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21st - 27th May 2026 

 

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Recent Papers of Note 

  • Frederik Strabo et al.,Wildfire damages and the cost-effective role of forest fuel treatments.Science392,629-635(2026).DOI:10.1126/science.aea6463 
  • Jančovič, M., Kidová, A. & Michaleje, L. Extreme flood events as a neglected natural hazard for marginalized Roma communities of Slovakia. Nat Hazards 122, 467 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-026-08247-x  
  • Takahashi, H.G., Endo, H., Takaya, Y. et al. Atmospheric circulation patterns associated with August heat waves in western Japan: tropical and mid-latitude influences. J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn. 104, 17 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44394-026-00018-3  

 

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14th - 20th May 2026 

 

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Regional Hazards 

Democratic Republic of Congo & Uganda 

 

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Australia 

 

China 

 

France 

 

Germany 

 

Nepal 

 

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Recent Papers of Note 

  • Cheng, S., Liu, X., Cao, M., Fu, J., Qian, H., Pan, X., et al. (2026). Observed increase in tropical vegetation droughts over the past three decades. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2025GL121172. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL121172  
  • Clemens, M., McGrane, S. & White, C.J. Understanding Patterns and Drivers of Changing Sectoral Economic Water Use in Scotland. Water Resour Manage 40, 248 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-026-04574-7  

 

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7th - 13th May 2026 

 

Haiti 

 

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Kazakhstan 

 

Malaysia 

 

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Mozambique 

 

Nepal 

 

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1st - 6th May 2026 

 

Russia 

 

Sri Lanka  

 

Tajikistan 

 

Turkey 

 

Vietnam 

 

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Global 

 

Recent Papers of Note 

  • Törnqvist, T.E., Castro, B., Keenan, J.M. et al. Climate-driven depopulation and adaptation realities in America's coastal ground zero. Nat Sustain (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01820-z  
  • Ward-Baranyay, M., Lee, C., Pascolini-Campbell, M., Sousa, D., & Kinoshita, A. M. (2026). Pre-fire fuel conditions are dominant drivers of burn severity in the 2025 Los Angeles County fires. AGU Advances, 7, e2025AV002179. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV002179  

 

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24th - 30th April 2026

 

Country Hazards 

Afghanistan 

Afghanistan - Floods, update (NOAA-CPC, UN OCHA, DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 April 2026) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb  

 

Algeria 

17 migrants from Somalia die after boat capsizes off Algeria | AP News 

 

Bangladesh 

Bangladesh - Severe weather (media, BMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 April 2026) - Bangladesh | ReliefWeb 

Bangladesh measles outbreak tops 30,000 total cases since mid-March 

 

Brazil 

Brazil - Floods (media, INMET, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 April 2026) - Brazil | ReliefWeb  

 

India 

 

Indonesia 

 

Japan 

 

Kenya 

 

Russia 

 

Somalia 

 

South Sudan 

 

Ukraine 

 

USA 

 

Vietnam 

 

Yemen 

 

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Recent Papers of Note 

  • Xing, Q., Elipot, S., Johns, W. E., Smeed, D. A., Moat, B. I., & Loder, J. W. (2026). Meridionally consistent decline in the observed western boundary contribution to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Science Advances, 12(15). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz7738 
  • Portmann, V., Swingedouw, D., Khattab, O., & Chavent, M. (2026). Observational constraints project a ~50% AMOC weakening by the end of this century. Science Advances, 12(16). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx4298 

 

The Global Hazards weekly bulletin will now be sent on Wednesdays, beginning next week (6th May 2026).

 

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17th - 23rd April 2026 

 

Country Hazards 

Bangladesh 

Bangladesh - Severe weather (Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 April 2026) - Bangladesh | ReliefWeb 

 

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria - Severe weather (CatNat, Meteo BG, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 April 2026) - Bulgaria | ReliefWeb 

 

Democratic Republic of Congo 

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods (IFRC, METTELSAT, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 April 2026) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb 

 

Denmark 

Major train collision in Denmark leaves 5 critically injured near Copenhagen | AP News 

 

Ecuador 

Ecuador - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (media, SNGR, INHAMI, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 April 2026) - Ecuador | ReliefWeb 

 

Haiti 

Haiti - Protracted food crisis (DG ECHO, IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, OHCR, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 April 2026) - Haiti | ReliefWeb 

 

India 

At least 21 killed as bus crashes into Kashmir gorge | News | Al Jazeera 

Tamil Nadu: Firecracker factory blast in India state kills at least 25 - BBC News 

Fire accident in Kerala: Firecracker factory blast leaves 13 dead - BBC News 

 

Malaysia 

Fire razes 200 homes in Sabah, leaving hundreds homeless | News | Al Jazeera 

 

New Zealand 

New Zealand - Severe weather and floods, update (National Emergency Management Agency New Zealand, media, Met Service New Zealand) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 April 2026) - New Zealand | ReliefWeb  

 

Papua New Guinea 

Death toll rises to 22 in Papua New Guinea following Cyclone Maila | RNZ News 

 

South Korea 

Eight runners hospitalised after collapsing during South Korea marathon | Athletics News | Al Jazeera 

 

Thailand 

Thailand - Severe weather (ADINet, TMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 April 2026) - Thailand | ReliefWeb  

 

USA 

Searchers find a crew member's body inside a ship that overturned during a typhoon | AP News 

Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people, sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say | AP News 

Mother and six children die in Pennsylvania house explosion, police say - BBC News 

 

Vietnam 

Viet Nam - Severe weather and floods, update (ADINet, NCHMF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 April 2026) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb 

 

Other items of interest  

Global 

WHO reports measurable health impact in 2025 amid transition to new strategy 

Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025: IOM | News | Al Jazeera 

Strait of Hormuz: With hunger looming, life-saving fertilizer shipments cannot wait, head of UN task force says | | UN News 

 

Regional 

For every generation, vaccines work: three countries reach 90% HPV vaccination target as Europe steps up action on cancer prevention 

Europe: Launch of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Library | PreventionWeb 

 

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WHO certifies the Bahamas for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV 

 

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10th- 16th April 2026 

 

Country Hazards 

Afghanistan 

Afghanistan - Floods, update (IFRC, NOAA Central Asia) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 April 2026) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb 

 

Bangladesh 

Hundreds missing after Rohingya refugee boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN | Rohingya News | Al Jazeera 

Bangladesh - Measles outbreak, update (DG ECHO, DGHS, UNICEF, WHO, IFRC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 April 2026) - Bangladesh | ReliefWeb 

 

Democratic Republic of Congo 

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods (IFRC, NOAA - CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 April 2026) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb 

 

Dominican Republic 

Dominican Republic - Severe weather and floods, update (IFRC, COE Presidencia de la República Dominicana, INDOMET, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 April 2026) - Dominican Republic | ReliefWeb 

 

Ecuador 

Ecuador - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (SNGR Ecuador, INAMHI Ecuador, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 April 2026) - Ecuador | ReliefWeb  

 

Egypt 

Fire kills seven at Cairo's garment factory - Courts & Law - Egypt - Ahram Online 

 

Haiti 

 

Haiti - Severe weather and floods (media, Unité HydroMétéorologique d'Haïti) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 April 2026) - Haiti | ReliefWeb 

 

