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19^th December 2025 - 8^th January 2026

Global Hazards

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus - Global update

Regional Hazards

Europe

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

• Snow and ice cause deadly accidents in France, disrupt Europe travel | AP News
• Six dead in France and Bosnia as severe cold snap grips Europe, disrupting transport and power networks - The Watchers

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

• Death toll reaches 16 in North Sulawesi as floods and landslides impact Indonesia - The Watchers

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

• Floods, heavy snow, and blizzards kill at least eight across 25 provinces in Iran - The Watchers

Japan

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

• Earthquake shakes western Japan but causes no major damage | AP News

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

• Young Palestinian boy drowns in Gaza tent camp, UN says | AP News

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)

• One dead in Redding as atmospheric river triggers deadly flooding across northern California - The Watchers

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

• Coast-to-coast storm with 232 km/h (144 mph) gusts leaves 1 dead, 2 injured across Northwest and Rockies - The Watchers

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

• Nearly 28 000 pertussis cases in USA in 2025, amid declining vaccination coverage - BEACON

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

• Vakaniaki, Emmanuel Hasivirwe et al. Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort study. The Lancet. Published online December 19, 2025. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)02309-8/fulltext

13^th - 18^th 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

• Floods in Malaysia force thousands across six states to evacuate | The Straits Times

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

• Floods in Moroccan coastal city of Safi kill 37 | AP News

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

• Days of heavy rains leave 12 dead in Gaza, including a 2-week-old baby | AP News

South Africa

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

USA

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

• Powerful winter storm leaves over 1.5 million people without power across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho - The Watchers

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

• Throwing away our health: the impact of solid waste on human health- evidence, knowledge gaps, and health sector responses

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

• New influenza variant is surging, but vaccination still our best bet: WHO | UN News

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

• Villeneuve M, et al., Disability leadership and the future of inclusive disaster risk reduction. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Volume 133, 2026, 105927, ISSN 2212-4209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105927.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925007514)
• Flehr, AlisonBonilla, Angela Ortigoza et al. International health data trends in anxiety-related and depression-related visits to primary care before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by INTRePID. The Lancet Primary Care, Volume 0, Issue 0, 100070. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanprc/article/PIIS3050-5143(25)00070-6/fulltext

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 8^th January 2026.