Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 18th – 25th April 2025
UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 25-04-2025 04:05 PM BST
18th – 25th April 2025
Regional Hazards
India and Pakistan
April 2025 heatwaves in India, Pakistan are four degrees Celsius warmer than past decades
Myanmar and Thailand
South America
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Australia
Five dead as 'hazardous' waves hit Australian east coast - BBC News
Costa Rica
Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 148 people die after boat catches fire in Congo, media reports say | Reuters
Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10, rebel-appointed authorities say | AP News
Ecuador
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes near coast of Ecuador | Earthquakes News | Al Jazeera
Ethiopia
Haiti
UN alert over rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic | UN News
India
Indonesia
Indonesia - Floods (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 April 2025) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Indonesia - Floods (ADINet, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 April 2025) - Indonesia | ReliefWeb
Food poisonings cast shadow over Indonesia's free school meals - BBC News
Italy
Italy - Severe weather and floods (MeteoAM, media) 22 April 2025 ECHO Daily Flash
Four dead in cable car crash south of Naples - BBC News
Kenya
Mali
Mexico
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - Mexico
Myanmar
Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes | UN News
Pakistan
Pakistan - Landslides (PMD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2025) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb
Somalia
Somalia - Floods (DG ECHO, UN OCHA, WFP) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2025) - Somalia | ReliefWeb
Thailand
A Thai police plane crashes in the sea, killing at least 5 on board | AP News
Turkey
Türkiye - Earthquakes (GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2025) - Türkiye | ReliefWeb
- Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shakes Istanbul | AP News
- Istanbul residents flood streets after 6.2-magnitude quake - BBC News
USA
USA - Severe weather (media, NOAA) 23 April 2025 ECHO Daily Flash
USA - Wildfire (JRC GWIS, media) 24 April 2025 ECHO Daily Flash
Watch: Passengers seen on wing of plane after jet catches fire - BBC News
Other items of interest
Global
World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30 | UN News
- Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change | UN News
- Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN study finds | UN News
- Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights | UN News
More action needed to beat malaria for good, says UN | UN News
Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts | UN News
World Chagas Disease Day: Six Commitments to Fight this Neglected Disease - ISGLOBAL
ECOSOC Partnership Forum SDG Goal 3, 5, 8, 14 and 17 2025
WHO releases new guideline to prevent adolescent pregnancies and improve girls’ health
The five components for effective early warning communication | REAP
Regional
Medical Product Alert N°2/2025: Falsified HEALMOXY (Amoxicillin) Capsules 500mg
Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist
European Immunization Week 2025: Closing vaccination gaps, reaching every community
Country
Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo | UN News
Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza | UN News
Why India's roads are among the world's deadliest - BBC News
Northern Mexico farmers fight drought amid water dispute with the US | Reuters
Raging wildfire threatens Poland’s Biebrza National Park | bne IntelliNews
Large explosion at Russian ammunition depot east of Moscow - BBC News
Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers | UN News
Woman and children narrowly escape New York manhole explosion - BBC News
Watch: Windows smashed and homes pockmarked by giant hail in Nebraska - BBC News
Recent Papers of Note
- Wang, S., Zhan, W., Zhou, B. et al. Dual impact of global urban overheating on mortality. Clim. Chang. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02303-3
- Mathis AD, Raines K, Filardo TD, et al. Measles Update — United States, January 1–April 17, 2025. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:232–238. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7414a1.
- Marques, Ernesto T A et al. Safety and immunogenicity of a virus-like particle Chikungunya virus vaccine. The Lancet, Volume 405, Issue 10487, 1314 – 1315
- Troeschel AN, Buser MC, Winquist A, et al. Investigation of Lead and Chromium Exposure After Consumption of Contaminated Cinnamon-Containing Applesauce — United States, November 2023–April 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:239–244. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7414a2.