India 

1 Dead, Over 100 Students Hospitalised After Eating Mid-Day Meal In Odisha 

2 sanitation workers die after toxic gas exposure while cleaning sewer in Nuh | Hindustan Times 

India - Severe weather (media, IMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 April 2026) - India | ReliefWeb 

 

Indonesia 

Indonesia - Earthquake and floods (ADINet, GDACS, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 April 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb 

 

Italy 

Italy - Severe weather (media, Aeronautica Militare) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 April 2026) - Italy | ReliefWeb  

 

Panama 

Panama - Floods (NOAA-CPC, PAHO, SINAPROC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 April 2026) - Panama | ReliefWeb  

 

Papua New Guinea 

Tropical Cyclone Maila triggers deadly landslides and severe flooding in Bougainville and eastern Papua New Guinea - The Watchers  

 

Russia  

Russian ministers arrive in Dagestan after flooding kills six, displaces thousands | Reuters 

 

Somalia 

Somalia - Food Insecurity (FewsNet) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 April 2026) - Somalia | ReliefWeb  

 

Turkey 

Turkiye - Severe weather and floods (Media, MGM - Turkish State Meteorological Service) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 April 2026) - Turkiye | ReliefWeb  

 

Uganda 

Uganda - Refugee Population Milestone (DG ECHO, UNHCR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 April 2026) - Uganda | ReliefWeb  

 

USA 

Two adults die in rip current rescue attempt at Cocoa Beach, Florida - The Watchers 

NWS confirms EF-2 tornado hit Ottawa, Kansas, injuring 3 on April 13 - The Watchers 

 

Vietnam 

Vietnam flags acute meningitis outbreak risk after four confirmed deaths | The Star  

 

Other items of interest  

Global 

Why climate action matters for healthy longevity | World Economic Forum  

A year in review: The Stop Disasters game travels around the world | PreventionWeb 

Responding to droughts: learning from crises | PreventionWeb 

 

Regional 

Africa: Nearly 20 million measles deaths averted since 2000 | UN News 

 

Recent Papers of Note 

  • Rubin, O. (2026). Contemporary disasters may not kill more women than men: an empirical inquiry into sex-differentiated fatalities in the twenty-first century. Disasters, 50(3), e70053. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.70053 
  • J.G. Shrader et al. Weather forecasts become more important for reducing mortality as the climate warms, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (16) e2523372123, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2523372123 (2026). 

 

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3rd - 9th April 2026 

 

Country Hazards 

Afghanistan 

Afghanistan - Severe weather and floods, update (IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 April 2026) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb 

 

Angola 

Angola - Severe weather and floods, update (GDACS, media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 April 2026) - Angola | ReliefWeb 

 

Azerbaijan 

Azerbaijan - Floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 April 2026) - Azerbaijan | ReliefWeb  

 

Bangladesh 

Bangladesh - Measles outbreak (DG ECHO, media, DGHS, IFRC, UNICEF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 April 2026) - Bangladesh | ReliefWeb  

5 killed in gas lighter factory fire in Bangladesh | AP News 

 

Democratic Republic of Congo 

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods (IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 April 2026) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb 

Boat capsizes in eastern Congo, leaving at least 21 missing | AP News 

 

Dominican Republic 

Heavy rains kill a child in the Dominican Republic, damage more than 1,000 homes | AP News 

 

France 

French high-speed train driver killed in crash at railway crossing | AP News 

 

Haiti 

Haiti - Attack in Haiti's breadbasket Artibonite region fuels displacement and casualties (DG ECHO, IOM, Local human rights organisations) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 April 2026) - Haiti | ReliefWeb  

 

India 

India - Severe weather (media, IMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 April 2026) - India | ReliefWeb 

 

Indonesia 

Indonesia - Landslide (media, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 April 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb 

Indonesia - Floods (ADINet, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 April 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb 

 

Mexico 

Rescue teams save Mexican miner trapped in Sinaloa collapse | AP News 

 

Pakistan 

Pakistan - Severe weather, update (DG ECHO, PDMA, PMD, Local Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 April 2026) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb 

 

Peru 

Fan rally at Lima soccer stadium leaves 1 dead, dozens injured | AP News 

 

Solomon Islands 

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia - Tropical cyclone MAILA, update (GDACS, IFRC, Papua New Guinea Meteorological Service, JTWC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 April 2026) - Papua New Guinea | ReliefWeb 

 

Taiwan 

Taiwan: Locally acquired, human H7N7 avian influenza case reported 

 

USA 

Outbreak Investigation of E. coli O157:H7: Raw Cheddar Cheese (March 2026) | FDA 

1 killed when parking garage collapses in Philadelphia | AP News 

 

Other items of interest  

Global 

WHO and France shift One Health vision to action with new high-impact initiatives 

 

Regional 

Central America - Food Security (DG ECHO, Reliefweb) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 April 2026) - World | ReliefWeb 

The Valorada Project: Improving access and usability of climate data | PreventionWeb 

 

Country 

Towards a safer and resilient Nagaland: what we do, why we do, and how we learn | PreventionWeb 

New AI Tool Forecasts Drought 90 Days Ahead Nationwide | U.S. Geological Survey 

Warm winters mean there's more nitrate pollution in drinking water | AP News 

 

Recent Papers of Note 

  • Cai, D., Lohmann, G., Chen, X., & Ionita, M. (2026). Compound hot-dry extremes amplify disproportionate climate risks for low-income nations. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2025GL118822. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL118822 

 

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20th March - 2nd April 2026 

 

Regional Hazards 

North-West Africa 

Massive Saharan dust storm sweeps across Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania, Africa - The Watchers  

 

Afghanistan and Pakistan 

Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan | Weather News | Al Jazeera 

 

Country Hazards 

Afghanistan 

Afghanistan - Severe weather and floods, update (DG ECHO, NOAA, United Nations, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 1 April 2026) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb  

 

Bangladesh 

At least 26 dead after bus in Bangladesh plunges into a river | AP News 

 

Burundi 

Fire and explosions at a military camp in Burundi kill 13 | AP News  

 

Colombia 

A pile-up in central Colombia kills at least 2 and injures 19 | AP News 

Death toll in Colombian military plane crash rises to 69 | Military News | Al Jazeera 

 

Croatia 

Croatia - Severe weather (DHMZ, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 March 2026) - Croatia | ReliefWeb  

 

Democratic Republic of Congo 

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods, update (IFRC, METTELSAT) (ECHO Daily Flash of 31 March 2026) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb  

 

Djibouti 

At least nine people dead, dozens missing as boat sinks off Djibouti coast | Migration News | Al Jazeera 

 

Ecuador 

Ecuador - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (SNGR, UN OCHA, IFRC, INAMHI) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 March 2026) - Ecuador | ReliefWeb 

 

Germany 

Wolf bites woman in shock German attack on busy Hamburg shopping street - BBC News 

 

Greece 

At least 22 migrants die off Greece after 6 days at sea | Migration News | Al Jazeera 

 

India 

India - Avalanches (IMD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 March 2026) - India | ReliefWeb 

 

Indonesia 

Earthquake off Indonesia kills 1 and sets off small tsunami | AP News 

 

Iraq 

Iraq - Floods, update (IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 31 March 2026) - Iraq | ReliefWeb  

 

