine crew sinks off Taiwan as typhoon hits - BBC News
Typhoon Gaemi strengthens as it nears Taiwan, work halted, one dead | Reuters
USA
USA - Wildfires (FEMA, media, JRC GWIS)(ECHO Flash of 26 July 2024)
CDC Confirms Three Human Cases of H5 Bird Flu Among Colorado Poultry Workers | CDC Newsroom
4 Dallas firefighters injured as engine crashes off bridge, lands on railway below | AP News
Yemen
Yemen: Boat carrying 45 migrants and refugees capsizes - BBC News
Other items of interest
The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN chief | UN News
Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change | UN News
Gendered impacts of climate change: Evidence from Asia | UN Women Data Hub
Evidence Aid Newsletter: 25 July 2024 - Evidence Aid Evidence Aid
Dengue: the threat to health now and in the future - The Lancet
Massive Saharan dust plume reaches Florida, U.S. - The Watchers
Polio stalks Gazans as 'anarchy' spreads, humanitarians warn | UN News
Testing transmission and infection of H5N1 from cows | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Malaysia intercepts missing oil tanker off Singapore - BBC News
NHS calls national blood shortage amber alert - NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt.nhs.uk)
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13th - 19th July 2024
Regional Hazards
Europe
Heatwaves strain power grids in southern and eastern Europe, fuel wildfires (france24.com)
Extreme weather warning remains in place for much of southern Europe | Euronews
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Eastern Afghanistan reels from fatal storms; dozens dead, hundreds homeless | UN News
Canada
Canada - Wildfires (JRC GWIS, media)(ECHO Daily Flash of 17 July 2024)
China
A year's worth of rain in one day, massive floods hit central China - The Watchers
China - Floods and landslides (media, CMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 July 2024) - China | ReliefWeb
Fire breaks out at shopping centre in China's Sichuan province - BBC News
France
Paris car crash: One dead, several injured after car hits cafe - BBC News
France - Severe weather (COGIC, Meteo France)(ECHO Daily Flash of 16 July 2024)
India
Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others | AP News
Indonesia
Indonesia - Landslide (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 July 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Israel
Kyrgyzstan
Liberia
Myanmar
New Zealand
Nigeria
Plateau school collapse: Several children killed in Nigeria - BBC News
The collapse of a school in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say | AP News
Pakistan
Peru
Bus crash kills at least 23 people in Peru's Andes | transport News | Al Jazeera
Philippines
South Africa
Spain
25 people hospitalized after a dramatic bus accident in a Spanish highway tunnel | AP News
Turkey
USA
NWS confirms 25 tornadoes in the Chicago area on July 14 and 15 - The Watchers
Severe storms, at least 4 tornadoes hit New York State - The Watchers
Extreme Heat Hammers U.S. Coasts (nasa.gov)
Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu | Bird flu | The Guardian
USA - Wildfires (FEMA, JRC GWIS)(ECHO Daily Flash of 18 July 2024)
1 dead, 2 missing after tourist helicopter crashes off Hawaiian island of Kauai | AP News
Vietnam
Other items of interest
A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
World is not on track to reduce vulnerabilities and risks - UNCTAD SDG Pulse 2024
South Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO | UN News
War-torn Gaza grapples with grave health threats from mounting waste crisis - PAX (paxforpeace.nl)
Very strong M7.4 earthquake hits Chile - Argentina border region - The Watchers
Recent papers of note
Napier MD, Huneycutt A, Moore C, et al. Childhood Lead Exposure Linked to Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches - North Carolina, June 2023-January 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:622-627. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7328a2.
Singh B, Kim Sung L, Matusop A, Radhakrishnan A, Shamsul SS, Cox-Singh J, Thomas A, Conway DJ. A large focus of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi infections in human beings. Lancet. 2004 Mar 27;363(9414):1017-24. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15836-4. PMID: 15051281.
