Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 18th - 24th May 2024
UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 24-05-2024 04:07 PM BST
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
- Early Warnings for All initiative (EW4All): May 2024 updates | PreventionWeb
- Early Warnings for All Dashboard (wmo.int)
- WMO Guide for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in Support of National Multi‑hazard Early Warning Systems, Procedures, Coordination Mechanisms and Services
- Digital transformation and early warning systems for saving lives (itu.int)
- AI for Good - All Year Always Online (itu.int)
- Launch of New REAP Paper for Consultation: The early warning early action value chain: A compendium of visualisations | REAP (early-action-reap.org)
- Disaster Risk Mitigation & Climate Adaptation - Destination Earth (destination-earth.eu)
- Live flood map - Check for flooding - GOV.UK (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk)
About the Anticipation Hub - Anticipation Hub (anticipation-hub.org)
- Development of a strategy and action plan on health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience in the WHO European Region (Preparedness 2.0)
- WHO guidance on research methods for health emergency and disaster risk management, revised 2022
- Respiratory Investigations and Studies (Unity Studies) (who.int)
- The European Health Report 2021. Taking stock of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in the COVID-19 era with a focus on leaving no one behind
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