Italy 

First human case of influenza A(H9N2) infection imported in the EU 

Italian coast guard rescues 58 migrants, 19 found dead near Lampedusa | AP News 

2 dead, 5 injured as avalanche sweeps down Italian mountain | AP News 

 

Kenya 

Kenya - Severe weather and floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 2 April 2026) - Kenya | ReliefWeb 

'How do I survive?' Drought plagues Kenya's Turkana amid surplus elsewhere | Drought News | Al Jazeera 

 

Liberia 

Liberia - Severe weather (IFRC, LMS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 March 2026) - Liberia | ReliefWeb  

 

Malawi 

Malawi - Floods, update (DG ECHO, Government of Malawi, DoDMA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 March 2026) - Malawi | ReliefWeb  

 

Mozambique 

Mozambique - Severe weather and floods, update (INGD, INAM, NOAA Southern Africa) (ECHO Daily Flash of 31 March 2026) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb 

 

Oman 

Oman - Severe weather and floods, update (MET Oman, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 March 2026) - Oman | ReliefWeb  

 

Pakistan 

Pakistan - Severe weather, update (DG ECHO, PDMA, local media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 March 2026) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb 

 

Papua New Guinea 

Papua New Guinea - Landslide (UN OCHA, media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 March 2026) - Papua New Guinea | ReliefWeb  

 

Peru 

Peru - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 March 2026) - Peru | ReliefWeb  

 

Somalia 

Somalia - Political tensions and armed conflict (DG ECHO, UN, INGOs) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 March 2026) - Somalia | ReliefWeb  

 

Tanzania 

Tanzania - Landslide, update (Meteo Tanzania, NOAA - CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 March 2026) - United Republic of Tanzania | ReliefWeb  

 

Turkey 

Migrant boat capsizes in the Aegean Sea, 19 dead | AP News 

 

USA 

Two killed when Air Canada jet hits fire truck at NYC's LaGuardia Airport | Aviation News | Al Jazeera 

Cedar Canyon Fire burns 251 ha (620 acres) near Hitchcock, Oklahoma, injures 5 - The Watchers 

 

Venezuela 

Yellow Fever in Venezuela - Level 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions - Travel Health Notices | Travelers' Health | CDC 

 

Vietnam 

Viet Nam - Severe weather (NOAA-CPC, ADINet) (ECHO Daily Flash of 1 April 2026) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb  

Vietnam - Severe weather (ADINet, NCHMF, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 March 2026) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb 

 

Yemen 

Yemen - Severe weather and floods (DG ECHO, UN, INGOs, Red Cross) (ECHO Daily Flash of 31 March 2026) - Yemen | ReliefWeb  

 

Other items of interest  

Global 

Encouraging progress in inclusive health policies for refugees and migrants 

African Road Safety Charter comes into force 

Types of data requested to inform May 2026 COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition deliberations 

Towards responsible AI for mental health and well-being: experts chart a way forward 

 

Regional 

New ECDC guide helps Europe turn lessons learned from public health emergencies into strengthened preparedness and response 

 

Country 

UNICEF Chief calls for urgent global support as children in Somalia face worsening malnutrition 

A Kenya school takes care of teen mothers and their children | AP News 

 

Recent Papers of Note 

 

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13th - 19th March 2026

 

Country Hazards

Austria

Four dead after scaffolding collapses at Vienna building site | Reuters

 

Ecuador

Ecuador - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (SNGR, INAMHI) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 March 2026) - Ecuador | ReliefWeb

 

Ethiopia

Ethiopia - Landslides, update (Ethiopian Meteorology Institute, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 March 2026) - Ethiopia | ReliefWeb

 

India

Fire at India hospital intensive care unit kills 10 people | News | Al Jazeera

India - Landslide and severe weather (IMD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 March 2026) - India | ReliefWeb

India - Severe weather (media, IMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 March 2026) - India | ReliefWeb

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Floods (BMKG, ADINet) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 March 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

 

Japan

2 boats capsize off US air base construction site on Okinawa, 2 dead | AP News

 

Kenya

Kenya - Floods, update (Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Kenya Met, DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 March 2026) - Kenya | ReliefWeb

Kenya: Building demolition work goes wrong, killing several

 

Mozambique

Mozambique - Severe weather and floods (DG ECHO, NOAA-CPC, INGD/National Institute for Disaster Management in Mozambique, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 March 2026) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

 

Nigeria

Nigeria - suicide-bomb attacks in Maiduguri, Borno State (DG ECHO, UN-OCHA, UNHCR, Cadre Harmonisé, IPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 March 2026) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb

 

Pakistan

Pakistan - Severe weather, update (DG ECHO, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 March 2026) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

 

Peru

Peru - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (NOAA-CPC, UN OCHA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 March 2026) - Peru | ReliefWeb

 

Philippines

Philippines - Volcanic eruption (PHIVOLCS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 March 2026) - Philippines | ReliefWeb

 

Switzerland

Engelberg ski gondola crashes down mountain, killing one at Swiss resort - BBC News

 

Syria

Syria - Severe weather and floods - DREF replenishment (DG ECHO, WMO, Meteo SY, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 March 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

 

UK

Notified cases of invasive meningococcal disease - GOV.UK

 

USA

From tornadoes to blizzards, severe weather batters parts of the US - BBC News

Dust storm triggers multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 287 in northern Texas - The Watchers

 

Other items of interest

Global

WFP projects food insecurity could reach record levels as a result of Middle East escalation | World Food Programme

Levels and trends in child mortality - UNICEF DATA

World Happiness Report 2026 | The World Happiness Report

WHO Information Notice for IVD Users 2026/01

Flames of change: Children and youth at the forefront of tackling urban heat | UNDRR

 

Country

USA: The resurgence of measles is a sign of what's coming | PreventionWeb

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

The Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin will be on hiatus next week, returning 2nd April.

 

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6th - 12th March 2026 

Country Hazards

Australia

Australia - Floods, update | Echo Daily Flash

 

Benin

Benin - Attack on a Military Position in Kofounon and Potential Incident at Pendjari Lodge (DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 March 2026) - Benin | ReliefWeb

 

Cameroon

Cameroon's 'silent food insecurity crisis' deepens as millions struggle to find food | IFRC

 

Colombia

Colombia - Floods and landslides, update (DG ECHO, WFP, UNGRD, UN OCHA, IDEAM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 6 March 2026) - Colombia | ReliefWeb

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Landslide | Echo Daily Flash

 

Ecuador

Ecuador - Severe weather, update | Echo Daily Flash

 

Ethiopia

At least 50 people killed after landslides sweep Ethiopia | AP News

 

Gabon

Gabon - Severe weather | Echo Daily Flash

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Severe weather, floods and landslides | Echo Daily Flash

 

Iran

'Toxic rain' warning from oil depot strikes amid ongoing Middle East war | UN News

 

Kenya

Kenya - Floods (media, Kenya Met Department, NOAA - CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 March 2026) - Kenya | ReliefWeb

 

Nigeria

Nigeria: Millions of children face malnutrition amid ongoing conflict in the country's northeast - Nigeria | ReliefWeb

 

Switzerland

Fire on a bus in Switzerland kills 6 people | AP News

 

USA

USA - Severe weather and floods (media, NOAA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 March 2026) - United States of America | ReliefWeb

8 dead in Michigan and Oklahoma as over 25 tornadoes hit central United States - The Watchers

 