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8th - 12th July 2024
Regional Hazards
South Asia
Millions affected as floods sweep across South Asia - BBC News
Above normal rainfall is forecast for southwest monsoon season (wmo.int)
Southern and Central Europe
Alerts issued across Europe as heatwave leaves many in lockdown | The Independent
Country Hazards
Albania
Albania asks for help from EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre to tackle wildfires | Euronews
Brazil
Plane diverted to Brazil after turbulence injures 30 - BBC News
China
Watch: Debris flies through air as tornado hits China city - BBC News
Guatemala
India
India: At least 18 killed, 19 injured after double-decker bus collides with milk truck | AP News
2 killed, 30 injured in Bannu rain, hailstorm (thenews.com.pk)
Indonesia
Japan
Record-breaking heat in Japan leads to 4 deaths as mercury touches 40 oC (104 oF) - The Watchers
Heatstroke patients in Japan quadruple in 1st week of July from previous week | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
3 missing after landslide in western Japan (kyodonews.net)
Mauritania
Mauritania coastguards retrieve bodies of 89 migrants from Atlantic Ocean - BBC News
Mexico
Hurricane Beryl batters Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula - BBC News
Nepal
Nepal landslide: 3 survivors found after two buses carrying 60 swept into river | AP News
Fourteen killed in Nepal as monsoon rains cause flooding in South Asia | Floods News | Al Jazeera
Pakistan
2 killed, 30 injured in Bannu rain, hailstorm (thenews.com.pk)
Philippines
11 killed as passenger bus collides with pickup truck in northern Philippines | AP News
Philippines - Floods (ADINet, PAGASA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 July 2024) - Philippines | ReliefWeb
Poland
Slovakia
South Africa
12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus crashes in South Africa | AP News
South Korea
South Korea hit by most intense downpour in 200 years - The Watchers
South Korea: Kimchi blamed for mass norovirus sickness - BBC News
Turkey
Ukraine
Lorry collides with minibus killing 14 in western Ukraine - BBC News
USA
Hurricane 'Beryl' leaves 12 people dead in the United States, 16 across the Caribbean - The Watchers
Beryl floods Vermont a year after catastrophic rainfall | AP News
Weather service says Beryl's remnants spawned 4 Indiana tornadoes, including an EF-3 | AP News
Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas (nasa.gov)
Hurricane Beryl leaves behind power outage in Texas as dangerous heat descends on the region | CNN
Pictures: US West Coast bakes in deadly extended heatwave - BBC News
Texas hospitals filling up as power cuts and heat take toll - BBC News
Independence day: Watch July 4 fireworks misfire into Utah crowds - BBC News
Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota | AP News
Other items of interest
UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs | UN News
Earth's hottest June on record | UN News
UN emphasizes gender-sensitive approach in response to Hurricane Beryl | UN News
Severe cold snap strikes Argentina, Gualeguaychú hits record-breaking low - The Watchers
Uruguay: Cold wave warning amid 'extreme temperatures' - MercoPress
Arctic wildfires ravage region, EU climate service says - BBC News
Recent papers of note
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22nd - 28th June 2024
Regional Hazards
Caribbean Region
At least 8 dead after Hurricane Beryl batters its way through Jamaica | Euronews
Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica, kills at least 7 in Caribbean | AP News
Hurricane Beryl: Many Jamaicans without power after storm thunders through - BBC News
France, Switzerland and Northern Italy
At least seven dead as fierce storms lash France, Switzerland, Italy | News | Al Jazeera
Country Hazards
China
China's Pingjiang hit by worst floods in 70 years - The Watchers
China - Landslide (media, CMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 02 July 2024) - China | ReliefWeb
China - Floods (CMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 July 2024) - China | ReliefWeb
Democratic Republic of Congo
Where and why is mpox disease spreading in the DRC? | Health News | Al Jazeera
Greece
Firefighters tackle blazes on Greek islands of Chios and Kos | AP News
India
Hathras: Crush at India religious event kills more than 120, mostly women | CNN
Video shows tragic moment an Indian family is swept away by floodwaters | Floods | Al Jazeera
Indonesia
Iraq
Watch: Huge fire erupts at oil refinery in Iraq - BBC News
Myanmar
Flooding in Kachin and Sagaing, Myanmar Flash Update #1 - 04 July 2024 - Myanmar | ReliefWeb
Nepal
At least 9 dead including an entire family when landslides hit Nepal villages | AP News
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka fishermen die after drinking from bottles found in sea - BBC News
