Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 20th - 26th April 2024

UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 26-04-2024 02:58 PM BST

GHWB UKHSA

20th – 26th April 2024

 

Regional Hazards 

East Africa 

Floods wreak havoc in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi - BBC News 

East Africa - Food insecurity (DG ECHO - ERCC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 April 2024) - Ethiopia | ReliefWeb 

 

South and Southeast Asia 

Wave of exceptionally hot weather scorches south and south-east Asia | South and central Asia | The Guardian 

 

Southern Africa  

Severe Drought in Southern Africa (nasa.gov) 

ECHO Factsheet - Southern Africa and Indian Ocean (Last updated: 25/04/2024) - Madagascar | ReliefWeb 

 

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 

Hospitals take emergency measures, schools close as Bangladesh records hottest April in 75 years - The Watchers 

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society activates its Early Action Protocol for Heatwaves in Dhaka - Anticipation Hub (anticipation-hub.org) 

 

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 

China - Floods, update (media, CMA - China Meteorological Administration) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2024) - China | ReliefWeb 

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 

India: Heatwave conditions forecast to persist over eastern regions through at least May 1 /update 1 | Crisis24 (garda.com) 

 

Indonesia 

Indonesia - Floods (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb 

Indonesia volcano: thousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears | Indonesia | The Guardian 

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  

Kyrgyzstan - Landslides and Floods (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2024) - Kyrgyzstan | ReliefWeb 

 

Malaysia 

Ten dead as navy helicopters collide mid-air in Malaysia - BBC News 

 

Mauritius  

Mauritius - Floods (Mauritius Met Service, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2024) - Mauritius | ReliefWeb 

 

Mexico 

Dense smoke cloud from wildfires in Acapulco leads to school closures, Mexico - The Watchers 

Mexico: Emergency crews working to contain several wildfires across Guerrero State as of April 26 | Crisis24 (garda.com) 

 

Pakistan 

Pakistani province issues a flood alert and warns of a heavy loss of life from glacial melting | AP News 

Pakistan - Severe Weather and floods (UN OCHA, PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 April 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb 

 

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 

Over 150 fatalities in Tanzania as heavy rains cause widespread floods and destruction - The Watchers 

 

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 

Vietnam - Severe weather (NCHMF, ADINet, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 April 2024) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb 

 

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) 

International Science Council, Key Requirements for a Science-based Internationally Legally Binding Instrument to End Plastic Pollution. High-Level commentary on the Revised draft Text ahead of the four the session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-4) -  April 2024 

World Malaria Day 2024: “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world” (who.int) 

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