Vanuatu

Vanuatu - Volcanic activity, update | Echo Daily Flash

 

Other items of interest

Global

Conflict deepens health crisis across Middle East, WHO says

WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis

WHO launches first-ever implementation handbook to accelerate country action on hepatitis elimination

WHO releases new target product profiles for urgently needed antibiotics

World disasters report 2026 | PreventionWeb

 

Country

Brazil: Malaria treatment for children launched

Sierra Leone surpasses HPV vaccination campaign targets, closes gap on cervical cancer elimination | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

Singapore sets global first by reaching WHO's highest classification for medical device regulation

U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2025 | PreventionWeb

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

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27th February - 5th March 2026

 

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Pakistan - Conflict | Echo Daily Flash

 

Bolivia

Bolivian military plane carrying banknotes crashes near capital, killing 20 | Aviation News | Al Jazeera

 

Brazil

Brazil - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update | Echo Daily Flash

 

Canada

Canada - Snow avalanches | Echo Daily Flash

 

Central African Republic

Central African Republic - Fires | Echo Daily Flash

 

Cuba

Major blackout hits Cuba's western region as oil crisis continues | AP News

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

More than 200 killed in landslide at DRC coltan mine | Mining News | Al Jazeera

 

Dominican Republic

Bus accident in the Dominican Republic kills 2 Canadian tourists | AP News

 

Ecuador

Ecuador - Severe weather | Echo Daily Flash

 

Germany

Man, 82, crushed to death in car at Munich scrapyard - BBC News

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Lahar, update and severe weather | Echo Daily Flash

 

Italy

Milan tram derails and slams into a building, killing two people | AP News

 

Kenya

Kenyan lawmaker among 6 dead in helicopter crash | AP News

 

Peru

Peru - Severe weather | Echo Daily Flash

 

South Africa

South African building collapse death toll rises to nine | AP News

 

South Sudan

South Sudan - Increase of violence against civilians | Echo Daily Flash

 

Spain

Spain reports a 'swine flu' case in Catalonia

 

USA

3 injured after plane strikes two homes in Phoenix and ends up in backyard | AP News

What to know about a student's death from carbon monoxide poisoning | AP News

 

 

Other items of interest

Global

WHO releases updated Health Inequality Data Repository and Health Equity Assessment Toolkit

WHO calls for a global shift to environmentally friendly, less invasive and affordable oral health care

New WHO guidance on novel snakebite treatments published

Statement of the Forty-fourth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee

 

Regional

Recommendations for influenza vaccine composition for the 2026-2027 northern hemisphere season

 

Country

Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy

Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

Waste in Gaza | Reuters

Pockets of unvaccinated communities are driving measles outbreaks in California | AP News

Zimbabwean child waste-pickers work 'hazardous' jobs to help their families | Child Rights News | Al Jazeera

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

 

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20th - 26th February 2026

 

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

Afghanistan - Humanitarian Crisis | Echo Daily Flash

 

Austria

Austria - Snow avalanches | Echo Daily Flash

 

Brazil

Brazil - Severe Weather, floods and landslides, update | Echo Daily Flash

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods | Echo Daily Flash

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods | Echo Daily Flash

 

Haiti

Haiti - Internal displacement situation amid increasing insecurity | Echo Daily Flash

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Severe weather and floods | Echo Daily Flash

 

Italy

Italy - Snow avalanches | Echo Daily Flash

 

Malaysia

Malaysia - Floods | Echo Daily Flash

 

Mexico

Mexico - Escalating Violence | Echo Daily Flash

 

Mongolia

Mongolia - Severe weather | Echo Daily Flash

 

Nepal

Bus plunges off a Nepal highway, killing 19 and injuring 25 | AP News

 

Pakistan

Pakistan: IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis (December 2025 - September 2026) Published on 18 February 2026 - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

 

Peru

Peru - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update | Echo Daily Flash

 

Philippines

Philippines - Landslides | Echo Daily Flash

 

Russia

A tour bus plunges into Russia's frozen Lake Baikal, killing 8 | AP News

 

Somalia

Somalia: Number of people going hungry nearly doubles in a year | UN News

 

USA

USA - Severe weather | Echo Daily Flash

Massachusetts house explosion injures at least 2 people | AP News

Grass fire injures five, forces evacuations and Interstate 25 closure in Thornton, Colorado - The Watchers

 

Uzbekistan

Uzbek Authorities Investigate Mass Food Poisoning at Some Kindergartens - The Times Of Central Asia

 

Other items of interest

Global

UNHCR WASH manual - Practical guidance for refugee settings | UNHCR

Avalanches in Europe and the US: Have there been more this winter? - BBC News

UN drug alert stops shipment that could have made 1.6 billion lethal fentanyl doses | UN News

Organized crime and poor regulation to blame for toxic pollution threat | UN News

 

Regional

ECDC proposes new EU Reference Laboratories to strengthen Europe's preparedness against infectious diseases

 

Country

South Sudan: Funding gaps threaten nearly 2 million displaced people | UN News

About one-third of children in Asia lack access to safe drinking water despite global goal | Save the Children International

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

 

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13th - 19th February 2026

 

Regional Hazards

Madagascar, Mozambique

Madagascar, Mozambique - Tropical cyclone GEZANI, update (GDACS, Meteo France La Reunion, DG ECHO, INGD, Copernicus EMSR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 February 2026) - Madagascar | ReliefWeb

 

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

Afghanistan - Landslide (media, AMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 February 2026) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb

 

Brazil

Six people killed, 46 injured in Brazil highway bus crash | News | Al Jazeera

 

Bolivia

Bolivia reports 3 deaths from Chikungunya fever amid red alert

 

Cameroon

Cameroon - Violence against civilians by Non-State Armed Groups (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 February 2026) - Cameroon | ReliefWeb

 

Cambodia

First human case of HPAI (H5N1) in 2026 reported in Cambodia in a 30-year-old male with poultry exposure in Kampot Province - BEACON

 

Central African Republic

Central African Republic - Severe Weather (NOAA-CPC, UN OCHA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 February 2026) - Central African Republic | ReliefWeb

 

China

A fireworks shop explosion in China kills 12 people | AP News

 

France

Storm Nils leaves 3 dead, record flooding and widespread outages in France - The Watchers

 

Hungary

Fire in Budapest suburb kills at least 3 and injures 22 | AP News

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Severe weather, floods and landslides (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 February 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

 

Italy

Off-trail avalanche claims lives of 2 skiers on Mont Blanc | AP News

 

Mexico

Mexico measles cases near 3,000 in 2026 to date

 

Morocco

Morocco - Floods, update (IFRC, Maroco Meteo, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 February 2026) - Morocco | ReliefWeb

 

New Zealand

Emergency services at scene of reported chemical leak at Alliance Group's Levin plant | RNZ News

 

Nigeria

At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reports | Mining News | Al Jazeera

 

Pakistan

Gas explosion kills 16 in Pakistan's Karachi, collapsing building | News | Al Jazeera

 

South Africa

5 miners are trapped deep underground after a mudslide at a South African diamond mine | AP News

Bus crash in South Africa leaves 4 dead, 31 hurt as rescue efforts continue | AP News

 

Spain

Five young people die in Spain apartment block fire - BBC News

 

Switzerland

Train derails in Switzerland, injuring five amid avalanches in the Alps | Environment News | Al Jazeera

