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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
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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
Thailand
Thailand heat index soars to 'extremely dangerous' levels, 30 deaths reported - The Watchers
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah | UN News
United Arab Emirates
Record rainfall in UAE triggers severe flooding and waterborne illness outbreak - The Watchers
Vietnam
Other items of interest
What is Earth Day, when is it and what has it achieved? - BBC News
Europe experiences widespread flooding and severe heatwaves in 2023 (wmo.int)
WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather | UN News
Deluge in the United Arab Emirates (nasa.gov)
Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans | UN News
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years (who.int)
Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF | UN News
The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world - BBC News
Publication of note
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13th - 19th April 2024
Regional Hazards
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Gulf States Region
Gulf flooding: Dubai airport chaos as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms - BBC News
Heavy rains kill 18 in Oman as flash floods lash UAE | Weather News | Al Jazeera
Kazakhstan and Russia
Russia Kazakhstan floods: 'Colossal' floods heading for Kurgan - BBC News
Spring Floods Sweep Across Central Asia (nasa.gov)
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Australia
Westfield Bondi mall attack: Sydney knife suspect identified by police - BBC News
Storm in Perth's north causes flooding, damage as BOM issues severe weather warning - ABC News
Brazil
Burundi
Burundi Floods and Landslides - DREF Operation no. MDRBI020 Update #2 - Burundi | ReliefWeb
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dozens missing after large landslide hits DR Congo - The Watchers
Ecuador
Drought causes power cuts in Ecuador - BBC News
India
Kashmir: At least two children die after boat capsizes on Jhelum river - BBC News
Indonesia
At least 19 dead, two missing after torrential rain triggers landslide in Indonesia - ABC News
Indonesia - Landslide (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 April 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Destructive landslide hits Indonesia's South Sulawesi - The Watchers
Japan
A strong earthquake in Japan leaves 9 people with minor injuries - ABC News (go.com)
Kenya
Malaysia
Malaysia - Floods (ADINet, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 April 2024) - Malaysia | ReliefWeb
Oman
Oman - Flash floods (NOAA-CPC, media, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 April 2024) - Oman | ReliefWeb
Oman - Dozens Rescued, 12 Dead After Heavy Rain Triggers Flash Floods - FloodList
Pakistan
Pakistan: Lightning and unusually heavy rain kill dozens - BBC News
Thailand
Thailand - Severe Weather (ADINet, TMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 April 2024) - Thailand | ReliefWeb
Turkey
Antalya: Dozens stranded, ten injured and one killed in Turkey cable car crash - BBC News
USA
Tornadoes and flooding as storms hit southeast US - BBC News
Tornado injures 2 in Kansas as dangerous storms race across Midwest (nypost.com)
Latest Updates: Storms Bring Tornadoes and Flooding to Gulf Coast - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Other items of interest
Early Warnings for All Dashboard (wmo.int)
Monitoring and Evaluation (MERP) (wmo.int)
Near-Earth objects and planetary defence (unoosa.org)
Summit of the Future | United Nations
Data Assumptions - TReNDS (sdsntrends.org)
Plant health governing body meets on further measures to curb pests and diseases (fao.org)
NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
GEM Atlas - Premium Map Portal (globalquakemodel.org)
Global-Health-Security-Strategy-2024-1.pdf (whitehouse.gov)
Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera (who.int)
Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica 'climate resilient' | UN News
'Almost hit my son' - Space junk crashes through Florida home - BBC News
Publications of note
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6th - 12th April 2024
Kazakhstan and Russia
Russia Kazakhstan floods: High water levels swamp Orenburg houses - BBC News
Ireland and UK
Storm Kathleen brings trees down and power outages - BBC News
Country Hazards
Australia
Sydney floods: Warnings of further deluge as major dam spills - BBC News
Austria
Avalanche in Austria kills three skiers from the Netherlands | Austria | The Guardian
Colombia
Colombia drought: Four-minute showers - a parched Bogota rations water - BBC News
Comoros
Djibouti
France
France - Severe weather (COGIC, Meteo France, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 April 2024)
Guatemala
