Friday, July 7, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 03 to 07 July 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 03rd to 07th June 2017

China

5 killed, 19 injured in mudslide in China

Tens of Thousands Evacuated as Deadly China Floods Burst Rivers' Banks

At least 42 killed as torrential rain sweeps central and south China

5 killed, 19 injured in mudslide in China

Floods in more than 60 rivers claim lives in south China as north wilts

Nine confirmed dead in central China landslide

Heavy rains lash China; 56 killed, 27,000 houses collapse in floods, landslides and hailstorms

 

India

Heavy rains cause flood-like situation in various parts of country

Torrential rain triggers flash flood in Manipur

Torrential rain triggers flash floods in Manipur, over 300 homes affected

Heavy rains in Manipur, Arunachal trigger flash floods, 4 deaths in Rajasthan

In few days, Gujarat gets 24% of monsoon rain: 32 dead in rain-related incidents

Several lakhs displaced as rain lashes NE

 

Indonesia

10 Injured as Volcano Erupts on Indonesia's Java Island

Rescue helicopter crash kills eight after Indonesian volcano erupts

Aid helicopter crash kills 8 after Indonesian volcano erupts

 

Japan

Rivers flood, thousands evacuated as heavy rain hits western Japan

Japan hit by torrential floods as 400,000 people are forced to leave their homes

Six confirmed dead in Kyushu deluge as search for missing continues

 

Pakistan

Week of monsoon rain, floods claim 43 lives in Pakistan

 

Portugal

Forest fires injure 9 firefighters in Portugal, 2 seriously

 

Other items of interest

Jharkhand records 38% less monsoon rain in June

"We cannot end poverty without science and technology"- Prof Frimpong Boateng

Why community medicine (public health) is the sexiest profession of the 21st century

State Farm receives more than 5,000 claims linked to last week's hailstorm

The IAEA's Role in Disaster Risk Reduction Law

UNICEF and the European Union strengthen the resilience of 700,000 children to cope with natural disasters in Central Asia and the South Caucus

NASA detects drop in global fires

Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world

World Bank launches first-ever pandemic bonds to support $500 million pandemic emergency financing facility

Making development more resilient through risk information in Afghanistan

New global action programme for SIDS countries addresses nutrition and climate change challenges

WHO guidelines on ethical issues in public health surveillance

 

 


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