 

United Kingdom

North London measles outbreak hits several schools with at least 34 children infected - BBC News

 

USA

USA - Snow avalanche, update (media, NOAA WPC, Sierra Avalanche Center)(ECHO Daily Flash)

Four dead and 29 injured in brownout-related pileup on I-25 near Pueblo, Colorado - The Watchers

 

Other items of interest

Global

ICD-11 2026 Release

WHO prequalifies an additional novel oral polio vaccine, strengthening global outbreak response

Next-generation influenza vaccines could save millions of lives, finds WHO

Conflict and instability make pregnancy more dangerous

Mpox: recombinant virus with genomic elements of clades Ib and IIb - Global situation

Canada: Health officials issue travel advisory for 5 countries due to chikungunya

 

Regional

Antimicrobial resistance in foodborne bacteria remains a public health concern in Europe

Strengthening resilience to climate change: Recommendations for an effective EU adaptation policy framework | PreventionWeb

 

Country

Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau

Jakarta: Indonesia capital faces 'filthy' trash crisis - RTL Today

WHO validates elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya

Malawi vaccinates 1.3 million children in response to polio outbreak | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

Floods during the 2025-26 rainy season leave 223 dead and 860 000 affected across Mozambique - The Watchers

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

 

 

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6th - 12th February 2026 

 

Regional Hazards 

Italy & France 

Italy, France - Snow avalanches (media, Meteo France, Meteo AM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 February 2026) - France | ReliefWeb  

 

Southern Africa 

Southern Africa: Families and children at risk of waterborne diseases as heavy downpours cause worst flooding in decades - Mozambique | ReliefWeb 

 

Country Hazards 

Bangladesh 

Nipah virus infection - Bangladesh 

 

Brazil 

Brazil - Landslides and floods (CatNat, media, INMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 February 2026) - Brazil | ReliefWeb 

 

Cameroon 

Cameroun - Wildfires (DG ECHO, OCHA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 February 2026) - Cameroon | ReliefWeb  

 

Cape Verde 

UK officials report on Shigella sonnei cases linked to travel to Cape Verde, Advise travelers 

 

Colombia 

Colombia - Floods, update (UNGRD, media, Copernicus EMSR, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 February 2026) - Colombia | ReliefWeb 

 

Democratic Republic of Congo 

DRC: More than 2,300 cases of cholera, including 33 deaths, recorded in one month in South Kivu 

 

Ethiopia 

Ethiopia - Sudanese asylum seekers fleeing to Ethiopia (DG ECHO, media, DG ECHO Partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 February 2026) - Ethiopia | ReliefWeb  

 

France 

France - Floods (media, Meteo France, Copernicus EMS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 February 2026) - France | ReliefWeb  

 

Greece 

Greece - Severe weather and flood (HNMS, media)(ECHO Daily Flash) 

 

India 

Explosion in illegal coal mine kills at least 18 workers in India | AP News 

 

Indonesia 

Indonesia - Landslide (BMKG, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 February 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb  

 

Italy 

Record 13 on backcountry outings died in Italian mountains | AP News 

 

Lebanon 

Lebanon: Fifteen killed in latest building collapse - BBC News 

 

Libya 

53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast | UN News 

 

Madagascar 

Madagascar - Tropical cyclone GEZANI, update (GDACS, BNGRC, MeteoMadagascar) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 February 2026) - Madagascar | ReliefWeb  

 

Morocco 

Morocco - Floods and landslides (media, Maroco Meteo, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 February 2026) - Morocco | ReliefWeb  

 

Nigeria 

Road accident in Nigeria kills at least 30 people | AP News 

 

Peru 

Peru - Landslide (SENHAMI, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 6 February 2026) - Peru | ReliefWeb  

 

Philippines 

Philippines - Tropical depression PENHA, update (NDRRMC, PAGASA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 February 2026) - Philippines | ReliefWeb  

 

Sudan 

Sudan boat tragedy: At least 21 die after boat sinks on River Nile - BBC News 

Sudan - Ongoing hostilities and attacks on civilians in Kordofan (DG ECHO, IOM, UN OCHA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 February 2026) - Sudan | ReliefWeb 

In Sudan, sick and starving children 'wasting away' | UN News 

 

Syria 

Syria - Floods (NOAA-CPC, media, DG ECHO Partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 February 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb  

 

USA 

Community college bus crash in rural Iowa kills 1, injures 32 | AP News 

New York City extreme cold weather leaves 18 dead, Mamdani says - BBC News 

 

Other items of interest  

Global 

Call for submissions: Technologies in enhancing disaster resilience | UNDRR 

Global Climate Highlights 2025 report | PreventionWeb  

Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM 

WHO's Executive Board reviews progress on Immunization Agenda 2030 

 

Regional 

Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain | UN News  

 

Country 

Nitazenes: Inquests show how deadly synthetic drugs spread - BBC News 

Tsunami awareness through music in Timor-Leste | UNDRR 

From shelter to strength: How disaster refuges protect lives in Palau | UN News 

Welcome to the 'agrihood' - the neighbourhood of the future? | UN News 

Human mobility in the context of climate change in Madagascar: final report | PreventionWeb 

 

Recent Papers of Note 

  • Shenghua Zhou, et al Devising wireless flood-sensing networks for critical infrastructure facilities, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 135, 2026, 106026, ISSN 2212-4209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106026. 
  • Jessie Ruth Schleypen et al. Compound dry-and-hot extremes exacerbate income inequality and poverty in Europe, Global Environmental Change, Volume 97, 2026, 103106, ISSN 0959-3780, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2025.103106.  

 

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30th January - 5th February 2026 

 

Regional Hazards 

Portugal & Spain 

One man killed, girl missing as Storm Leonardo hits Portugal and Spain | Climate News | Al Jazeera 

 

Country Hazards 

Brazil 

Brazil - Severe weather (media, INMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 2 February 2026) - Brazil | ReliefWeb  

Bus crashes in Brazil's Alagoas state, killing at least 16 people | Transport News | Al Jazeera 

 

 Colombia 

Colombia - Severe weather and floods (NOAA CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 February 2026) - Colombia | ReliefWeb 

Colombian lawmaker among 15 killed in plane crash near Venezuela | Aviation News | Al Jazeera 

 

Democratic Republic of Congo 

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Landslide (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 2 February 2026) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb  

 

Greece 

At least 15 dead after collision between migrant speedboat, Greek coast guard boat | AP News 

 

India 

India's snakebite crisis is killing tens of thousands every year - BBC News 

 

Iran 

Iran gas explosions kill five people, officials say - BBC News 

 

Italy 

Italy - Snow avalanches (media, MeteoAM, CP FVG)(ECHO Daily Flash)  

 

Japan 

Japan - Severe weather, update (media, JMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 4 February 2026) - Japan | ReliefWeb 

 

Kenya 

Driest short rains season since 1981 push over 2 million people into crisis-level food insecurity in Kenya - The Watchers  

 

Lithuania 

Lithuania - Severe weather (media, Meteo Lithuania) (ECHO Daily Flash of 4 February 2026) - Lithuania | ReliefWeb  

 

Madagascar 

Madagascar, Reunion - Tropical cyclone FYTIA, update (GDACS, Meteo France La Reunion, BNGRC, Copernicus EMSR863) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 February 2026) - Madagascar | ReliefWeb  

 

Morocco 

Morocco - Severe weather and floods, update (media, Maroco Meteo, NOAA CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 February 2026) - Morocco | ReliefWeb 

 

Nigeria 

Nigeria - Attacks on civilians in Katsina and Kwara State (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 February 2026) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb 

 

Portugal 

Portugal - Severe weather (IPMA, media, Copernicus EMSR864) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 February 2026) - Portugal | ReliefWeb  

 

South Sudan 

Famine spreads to more towns in Sudan's Darfur region, hunger experts warn as war rages on | AP News 

 

USA 

USA - Severe weather (FEMA, media, NOAA WPC)(ECHO Daily Flash) 

Dense fog triggers 59-vehicle pile-up on Highway 99, closing both directions for six hours, California - The Watchers 

 

Other items of interest  

Global 

Six years after COVID-19's global alarm: Is the world better prepared for the next pandemic? 