USA
California wildfires: Nearly 30,000 evacuated - BBC News
6 people killed in Wisconsin house fire | AP News
Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend | AP News
Vietnam
Other items of interest
Earthquakes rattle Palawan, Philippines: Is the region as stable as we thought? - Temblor.net
Could rodents help in the fight against tuberculosis? (telegraph.co.uk)
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22nd - 28th June 2024
Regional Hazards
Central America
Tropical Storm Alberto weakens after rains left 4 dead | AP News
North America and Central America
Massive dust storm triggers multi-vehicle crash on I-25 in New Mexico - The Watchers
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Australia
Mushroom gummies recalled after Australians hospitalised - BBC News
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Floods and Landslides - Jun 2024 | ReliefWeb
Widespread floods in Bangladesh leave over 2 million people stranded - The Watchers
Bangladesh reels from surge in snake bites - BBC News
China
Hundreds of thousands affected by floods in central China - The Watchers
Historic floods hit Meizhou, South China's Guangdong Province - The Watchers
Colombia
The collapse of a cable car in Colombia kills 1 person and injures 20 | AP News
Côte d'Ivoire
Ecuador
Greece
Greece wildfires: Firefighter dies battling forest blaze - BBC News
India
One dead after roof collapses at Delhi airport in heavy rains | News | Al Jazeera
Tamil Nadu: India toxic alcohol toll rises to 57 - BBC News
Indonesia
Iran
New Zealand
Pakistan
Pakistan: More than 500 die in six days as heatwave grips country - BBC News
Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar | AP News
Peru
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Peru, no deaths reported | Reuters
Philippines
Russia
Fire kills 8 in office building near Moscow | AP News
3 killed and dozens injured in northern Russia when a passenger train derails | AP News
Rwanda
Rwanda 2024 election: One killed in Paul Kagame rally crush in Rubavu - BBC News
Slovakia
Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 7 people and injuring 5 | AP News
South Korea
South Korea: Exploding lithium batteries spark deadly factory fire - BBC News
Switzerland
Three missing in Swiss floods as Alpine resort Zermatt cut off - BBC News
Turkey
Turkey fire: 12 killed and dozens injured in Kurdish south-easst - BBC News
USA
Heat warning for US hikers amid rescues and deaths - BBC News
A Blast of Heat in the East (nasa.gov)
Iowa, South Dakota flooding: 1 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed - BBC News
Floods break through Minnesota dam causing major damage - BBC News
Record Rainfall Floods Midwest (nasa.gov)
Fires Char South-Central New Mexico (nasa.gov)
National Fire News | National Interagency Fire Center (nifc.gov)
Other items of interest
Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and environmental disasters | UN News
WHO announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024 | UN News
World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking | UN News
Guide for adaptation and resilience finance | UNDRR
Drinking water of almost a million Californians failed to meet state requirements | AP News
Moment home tumbles into river as dam fails in Minnesota - BBC News
Bridge collapses amid severe flooding in US midwest - BBC News
Plumes of smoke over Canada city from railway fire - BBC News
India heat: What record air conditioner sales reveal about heatwave - BBC News
Balkans hit by blackouts as heatwave persists - BBC News
Arctic wildfires ravage region, EU climate service says - BBC News
Somalia: 2024 Gu season heavy rains and floods impact - Somalia | ReliefWeb
Immediate action required to prevent malnutrition crisis among children in Zambia - UNICEF
Peek-a-Bloom in the North Atlantic (nasa.gov)
Tracking Forest Cover in Belize (nasa.gov)
Recent papers of note
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15th - 21st June 2024
Regional Hazards
Bangladesh and India
Landslides kill at least 15, displace millions, in Bangladesh and India | Weather News | Al Jazeera
North America and Central America
Tropical Storm Alberto dumps rain on Texas, Mexico | AP News
Country Hazards
Bangladesh
Chile
Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others | AP News
China
Southern China faces heavy floods, and landslides kill at least 9 | AP News
Cote d'Ivoire
Extremely heavy rains hit Abidjan, causing deadly floods, Ivory Coast - The Watchers
Ecuador
Rescuers find more victims after a landslide in Ecuador, rising the death toll to 8 | AP News
El Salvador
India
Kanchanjunga Express train accident: At least 8 killed. Latest updates | AP News
Iran
Nine patients killed in hospital fire in northern Iran's Rasht | News | Al Jazeera
4 dead, over 120 injured after M4.9 earthquake hits northeastern Iran - The Watchers
