The typhoon Usagi, known as the "typoon 5th: TS0705" in Japan, landed on Kyushu area on 2 August and affected more than 7,000 people including voluntary evacuees. The worst hit area has been Kyushu, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions. The event left 7 injured, but no death toll so far.
On Thursday 2 August two strong underground tremors, registering 6.2 and 5.9 on the Richter scale, hit Sakhalin region in the far east of the Russian Federation. About ten settlements with a combined population of over 60,000 people are situated in the disaster area. Two people were killed and ten injured during the earthquake. Damage included structural
damage to apartment buildings and facilities, as well as loss of power and water supplies in Nevelsk and several villages. At present, a state of emergency has been declared by the Ministry of Emergencies.
A massive storm and heavy rains descended on Ukraine 22-24 July, spreading across 14 oblasts or 56% of the country's territory. Squall gusts of wind reached 15-20m/sec. They caused extensive damage to dwelling houses and other buildings, destroyed food stocks and infrastructure such as telephone and electricity lines which resulted in frequent telecommunication and power black outs
Since the beginning of July 2007, Macedonia has been experiencing enormous forest fires which have been aggravated by very high temperatures since 17 July. As a result, one human casualty has been reported due to smoke poisoning, 200 Roma people (approximately 45 families) have been evacuated and 3,000 Ha of forest in 32 municipalities have been lost. The risk of larger number of civilians being poisoned by the smoke is increasing every day. According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), the number of people looking for first aid is increasing.
As a result of heavy precipitation and the overflowing of the Zei reservoir, several settlements were flooded in Amur Oblast in the Far Eastern Okrug of the Russian Federation. The heavy rain began on 7 July and continued until 25 July. The amount of precipitation was 2.5 times higher than the average for Amur Oblast at this time of year. On 17 July an emergency was declared by the regional authorities.
Seven settlements were submerged under water, flooding a third of all homes and completely destroying 40, forcing the evacuation of 427 local residents including 100 children. Several settlements are completely blocked off from the outside world, roads and power lines having been severely damaged. The damage caused by flooding is estimated to have cost CHF 1,895,703. The water level in the Zei reservoir may continue to rise as a result of precipitation which is predicted to begin 28 July. If the water level rises another meter, 6,500-10,000 residents of 15 settlements will have to be evacuated.
A prolonged period of heavy rain has provoked severe flooding in central and western England, leaving at least 350,000 homes without running water and 50,000 without power. The Severn, Avon, Thames, and Great Ouse are the major rivers, among others, that have either reached (or are expected to reach) critical levels. The situation is evolving, and while recent reports indicate that water levels may be receding, there remains a considerable threat that adverse weather may continue to exacerbate the flood situation, forcing more people to evacuate their homes and preventing the repair of major services such as water and electricity.
On the 22 July at 3.44 in the morning, an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Rasht valley in Rasht district. Preliminary information was received from the Committee of Emergency Situations (CoES) of Tajikistan, Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan (RCST) branch of Rasht district and Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team (REACT) members working in Rasht valley. The information states that a number of persons
were killed and several were injured, 170 houses were totally destroyed and more than 1,000 houses were partly damaged. In total it can be estimated that around 7,000 people have been affected.
As well as the earthquake occurred at the same time in the same area on 22 July, ten people died and a further ten are still missing as a result of flooding and mudslides in the (R)Asht district of Sughd oblast. Damage to assets caused by mud flows has been observed as well.
East Timor experiences rains during June and July every year. However, the torrential rain over two weeks in different parts of the country from 2nd of June this year led to flooding and land slides which killed people, destroyed infrastructures, damaged livelihoods and made many people homeless in six districts.
A diarrhoea outbreak started on the 25th May 2007 in Kadoma town of Mashonaland West province. In the two Gowke districts of Midlands province similar outbreaks have been experienced. The issue of water provision remains critical to the 120 000 Kadoma inhabitants
The typhoon Man-yi killed three people, injured 73, and left one missing and thousands affected by blackout and water outage. It approached Okinawa on 12 July and moved across Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu thoughout 4 days until 15 July. Damages were observed dozens of prefectures.
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HT-2025-000132-SYR Heat Wave,Syrian Arab Rep: According to the Syrian General Directorate of Meteorology, a severe heatwave is forecast from 8 to 13 August 2025, with peak temperatures of 43-45°C (109-113°F) in multiple governorates. Night temperatures are expected to remain high (27-31°C), preventing nighttime cooling and exacerbating cumulative heat stress.
WF-2025-000133-GRC Wild fire,Greece: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Greece.
MS-2025-000131-TKM Mud Slide,Turkmenistan: A mudflow swept through the village of Nokhur in the Akhal velayat on August 11. The week had been dry, and the mountain stream grew in a matter of hours. The settlement is located in the west of the Kopetdag Range, where the water came from.
EQ-2025-000128-TUR Earthquake,Turkey: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 6.1M
WF-2025-000127-FRA Wild fire,France: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in France.
FL-2025-000129-VNM Flood,Viet Nam: Between 21 July and early August 2025, prolonged torrential rains associated with Tropical Storm No. 3 - Typhoon Wipha (locally known as Storm Koguma), and its remnants caused widespread flooding, flash floods, and landslides across northern and north-central Viet Nam
which includes Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh,Thanh Hoa, and Lam Dong provinces. The most severely affected provinces are Son La and Dien Bien according to the report from the Government. Access remains a major challenge in several provinces. In Điện
Biên, landslides and flooding have paralysed key transport routes, isolating communities. In Sơn La, ground cracks threaten further landslides, forcing urgent evacuations. In Nghệ An, Nhôn Mai commune is still cut off, with five destroyed bridges severing access to 21 villages, where ethnic minority households have suffered severe losses to housing and livelihoods.
