Friday, August 18, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 14 to 18 August 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

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

 

 

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