Italy
At least 11 people dead after two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea | Migration News | Al Jazeera
Kyrgyzstan
Niger
Niger - Floods (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 June 2024) - Niger | ReliefWeb
Nigeria
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
South Korea
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Gazans live alongside rotting rubbish and rodents - BBC News
USA
Thousands flee as deadly fires surround New Mexico village - BBC News
Post Fire: Los Angeles County blaze has consumed more than 15,000 acres | CNN
House collapses in Syracuse, New York, injuring 11 people | AP News
Two New York men die falling into a manure tanker - BBC News
Vietnam
Vietnam - Severe weather (ADINet, NCHMF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 June 2024) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb
Other items of interest
WFP increases response in West and Central Africa to address rising hunger | UN News
Rings of Fire: Heat risks at the 2024 Paris Olympics | University of Portsmouth
Japan Meteorological Agency | Real-time Risk Map (jma.go.jp)
Heat Illness Prevention Information provided by MoE (env.go.jp)
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8th -14th June 2024
Country Hazards
Algeria
Severe floods hit Algeria, claiming the lives of at least 15 people - The Watchers
Australia
Avian Influenza A (H5N1) - Australia (who.int)
Brazil
Brazil wildfires: Parts of Pantanal wetlands ablaze amid drought - BBC News
Early Fires in Brazil's Pantanal (nasa.gov)
Chile
Storms in Chile damage homes, flood roads and leave at least 1 person dead | AP News
China
Crops failing as heatwave and extreme drought intensify in central and northern China - The Watchers
China - Landslide (CMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 June 2024) - China | ReliefWeb
Cuba
Oropouche virus disease - Cuba (who.int)
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of Congo
DR Congo: 80 people killed after boat sinks - BBC News
80 travelers dead in Congo after boat capsizes | AP News
Fire at Congo displacement camp leaves dozens without shelter | AP News
El Salvador
Egypt
Heatwave kills dozens of Sudanese en route to Egypt - Egypt | ReliefWeb
Guatemala
Honduras
Honduras - Floods (SMN, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 June 2024) - Honduras | ReliefWeb
India
Avian Influenza A (H9N2)- India (who.int)
Record heat wave kills dozens in India | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
India summer: Eight more die as country faces 'longest' heatwave - BBC News
Iraq
Watch: Huge fire erupts at oil refinery in Iraq - BBC News
Kuwait
At least 49 dead in fire at building housing workers in Kuwait | News | Al Jazeera
Kuwait fire: Dozens dead as blaze engulfs residential block - BBC News
Malawi
Mexico
Drought Parches Mexico (nasa.gov)
Pakistan
Somalia
Somalia WASH Cluster Humanitarian Dashboard (as of 30th May 2024) - Somalia | ReliefWeb
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shelling | UN News
USA
Widespread floods in South Florida, authorities urge citizens to refrain from travel - The Watchers
Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida (nasa.gov)
Wildfire smoke map: Track fires and red flag warnings across the US | usatoday.com
Flash floods in Albuquerque arroyos result in one fatality, New Mexico - The Watchers
Heat Scorches U.S. Southwest (nasa.gov)
Vietnam
Severe floods and landslides claim 3 lives in northern Vietnam - The Watchers
Yemen
Forty-nine die after migrant boat capsizes off Yemen, IOM says - BBC News
Other items of interest
Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR | UN News
ECDC publishes mass gathering recommendations ahead of packed summer calendar (europa.eu)
Spread of tiger mosquito behind rise of dengue fever in Europe - BBC News
Antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea: Rising threat to treatment efficacy (europa.eu)
UNDP supports innovative solution to 'war waste' in Ukraine | UN News
Flash floods in Afghanistan posing urgent and persistent threat to children - UNICEF - UNICEF UK
IOM Afghanistan: Northeast Flash Floods Response Update #2 (30 May 2024) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb
Greece shuts Acropolis, schools as it braces for 43oC heatwave | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera
Indonesia, Tornado in Tanjungpinang (Riau) (6 Jun 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Jammu and Kashmir: 10 Hindu pilgrims killed in bus attack in Reasi - BBC News
Mountain climbing accidents in Japan reach record high in 2023 | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Devastating Floods in Kazakhstan: A National Emergency - Kazakhstan | ReliefWeb
Food aid offers a lifeline for climate change-affected families in Somalia - Somalia | ReliefWeb
Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital | UN News
