Skip to main content

Help

  • Help

User account menu

  • Log in
ReliefWeb

Main navigation

  • Updates
  • Countries
  • Disasters
  • Organizations
  • Topics
  • Jobs
  • Training
Informing humanitarians worldwide 24/7 — a service provided by UN OCHA

Disasters

Views

  • All Disasters
  • Alert / Ongoing

Alert and Ongoing Disasters

Afghanistan: Earthquake - Jun 2022

At 01.30 local time on 22 June, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Central Region of Afghanistan impacting Paktika and Khost provinces. The earthquake – which was recorded at a depth of 10 km – was reportedly felt in neighbouring provinces including Kabul,...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Earthquake
Affected countries
  • Afghanistan
  • 1 more

Related disasters

  • Afghanistan: Flash Floods - May 2022
  • Afghanistan: Drought - 2021-2022

Bangladesh: Floods and Landslides - May 2022

Due to heavy rainfall over the past week in the Northeastern Indian states there is an increase of water level observed in the North Eastern part of Bangladesh which led a serious flood in that region. Mainly several places of the 5 districts in that region...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 2 more
Affected country
  • Bangladesh

India: Floods and Landslides - May 2022

Heavy rainfall has been affecting northeastern India (in particular Arunchal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya States) since 13 May, triggering landslides and causing river overflow and floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. Media report, as of 16...

Status
Alert
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • India

Somalia: Rain and Windstorms - May 2022

On 12 May 2022, the local government of Galkacyo hosted an inter-agency coordination meeting where they requested assistance from humanitarian partners to address the immediate and urgent humanitarian needs assessed in 18 out of 20 makeshift camps located in...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Severe Local Storm
Affected country
  • Somalia

Related disasters

  • Somalia: Urban Fire Incident - Apr 2022
  • Horn of Africa: Polio Outbreak - Aug 2018
  • Somalia: Measles Outbreak - Dec 2016
  • Somalia: Cholera Outbreak - Apr 2016
  • Somalia: Drought - 2015-2022

South Sudan: Cholera Outbreak - May 2022

The current cholera outbreak in Bentiu, is in an area with a population of 300,000 people living in formal and informal camps. Despite 2 rounds of oral cholera vaccine, transmission is continuing due to population movement and poor conditions. The outbreak...

Status
Alert
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • South Sudan

Related disasters

  • South Sudan: Floods - Jul 2021

Venezuela: Floods - Apr 2022

This year, the rainy season in Venezuela has been atypical. As a result, on 27 April, the states of Mérida, Zulia, Trujillo, Táchira, and the Capital District and Greater Caracas were declared in a state of emergency. On 27 May, an orange alert was declared...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Flood
Affected country
  • Venezuela

Tanzania: Cholera Outbreak - Apr 2022

On 23 April 2022, the government reported cholera cases in Uvinza DC (Kigoma region) and Tanganyika DC (Katavi region). By 28 April 2022, the outbreak had spread to other areas along the lake shores of Lake Tanganyika with a total of 129 symptomatically...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Tanzania

DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - Apr 2022

The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province. This is the third outbreak in the province since 2018. (WHO, 23 Apr 2021) ...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • DR Congo

Related disasters

  • DR Congo: Plague Outbreak - Apr 2022
  • DR Congo: Cholera and Measles Outbreaks - Jan 2013

Liberia: Measles Outbreak - Apr 2022

On Thursday 21 April 2022, Liberia Health Ministry declared a measles outbreak affecting 14 of the 15 counties in the country. According to the Liberian Government, the outbreak is a result of low immunization rates, due to disruption of immunization...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Liberia

Zambia: Cholera Outbreak - Apr 2022

On 11 April 2022, a cholera outbreak was declared in Zambia with its index case reported in Mtendere compound which has a population of 106,128 within Chelstone Subdistrict and Matero with a population of 356,462, within Lusaka. By 18 April 2022, the outbreak...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Zambia

South Africa: Floods and Landslides - Apr 2022

On 11-13 April, severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy rainfall affected southern and south-eastern South Africa, particularly the Provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. According to national authorities, 443 people died in KwaZulu-Natal and...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 2 more
Affected country
  • South Africa

Tropical Storm Agaton - Apr 2022

Tropical Depression MEGI (named "Agaton" in the Philippines) formed over the western Philippine Sea on 9 April as a tropical low and on 10 April, intensified as a tropical storm approaching Eastern Samar (Eastern Visayas Region, central Philippines). On 11...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 3 more
Affected country
  • Philippines