Global health systems 'at risk' as funding cuts bite, warns WHO | UN News 

Joint statement on the renewed Quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation on One Health until 2030 

Global regulatory authorities reaffirm labelling as a high-impact tool to combat antimicrobial resistance 

New customs classification for vaccines to strengthen emergency preparedness 

Communities unite to address stigma and discrimination affecting people with neglected tropical diseases 

Guinea Worm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025 - The Carter Center 

Testing the system: regional simulation exercises advance global health security 

WHO launches 2026 appeal to help millions of people in health emergencies and crisis settings 

Preventive cholera vaccination resumes as global supply reaches critical milestone 

 

Country 

Winter Olympics and Paralympics 2026: How to protect your own and your family's health at the Games 

Spain launches probe as expired vaccines given to 253 children | Health News | Al Jazeera 

South Sudan: 'All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present' | UN News 

Mozambique floods: 'Worst in living memory' say those rescued from rising waters - BBC News 

 

Recent Papers of Note 

 

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23rd January  - 29th January 2026

 

Regional Hazards

Portugal & Spain

Portugal, Spain - Severe weather, update (CENEM, AEMET, IPMA, Copernicus EMSR, media)(ECHO Daily Flash)

 

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

Afghanistan - Severe weather (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 January 2026) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb

 

Algeria

Algeria - Severe weather and floods (IFRC, media, CatNat, Météo Algérie) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 January 2026) - Algeria | ReliefWeb

 

Australia

Victoria sets new all-time temperature record of 48.9C (120F) amid severe heatwave, Australia - The Watchers

 

China

China - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 January 2026) - China | ReliefWeb

 

Colombia

Colombia reports 10 yellow fever deaths this year

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Landslide, update (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 January 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

 

Greece

Greece - Severe weather and floods (IFRC, media, HNMS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 January 2026) - Greece | ReliefWeb

 

Haiti

Haiti - Civilians are caught in spiral of violence (CPD, local media, IOM, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), BINUH, DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 January 2026) - Haiti | ReliefWeb

 

India

Press Information Bureau: Only Two Nipah Virus Disease Cases Reported in West Bengal Since Last December: NCDC

 

Japan

Japan - Severe weather (JMA, media)(ECHO Daily Flash)

 

Mozambique

Mozambique - Severe weather and floods, update (INGD, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 January 2026) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

 

Nigeria

Nigeria - Demolition causing displacement, Lagos (UNICEF, IOM, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 January 2026) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb

 

Oman

Three French tourists drown after boat capsizes in Oman | Tourism News | Al Jazeera

 

Pakistan

Pakistan - Severe weather and snow avalanche (media, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 January 2026) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

 

Philipines

Ferry carrying over 350 people sinks in Philippines, killing at least 18 | Aviation News | Al Jazeera

 

Somalia

Somalia - 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (UN) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 January 2026) - Somalia | ReliefWeb

 

South Sudan

Gold mine collapse in South Sudan kills 13, injures 6 | Africanews

South Sudan - Deteriorating situation in Jonglei State and beyond (UN OCHA, ICRC, MSF, DG ECHO Partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 January 2026) - South Sudan | ReliefWeb

 

Syria

Northeast Syria (NES) - Hostilities and Displacement (DG ECHO, DG ECHO Partners, UN OCHA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 January 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

Syria - Severe weather (DG ECHO, UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 January 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

 

UK

United Kingdom - Severe weather (UK MET Office, media)(ECHO Daily Flash)

 

USA

Over 100 fatalities confirmed after major January 2026 U.S. winter storm - The Watchers

 

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe - Severe weather and floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 January 2026) - Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb

 

Other items of interest

Global

State of systems for drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene: global update 2025

From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children | UN News

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States

Precautionary global recall of infant nutrition products following detection of Bacillus cereus toxin

New WHO Collaborating Centre established to support work on food safety and healthy diet

Policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments: WHO guideline

Countries progress negotiations in support of WHO Pandemic Agreement

2026 Climate and catastrophe insight | PreventionWeb

Adaptation Insights - Pathways to scale investments in Nature-based Solutions for climate adaptation | PreventionWeb

 

Regional

Lifting of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) - Africa CDC

Clade II Monkeypox in Ghana and Liberia - Level 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions - Travel Health Notices | Travelers' Health | CDC

Detection of avian flu antibodies in Dutch dairy cow: ECDC risk assessment remains unchanged

14th meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC)

Assessment of EU and member states adaptation investment needs study on the macro-economic impacts of the climate transition | PreventionWeb

 

Country

Marburg virus disease- Ethiopia

From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought | UN News

Sudan - Return movements (DG ECHO, IOM-DTM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 January 2026) - Sudan | ReliefWeb

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

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16th January  - 22th January 2026

 

Regional Hazards

Mozambique, South Africa & Zimbabwe

Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe - Severe weather and floods, update (INGD, Copernicus EMSR, NOAA Southern Africa, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 January 2026) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

 

Switzerland & Austria

Austria and Switzerland - Snow avalanches (media, ORF Meteo, Avalanche Salzburg, Meteo Swiss)(ECHO Daily Flash)

 

Country Hazards

Australia

Australia - Severe weather and floods, update (media, Australian BOM)(ECHO Daily Flash)

Surfer injured in fourth shark attack in Australian state in 48 hours - BBC News

 

Bangladesh

Fire at Cox's Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh displaced thousands of Rohingya | AP News

 

Cameroon

Cameroon - Killings of civilians (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2026) - Cameroon | ReliefWeb

 

Chile

Chile - Wildfire (DG ECHO, CONAF IFRC, SENAPRED) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 January 2026) - Chile | ReliefWeb

 

China

Chinese steel factory officials detained after deadly explosion | AP News

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Floods (ADINet, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 January 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

 

Japan

Rescuers spot wreckage possibly from a helicopter that went missing near a volcano in Japan | AP News

 

Malawi

Malawi - Weather-related disasters (DG ECHO, Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), Malawi Red Cross, Health Cluster) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2026) - Malawi | ReliefWeb

 

Mozambique

Mozambique - Severe weather and floods, update (INGD, Copernicus EMSR, UN OCHA, DG ECHO, NOAA Southern Africa) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 January 2026) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

 

New Zealand

Record-breaking rainfall leaves dead and missing in New Zealand - The Watchers

 

Pakistan

Death toll in Pakistan shopping centre fire rises to at least 60 | Construction News | Al Jazeera