Delegates in Tajikistan agree to work with UN to address water-related issues | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Recent papers of note
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1st-7th June 2024
Regional Hazards
Austria and Germany
Germany's deadly floods spread along Danube - BBC News
Southern Africa
Country Hazards
China
China - Floods (media, CMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 June 2024) - China | ReliefWeb
Czech Republic
Czech Republic lightning strike injures 18 people - BBC News
Czechia - Severe weather (CHMI, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 June 2024) - Czechia | ReliefWeb
Germany
Death toll from floods across southern Germany rises to 6 | AP News
Germany floods: Four die and thousands flee homes in southern areas - BBC News
India
India summer: Heat kills over 50 people in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha - BBC News
Indonesia
Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts as disaster agency warns of possible floods, cold lava flow | Reuters
Japan
Japan - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, FDMA)(ECHO Daily Flash of 03 June 2024)
Strong quake shakes Japan's hard-hit Noto Peninsula area - The Japan Times
Mexico
Human infection caused by avian Influenza A(H5N2)- Mexico (who.int)
Nigeria
Niger state mine collapse: Thirty trapped in Nigeria - official - BBC News
Pakistan
Philippines
Strong explosive eruption at Kanlaon volcano forces evacuations, Philippines - The Watchers
'Cold lava' floods Philippines village after eruption - BBC News
Boat explosion and fire at sea kills 6 Filipino fishermen as 6 others are rescued | AP News
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka closes schools as the death toll from floods and mudslides rises to 16 | AP News
Turkey
Building collapse in Istanbul, kills at least one and injures eight | Euronews
UK
Cyber-attack on London hospitals declared critical incident - BBC News
E. coli advice issued amid rise in cases - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
USA
Excessive Heat Warnings in effect for California, Nevada and Arizona - The Watchers
Heat dome's triple-digit temperatures fry US south-west - BBC News
4 firefighters injured battling new blaze in California's Napa Valley | Fox Weather
Grass fires burn thousands of acres in California - BBC News
Michigan tornado kills toddler | AP News
Vietnam
Zambia
Safeguarding health amid ongoing drought in Zambia | WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Other items of interest
Break free from pollution, climate chaos and 'biodiversity decimation', UN chief urges | UN News
Strengthening health emergency preparedness for disasters resulting from natural hazards (who.int)
Acute food insecurity to rise in 18 'hunger hotspots', warn aid agencies | UN News
Bridging the climate-health gap | Green Climate Fund
Getting Ahead Of Disasters A Charter on Finance for Managing Risks
One Health Approach: Safeguarding Communities Across Borders in the Horn of Africa. - IGAD
Bearing the heat | UNICEF South Asia
Fires in northern Israel fuel demands to tackle escalation with Hezbollah - BBC News
Recent papers of note
world weather updates from Roger Brugge Back to menu
25th-31st May 2024
Global Hazard
Dengue - Global situation (who.int)
World Health Organisation Global dengue surveillance (shinyapps.io)
Regional Hazards
Bangladesh and India
More than 75 killed as Tropical Cyclone 'Remal' strikes India and Bangladesh - The Watchers
UN supports response as Cyclone Remal batters communities in Bangladesh, India | UN News
India and Pakistan
Philippines and Japan
Country Hazards
Angola
Angola: Polio Outbreak - May 2024 | ReliefWeb
Armenia
Armenia - Floods, update (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 May 2024) - Armenia | ReliefWeb
Bangladesh
Cyclone Remal makes landfall, floods coastal villages | AP News
Brazil
Brazil floods: Waterborne disease outbreak kills four people - BBC News
Grenada
Grenada: Drought DREF Operation (MDRGD001) - Grenada | ReliefWeb
India
Summer 2024: Temperatures cross 50C in northern India - BBC News
At least 27 reportedly dead in fire at amusement arcade in Guajarat, India - BBC News
Delhi hospital where newborn babies died had no licence - BBC News
Indonesia
Indonesia - Landslide, update (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 May 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Indonesia - Flash floods (BMKG, BNPB) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 May 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Ireland
Dublin passengers recall 'panic' as Doha plane hit turbulence - BBC News
Japan
Japan Meteorological Agency｜Tropical Cyclone Information (jma.go.jp)
Mozambique
Mozambique, Africa | Drought - Emergency Appeal: MDRMZ024 - Mozambique | ReliefWeb
Namibia
Pakistan
