Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 22nd – 28th March 2025

22^nd – 28^th March 2025

 

Regional Hazards

Myanmar and Thailand

Myanmar - Earthquakes ( GDACS, USGS, media) 28 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

• Myanmar earthquake live updates: Hundreds feared dead as quake hits Myanmar and Thailand, with dozens trapped in collapsed Bangkok building - BBC News
• Myanmar: Two strong earthquakes hit six regions, communications and transport impacted as aid agencies monitor damage - Myanmar | ReliefWeb
• State of emergency declared in Myanmar after huge earthquake - BBC News
• Colonial-era bridge collapses in Mandalay - BBC News
• Photos: Deadly earthquake strikes Myanmar, Thailand and China | CNN
• M 7.7 - 16 km NNW of Sagaing, Myanmar USGS

 

Eastern and Southern Africa

Southern Africa - Cholera outbreaks, update (DG ECHO, WHO, Ministry of Health Mozambique) 25 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

Eastern and Southern Africa records over 178,000 cholera cases over 15 months, amid water, sanitation and hygiene challenges – UNICEF

 

Spain and Portugal

Spain, Portugal - Severe weather and floods (ANEPC, ECMWF, media) 24 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Hungary and Slovakia

Thousands of animals killed after foot-and-mouth outbreak in Hungary and Slovakia | Euronews

 

Country Hazards

Bolivia

Bolivia - Severe weather and floods, update (SENAMHI, media) 26 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

At least 49 dead, over 700 000 affected as floods continue across Bolivia - The Watchers

 

Brazil

Brazil - Floods (INMET, media) 25 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Canada

Canada - Snow avalanche (media, NOAA) 28 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Chile

Chile - Wildfires (IFRC, JRC GWIS) 24 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger | UN News

• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Acute Food Insecurity Projection Update for January - June 2025 | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

 

Costa Rica

Costa Rica - Volcanic unrest (IFRC, CNE Costa Rica, media) 27 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Egypt

Six feared dead after tourist submarine sinks in Egypt - live updates - BBC News

• Egypt submarine sinking: What we know so far - BBC News

 

Haiti

Haiti - Cholera cases reported in camps (DG ECHO, MSSP, PAHO, MSF, CLUSTER WASH) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 March 2025) - Haiti | ReliefWeb

 

India

India - Severe weather (IMD, media) 26 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Indonesia

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised | AP News

Indonesia - Severe weather and floods (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 March 2025) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

Indonesia - Volcanic eruption, update (BNPB, MAGMA) 25 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Iran

Can't wash, can't farm: Iranians battle 'water bankruptcy' | Context

 

Japan

Japan - Wildfires (FDMA, media, JRC GWIS) 24 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Madagascar

Madagascar - Floods (Met Madagascar, media) 28 March 2025 Daily Flash

 

Malaysia

Malaysia - Floods and landslides, update (ADINet, MET Malaysia) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 March 2025) - Malaysia | ReliefWeb

Floods in Johor force over 10 000 evacuations, Malaysia - The Watchers

 

Nigeria

Fire devastates displacement camp in northeast Nigeria, leaving over 12,500 people in dire need of urgent humanitarian assistance, IRC warns | International Rescue Committee (IRC)

 

Philippines

Philippines - Floods and landslides, update (PAGASA, media, DSWD DROMIC) 25 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

Philippines - Severe weather and floods (DSWD DROMIC, PAGASA) 27 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

South Korea

At least 28 killed as fire crews struggle to contain South Korea wildfire | AP News

• South Korea wildfires: How strong wind, pine trees and dry land fuelled the blaze - BBC News
• Outbreak of Fire Across South Korea NASA
• Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread - BBC News
• South Korea's worst wildfires are now almost contained following rain and cooler weather | AP News

South Korea: Man swallowed by sinkhole in Seoul found dead - BBC News

 

Tanzania

Tanzania - Severe weather (IFRC, Tanzania Meteorological Agency) 26 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Turkey