Pakistan - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 January 2026) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

 

Peru

Peru - Landslide (media, SENHAMI, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2026) - Peru | ReliefWeb

 

Philipines

Philippines - Tropical storm NOKAEN, update (NDRRMC, GDACS, JTWC, PAGASA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 January 2026) - Philippines | ReliefWeb

 

Russia

State of Emergency declared for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky after extreme snow kills 2, Russia - The Watchers

 

South Africa

South Africa - Severe weather and floods, update (IFRC, SAWS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 January 2026) - South Africa | ReliefWeb

South African authorities revise death toll in school bus crash to 12 as driver is arrested | AP News

 

South Korea

Fire forces dozens to flee shanty town in Guryong village in Seoul | AP News

 

Spain

Spanish train collision death toll rises to at least 40 | AP News

Barcelona rail crash kills 1 days after deadly train wreck in Spain's south | Transport News | Al Jazeera

 

Syria

North-West Syria - Flooding in Displacement Camps (DG ECHO, DG ECHO Partners, UN OCHA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 January 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

Northeast Syria - Hostilities and Displacement (DG ECHO, DG ECHO Partners, UN OCHA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 January 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

 

Tunisia

Tunisia - Floods, update (IFRC, Meteo Tunisia) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 January 2026) - Tunisia | ReliefWeb

 

USA

Deadly fungus spreads across southern state as health officials warn residents | Fox News

 

Other items of interest

Global

World enters 'era of global water bankruptcy' in post-crisis reality | PreventionWeb

WHO's response to the global mpox outbreak

Oropouche virus research and development roadmap

Insurance and reinsurance under climate stress: managing systemic risk in global supply chains | PreventionWeb

Message for World Leprosy Day 2026

 

Regional

Public health considerations on the use of doxycycline for post-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial sexually transmitted infections in the EU/EEA

 

Country

Senegal transforms the childbirth experience through WHO'recommended care models | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

Haiti explained: why the crisis is deepening ' and what comes next | UN News

Over a million in northeastern Nigeria face loss of emergency food aid | AP News

WHO Egypt launches a new national training-of-trainers programme on mass casualty management

Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security - GOV.UK

Turkiye: Analyzing submerged fault structures to predict earthquakes | PreventionWeb

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

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9th January  - 15th January 2026

 

Regional Hazards

UK, France & Germany

United Kingdom, France - Severe weather, update (media, UK MET Office, Meteo France)(ECHO Daily Flash)

United Kingdom, France, Germany - Severe weather (National Media, UK Met Office, Meteo France, DWD) (ECHO Daily Flash)

 

Country Hazards

Albania

Albania - Floods and landslides (Copernicus EMSR, IFRC, IGEO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 January 2026) - Albania | ReliefWeb

 

Argentina

Argentina - Severe weather (media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 January 2026) - Argentina | ReliefWeb

Argentina - Wildfires, update (JRC GWIS, IFRC, media, Government of Chubut province) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 January 2026) - Argentina | ReliefWeb

 

Australia

Tropical Cyclone Koji brings severe flooding across north and central Queensland, Australia - The Watchers

 

Austria

Austria - Snow avalanches (CatNat, media, Lawinen, GeoSphere Austria) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2026) - Austria | ReliefWeb

 

Brazil

Brazil - Severe weather (media, INMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 January 2026) - Brazil | ReliefWeb

 

Chile

Chile - Wildfires, update (IFRC, CONAF, JRC GWIS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2026) - Chile | ReliefWeb

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Landslide (media, Meteo DRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 January 2026) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb

 

France

Deadly avalanches strike the French Alps, leaving six dead in Savoie resorts - The Watchers

 

Haiti

Haiti - Forced displacement and escalating insecurity put pressure on already fragile health system (DG ECHO, IOM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 January 2026) - Haiti | ReliefWeb

Haiti - Intensification of clashes in Bel Air (Port-au-Prince) affecting medical services and civilians (Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 January 2026) - Haiti | ReliefWeb

 

Kenya

Video: Hundreds of thousands in northern Kenya face catastrophic drought | Drought | Al Jazeera

 

Malaysia

Malaysia - Floods, update (ADINet, IFRC, MET Malaysia) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 January 2026) - Malaysia | ReliefWeb

 

Mali

Dozens of people killed in boat accident in Niger River town of Diré in Mali | AP News

 

Mozambique

Mozambique - Severe weather and floods, update (INGD, INAM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 January 2026) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

 

Philipines

Death toll in Philippines landfill collapse hits 4, dozens still trapped | News | Al Jazeera

Philippines - Volcanic eruption, update (PHIVOLCS, NDRRMC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 January 2026) - Philippines | ReliefWeb

 

South Africa

South Africa - Floods (Weather South Africa, NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2026) - South Africa | ReliefWeb

South Africa - Wildfires (DG ECHO, MODIS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 January 2026) - South Africa | ReliefWeb

Hazmat response underway after suspected nitric acid release in Montague Gardens, Cape Town - The Watchers

 

Syria

Syria - Stabilisation of the situation and Recovery in Aleppo City (OCHA, UNDP, IOM, DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 January 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

 

Tanzania

Tanzania - Floods (IFRC, TMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 January 2026) - United Republic of Tanzania | ReliefWeb

 

Thailand

Construction crane causes derailment in Thailand, killing 32 | AP News

Crane collapse kills 2 day after train derailment in Thailand | AP News

 

USA

USA - Snow avalanches (Nortwest Avalanche Center, media, NOAA WPC)(ECHO Daily Flash)

 

Zambia

Zambia - Floods (IFRC, Disaster Charter, ZMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 January 2026) - Zambia | ReliefWeb

 

Other items of interest

Global

Updated WHO manuals released to help countries strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and response

Cheaper drinks will see a rise in noncommunicable diseases and injuries

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA): Infectious Diseases at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Games in Toronto

BMJ: Resolutions: The Climate Emergency

11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns | UN News

At the heart of change: Spotlight Initiative highlights breakthroughs in tackling gender-based violence | UN News

'Beyond GDP' economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability | UN News

 

Country

Sudan: 1000 days of war deepen the world's worst health and humanitarian crisis

Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns | UN News

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

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19th December 2025 - 8th January 2026

 

Global Hazards

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus - Global update

 

Regional Hazards

Europe

Europe - Severe weather ( CatNat, Copernicus EMSR, ECMWF, media)

 

Nordic Countries

Three killed in Sweden as Storm Johannes sweeps across Nordic countries - The Watchers

 

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

Afghanistan - Severe weather and flash floods (IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 January 2026) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb

At least 17 dead as heavy rains trigger flash floods in Afghanistan | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

 

Australia

Australia - Bushfires, update (Emergency WA, JRC GWIS, media)

 

Canada

One dead after avalanche near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia - The Watchers

 

Chile

Chile - Wildfire (SENAPRED, media, JRC GWIS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 December 2025) - Chile | ReliefWeb

 

Colombia

Colombia - Conflict and confinement (media, Colombia's Ombudsman) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 December 2025) - Colombia | ReliefWeb

 

Ethiopia

Truck crash in Ethiopia kills 22 people, dozens hurt | Migration News | Al Jazeera

 

France

France - Severe weather and floods (media, Meteo France)

 

Guatemala

At least 15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala as bus plunges into ravine | Transport News | Al Jazeera