At least 28 killed after bus falls into a ravine in Pakistan | Al Jazeera
Pakistan temperatures cross 52 C in heatwave | Reuters
Extreme heatwave persists across Pakistan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Papua New Guinea
More than 2 000 buried in massive landslide, Papua New Guinea government reports - The Watchers
UN supports Papua New Guinea following deadly landslide | UN News
Peru
4 people killed and over 30 injured after a bus and a cargo train collide in Peru | AP News
Philippines
Typhoon leaves at least seven people dead and thousands displaced in the Philippines | AP News
Sudan
Sudan: Deteriorating situation in El Fasher, health system collapsing nationwide | UN News
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
War on Gaza: Overflowing waste threatens health crisis as hepatitis spreads | Middle East Eye
Turkey
A bus crashes into vehicles in southern Turkey, leaving 10 dead and 39 injured | AP News
USA
Severe Memorial Day weather: Powerful storms kill at least 22 | AP News
Tornado outbreak results in 18 deaths in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky - The Watchers
Thousands of Americans without power due to severe weather - BBC News
Building explosion kills bank employee and injures 7 others in Youngstown, Ohio | AP News
USA - Wildfires (JRC GWIS, media)(ECHO Daily Flash of 30 May 2024)
Other items of interest
UNDRR welcomes SRSG Kamal Kishore | UNDRR
UNDRR 2023 Annual report | UNDRR
Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (who.int)
WHO Heat and health fact sheets (who.int)
UNICEF Annual Report 2023 | UNICEF
Small island development 'a test case' for climate and financial justice, says Guterres | UN News
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy | UN News
27 May - Emergency Medicine Day (emergencymedicine-day.org)
Clear Lake Clouded by Algae (nasa.gov)
Flood-risk homes and roads in Cornwall mapped out by scientists - BBC News
Seven Cambridgeshire bin lorry fires caused by batteries - BBC News
Volcanic eruption in Iceland forces thousands to evacuate | Euronews
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18th -24th May 2024
Regional Hazards
Eastern Africa
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people | AP News
Climate crisis fuels deadly floods, worsening hunger in Afghanistan | UN News
Colombia
Ecuador
Hungary
2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary | AP News
India
Maharashtra: Explosion at chemical factory in India kills at least 9 | AP News
Heat in India: North India boils as temperatures near 50C - BBC News
India Heatwave News live: Red alert for districts in Rajasthan for next 3 days | Hindustan Times
Iran
Iran helicopter crash: Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president | AP News
Kenya
Mexico
Winds topples stage at Mexico election rally, killing at least 9 | AP News
Monkeys 'falling out of trees like apples' in Mexico amid brutal heatwave | Wildlife | The Guardian
Nepal
Nepal: Heat Wave - 05-2024 - Heat wave #2 (2024-05-23) - Nepal | ReliefWeb
Nigeria
Nigeria students killed by generator fumes in Bayelsa music studio - BBC News
Pakistan
Hundreds suffer heatstroke following an intense heat wave in Pakistan | AP News
Papua New Guinea
Massive landslide devastates Papua New Guinea village, killing over 100 - The Watchers
More than 100 killed by landslide in Papua New Guinea | AP News
Philippines
The 11 May 2024 tailings failure at Siana in the Philippines (eos.org)
Serbia
Serbia - Floods (media, HIDMET Serbia) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 May 2024) - Serbia | ReliefWeb
Singapore
Passengers describe turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight | AP News
Spain
Majorca building collapse: Four dead and 16 injured, rescuers say - BBC News
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Tanzania explosion kills 11 Mtibwa Sugar Estates workers - BBC News
USA
Seven dead after powerful storms slam Houston, Texas - BBC News
Derecho Darkens Houston (nasa.gov)
5 dead, at least 35 hurt as tornadoes ripped through Iowa | AP News
Iowa tornadoes: Razed homes and a burning wind turbine - BBC News
Louisiana governor declares emergency after severe storms leave 3 dead | AP News
Extreme hailstorm hits Yuma, Colorado - The Watchers
Amtrak train hits pickup truck in upstate New York, 3 dead including child | AP News
Other items of interest
Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss | UN News
Droughts and floods threaten 'humanitarian catastrophe' across southern Africa | UN News
'Critical gaps' in understanding climate change fuel tropical disease spread | UN News
Early Warnings for All | United Nations
About the Anticipation Hub - Anticipation Hub (anticipation-hub.org)
WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections | UN News