Guatemala fires at landfill and forests declared a disaster - BBC News
Indonesia
Italy
Four dead after blast at Italian power plant - BBC News
Morocco
Morocco drought: Satellite images show vital Al Massira reservoir is shrinking - BBC News
Mozambique
Mozambique ferry disaster kills more than 90 - officials - BBC News
Pakistan
Pakistan - Severe weather (PMD, PDMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 April 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb
Eid crash: At least 17 Pakistani pilgrims killed and dozens injured - BBC News
Russia
Thousands evacuated as Orsk dam burst worsens Russia floods - BBC News
Russia: One dead as bridge collapses on railway tracks - BBC News
South Africa
Tanzania
Thailand
Thailand: Passengers scramble to escape burning ferry - BBC News
Timore-Leste
Rabies - Timor-Leste (WHO Disease Outbreak News)
UK
Flooding and travel disruption as high tides and winds hit UK - BBC News
USA
Severe storms unleash tornadoes and extreme floods across Texas and Louisiana, U.S. - The Watchers
Aerial video shows flooding in north-east US after storms - BBC News
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - United States of America (WHO Disease Outbreak News)
Zambia
Historic drought impacting over 1 million ha (2.5 million acres) of crops, Zambia - The Watchers
Other items of interest
Review of Hazard Information Profiles ahead of 2025 Global Platform | UNDRR
Heat across East Asia and the Pacific puts children's lives at risk | PreventionWeb
Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March - BBC News
Flames of change: Innovating heat and wildfire governance for inclusive communities | UNDRR
WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 lives each day
BRINGING CLIMATE TECH TO MARKET: The powerful role of insurance (genevaassociation.org)
Education in Emergencies: an urgent right | educo
Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug kush - made from human bones - BBC News
Smoke Blankets Venezuela (nasa.gov)
Southern Africa's drought and floods could push tens of millions into hunger | CNN
Argentina battles dengue surge and repellent shortage - BBC News
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29th March - 5th April 2024
Southern Africa
South-East Asia
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Nine children killed by a single landmine in Afghanistan - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb
Afghanistan Floods: Flash Update #1 (30 March 2024) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb
Bolivia
China
People blown from apartments as typhoon-like winds ravage southern China | Reuters
France
France - Floods (MeteoFrance, media, COGIC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 02 April 2024)
Ecuador
India
A fire in a tailoring shop in India kills 7, including children | AP News
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan - Floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 April 2024) - Kazakhstan | ReliefWeb
Nigeria
Nigeria - Severe weather (media, NIMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 April 2024) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb
Pakistan
Pakistan - Severe Weather (media, PMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 April 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb
Philippines
Poland
Poland - Severe weather (media, IMGW) (ECHO Daily Flash of 02 April 2024)
Russia
Russia - Severe Weather (Meteo RT, media) (ECHO daily Flash 05 April 2024)
South Africa
South Africa: Girl, 8, only survivor as 45 killed in bus crash - BBC News
Switzerland
Switzerland - Snow avalanche (media, Meteo Swiss) (ECHO daily Flash 02 April 2024)
Taiwan
Taiwan earthquake: The mountain 'rained rocks like bullets' - survivor - BBC News
Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds trapped as 'terrifying' aftershocks hit | World News | Sky News
Magnitude 7.4 shock ruptures the Longitudinal Valley Fault of eastern Taiwan - Temblor.net
USA
USA - Severe weather (media, NOAA) (ECHO Daily flash 05 April 2024)
Zimbabwe
Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster | Reuters
Other items of interest
CRED | 2023 Disasters in numbers - World | ReliefWeb
'It threatens us all': How dirty air became the world's silent killer (telegraph.co.uk)
Understanding avian influenza pandemic drivers crucial in reducing risks to human health (europa.eu)
How arsenic-polluted water is turning rice into a toxic staple (telegraph.co.uk)
Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera (who.int)
Desert Dust Envelops Portugal and Spain (nasa.gov)
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23rd - 28th March 2024
Africa
Yellow fever - African Region (AFRO) (who.int)
Country Hazards
Brazil
Brazil races to the rescue as storm death toll rises | Weather News | Al Jazeera
Death toll from heavy rains in southeastern Brazil jumps to 23 | AP News
Cuba
Intense rainfall and hailstorms hit Cuba, leaving 260 000 customers without power - The Watchers
Germany
