Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 5th October – 11th October 2024 

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5th October 11th October 2024 

 

Country Hazards

Bangladesh

Bangladesh - Flood, update (CARE, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 October 2024) - Bangladesh | ReliefWeb

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Floods and landslides, update (Copernicus EMSR, Meteo BiH, media) 07 October 2024  Daily Flash (europa.eu)

Bosnia: Floods and landslides leave 18 dead - BBC News

 

Brazil

Brazil - Landslide (inmet, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 October 2024) - Brazil | ReliefWeb

Over 200 feared burried in large landslide in Manacapuru, Brazil - The Watchers

 

Cameroon

Cameroon - Floods, update (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) 08 October 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)

 

Canada

Canadian child dies from rabies after bat found in bedroom - BBC News

 

Chad

Chad - Floods, update (UN OCHA, UNFPA, NOAA Central Africa, DGMN) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 October 2024) - Chad | ReliefWeb

 

Croatia

A van packed with migrants skids off a road in Croatia, killing 2 and injuring 25 | AP News

 

Djibouti

Djibouti – Migrant boat tragedy (DG ECHO, IOM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 October 2024) - Djibouti | ReliefWeb

 

Ecuador

Ecuador - Complex crisis (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 October 2024) - Ecuador | ReliefWeb

 

France

France - Severe weather, update (media, CatNat, MeteoFrance) 11 October 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)

 

Greece

Greece - Wildfire (Greek Civil Protection, AMNA, JRC EFFIS, Copernicus EMSR, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 October 2024) - Greece | ReliefWeb

11 Romanian pilgrims are in a Greek hospital after eating poisonous wild mushrooms on Mount Athos | AP News

 

Haiti

Haiti - Acute hunger amidst violence (DG ECHO, HCDH, IOM, National Food Security Coordination, IPC – Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 October 2024) - Haiti | ReliefWeb

Haiti gang attack leaves at least 70 dead including children - BBC News

 

India

India - Severe weather and floods ( IMD, NDMIndia, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 October 2024) - India | ReliefWeb

Heavy rainfall across Karnataka claims 3 lives after 130 mm (5.1 inches) overnight, India - The Watchers

Heatstroke claims five lives at IAF air show at Marina Beach in Chennai - The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Landslides (BNPB, media, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 11 October 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Indonesia - Floods and landslides (BNPB, ADINet, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 October 2024) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

 

Nepal

Nepal - Floods and landslides, update (DRR, UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 October 2024) - Nepal | ReliefWeb

 

Pakistan

Pakistan - Severe weather (PDMA, PMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 October 2024) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

Pakistan records spike in new polio cases, hampering efforts to make the country polio-free | AP News

 

Russia

Fire at noted huge Brutalist block in Moscow leaves 2 dead | AP News

 

Thailand

Thailand - Floods and flash floods (CatNat, TMD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 October 2024) - Thailand | ReliefWeb

At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai | Floods News | Al Jazeera

 

USA

USA - Hurricane MILTON, update (GDACS, NOAA, FEMA, media, media) 11 October 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)

Hurricane Milton live updates: Thousands rescued from flooded areas and 16 killed - BBC News

FEMA Responds to Hurricane Milton in Florida as it Continues Coordinated Recovery Across Six States Affected by Hurricane Helene | FEMA.gov

Fuel for Hurricane Milton (nasa.gov)

At least 2 killed and dozens injured after leak at a Texas oil refinery | AP News

Colorado gold mine lift malfunction: One dead and 23 rescued - BBC News

A Forest Fire in Western Wyoming (nasa.gov)

 

Zambia

Zambia - Disease outbreak (DG ECHO, Zambia MoH) 11 October 2024 Daily Flash (europa.eu)

Police say 10 people are dead and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapse in Zambia | AP News

 

Other items of interest

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction – empowering the next generations for a resilient future (undrr.org)

State of Global Water Resources 2023 (wmo.int)

LIVE: World leaders adopt declaration to tackle growing threat of superbugs | UN News

Statement of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) on the safety of the mpox vaccines for use in high-risk groups

WHO adds an HPV vaccine for single-dose use

Global Humanitarian Overview 2024, September Update (Snapshot as of 30 September 2024) - World | ReliefWeb

2024 Global Hunger Index: How gender justice can advance climate resilience and zero hunger - World | ReliefWeb

Climate and Disaster Risk Management for Health Systems | GFDRR

Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities | Making Cities Resilient (undrr.org)

Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice - International Science Council

One month since Super Typhoon Yagi: Learning loss affecting 1.3 million children across Southeast Asia (unicef.org)

In record year of dengue cases, PAHO urges countries to strengthen response as seasonal transmission set to begin in South America - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

Death rates from cholera outbreaks surge in Sudan and Nigeria as flooding, conflict hinder treatment | Save the Children International

Ethiopia: Children disproportionately affected by weapon contamination | International Committee of the Red Cross (icrc.org)

‘Death sentence’: Asbestos released by Israel’s bombs will kill for decades | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Torrential rain causes massive flooding in Mecca, Saudi Arabia - The Watchers

IV fluid supplies in US disrupted by Hurricane Helene - BBC News

 

Recent papers of note