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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 1st-7th June 2024

UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 07-06-2024 03:10 PM BST

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1^st-7^th June 2024

Regional Hazards

Austria and Germany

Germany's deadly floods spread along Danube - BBC News

Southern Africa

Urgent call to action to address historic El Niño drought in Southern Africa | World Food Programme (wfp.org)

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

At least 4 people killed, 27 injured after trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say | AP News

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 - Landslides and floods (BMKG, BNPB, BNPB) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 June 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Indonesia - Floods and landslides (BNPB, NOAA CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 June 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

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)

Man who contracted H5N2 bird flu dies in Mexico, WHO says | World Health Organization News | Al Jazeera

Nigeria

Niger state mine collapse: Thirty trapped in Nigeria - official - BBC News

Nigeria - Severe weather (DG ECHO Partners, CatNat, media, NiMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 June 2024) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb

Pakistan

Pakistan - Severe weather (PMD, media, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 June 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

Philippines

Philippines - Volcanic eruption and lahars (GDACS, NDRRMC, DROMIC DSWD, Save the Children, PHIVOLCS, PAGASA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 June 2024) - Philippines | ReliefWeb

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

South Africa - Severe weather and floods, update (media, Weather SA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 June 2024) - South Africa | ReliefWeb

Severe flooding, large tornado leave 22 people dead and many injured in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal - The Watchers

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka closes schools as the death toll from floods and mudslides rises to 16 | AP News

Sri Lanka - Severe weather, update (Government of Sri Lanka, DMC, Meteo Sri Lanka, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 June 2024) - Sri Lanka | ReliefWeb

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

Corral Fire: A growing California wildfire spanning 14,000 acres is forcing residents to evacuate | CNN

Grass fires burn thousands of acres in California - BBC News

Michigan tornado kills toddler | AP News

Puerto Rico - Severe weather (NOAA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 June 2024) - Puerto Rico (The United States of America) | ReliefWeb

Vietnam

Vietnam - Severe weather and landslides (ADINet, NCHMF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 June 2024) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb

Zambia

Safeguarding health amid ongoing drought in Zambia | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

Other items of interest

Global temperature is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level temporarily in next 5 years (wmo.int)

A “moment of truth” for climate action says UN Secretary-General (wmo.int)

Break free from pollution, climate chaos and ‘biodiversity decimation’, UN chief urges | UN News

World Health Assembly agreement reached on wide-ranging, decisive package of amendments to improve the International Health Regulations (who.int)

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

Hunger Hotspots FAO - WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to October 2024 outlook (fao.org)

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

Brazil’s Deadly Flooding Made Twice as Likely by Global Warming, Study Finds - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Fires in northern Israel fuel demands to tackle escalation with Hezbollah - BBC News

Recent papers of note

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