A fire at a winter resort hotel in Turkey kills an Olympic skier and his father | AP News

 

Uganda

Uganda - Severe weather and floods (UNMA , media) 27 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

UK

Influenza of avian origin confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire - GOV.UK

 

USA

Measles - United States of America WHO

 

Yemen

Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war | UN News

 

Other items of interest

Global

Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’ | UN News

Anticipating (Im)possible Choices: Averting, Mitigating and Responding Earlier to Forced Displacement [ Danish Refugee Council

Deadly impacts of childhood wasting can be prevented, WFP insists | UN News

Pact for the Future: Countries urged to translate pledges into action | UN News

Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns | UN News

WHO Executive Board Considers Course of Action | unfoundation.org

As the 69th Commission on the Status of Women opens, Member States adopt strong Political Declaration, committing to respect, protect and promote rights, equality and empowerment for all women and girls | UN Women – Headquarters

Earth-directed CME from March 21 triggers G3 - Strong geomagnetic storm watch - The Watchers

Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths under threat, warns the United Nations | WHO

Language Use Data Platform - Helping you make data-driven decisions about language and communication in your programs [ CLEAR Global Explore / Translators Without Borders

• Five easy steps to integrate language data into humanitarian and development programs [ CLEAR Global / Translators Without Borders

 

Regional

Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #49 - 28 March 2025 WHO

African region records further decline in TB deaths, cases | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

• World Tuberculosis Day 2025: Uniting to End TB in Uganda | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’ | UN News

EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises

• Factsheet_EU Preparedness Union Strategy.pdf
• EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent emerging threats and crises | PreventionWeb

 

Country

Australia - Floods (Australian BOM, media) 28 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

• Entire settlements submerged as historic floods batter Queensland, Australia - The Watchers
• Vast areas of Australia’s Queensland under water after ‘unprecedented’ flooding | CNN

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Floods (Copernicus EMSR, Meteo BiH, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 March 2025) - Bosnia and Herzegovina | ReliefWeb

A Swirl of a Day for Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Oman NASA

Tokyo experiences hottest March day on record - The Watchers

Strong and shallow M6.7 earthquake hits near the coast of South Island, New Zealand; tsunami advisory issued - The Watchers

USA: Major disaster declared every four days in 2024 | PreventionWeb

• Hail, rain, and lightning strikes after NWS issues first Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Seattle since 1999 - The Watchers
• Cars submerged, hospital flooded during Texas torrential rainfall | Fox Weather
• USA - Wildfires, update (FEMA, JRC GWIS) 25 March 2025 ECHO Daily Flash
• Watch as a large brush fire threatens homes in Florida - BBC News

UKHSA highlights pathogens of greatest risk to public health - GOV.UK

• Priority pathogen families research and development tool - GOV.UK

Influenza A (H5N1) infection in mammals: suspect case definition and diagnostic testing criteria - GOV.UK

UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan | UN News

UN report details devastating impact of hostilities on children in Ukraine | UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine

• The impact of the armed conflict and occupation on children

 

Recent Papers of Note

• Reichstein, M., Benson, V., Blunk, J. et al. Early warning of complex climate risk with integrated artificial intelligence. Nat Commun 16, 2564 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57640-w
• Dey, T., Widmer, M., Coomarasamy, A., et al. Advancing maternal and perinatal health through clinical trials: key insights from a WHO global consultation. The Lancet Global Health, (2025) Volume 13, Issue 4, e740 – e748
• Lundstrom EW, Macmadu A, Steege AL, Groenewold M. Synthetic Opioid and Stimulant Co-Involved Overdose Deaths by Occupation and Industry — United States, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:173–178. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7410a3.
• Dulski TM, Montgomery F, Ramos JM, et al. Fatal Case of Splash Pad–Associated Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis — Pulaski County, Arkansas, September 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:167–172. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7410a2.
• Moon DU, Kim H, Jung J, Han K, Jeon HJ. Suicide Risk and Living Alone With Depression or Anxiety. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(3):e251227. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.1227