Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 28th August to 01st September 2017 Canada Hydro pole damaged by forest fire; 300 customers without power China HK, Macau pummelled by storm four days after typhoon 2 dead, 25 missing in China landslide India Three killed in landslide, two drown in flood waters in Mumbai rains At least five dead in Mumbai as heavy rain batters city Mumbai Weather LIVE: Two Drown In Thane, Three Dead In Vikhroli Twelve dead and 25 trapped after Mumbai building collapses because of torrential rain UP flood toll touches 104; one killed in landslide in Uttarakhand Iran 4.9-magnitude quake injures 13 in northwest Iran 4.9-Magnitude Quake Wounds 13 People in Northwestern Iran Italy Italy drought: Rome forced to cut water pressure at night Rome to reduce night-time water use to combat drought Nepal South Asia floods kill 1,200 and shut 1.8 million children out of school Pakistan City govt seeks Pak Army help as rain wrecks havoc in Karachi Karachi floods: At least 16 killed, power supply suspended in many areas of the city Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone mudslide and flood leaves more than 1,000 people dead, local leaders say Guinea says 19 bodies washed up after Sierra Leone mudslide The United States of America Tropical storm Harvey brings deadly flooding in Houston Tropical storm Harvey: catastrophic floods in Houston as city braces for days of rain More than 50 homes damaged in Sienna Plantation Tropical Storm Harvey Sets Preliminary Lower 48 U.S. Rainfall Record with More Than 51 Inches Thunderstorm causes power outages across Boise Tropical Storm Harvey causes disruptions, emissions, and explosions in Houston area Wildfires burn around Oregon; 4,500 people evacuated Other items of interest As heat rises, women risk death in South Asia Women are more at risk from disasters like Hurricane Harvey It's a fact: climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 - Report of the Secretary-General The Bahamas to host regional disaster conference Mumbai floods prompt calls for crackdown on India's urban sprawl Flooding and the economics of risk reduction Tuvalu's climate resilience shored up with launch of US$38.9 million adaptation project Machine-learning earthquake prediction in lab shows promise Valuing climate change impacts in Viet Nam Concrete reefs come to the rescue of sinking islands off south Indian coast US scientists: Droughts to become more frequent and severe Mumbai floods: Why India's cities are struggling with extreme rainfall New Orleans looks to Amsterdam for a new flood plan Formal launching programme of the MOALI DRR task force and drone mapping unit Hurricane Harvey is testing our ability to communicate natural disaster risks Hotels in tsunami-prone Bali sign MOU to become evacuation points Don't blame climate change for the Hurricane Harvey disaster – blame society 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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