Related disasters

  • Typhoon Rai - Dec 2021

Sri Lanka: Food Security Crisis - Apr 2022

The significant reduction in agricultural production in Sri Lanka, compounded by the rising prices of fuel and basic food items, have made food unaffordable for a segment of the population, and the government has forecasted food shortages during the next...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Other
Affected country
  • Sri Lanka

Ecuador: Earthquake - Mar 2022

On 26 March, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Ecuador at approximately 11:28 pm. According to Special Seismic Report 2022-001 issued by the Geophysics Institute (IGEPN), the epicentre was located off the coast of Esmeraldas at a depth of 28 km...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Earthquake
Affected country
  • Ecuador

Colombia: Floods and Landslides - Mar 2022

Heavy rainfall has been affecting most of Colombia (particularly Andean, and Pacific regions) since the beginning of the "first rainy season" (which lasts from mid-March to June), triggering landslides, causing rivers to overflow and floods that have resulted...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • Colombia

Tropical Cyclone Gombe - Mar 2022

Tropical storm GOMBE formed on 7 March over the Indian Ocean well off the coast of Madagascar, made landfall over southern Antsiranana Province (north-eastern Madagascar) in the late evening (UTC) of 7 March, with maximum sustained winds up to 65 km/h. On 8...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Tropical Cyclone
Affected countries
  • Mozambique
  • 2 more

Malawi: Polio Outbreak - Feb 2022

The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe. This is the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years after Africa was declared free...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Malawi

Related disasters

  • Southern Africa: Drought - 2018-2022

Tropical Cyclone Emnati - Feb 2022

A new tropical cyclone named EMNATI formed over the central Indian Ocean on 16 February and is moving west-southwestwards over central Madagascar. On 18 February at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located 660 km north of Rodrigues Island (Mauritius), with maximum...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Tropical Cyclone
Affected countries
  • Madagascar
  • 2 more

Related disasters

  • Tropical Storm Ana - Jan 2022
  • Madagascar: Floods and Landslides - Jan 2022
  • Madagascar: Drought - 2018-2022

Cabo Verde: Drought - Feb 2022

Since 2017, the country has been facing one of the worst drought crises since the 1990s. Rains continue to be rare, and production does not even cover 1% of the country's food needs. The 2021-2022 agro-pastoral campaign was characterized by a late start and...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Drought
Affected country
  • Cabo Verde

Tropical Cyclone Batsirai - Feb 2022

Tropical Cyclone Batsirai has intensified and is now moving west/west-south-west at about 19 kilometres an hour (kh/h). Batsirai is expected to pass by Mauritius at the end of the day today, 2 February, and Reunion tomorrow morning, 3 February, according to...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Tropical Cyclone
Affected countries
  • Mauritius
  • 2 more

Tonga: Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami - Jan 2022

A large eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha-apai underwater volcano in the evening of 15 January (at 17:26 local time) caused a tsunami and ash fall in Tonga (total pop. 105,000 people). The volcanic eruption has continued throughout the day with satellite...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Tsunami
  • 1 more
Affected countries
  • Tonga
  • 4 more

Iraq: Drought - Aug 2021

In the region, Euphrates & Tigris rivers are currently experiencing drought conditions, resulting in lower river flow, and affecting dam storage. The current season is the second driest in 40 years. Iraq is anticipating a serious drought this summer following...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Drought
Affected country
  • Iraq

Haiti: Earthquake - Aug 2021

On Saturday, 14 August a major 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. According to Haiti’s Office for Civil Protection, 227 have died and the figure is sadly expected to increase in the coming hours. Preliminary reports by Haitian Red Cross volunteers and IFRC...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Earthquake
Affected country
  • Haiti

Iran: Drought - Jul 2021

The Iranian climate is mostly arid or semi-arid and it is heavily affected by depleting water resources, as a result of rising demand, salinization, groundwaters overexploitation, and increasing drought frequency. The country, where groundwater is the primary...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Drought
Affected country
  • Iran

Syria: Drought - 2021-2022

Since autumn 2020, unseasonably low levels of rainfall across the eastern region of the Mediterranean Basin, have contributed to drought conditions in Syria and Iraq. Given the country's semi-arid climate, the annual water balance is determined by...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Drought
Affected country
  • Syria

