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- 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.…
- Affected country: Haiti Glide: EP-2022-000325-HTI
After more than three years without a single cholera case, as of 2 October, Haitian authorities have confirmed two cases and identified several other suspected cases across several communes in the Ouest department, including the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and…
- Affected countries: Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, United States of America Glide: TC-2022-000320-CUB
On 24 September, Tropical Depression Nine strengthened into Tropical Storm Ian. The system moved across the Caribbean Sea generating scattered showers over northern Venezuela, northern Colombia, Aruba, Bonaire,…
- Affected countries: China, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam Glide: TC-2022-000318-VNM
The Philippines: Tropical Cyclone Noru ("Karding" in the Philippines) formed over the western Philippines Sea on 22 September and started moving west toward northern Luzon Island. On 23…
- Affected country: Bulgaria Glide: FL-2022-000312-BGR
As a result of intense rain that fell on the territory of Plovdiv region, Central Bulgaria on 2 September 2022, consecutive floods caused heavy damages in a number of settlements in three municipalities along Stryama river - the municipalities of Karlovo,…
- Affected countries: Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands Glide: TC-2022-000314-DOM
Between 16 September to 18 September, Fiona crossed the Eastern…
- Affected country: Uganda Glide: EP-2022-000315-UGA
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in Mubende district in the central part of the country. The Uganda Virus Research Institute confirmed the case after testing a…
- Affected country: Sierra Leone Glide: FF-2022-000309-SLE
Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone has been experiencing persistent torrential rains since mid-August 2022. The highest recorded incident was on 28 August 2022, with rains causing associated impacts, including flooding in low-lying areas as well as…
- Affected country: Guinea Glide: FL-2022-000305-GIN
From 25 to 26 August, heavy and uninterrupted rains fell across Guinea, causing flooding in several prefectures. Some 13 of the 27 districts of the Kankan province, and 7 of the 12 sub-prefectures have experienced varying levels of impact, according to Guinea…