Extreme Heat Scorches Miami in May, Worrying Experts About Summer - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Yemen: Houthi Landmines Claim Lives, Livelihoods [EN/AR] - Yemen | ReliefWeb
Violent hailstorm paralyzes the city of Gniezno, Poland - The Watchers
Climate change: Future disease risk from mosquitos in Scotland - BBC News
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11th May - 17th May 2024
Regional Hazards
Asia and the Pacific
Eastern Africa
Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa floods update #1 (15 May 2024) - Kenya | ReliefWeb
European Region
Increase of pertussis cases in the EU/EEA (europa.eu)
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Hundreds feared dead in Baghlan and Takhar flooding - BBC News
Argentina
Dozens injured in Argentina after train strikes boxcar | AP News
Brazil
Brazil floods: River levels rise again in Rio Grande do Sul - BBC News
Floods Engulf Porto Alegre (nasa.gov)
Burundi
Canada
Canadian wildfires threaten US air quality for second year in a row (thehill.com)
Why is Canada having so many wildfires this season? - BBC News
Ethiopia
Germany
Fire at a residential building in Germany leaves 3 people dead and 2 with grave injuries | AP News
India
Severe dust storm strikes Delhi-NCR, killing three and injuring over 20, India - The Watchers
Massive dust storm engulfs Mumbai, killing at least 14 and injuring 74 - The Watchers
Mumbai billboard collapse: Fourteen dead and dozens injured - BBC News
Indonesia
Destructive cold lava flow on Indonesia's Marapi volcano kills 50, leaves 27 missing - The Watchers
Iran
Italy
Kenya
Lesotho
Lesotho: Drought - DREF Operation (MDRLS008) - Lesotho | ReliefWeb
Poland
A third miner is declared dead in a cave-in in southern Poland | AP News
Russia
Seven dead in St Petersburg bus crash, officials say - BBC News
Uganda
Uganda - Floods (DG ECHO, IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 May 2024) - Uganda | ReliefWeb
Uruguay
Uruguay - Flood (GUB Uruguay, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 May 2024) - Uruguay | ReliefWeb
USA
Florida farmworkers' bus crash: 8 dead, dozens injured and driver of truck arrested | AP News
Four killed, 2.2 million without power as severe storms hit Houston, Texas - The Watchers
Vietnam
Other items of interest
Multi-country outbreak of cholera, External situation report #14 - 16 May 2024 (who.int)
WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria most threatening to human health
First UN civil society forum held in Africa heralds 'inclusive'Summit of the Future' | UN News
One Health: a joint framework for action published by five EU agencies (europa.eu)
Crisis in the DRC: What you need to know and how to help | International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Madagascar - Drought & Tropical Cyclone Fact Sheet #2 Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 - Madagascar | ReliefWeb
UN's rights chief says horrified by Sudan escalation as famine draws nearer | UN News
Calls for sustained peace efforts in Yemen as cholera outbreak worsens | UN News
Zimbabwe: Drought Flash Appeal May 2024 - April 2025 (May 2024) | OCHA (unocha.org)
NOAA: "Strong" solar storms and auroras continuing into Tuesday - Earth.com
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4th May - 10th May 2024
Regional Hazards
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Country Hazards
Bangladesh
Bangladesh - Heat wave (IFRC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 May 2024) - Bangladesh | ReliefWeb
Brazil
Severe flooding leaves at least 100 dead and thousands homeless in Brazil | Euronews
Chad
Chile
Rare snowfall blankets Santiago, causing power outages for over 200 000, Chile - The Watchers
Haiti
India
Giant hailstones destroy over 15 000 homes in Manipur, India - The Watchers
Indonesia
Indonesia: Flood and landslide kill 14 in Sulawesi island | AP News
Iraq
Iraq - Floods (IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 May 2024) - Iraq | ReliefWeb
Japan
Senegal
Boeing 737 crashes during take-off in Senegal (bbc.com)
South Africa
Dozens still missing after South African building collapse; 7 confirmed dead | AP News
Hope fades for 44 trapped in collapsed South African building | Reuters
Sudan
Sudan: United Nations warns of risk of starvation in Darfur - France 24
Thailand
Huge fire at a chemical storage tank in Thailand kills one and injures 4 | AP News
USA
Michigan declares State of Emergency after tornadoes cause damage across Midwest - The Watchers
Vietnam
More than 500 fall ill after eating bánh mì in Vietnam - BBC News
Other items of interest
Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum's goal | UN News
Southeast Asia 'in a frying pan' as extreme heat 'rewrites climatic history' (telegraph.co.uk)
Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa | UN News
Women and girls bear the brunt of crisis ravaging Haiti, say UN experts - Haiti | ReliefWeb
