Snow Avalanche Updates

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A huge snow avalanche occurred near Camp II in Annapurna mountain of Gandaki province, north-central Nepal on 7 April, causing casualties and damage. According to media reports, as of 8 April, two...

On 11 March, a snow avalanche occurred in northeast Armenia resulting in casualties. According to media, as of 12 March, one person died, seven were injured and one have been rescued after being...

Heavy snowfall and avalanches in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh have impacted several areas. On 28 February, a snow avalanche occurred in Mana village of the district of Chamoli...

Executive Summary The Kyrgyz Republic is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world due to natural hazards that include earthquakes, floods, landslides, mudslides, avalanches, snowstorms,...

Executive Summary Compared with the average for the last 30 years (1993-2022), the frequency of global natural disasters was 3% less in 2023, the affected population was 53% less, the death...

This roadmap describes the current situation of hydromet service provision in Bhutan and presents a short- and medium-term modernization approach. It provides an overview of the National Centre for...

From 10 January 2024 to 20 August 2024, 170,702 people were affected by natural disasters throughout Afghanistan. A total of 33 provinces out of 34 experienced some kind of natural disaster during...

Reporting Period: 1 January to 30 June 2024 Highlights In the first half of 2024, floods, landslides, and mudflows affected over 131,000 people in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia,...

Heavy snowfall and rainfall have been affecting Himachal Pradesh State in northern India since 2 March, triggering six snow avalanches, and resulting in population displacement and damage. According...

MapAction has delivered 15 workshops to disaster managers in Central Asia in the last five years in partnership with the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR)...

Heavy rainfall, snow and strong winds have been affecting northern Italy since 26 February, causing snow avalanches, flooding, landslides, and resulting in casualties and damage. As of 29 February,...

Heavy snowfall has affected eastern Japan since 5 February, in particular Tokyo City, resulting in casualties and damage. According to media, as of 7 February, more than 240 people have been injured...

What is an El Niño event? El Niño is a climate phenomenon characterized by the periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. This warming typically...

NATURE’S CRITICAL ROLE IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A new report from the UN Environment Programme, UNOPS and the University of Oxford highlights the contributions of nature-based...

Schneiderbauer, Stefan, Fontanella Pisa, Paola, Delves, Jess L., Szarzynski, Joerg, Bustillos Ardaya, Alicia, Terzi, Stefano, Pedoth, Lydia, Mandira Singh Shrestha, Adler, Carolina, Alcántara-Ayala,...

Time Period 01/08/2023 to 31/08/2023 Key Highlights Humanitarian partners continued to encounter heightened access challenges to deliver humanitarian assistance, although a slight decline in access...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Landlocked Nepal is mountainous with major rivers flowing southward from the Himalaya into India. The country is the scene of the ongoing collision of the Eurasian and Indian...