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Alert and Ongoing Disasters

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

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Afghanistan: Flash Floods - May 2022

Heavy and unseasonal rainfall across large parts of Afghanistan on the 3 May caused flash flooding events directly affecting an estimated 3,400 people. Local reports indicate that at least 13 people died including in Badghis (five), Baghlan (four), Hirat...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Flash Flood
Affected country
  • Afghanistan

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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

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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

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

Related disasters

  • Zambia: Flash Floods - Jan 2022

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

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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

Related disasters

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Tunisia: Flash Floods - Mar 2022

On Saturday 19 March and following recent climatic fluctuations, torrential rain hit the northwest of Tunisia. According to Tunisia’s National Institute of Meteorology, the centre of the country and central-west regions including Siliana, Kairouan, Gafsa,...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Flash Flood
Affected country
  • Tunisia

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

Central African Republic: Fires - Feb 2022

Two large villages located 15 km from the city of Bakala (458 km from Bangui) experienced fires in the night of 24 to 25 February 2022, which caused significant material and human damages. This area is experiencing intense drought and very high temperatures...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Fire
Affected country
  • CAR

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

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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 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

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Sudan: Kala-azar Outbreak - Feb 2022

On 12 February 2022, the Director of the Department of Vector Control at the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Gedaref State released an appeal statement of emergency to control the alarming increase of Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) cases. The report indicated...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Sudan

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

Timor-Leste: Dengue Outbreak - Jan 2022

Timor-Leste has recorded an escalation of dengue fever cases from the start of 2022 with the death toll reaching 20 on 31 January 2022, making it the deadliest year in recent times. On 15 January 2022 the Government of Timor-Leste declared that dengue had...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Timor-Leste

Kenya: Yellow Fever and Chikungunya Outbreaks - Jan 2022

The current Yellow Fever outbreak was first reported in January 2022. The cases were first reported in Merti Sub County of Isiolo County. Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has since confirmed 3 positive cases out of 6 samples from the sub-county. As of...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Kenya

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Marshall Islands: Drought - Jan 2022

According to the Drought Information Statement (DIS) issued on 6 January, some Northern islands have reported limited to no rain in the first week of January. Mostly dry conditions have persisted across the Northern Marshall Islands. D1 (Moderate drought) was...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Drought
Affected country
  • Marshall Islands

Malaysia: Flash Floods - Dec 2021

The newly formed Tropical Depression TWENTYNINE made landfall in an area in Kemaman District (southern Terengganu State, north-eastern Peninsular Malaysia) in the late evening of 16 December, and of 17 December at 0.00 UTC [...] According to [AHA Centre],...

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

Brazil: Floods - Dec 2021

On 7 December 2021, storms caused by the passage of a subtropical cyclone affected several cities in the south of Bahia state in Brazil. The National Centre for Disaster Prevention (Cemaden) recorded rainfall of 450 mm in the Itamaraju municipality and 171 mm...

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

Indonesia: Semeru Volcano - Dec 2021

Explosive activity at Mt. Semeru escalated on 4 December with an explosion at 14:50 WIB (UTC+7) producing an ash plume up to 15.2 km. As of 08:30 UTC on 5 December, the national disaster management agency, BNPB, is reporting 13 fatalities, with seven people...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Volcano
Affected country
  • Indonesia

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

South Sudan: Floods - Jul 2021

Flooding, high levels of food insecurity, violence and COVID-19 continued to drive people’s humanitarian needs in July. In Ayod County of Jonglei, some 30,000 people in at least six locations were affected by flooding, according to local authorities. A...

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Flood
Affected country
  • South Sudan

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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

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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

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Tajikistan: Floods and Mudslides - May 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 2 more
Affected country
  • Tajikistan

Somalia: Floods - May 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • Somalia

Afghanistan: Floods - May 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • Afghanistan

Rwanda: Floods and Windstorm - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 2 more
Affected country
  • Rwanda

Suriname: Floods - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Flood
Affected country
  • Suriname

Tropical Storm Jobo - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 2 more
Affected countries
  • Tanzania
  • 3 more

Burundi: Floods - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Flood
Affected country
  • Burundi

Guatemala: Floods and Landslides - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • Guatemala

Yemen: Floods - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • Yemen

Typhoon Surigae - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 2 more
Affected countries
  • Palau
  • 2 more

Kenya: Floods - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Flood
Affected country
  • Kenya

Tropical Cyclone Seroja - Apr 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flood
  • 2 more
Affected countries
  • Indonesia
  • 1 more

Pakistan: Drought - 2021-2022

Status
Ongoing
Disaster type
  • Drought
Affected country
  • Pakistan

Timor-Leste: Flash Floods - Mar 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 2 more
Affected country
  • Timor-Leste

Bangladesh: Cox’s Bazar Camp Settlement Fire - Mar 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Fire
Affected country
  • Bangladesh

Mongolia: Sandstorm - Mar 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Severe Local Storm
Affected countries
  • Mongolia
  • 1 more

Equatorial Guinea: Bata Explosions - Mar 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Technological Disaster
Affected country
  • Equatorial Guinea

Algeria: Floods - Mar 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster types
  • Flash Flood
  • 1 more
Affected country
  • Algeria

Kenya: Dengue Outbreak - May 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Epidemic
Affected country
  • Kenya

Iran: Earthquake - Feb 2021

Status
Past Disaster
Disaster type
  • Earthquake
Affected country
  • Iran

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