Friday, June 16, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 12 to 16 June 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 12th to 16th June 2017

Armenia

Agricultural damages reported in 9 communities as heavy hailstorm pounds Armenia June 12

 

Bangladesh

Bangladesh landslides kill at least 42 after heavy downpour

Monsoon rains trigger landslide in Bangladesh kills 46

Death toll from Bangladesh landslides rises to 94 after heavy rain

Pre-Dawn Landslides Kill At Least 134 People in Southeast Bangladesh

Thousands returning to shattered homes in Bangladesh

 

Canada

High winds, heavy rain leaves thousands without power in southeastern N.B.

Strong winds cut power to thousands of Quebec homes

 

China

Hundreds evacuated in Guizhou following flooding

Torrential rain leaves six dead in China

Observatory lowers signal as Typhoon Merbok leaves after pounding Hong Kong

Torrential rain triggers disaster in China

 

Greece

Six Richter Earthquake Hits South of Lesvos (Video)

6.1 Richter Earthquake; 1 Dead, Major Damages and Injuries on Lesbos

One killed, 11 others injured as strong earthquake hits eastern Greece

 

Guatemala

Two Dead and Damages Due to 6.6 Earthquake in Guatemala

Many Injured as Quake Hits Guatemalan Border

6.6-magnitude earthquake rattles Guatemala

 

India

Windstorm, rain claim 13 lives in Punjab

Mizoram: Two killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains!

8 killed, 350 houses submerged as floods ravage Mizoram

Ten people washed away by flash floods in Mizoram, over 350 houses damaged

12 dead as rain wreaks havoc across Northeast

 

Mexico

Mexican military searches for 7 missing soldiers swept up in mudslide, 2 killed

Mexico recovers 4 more mudslide victims, death toll up to 6

 

Myanmar

After deadly tornado, Rakhine State braces for more bad weather

 

United Kingdom

London Fire: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington

At least 65 people missing or feared dead in London fire

UK to hold inquiry into London tower block fire as death toll rises to 17

 

The United States of America

Thunderstorm Knocks Out Power to 165,000 in 2 States

 

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Monstrous disaster must be stopped

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UNISDR's Robert Glasser - Data is Key to Disaster Prevention

Disaster risk reduction and the Sendai Framework: What does it mean for UK resilience practitioners?

An Approach to Inclusive, Community-Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for the Asia Region

Disasters and Public Health: Implementing the Sendai Framework

Improving Pakistan's fiscal resilience to natural disasters

Mapping dengue fever hazard with machine learning

Fact file: Climate change, food security, and adaptation

It's time we try a new recipe for disaster risk reduction

New international centre of excellence on disaster risk unveiled at SEI Science Forum

Severe weather forecasting demonstration project expands to Eastern Caribbean

Volcanic 'plumerang' could impact human health

Agriculture in developing countries suffered 23% of all damage and loss caused by disasters

Mangroves, coral reefs could cut flood insurance premiums: Lloyd's

 

 

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