Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin –  26th April – 2nd May 2025

 26^th April – 2^nd May 2025

 

Regional Hazards

Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States of America

Measles – Region of the Americas

 

Spain, Portugal and Southern France

Major power outage hits Spain, Portugal and southern France after ‘rare atmospheric phenomenon’ - The Watchers

 

Country Hazards

Algeria

Algeria - Landslide (media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 April 2025) - Algeria | ReliefWeb

 

Bolivia

Bolivia - Severe weather and floods, update (UNCT Bolivia, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 April 2025) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | ReliefWeb

 

China

Gas explosion, arson ruled out as causes of northern China restaurant fire that killed 22, injured 3 | AP News

 

Democratic Republic of Congo

Scaling up response to anthrax outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

• Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo | UN News

 

Ecuador

Ecuador - Earthquake (SNGR, GDACS, USGS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 April 2025) - Ecuador | ReliefWeb

Ecuador - Floods and landslides, update (SNGR, NOAA-CPC, DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 April 2025) - Ecuador | ReliefWeb

 

Haiti

Haiti - Armed gangs violence prompting more killings and displacement (DG ECHO, INGO partners, IOM) 02 May 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Honduras

Honduras: Acute Food Insecurity Situation for December 2024 - March 2025 and Projections for April - July 2025 and August - November 2025 | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

 

India

Fire tears through hotel in eastern Indian city of Kolkata, killing at least 14 people | AP News

 

Iran

Iran says fire out after port blast that killed 70 | AP News

Iran - Severe weather (DG ECHO Partners, NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 April 2025) - Iran (Islamic Republic of) | ReliefWeb

 

Israel

Israel - Wildfires (DG ECHO, JRC GWIS, media) 02 May 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

New Zealand

New Zealand - Severe weather (media, National Emergency Management Agency New Zealand, Met Service New Zealand) 02 May 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Nigeria

Nigeria - Increased attacks on civilians in the Northeast (DG ECHO Partners, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 April 2025) - Nigeria | ReliefWeb

A leaking oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing 2 and injuring 56 | AP News

 

Paraguay

Paraguay - Flooding (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 April 2025) - Paraguay | ReliefWeb

 

Peru

Peru - Landslide and flood (SENAHMI Peru, NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 April 2025) - Peru | ReliefWeb

 

Philippines

10 killed in Philippines when passenger bus slams into vehicles at a toll booth | AP News

Philippines - Volcanic eruption, update (PHIVOLCS, DROMIC DSWD) 02 May 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

• Philippines - Volcanic eruption, update (PHIVOLCS, DROMIC DSWD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 April 2025) - Philippines | ReliefWeb

 

Somalia

Somalia - Floods (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) 02 May 2025 ECHO Daily Flash

 

Spain

Spain: At least three deaths linked to power outage - BBC News

 

Sudan

UN alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates | UN News

• Malnutrition Crisis in South Darfur: A dire situation for the most vulnerable - Sudan | ReliefWeb

 

Tanzania

Tanzania: Acute Food Insecurity Situation February - May 2025 and June - October 2025 | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

 

Thailand

Thailand - Severe weather and floods (ADINet, TMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 April 2025) - Thailand | ReliefWeb

 

USA

One dead after boat crash in Florida - BBC News

2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas | AP News

USA - Severe weather (GDACS, NOAA-CPC, media) 02 May 2025 Daily Flash

• At least 2 dead in Pittsburgh as severe storms sweep through Northeast and Mid-Atlantic - The Watchers

 

Vietnam

Viet Nam - Severe weather (ADINet, NCHMF Vietnam) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 April 2025) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb

Vietnam - Severe weather (ADINet, NCHMF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 April 2025) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb

 

Other items of interest

Global

GOARN marks 25 years of advancing global health emergency preparedness and response

UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism | UN News

WHO issues new recommendations to end the rise in “medicalized” female genital mutilation and support survivors

 

Regional

Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season - Algeria | ReliefWeb

Vaccination progress helps save millions of lives in African region | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

 

Country

Gavi delivers largest shipment yet to DRC in support of international mpox response - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb

Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear | UN News

• Destitution and disease stalk Myanmar’s quake survivors | UN News
• First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims | UN News

WHO Disease Outbreak News: Sudan virus disease – Uganda

Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

South Korea - Wildfire (JRC GWIS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 April 2025) - Republic of Korea | ReliefWeb

Over 400,000 children in Syria at risk of malnutrition following aid cuts - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb

Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans | UN News

 

 

Recent Papers of Note

• Martin-Moreno JM, Garcia-Lopez E, Guerrero-Fernandez M, Alfonso-Sanchez JL and Barach P (2025) Devastating “DANA” Floods in Valencia: Insights on Resilience, Challenges, and Strategies Addressing Future Disasters. Public Health Rev. 46:1608297. doi: 10.3389/phrs.2025.1608297
• Tornimbene, B., Leiva Rioja, Z.B., Barral-Netto, M. et al. Data integration and synthesis for pandemic and epidemic intelligence. BMC Proc 19 (Suppl 4), 12 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-025-00321-9