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 This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Public Health England (PHE), Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG 020 7654 8400 | | |
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