Floods in Kenya raise the risk of waterborne diseases - Kenya | ReliefWeb
Climate change: Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers (bbc.com)
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27th April - 3rd May 2024
Regional Hazards
East Africa
Heavy rainfall in East Africa forces thousands of refugees from their homes - Burundi | ReliefWeb
Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Marshall Islands
Country Hazards
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Measles Outbreak - Apr 2024 | ReliefWeb
Brazil
Brazil floods: Dam collapses and death toll rises in Rio Grande do Sul - BBC News
Brazil floods: Residents stranded on rooftops in Rio Grande do Sul - BBC News
Brazil fire: 10 killed in homeless guesthouse fire - BBC News
China
Extreme rainfall triggers deadly highway collapse in Guangdong, China, killing 48 - The Watchers
China - Tornado (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 April 2024) - China | ReliefWeb
France
At least one person dead after violent storms hit northern France | Euronews
Germany
Germany norovirus: Eight hundred fall sick at Stuttgart spring festival - BBC News
Guatemala
India
Fire burns a restaurant and hotel in eastern India, killing 6 and injuring 20 | AP News
Large avalanche strikes Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir - The Watchers
Indonesia
Indonesia: Ruang Volcano - Apr 2024 | ReliefWeb
Kenya
Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200 | AP News
Kenya floods: Survivors seek loved ones as evacuation ordered - BBC News
Kenya floods: Mass evacuations ordered ahead of Cyclone Hidaya - BBC News
Philippines
Filipino farmers struggle as drought and heatwave hits (france24.com)
Philippines: Drought dries up dam to reveal centuries-old town - BBC News
Rwanda
Somalia
Somalia - Floods, update (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 2 May 2024) - Somalia | ReliefWeb
Somalia: Floods - Apr 2024 | ReliefWeb
Syria
Tanzania
Destructive Floods Afflict Tanzania (nasa.gov)
USA
Large tornado seen touching down in Nebraska - BBC News
At least five killed after tornadoes strike Oklahoma and other parts of central US - BBC News
More than 50 injured after LA Metro train collides with USC bus | AP News
Vietnam
Viet Nam: Drought - Apr 2024 | ReliefWeb
Other items of interest
UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather | UN News
Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control | IPBES secretariat
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years (who.int)
UNDRR Regional Assessment Report on Disaster Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean (RAR24)
Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond | UN News
A Wall of Dust Over the Korean Peninsula (nasa.gov)
Parched Kafue Flats, Zambia (nasa.gov)
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20th - 26th April 2024
Regional Hazards
East Africa
Floods wreak havoc in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi - BBC News
South and Southeast Asia
Southern Africa
Severe Drought in Southern Africa (nasa.gov)
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Afghanistan - Floods (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2024) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb
Bangladesh
Extreme Heatwaves in Bangladesh: The Environmental Governance Perspectives - The Diplomat
Central African Republic
Funeralgoers die as ferry sinks in CAR - BBC News
Chad
Torrential rains in the south of Chad - Flash Update - Chad | ReliefWeb
China
Guangdong: Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods - BBC News
Record-breaking rainfall in Guangdong, China leaves 4 dead, 10 missing - The Watchers
Djibouti
Dozens of Ethiopians die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast - BBC News
Ethiopia
Building collapse kills 7 in Ethiopian capital | Africanews
Greece
Greece: Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens - BBC News
India
Indonesia
Indonesia - Floods (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
A Blanket of Ash from Ruang (nasa.gov)
Iran
Severe floods in southeast Iran claim 10 lives, damage or destroy over 2 000 homes - The Watchers
Japan
Japan helicopters crash: Search ongoing for naval crew in the Pacific - BBC News
Kenya
Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi - BBC News
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Ten dead as navy helicopters collide mid-air in Malaysia - BBC News
Mauritius
Mexico
Dense smoke cloud from wildfires in Acapulco leads to school closures, Mexico - The Watchers
Pakistan
Somalia
Somalia - Floods (UN OCHA, NOAA CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 April 2024) - Somalia | ReliefWeb
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Seven killed as motorsports race car hits crowd - BBC News
Tanzania
Tanzania floods and landslides kill more than 150 - PM Kassim Majaliwa - BBC News