FlixBus: Deadly crash on German motorway near Leipzig - BBC News
Iceland
High levels of sulfur dioxide emissions in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland - The Watchers
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Kenya - Floods (CatNat, media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 March 2024) - Kenya | ReliefWeb
Madagascar
Tropical Storm Gamane LIVE Tracker, Updates & Forecast | Zoom Earth
Eleven dead, thousands affected as Cyclone Gamane batters Madagascar | Weather News | Al Jazeera
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
Russia
Video shows fire damage in Moscow's Crocus concert hall - BBC News
Somalia
Switzerland
Switzerland - Snow avalanche (media, Meteo Swiss) (ECHO daily Flash 25 Mar 2024)
Ukraine
Ukraine war: Five dead and a million without power after wave of Russian strikes - BBC News
USA
How a major US bridge collapsed after being struck by a ship - BBC News
Baltimore bridge collapse: Divers find two bodies in submerged truck - BBC News
Heavy snow and ice blanket portions of the interior Northeast and New England, US - The Watchers
Other items of interest
The Fund to Address Loss and Damage (worldbank.org)
World Water Day 2024: bridging divides through water cooperation (who.int)
WHO launches CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses
WHO calls for greater attention to violence against women with disabilities and older women
Heat Wave in East Africa (nasa.gov)
Somalia 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) - Somalia | ReliefWeb
Philippines: Impact of El Niño Snapshot (As of 25 March 2024) - Philippines | ReliefWeb
Publication of note
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16th - 22nd March 2024
Regional Hazards
Afghanistan & Pakistan
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
A highway crash in southern Afghanistan kills 21 people and injures 38 | AP News
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Brazil - Strong wind (INMET, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 March 2024) - Brazil | ReliefWeb
Rio De Janeiro hits record 62.3 °C (144.14 °F) thermal sensation, Brazil - The Watchers
China
Severe wildfires in southern China claim 4 lives, spawn huge pyroCb clouds - The Watchers
Czech Republic
Czech Republic struggles to contain surge of whooping cough - BBC News
Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt
Egypt's Al-Ahram film studio engulfed by fire - BBC News
Iceland
Iceland volcano in fourth eruption since December - BBC News
Indonesia
Iraq
Extreme flooding in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Watchers
Japan
Keoyoung Sun: Eight dead as South Korea-flagged tanker capsizes off Japan coast - BBC News
Pakistan
An explosion in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan kills 12 miners while 8 are rescued | AP News
Papua New Guinea
Russia
At least 13 Russian miners are trapped in a collapsed gold mine, officials say | AP News
South Sudan
South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave | AP News
Uruguay
USA
Tornado outbreak strikes Indiana and Ohio, numerous injuries, 2 fatalities reported - The Watchers
Other items of interest
UNDRR Gender Action Plan to Support Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (preventionweb.net)
Records smashed - new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far | UN News
Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO
World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) 2024-2: HIWeather Crowdsourcing Guidance Note: Harnessing the Power of the Crowd
WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB | UN News
Explainer: What is famine? | UN News
Haiti: Aid efforts continue amid violence and volatility | UN News
WATCH: Unexploded bombs in Gaza will take years to clear | | UN News
24 million Sudanese children facing 'generational catastrophe' | UN News
The heat index ' how hot it feels ' is rising faster than temperature | PreventionWeb
Extreme heat at work can double stillbirth risk, India study finds - BBC News
Singapore: Heat stress hits health, productivity, cognitive capacity | PreventionWeb
Publication of note
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9th - 15th March 2024
African Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, Western Pacific Region
Regional Hazards
Africa
Thousands of high temperature records broken across Africa - The Watchers
South East Africa
Tropical Cyclone Filipo (nasa.gov)
Mozambique - Tropical Storm Filipo - Flash Update No. 1 (11 March 2024) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Heavy rain and snow leave more than 1 600 homes destroyed or damaged, Afghanistan - The Watchers
Argentina
Argentina - Flood Chaos in Buenos Aires After 130mm of Rain in 24 Hours - FloodList
Australia
Record-breaking autumn heatwave over south-east Australia hints at growing trend - ABC News
Ballarat mine collapse: Man killed and another injured in Australian accident - BBC News
China