Pakistan: Drought - 2021-2022

Several districts in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh experience drought conditions which have resulted in increased food insecurity. Between October 2020 and March 2021, the impact of La Niña caused below normal rainfall in drought prone areas of...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Drought
Affected country
  • Pakistan

Yemen: Polio Outbreak - Aug 2020

A polio outbreak has been declared in Yemen following 15 reported cases of vaccine derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) in the first weeks of August 2020. The cases were detected in different districts of Sa’ada Governorate, in the north-west of the country...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Yemen

Related disasters

  • Yemen: Cholera Outbreak - Oct 2016

Horn of Africa: Locust Infestation - Oct 2019

A Desert Locust infestation has been ravaging crop and pasture-land, as well as trees and other vegetation since June 2019 in parts of Afar, Amhara, Somali and Tigray regions. The swarms have produced hopper bands that have covered more than 174 square...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Insect Infestation
Affected countries
  • Ethiopia
  • 9 more

Related disasters

  • Ethiopia: Drought - 2015-2022

Cameroon: Cholera Outbreak - Jul 2018

The cholera outbreak in Cameroon, officially declared by the Ministry of Health on 15 July 2018, is steadily declining, after peaking in week 29 with 42 cases. In week 32 (week ending 12 August 2018), four new suspected cholera cases were reported, compared...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected countries
  • Cameroon
  • 1 more

Nigeria: Yellow Fever Outbreak - Sep 2017

On 15 September 2017, the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health notified WHO of a confirmed yellow fever case in Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State...Based on the available information, the likelihood of further spread among the local population...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Nigeria

Related disasters

  • Nigeria: Cholera Outbreak - Jun 2017
  • Nigeria: Measles Outbreak - Oct 2016

Kenya: Drought - 2014-2022

In January 2014, the Government of Kenya declared an impending drought with an estimated 1.6 million people affected. After a poor performance of the long rains between March and May 2014 in the arid and semi-arid zones, the drought situation continued to...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Drought
Affected country
  • Kenya

Search

Refine the list with filters

Search help

List

Showing 1 - 20 of 3,304 results

Afghanistan: Earthquake - Jun 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Earthquake
Affected countries
  • Afghanistan
  • 1 more

Bangladesh: Floods and Landslides - May 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 2 more
Affected country
  • Bangladesh

India: Floods and Landslides - May 2022

Status
Alert
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • India

Somalia: Rain and Windstorms - May 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Severe Local Storm
Affected country
  • Somalia

South Sudan: Cholera Outbreak - May 2022

Status
Alert
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • South Sudan

Afghanistan: Flash Floods - May 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Flash Flood
Affected country
  • Afghanistan

Venezuela: Floods - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Flood
Affected country
  • Venezuela

Tanzania: Cholera Outbreak - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Tanzania

DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • DR Congo

Liberia: Measles Outbreak - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Liberia

Zambia: Cholera Outbreak - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Zambia

South Africa: Floods and Landslides - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 2 more
Affected country
  • South Africa

Tropical Storm Agaton - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 3 more
Affected country
  • Philippines

DR Congo: Plague Outbreak - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • DR Congo

Somalia: Urban Fire Incident - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Fire
Affected country
  • Somalia

Sri Lanka: Food Security Crisis - Apr 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Other
Affected country
  • Sri Lanka

Ecuador: Earthquake - Mar 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Earthquake
Affected country
  • Ecuador

Tunisia: Flash Floods - Mar 2022

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Flash Flood
Affected country
  • Tunisia

Colombia: Floods and Landslides - Mar 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • Colombia

Tropical Cyclone Gombe - Mar 2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Tropical Cyclone
Affected countries
  • Mozambique
  • 2 more

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • …
  • Next page Next
  • Last page Last

API and RSS links

  • RSS
  • API

Subscribe

Footer

  • Blog
  • Labs
  • About Us
  • Terms
  • Contact
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Telegram
Service provided by UNOCHA OCHA coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all.

ReliefWeb's Terms & Conditions.

© 2022 all rights reserved.

OCHA Services

Related Platforms

  • Humanitarian Response
  • Humanitarian Data Exchange
  • Humanitarian InSight
  • Central Emergency Response Fund

Other OCHA Services

  • Financial Tracking Service
  • Humanitarian Data Exchange
  • Humanitarian ID
  • Humanitarian Response

 

  • Inter-Agency Standing Committee
  • OCHA website
  • ReliefWeb
  • Virtual OSOCC
See all