Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 20th – 26th July 2024

UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 26-07-2024 04:43 PM BST

GHWB UKHSA

20th – 26th July 2024

 

Regional Hazards

Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan

China, Taiwan, Philippines - Tropical Cyclone GAEMI, update (GDACS, JTWC, DROMIC DSWD, CWA, media, media, NDRRMC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 July 2024) - China | ReliefWeb

Worker Caught in Landslide Disappears in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture; Riverbank Broken in Another City - The Japan News (yomiuri.co.jp)

Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall in Taiwan, at least 22 killed in Philippines | AP News

Typhoon Gaemi live updates: Typhoon hits China after causing deaths and injuries in Taiwan and Philippines - BBC 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

Bangladesh protests death toll nears 180, with more than 2,500 people arrested after days of unrest - CBS News

 

Canada

Canadian wildfires: 25,000 evacuated from tourist town of Jasper - BBC News

 

China

Rescuers search for dozens missing after flooding and a bridge collapse in China kill at least 25 | AP News

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

Two landslides hit Ethiopia’s Gofa district, claiming over 220 lives, including rescuers - The Watchers

 

Falkland Islands

Death toll from fishing boat sunk in South Atlantic rises to 9 sailors. 4 are still missing at sea | AP News

 

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

Kerala on alert after Nipah virus case reported in Malappuram, Health Minister chairs meeting to prevent spread - India Today

WHO South-East Asia Region Epidemiological Bulletin, 15th edition (2024), 24 July 2024. Reporting period: 8 to 21 July 2024 - Myanmar | ReliefWeb

India - Severe weather and floods (DG ECHO, Sphere India) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 July 2024) - India | ReliefWeb

 

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

Lesotho - Food insecurity (DG ECHO, Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment (LVAC), Prime Minister’s Office, FEWS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 July 2024) - Lesotho | ReliefWeb

 

Malawi

Malawi - Drought Flash Appeal (DG ECHO, UN OCHA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 July 2024) - Malawi | ReliefWeb

UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi | UN News

Almost 300,000 children threatened by severe acute malnutrition in six drought-affected countries in Southern Africa – UNICEF - Malawi | ReliefWeb

 

Mozambique

Mozambique - Drought (DG ECHO, FSL Cluster, FAO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 July 2024) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

 

Nepal

Nepal plane crash: At least 18 dead after Saurya Airlines aircraft skids off runway during takeoff | CNN

 

Niger

Niger - Floods, update (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 July 2024) - Niger | ReliefWeb

 

Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi (Carina): Thousands stranded by floods in Philippine capital as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action | CNN

People swim, drive and wade through deep floodwater in Manila - BBC News

Philippines - Maritime Pollution (NDRRMC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 July 2024) - Philippines | ReliefWeb

 

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

The future of food and agriculture | Global Perspectives Studies | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao.org)

Emerging Horizons: Youth Insights on Climate Change and Breakthrough Solutions | United Nations Development Programme (undp.org)

Data-driven insights: the effects of climate change on gender and development droughts flood UN women’s gender and climate data works: extracted compilations (UN Women.org)

Gendered impacts of climate change: Evidence from Asia | UN Women Data Hub

GSMA | Enhancing inclusion in mobile-enabled risk communications: Lessons from South Africa | Mobile for Development

Evidence Aid Newsletter: 25 July 2024 - Evidence Aid Evidence Aid

Dengue: the threat to health now and in the future - The Lancet

Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike | AP News

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)