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- Affected country: Benin Glide: FL-2022-000332-BEN
Heavy rains fell across some areas in the centre of Benin, with significant rainfall recorded throughout September 2022. Twenty-seven (27) municipalities out of 77 were flooded. Rivers Mono, Oueme and Niger in Benin overflew their banks unprecedentedly. [...] The…
- Affected country: Thailand Glide: FL-2022-000333-THA
Since the start of the current monsoon season, flash floods, floods and overflowing riverbanks have brought accumulated humanitarian impacts to people, mostly in rural areas. Much of the floods were exacerbated by major dams being pushed to their capacities,…
- Affected country: Iran (Islamic Republic of) Glide: EQ-2022-000326-IRN
An earthquake of 5.6 M at a depth of 15 km occurred in Khoy County (West Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran) on 5 October at 00.21 UTC (03.51 local time). The epicentre was located very close to Khoy City, about 65 km east of the border…
- Affected country: Viet Nam Glide: FL-2022-000336-VNM
Heavy rainfall has been affecting parts of Vietnam over the past few days, triggering landslides and leading to casualties and damage. According to the national authorities, at least 800 people in Thuong Hoa Commune (Minh Hoa District, Quang Binh Province) have…
- Affected country: Pakistan Glide: EP-2022-000340-PAK
From January through August 2022, more than 3.4 million suspected cases of malaria were reported in Pakistan compared with the 2.6 million suspected cases reported in 2021. Over 170,000 cases were laboratory confirmed, with the majority reported as Plasmodium…
- Affected country: Pakistan Glide: EP-2022-000341-PAK
Between 1 January and 27 September 2022, a total of 25,932 confirmed dengue cases and 62 deaths (CFR 0.25%) were reported in Pakistan, with 74 per cent of these cases reported in the month of September alone. The current surge in cases follows unprecedented…
- Affected country: Lebanon Glide: EP-2022-000334-LBN
Following a cholera outbreak in Syria on 10 September 2022, the disease quickly spread, with Lebanon reporting its first case of cholera on 6 October 2022 and reaching 29 confirmed cases by 13 October in Akkar and Baalbek governorates. Cholera, a virulent…
- Affected country: El Salvador Glide: FL-2022-000331-SLV
On 2 September 2022, the Civil Defense of El Salvador provided information about the recent severe weather incidents that have affected the country. On 2 September, in the community of Las Palmas in San Salvador, 50 homes were flooded, affecting a total of 65…
- Affected country: Honduras Glide: FL-2022-000328-HND
The Honduras government declared a state wide of emergency for 90 days to respond immediately and efficiently to the consequences of floods in the country. COPECO declared a red alert for the departments of Santa Barbara and Copan for 48 hours, for the…
- Affected country: Ethiopia Glide: EP-2022-000323-ETH
On 16 September 2022, the Ethiopia Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak in the Harana Buluk and Berbere woredas of Bale Zone, Oromia Region. On 25 September 2022, a total of 16 new cholera cases (14 severe) were reported. There were no new deaths.…