Coronavirus
WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID -19) Situational Report – 2nd October
Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 death toll passes one million
Bangladesh
Highest ever rainfall in 60 years: Rangpur city under knee-deep water
China
China: Carbon monoxide kills 16 trapped coal miners
France
Storm Alex to hit France with powerful winds and heavy rain
Greenland
Greenland ice loss worst in 12,000 years as sea levels rise
India
‘The future is uncertain’: India coronavirus cases top 6 million
Assam: Brahmaputra crosses danger level mark in Guwahati
Nigeria
Nepal
50 families displaced, over 100 houses at risk due to landslides in Dhankuta
Pakistan
Pakistan floods: Families forced to live in the open and rely on emergency food
Switzerland
Lightning strike injures 14 teens at soccer game in Switzerland
South Eastern Europe
Severe weather hits SE Europe, leaving at least 5 people dead
Turkey
Paralyzing flash floods and damaging hail hits Istanbul, Turkey
Ukraine
'Terrible tragedy': Ukraine air force plane crash kills at least 22
United Kingdom
UK weather: Heavy rain and strong wind for parts of UK as Storm Alex arrives from Europe
United States of America
Intense earthquake swarm near Salton Sea, California
3 dead, nearly 100 000 evacuate as two massive wildfires explode in Northern California
Napa County brush fire rapidly grows to at least 1,500 acres, forcing hospital to evacuate
Other items of interest:
Webinar: Science for a Sustainable Future: A Global Virtual Conference – 8th October 8:00 am EST
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction – 13th October
COVID-19 and sustainable development goals
Emergency care in the pandemic
New woodlands can help reduce flooding risk within 15 years
ACT Alliance members in Indonesia: Preparing the communities to respond better to disasters
New Zealand first in the world to require climate risk reporting
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