Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 3rd – 9th May 2025
UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 09-05-2025 02:30 PM BST
3rd – 9th May 2025
Country Hazards
Afghanistan
Central African Republic
China
Ten dead after tourist boats capsize in China - BBC News
Colombia
Colombia - Floods (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 6 May 2025) - Colombia | ReliefWeb
Colombia - Landslide (IDEAM, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 May 2025) - Colombia | ReliefWeb
India
India - Severe weather (IMD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 May 2025) - India | ReliefWeb
India - Severe weather (IMD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 May 2025) - India | ReliefWeb
Crowd crush at temple in India’s Goa kills 6, injures dozens | Religion News | Al Jazeera
Indonesia
At least 12 dead in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed, police say | AP News
Iran
Severe weather in Iran claims 9 lives, injures 86 - The Watchers
Iraq
Iraq - Sandstorm (DG ECHO, Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 6 May 2025) - Iraq | ReliefWeb
Jordan
Malaysia
Pakistan
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Military helicopter plunges into reservoir in Sri Lanka, killing 5 | AP News
Thailand
Thailand warns of ‘deafness fever’ outbreak linked to raw pork | The Independent
USA
7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say | AP News
Small plane crashes into Los Angeles-area neighborhood, killing 2 | AP News
Severe storms leave one dead, cause widespread flooding across Texas - The Watchers
Other items of interest
Global
World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity 2025 WHO
- World report on social determinants of health equity: executive summary
- World report on social determinants of health equity: report
- More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities | UN News
FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks | UN News
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Global Plan 2025 | IFRC
A new international day to protect against earthquakes | UNDRR
World Drought Atlas: the global water crisis requires urgent action - European Commission
Safer walking and cycling crucial for road safety and better health | WHO
Gloves do not replace hand hygiene – reminder from WHO
Regional
WHO EMRO | Emergency medical teams | Publications | Health Emergency Preparedness
- Standards and recommendations for burns care in mass casualty incidents WHO
- Classification and minimum standards for emergency medical teams WHO
- A guidance document for medical teams responding to health emergencies in armed conflicts and other insecure environments WHO
- Sixth Emergency Medical Teams Global Meeting report, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-7 November 2024
WMO: European State of the Climate: Extreme events in warmest year recorded | PreventionWeb
- European State of the Climate 2024 | Copernicus
- European State of the Climate Report 2024. World Meteorological Organization and European Union, represented by the European Centre for Medium‑Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), 2025.
Healthcare-associated infections, a threat to residents of long-term care facilities in Europe
Joint public health advice for travellers attending the Jubilee 2025
Drought over large parts of Europe raises concern - European Commission
Joint ECDC-WHO Regional Office for Europe Mpox Surveillance Bulletin
Country
Myanmar Earthquake Investing in DRR to save lives and protect sustainable development | UNDRR
Port Sudan: Aid officials call for greater protection as drone attacks continue | UN News
Recent Papers of Note
- Toreti, A., Bavera, D., Acosta Navarro, J., et al , Drought in Europe April 2025, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2025, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/7964287 , JRC142141
- Toreti, A., Tsegai, D., Maurer, T., et al. World Drought Atlas, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/3842670 , JRC139691
- Corbane, C., Eklund, G., Gyenes, Z., et al Cross-border and emerging risks in Europe, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2024, doi:10.2760/55638, JRC137818. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC13781
- Malik, M., De Guzman, R.B. Building climate resilience and mitigating the impact of climate change on cancer care: strategies and solutions for low and middle income countries. Cancer Causes Control (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-025-02004-4
- Vachon MS, Barret A, Lucidarme J, et al. Cases of Meningococcal Disease Associated with Travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah Pilgrimage — United States, United Kingdom, and France, 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:514–516. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7322e1.
- Glanville J, Bellin M, Pletnev S, Zhang B, Andrade JC, Kim S, Tsao D, Verardi R, Bedi R, Liao S, Newland R, Bayless NL, Youssef S, Tully ES, Bylund T, Kim S, Hirou H, Liu T, Kwong PD. Snake venom protection by a cocktail of varespladib and broadly neutralizing human antibodies. Cell. 2025 Apr 30:S0092-8674(25)00402-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.050. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40318633.
- Galliano, D.A., Bitussi, A., Caravaggi, I., De Girolamo, L., Destro, D., Duta, A.-M., Giustolisi, L., Lentini, A., Mastronunzio, M., Paris, S., Proietti, C., Salvitti, V., Santini, M. And SPAGNOLO, L., Artificial Intelligence applied to disasters and crises management, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/0323818, JRC138914.
- Santini, M., Destro, E., Gerhardinger, A., Mastronunzio, M., Moalli, D. And SALVITTI, V., Mapping for Crisis Management DG ECHO Daily Maps and Situation Maps January – June 2024, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/9163933, JRC139711.