Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 11th - 17th January 2025

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11th - 17th January 2025

 

Regional Hazards

Africa

Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #45 - 11 January 2025

 

Mozambique and Madagascar

Madagascar, Mozambique - Tropical cyclone DIKELEDI, update (GDACS, Meteo France La Reunion, UN OCHA, UNICEF, NOAA Southern Africa) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 January 2025) - Madagascar | ReliefWeb

 

Country Hazards

Angola

Southern Africa - Several cholera outbreaks (DG ECHO, DG ECHO Partners, UN OCHA, Authorities) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 January 2025) - Angola | ReliefWeb

 

Australia

One dead, 200 000 homes without power as severe thunderstorms with large hail hit New South Wales, Australia - The Watchers

 

Brazil

Brazil's Minas Gerais state: Landslides kill at least 10 - BBC News

Brazil - Landslides (INMET, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 January 2025) - Brazil | ReliefWeb

 

Cambodia

2 Cambodian experts were killed as they attempted to remove an anti-tank mine from a rice field | AP News

 

Central African Republic

Central African Republic - Outbreak of Rift Valley fever (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2025) - Central African Republic | ReliefWeb

 

Ethiopia

Significant damage reported, two injured as intense seismo-volcanic crisis hits Main Ethiopian Rift - The Watchers

 

France

Trams collide in Strasbourg, France injuring dozens | AP News

 

Germany

A bus accident on a highway in northeastern Germany leaves 2 dead | AP News

 

Haiti

Haiti - Displacement surpasses one million (DG ECHO, IOM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2025) - Haiti | ReliefWeb

 

Indonesia

Indonesia - Landslides and floods (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2025) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Strong explosive eruption at Ibu volcano, Indonesia - The Watchers

Indonesia - Volcanic eruption (BNPB, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2025) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

 

Italy

Three skiers killed in avalanche on Punta Valgrande, Italy - The Watchers

 

Mayotte

France's battered Mayotte islands hit by a new tropical storm just weeks after a devastating cyclone | AP News

 

Madagascar

Cyclone Dikeledi kills 3 in Madagascar, displaces thousands: Red Cross

 

Mozambique

Mozambique - Tropical Cyclone CHIDO, update (DG ECHO, DG ECHO Partners, UN OCHA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 January 2025) - Mozambique | ReliefWeb

 

Myanmar

Myanmar - Landslide (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2025) - Myanmar | ReliefWeb

 

Nigeria

Nigeria - Increased attacks on civilians in the Northeast (DG ECHO Partners, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2025) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb

 

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone declares emergency over mpox outbreak | Health News | Al Jazeera

 

South Africa

South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors | AP News

 

Tanzania

Outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease– United Republic of Tanzania

 

Uganda

Uganda - Cholera outbreak (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 January 2025) - Uganda | ReliefWeb

 

USA

LA wildfires latest: Number killed rises as highest-level fire alert returns | US News | Sky News

 

Other items of interest

Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency | UN News

Increase in climate-driven wildfires calls for more investment in prevention | | UN News

New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens | UN News

‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk | UN News

It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief | UN News

Global Humanitarian Overview 2024, November - December Update (Snapshot as of 31 December 2024) - World | ReliefWeb

Human Rights Watch - World Report 2025 - Events of 2024 - World | ReliefWeb

Haiti violence: Number of internally displaced tripled in 2024 - BBC News

Glacial outburst flood at Grímsvötn volcano, Iceland - The Watchers

UK bans German cattle and pig imports after foot-and-mouth case - BBC News

Japan marks 30 years since Kobe quake that killed over 6,400