 

The Gambia

At least seven dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off The Gambia | Migration News | Al Jazeera

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Severe weather and flash floods (BNPB, ADINet, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 January 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Indonesia - Floods (ADINet, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 January 2026) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Fire at Indonesia retirement home kills 16 people | News | Al Jazeera

 

Iran

Iran - Severe Weather Updates (UNOCHA, IRCS, Local Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 December 2025) - Iran (Islamic Republic of) | ReliefWeb

 

Japan

Japan - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS PAGER, FDMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 January 2026) - Japan | ReliefWeb

Flames and smoke billow from burning vehicles after deadly pileup on expressway in Japan | AP News

 

Mexico

Train derails in southern Mexico, killing 13 and injuring dozens | Transport News | Al Jazeera

Two people killed in magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Mexico - BBC News

 

Mozambique

Crisis (IPC Phase 3) persists amid escalating conflict in northern Mozambique | FEWS NET

 

Nigeria

Nigeria - Attack on civilians in the Northwest (DG ECHO, UNHCR, IPC, Cadre Harmonisé, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 January 2026) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb

Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing | AP News

 

Palestine

Powerful winter storm floods Gaza, leaving 17 dead and destroying over 42 000 tents - The Watchers

 

Peru

Train crash near Peru's Machu Picchu kills driver, injures dozens | News | Al Jazeera

 

Philipines

Evacuations underway after Mayon volcano's dome collapse and pyroclastic flows, Philippines - The Watchers

 

Somalia

Somalia - Drought emergency, update (UN OCHA, IOM, FEWS Net) (ECHO Daily Flash of 6 January 2026) - Somalia | ReliefWeb

 

South Africa

South Africa - Severe weather (CatNat, media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 January 2026) - South Africa | ReliefWeb

Building collapse in South Africa kills three people | AP News

 

Spain

Three killed by floods and landslides in Andalusia, Spain - The Watchers

 

Switzerland

About 40 killed, 115 injured in Swiss ski resort blaze: What we know | Police News | Al Jazeera

 

Syria

Syria - Escalation of Violence (UN OCHA, DG ECHO Partners, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 January 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

Syria - Severe weather (UN OCHA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 January 2026) - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

 

Tanzania

Rescue helicopter crashes, killing five on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro | Transport News | Al Jazeera

 

UAE

United Arab Emirates - Severe weather (media, National Center of Meteorology)

 

USA

USA - Floods and landslides (media, NOAA WPC)

USA - Severe weather, update (FEMA, NOAA, media)

At least 5 dead after Mexican Navy plane crashes in Galveston amid foggy conditions - The Watchers

Avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada kills snowmobiler | California | The Guardian

 

Other items of interest

Global

WHO: Stronger together - milestones that mattered in 2025   

WHO research shows COVID vaccines still crucial in preventing severe illness | UN News

WHO Rapid Risk Assessment - Chikungunya virus disease, Global v.1

Nestlé recalls several SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula as a precaution because of the possible presence of cereulide (toxin) | Food Standards Agency

FEWS NET - Global Weather Hazards (1-7 January 2026)

Nasal spray recall due to microbial contamination

 

Regional

Pertussis: What to know about the whooping cough, including symptoms, treatments and DTap/Tdap vaccination options | CNN

 

Country

How Jamaica's Preparedness Delivers After a Devastating Hurricane

Spain to open climate shelter network ahead of next summer - BBC News

More than 1,600 killed in attacks on health centers in Sudan, WHO chief says | AP News

Taiwan reports first domestic case of Valley fever

Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Brazil - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

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13th - 18th December 2025  

 

Regional Hazards

Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi & Tanzania

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Great Lakes - Violence and displacement (DG ECHO Partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 December 2025) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb

 

Country Hazards

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Acute Malnutrition Situation for June - September 2025 and Projection for October 2025 - May 2026 | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

 

Bolivia

Bolivia - Floods, update (media, SENAMHI, Copernicus EMSR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 December 2025) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | ReliefWeb

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Schools told to keep children inside as polluted fog envelops Bosnian capital | AP News

 

Brazil

Brazil - Severe weather (CatNat, media, INMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 December 2025) - Brazil | ReliefWeb

Extratropical cyclone leaves 1 dead and over 2 million without power in eastern Brazil - The Watchers

 

Canada

Canada - Severe weather (CatNat, media, Meteorological Service of Canada) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 December 2025) - Canada | ReliefWeb

 

Chile

Chile - Forest fires (GWIS, IFRC, CONAF, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 December 2025) - Chile | ReliefWeb

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Acute Malnutrition Situation For July - December 2025 and Projection for January - June 2026 | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

 

India

Delhi air pollution: Toxic haze covers the capital - BBC News

 

Iran

Bus crash kills 13 and injures over a dozen on highway in central Iran | AP News

 

Malaysia

Malaysia - Floods, update (ADINet, MET Malaysia, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 December 2025) - Malaysia | ReliefWeb

 

Mexico

Small plane crashes in central Mexico, killing at least 7 people, official says | AP News

 

Morocco

9 migrants died in freezing temperatures in Morocco, rights groups say | AP News

Morocco - Floods, update (media, Direction de la Météorologie Nationale) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 December 2025) - Morocco | ReliefWeb

 

Mozambique

Mozambique - Continued violence and forced displacement (DG ECHO, IOM, INSO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 December 2025) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

 

New Zealand

Two Spanish nationals presumed dead on Aoraki/Mt Cook after equipment found | Stuff

 

Palestine

Palestine - Severe weather, floods and worsen humanitarian situation (media, IOM, UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 December 2025) - occupied Palestinian territory | ReliefWeb

 

South Africa

South African authorities recover bodies from Verulam temple rubble | AP News

 

USA

USA - Severe weather and floods, update ( FEMA, NOAA WPC, media)

First snowfall of the season causes fatal crashes and hundreds of accidents on Long Island, New York - The Watchers

 

Vietnam

Vietnam - Landslide (media, NCHMF, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 December 2025) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb

 

Other items of interest

Global

WHO highlights health risks and opportunities in the global waste crisis

Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - November/December 2025

The Role of Resilient Housing Reconstruction in Disaster Risk Management in Fragile, Conflict, and Violence-Affected Countries

WHO launches call for high-level experts to join the Science Council

Advancing international law to protect people in disasters (PPED) | UNDRR

UN sounds alarm over rising demands on water resources as scarcity increases | UN News

International Disaster Resilience Leaders Forum Incheon 2025 - Final Report | UNDRR

 

Regional

Artificial intelligence has potential to improve emergency and crisis management, but struggles to interpret complex situations - experts tell the European Commission - Research and innovation

Reducing risks together: Multi-hazards and multi-risks in the energy sector | PreventionWeb

Reducing risks together: Multi-hazards and multi-risks in the wetlands ecosystems sector | PreventionWeb

 

Country

How Jamaica's Preparedness Delivers After a Devastating Hurricane

Spain to open climate shelter network ahead of next summer - BBC News

More than 1,600 killed in attacks on health centers in Sudan, WHO chief says | AP News

Taiwan reports first domestic case of Valley fever

 

Recent Papers of Note

 

Best wishes for the season and for 2026 from the Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin team. The bulletin will now be sent on Thursdays. The next bulletin will be published on 8th January 2026.

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