Latest news on Disaster Risk Reduction
- Affected country: Thailand Glide: FL-2021-000147-THA
According to Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), a low-pressure cell located in the lower parts of Viet Nam together with the Southwest Monsoon that prevails over the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand, has brought…
- Affected country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Glide: FL-2021-000129-VEN
On 23 August, heavy rains were registered due to the passage of the Tropical Wave N°38, which caused floods, landslides, road obstructions, loss of housing, damages to basic services such as water and electricity, among others in…
- Affected country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Glide: FL-2021-000164-COD
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more than 285,060 were affected by extensive floods, displacing 44,000 people, while killing 20 people, and destroying 44,096 houses. (OCHA, 29 Jul 2021
In the Democratic Republic of the…
- Affected country: Iraq Glide: DR-2021-000119-IRQ
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 a…
- Affected country: Malaysia Glide: FL-2021-000126-MYS
Yan, Kedah was faced with a flash flood from the foothill of Mount Jerai (Gunung Jerai). The flash flood happened on Wednesday, 18 August 2021 at 5.30 pm (Local Malaysian Time). The heavy downpour caused water surges and landslides on Gunung Jerai that later hit…
- Affected country: Niger Glide: EP-2021-000130-NER
As of 16 August 2021, some 845 suspected cases of cholera and 35 related deaths had been reported in the country, according to the Niger Ministry of Health. (UNICEF, 20 Aug 2021)
During a press conference held on 9 August 2021, the Minister of Public Health…
- Affected country: Côte d'Ivoire Glide: EP-2021-000124-CIV
The first case of Ebola Virus Disease case (EVD) is a lady of 18 years old who travelled from Guinea to Abidjan. Since 15 August, the case is hospitalised at the Treichville University Hospital’s Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department (SMIT…
- Affected country: Haiti Glide: EQ-2021-000116-HTI
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…
- Researchers in Colorado State University are working on an easily understood, science-backed way to visually represent hurricane danger to the general public.
- Affected country: Algeria Glide: WF-2021-000115-DZA
Wildfires have been affecting the Kabylia Region in northern Algeria since 9 August. More than 70 fires have occurred in 13 prefectures in the north of the country including Tizi-Ouzou, Bouira, Sétif, Khenchela, Guelma, Bejaïa, Bordj Bou Arreridj,…