Deadly blast at restaurant kills two in China's Hebei - BBC News
Comoros
Comoros: Cholera Outbreak - Feb 2024 | ReliefWeb
Cholera outbreak in Comoros | The Global Alliance Against Cholera (G.A.A.C) (choleraalliance.org)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Storm Monica hits France with very heavy rains - The Watchers
Five dead, three missing after French weekend storms (france24.com)
Indonesia
Indonesia - Deadly Floods and Landslides in West Sumatra After 300mm of Rain in 6 Hours - FloodList
At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods in Indonesia | AP News
Mozambique
Severe Tropical Storm 'Filipo' strikes Mozambique - The Watchers
Lightning kills four people in Mozambique (adomonline.com)
New Zealand
Fifty hurt as NZ-bound flight hit by 'technical' issue - BBC News
Pakistan
A 3-story building collapses in central Pakistan, killing 9 people and injuring 2 others | AP News
Rwanda
Rwanda - Floods (Meteo Rwanda, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 March 2024) - Rwanda | ReliefWeb
Switzerland
Five skiers found dead and one missing in Swiss Alps - BBC News
USA
Tornadoes and funnel clouds hit Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky - BBC News
'Gorilla hail' hits parts of Kansas and Missouri. See the pictures here | AP News
Severe storm system spawns tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia, U.S. - The Watchers
Other items of interest
International Women's Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle 'baked-in bias' | UN News
Fair share for health and care: gender and the undervaluation of health and care work (who.int)
European Climate Risk Assessment - European Environment Agency (europa.eu)
BAMS State of the Climate | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (noaa.gov)
Fifth National Climate Assessment (globalchange.gov)
US Global Change Research Program - Indicators Platform | GlobalChange.gov
Crisis-ready science: a framework for proactive and resilient sector - International Science Council
Elrha - Global Insights -The Humanitarian Research and Innovation Landscape - 2024 Report
Gaza: Nearly 23 million tonnes of debris 'will take years to clear' | UN News
Haiti crisis: UN mission announces airbridge to facilitate aid relief | UN News
Publications of note
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2nd - 8th March 2024
Regional Hazards
Northern Europe
Psittacosis - European region (WHO Disease Outbreak News)
Country Hazards
Argentina
Argentina - Floods (SMN, IFRC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 March 2024) - Argentina | ReliefWeb
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Burundi - Severe weather (media, IGEBU) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 March 2024) - Burundi | ReliefWeb
France
France - Severe weather and flood (CatNat, media, MeteoFrance) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 March 2024)
Germany
4 people are dead and at least 21 injured in a nursing home fire in western Germany | AP News
India
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Over 6 000 isolated as avalanche closes tunnel entrance in Aosta Valley, Italy - The Watchers
Malawi
Malawi - Flash floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 March 2024) - Malawi | ReliefWeb
Oman
Extreme flash flooding in Al Dakhiliyah, Oman - The Watchers
Oman braces for heavy rain and thunderstorms - Oman Observer
Pakistan
Pakistan: At least 35 die due to surprise snowfall and heavy rains - BBC News
Heavy rains and snow hit Pakistan, destroying homes and leaving dozens dead - The Watchers
Thailand
Thailand - Wildfires (JRC GWIS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 March 2024) - Thailand | ReliefWeb
Turkey
Türkiye - Severe weather (media, MGM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 March 2024) - Türkiye | ReliefWeb
USA
Deadly Michigan industrial fire sent debris flying - BBC News
US storm: Massive blizzard hits California and Nevada - BBC News
Other items of interest
From AI to fast fashion, 'world's environment parliament' adopts bold action plans | UN News
El Niño - La Niña Coordination Update, March 2024 - Issue 1 - World | ReliefWeb
Early Action: The State of Play 2023 | REAP (early-action-reap.org)
Declaration for accelerated malaria mortality reduction in Africa (who.int)
New report documents increase in HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir (who.int)
Are snakebites rising in South Asia - and what's responsible? | Health News | Al Jazeera
Thailand: 10 million sought treatment for pollution-related illnesses in 2023 - BBC News
Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report 2023 - Health in an Ageing Society (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Brazilian Amazon sees nearly 3,000 forest fires in February amid climate concerns - GFMC
Amazon Forest Fires Rage in Roraima (nasa.gov)
Heavy rain, strong winds, and sudden freeze hit Atlantic Canada - The Watchers
Publications of note