Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 14th to 18th August 2017 Bangladesh Humanitarian crisis: Floods affect 16 million in Nepal, India and Bangladesh Bangladesh floods: At least 27 people killed, nearly 6 lakh affected '600,000 Bangladesh children affected by floods' At Least 39 Dead, 500K People Displaced After Monsoon Floods in Bangladesh Canada Isolated Saskatchewan community evacuated due to approaching forest fire Forest fire smoke returns to southern Saskatchewan China 48,000 residents evacuated following torrential rain in China 6 dead, 1 missing after torrential rain in South China The Democratic Republic of the Congo At least 40 dead in northeast Congo after mudslide hits town DR Congo landslide kills scores in northeast India Nearly 50 feared dead in India landslide Two Buses Get Washed Away After Massive Landslide In Himachal Pradesh, 50 Dead 24 dead, over 18 missing in Himachal mudslide Uttarakhand cloudburst: 6 soldiers among 25 feared dead Flood situation improves in north Bengal, death toll at 7 Nepal Monsoon flooding kills at least 173 across South Asia Number Of Dead In Nepal Flood Now 120; Six Million Affected Portugal Wildfires trap 2,000 people in town in central Portugal 3,000 Firefighters in Portugal Combat Raging Wildfire Sierra Leone At Least 250 Dead in Sierra Leone Landslide; Heavy Rains Causing Flash Flooding Hundreds killed after Sierra Leone mudslide Sierra Leone mudslide leaves hundreds dead and more missing Facing risk of disease, Sierra Leone buries mudslide dead Other items of interest Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: For Children University unveils set of tech tools to help manage disasters Capacity-building Projects Enhance Urban, Rural Resilience Reaching the most vulnerable across the border: Community-based flood early warning systems Index insurance is having a development impact where it's needed most Disaster management partnership helps pave way for a safer Honduras Climate Centre: Integrate early action and preparedness into social protection How do we start putting a price on resilience? US wildfire threat levels - How technology helps in preparedness How do disasters force vulnerable people into modern slavery? The Philippines launches innovative insurance program to boost natural disaster risk management Assam floods: Complexities of disaster risk reduction Flooded rivers: taking a bird's eye view Inspiring climate adaptation action in Africa's cities Drought's lingering death may beat rains' return Project utilizes radar technology for flood warnings Urban floods intensifying, countryside drying up India - Natural disasters claim 50 lives this monsoon 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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