Coronavirus
WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID -19) Situational Report – 25th September
Australia
At least 25 whales dead and more than 200 stranded in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour
Bangladesh
Displaced by river erosion, Kurigram locals await rehabilitation
Chad
Chikungunya – Chad: Disease outbreak news
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ebola: DRC’s 11th outbreak rises to 124 cases
Ecuador
Major eruption at Sangay volcano, ash to 12 km (40 000 feet) a.s.l., Ecuador
Ethiopia
Massive floods leave widespread destruction, displace 140 000 people in Afar, Ethiopia
France
2 missing after worst rainfall in 120 years triggers flash flooding in southern France
Greece
Storm Ianos: Three dead as Greece starts clean-up after rare 'medicane'
India
India building collapse toll climbs to 35, search and rescue efforts continue
Indonesia
Floods hit Jakarta after heavy rainfall in capital, upstream areas
Japan
Heavy rain predicted as Tropical Storm Dolphin heads for eastern Japan
Mexico
Heavy rain caused landslides and stream overflows
Philippines
Philippines detects new swine fever outbreaks, eyes more pork imports
Sudan
Families struggle as heavy rain, more floods expected in Sudan
Thailand
Tropical Storm Noul: 22 Provinces in Thailand Severely Affected by Flash Floods
Uganda
ECHO daily report – Uganda Food insecurity 23rd September
United Arab Emirates
21 vehicles' pile-up reported in Sharjah due to thick fog
United Kingdom
Covid: Scotland records highest-ever number of virus cases
United States of America
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass seven million as Midwest outbreak flares up
California's largest single wildfire spawned two massive firenados -- one was an EF2
Other items of interest:
Webinar: Reaching the Hardest to Reach with Education Technology during COVID – 9th October 9am EDT
Building Trust Within and Across Communities for Health Emergency Preparedness
Iraq launches National Adaptation Plan process for climate change resilience
Emergency warning messages: how do community members comprehend them?
NASA Finds Tropical Storm Dolphin Going Swimmingly
Arctic ice melts to second lowest summer level on record
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