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VO-2023-000059-COL
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Volcano |
Colombia |
According to the Colombian Geological Service (SGC), the alert level of the Nevado del Ruiz Volcano changed from Yellow level (I) to Orange level (II) on 30 March 2023, which represents a probable eruption in matter of days or weeks, prompting local authorities to take preparatory, mitigation and communication actions.
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LS-2023-000058-ECU
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Land Slide |
Ecuador |
Ecuador's Risk Management Secretariat (SNGR) said at least 7 people were killed and about 500 people affected and 163 houses affected by a wave of mud and debris that swept through the small community of Alausi on Sunday night. |
FL-2023-000057-SOM
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Flood |
Somalia |
GDACS - Medium in Somalia |
FL-2023-000056-TZA
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Flood |
Tanzania |
On the night 1st April, 2023, the villages around the Ruvuma river experienced severe floods as a result of heavy downpour from the ongoing monsoon rains. So far, this flood has affected the village of Kivava, especially in the suburbs of Sokoni and Kivukuni, village Angazo, Kilamboma and making 1,400 people displaced, representing 395 households affected in the suburbs of the market and the port. These 1,400 displaced people have been moved to temporary shelters in primary schools that are elevated due to their houses being surrounded by water. In addition, about 60 houses have collapsed with more than 100 toilets having collapsed and fields have been destroyed by water. The road from the village of Angazo to the village of Kilambo has been damaged, thus causing lack of transportation and communication between those areas.
Kivava village is one of the 110 villages in the district council. This village has 4 neighborhoods which are sokoni, kivukoni, dinanji and lilumbi, the number of residents in this village is 1,976 where there are 518 households. The main economic activity in the village is agriculture and food business. The cultivated crops are rice, sorghum, cassava, cashews, coconuts and legumes. Most of the agricultural areas washed away by floods.
TRCS branch (Mtwara Red Cross regional team) aside of local authorities visited the affected villages on 5th March and issued initial assessment data to start guiding the first emergency assistance to the affected communities through local actions. TRCS branch, further to this assessment provided first distributions and helped the local authorities in the initial food distribution. |
FL-2023-000053-ECU
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Flood |
Ecuador |
Over 18-21 February, floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall affected Ecuador and resulted in casualties and damage. The most affected Provinces are Chimborazo, Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, Loja, Manabí, El Oro and Guayas. According to the Risk Management Secretariat, at least six people have died due to flood events (four across Chimborazo Province and two others in Esmeraldas Province in central and northern Ecuador). |
FL-2023-000052-ETH
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Flood |
Ethiopia |
Since the start of March, heavy rainfall has been affecting several regions of Ethiopia (particularly the Somali Region), causing widespread floods, the overflow of rivers and leading to casualties and damage. |
FF-2023-000051-KEN
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Flash Flood |
Kenya |
The March April May season started this year with heavier than usual rains bringing floods, flash floods across the northern and southern parts of the country. At least 12 people have lost their lives and hundreds have been displaced from their homes in Kenya after intense flooding affected several counties over the week from 22 to 27 March 2023.
Significant impacts of the floods began to be reported from 23 March and continued up to 27th of March. On 27th March it was reported bad weather including strong winds and heavy rains caused damage in some Western counties (North Western and South Western), mainly in Narok, Kajiado, West Pokot Counties. From data collected as of 27th, at least 36,432 people are currently affected across 19 counties are already affected most being in Western part of the country (North Western and South Western). This include Kisumu, Nyamira, Kisii, Kakamega, Narok, Turkana, Isiolo, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Marsabit, Samburu, Mandera, Wajir, Kiambu, Siaya, Bungoma and Nairobi. Some counties have reported massive destruction of roads, houses, infrastructures, crops and deaths have been reported due to the floods. Landslides are also feared across the Rift Valley region, where massive environmental degradation has happened due to rampant tree felling.
Forecasts have warned of further heavy rainfall up to mid/late April 2023 as per the forecast from Kenya Meteorological Department.
Some of the counties affected are also affected by existing cholera outbreaks and food insecurity due to a multi year on going overall drought situation. |
TO-2023-000050-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
The death toll rose to 32 Sunday after a batch of ferocious storms and tornadoes devastated communities across the American South and Midwest, while parts of the Southern Plains braced for their own round of severe weather.
The storm outbreak Friday that walloped the country spawned more than 50 tornado reports in at least seven states, where tornadoes crushed homes and businesses, ripped roofs off buildings, splintered trees and sent vehicles flying. |
EQ-2023-000049-PNG
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Earthquake |
Papua New Guinea |
GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 7M tsunami generates 0m |
EP-2023-000048-SSD
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Epidemic |
South Sudan |
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of South Sudan declared a measles outbreak on the 10th of Dec 2022.
This is the second declaration of a measles outbreak last year after the first one on 23 February 2022.
South Sudan started reporting measles cases in January 2022 in two counties -Torit in Eastern Equatoria State and Maban in Upper Nile State and as of week 5 (ending 04 February 2023), 55 counties across all 10 States have reported suspected measles cases. Out of the counties reporting measles cases, outbreaks have been confirmed in 25 counties after surpassing the outbreak threshold. |
EP-2023-000047-TZA
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Epidemic |
Tanzania |
On 16 March 2023, the ministry of health (MOH) of the republic of Tanzania announced that seven cases and five deaths of an unknown disease had been reported in Kagera region (that borders Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi) in
Bukoba rural, Maruku and Kanyengereko ward in Bulinda and Butayaibega villages.
The cases were confirmed for Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) on 21 March 2023. The index case was reported to have a travel history from Goziba in lake Victoria and developed symptoms upon returning to his village in Bukoba while the timeline for exposure and onset of symptoms remains unknown. Four other cases were from the same family as the index case. Two heath care workers were also infected and one of them succumb to the disease. This is the first officially declared Marburg Outbreak in Tanzania, although serological studies have found the presence of Marburg
in bat populations in the region.
As of 22 March 2023, a total of eight cases including five deaths (CFR 63.6%) have been reported, while other three cases are currently undergoing treatment in health facilities in Kagera region. The cases had symptoms of fever, bleeding from various body parts and kidney failure. The specimens from the deceased and living patients were collected and confirmed MVD by RT-PCR at the National Health Laboratory.
The MoH reports that the outbreak is confined to Bukoba council in Kagera region and contact tracing activities have been initiated with a total of 195 contacts identified with 185 of them being monitored. |
TO-2023-000046-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
The State of Mississippi is continuing to respond to the devastating deadly tornadoes that swept through the state overnight on March 24, 2023. At this time the death toll has risen to 25 and dozens of others are injured. The fatalities are reported in Sharkey, Humphreys, Carroll, and Monroe counties. Four people reported missing overnight have now been accounted for. Multiple state agencies and partners are working together to help in the response and recovery efforts. |
FF-2023-000044-SOM
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Flash Flood |
Somalia |
Several areas of Somalia received moderate rains in the week starting 12 March, with the heaviest rainfall recorded in Gedo and Bay regions, particularly in Baardheere, Wanle Wayne, Luuq and Doolow districts. According to the latest rainfall outlook for the 2023 Gu season. Partners have raised concerns over a likely deterioration of the living conditions, particularly for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in overcrowded settlements with inadequate shelter. The rains also come at a time when partners are struggling with a surge in disease outbreaks, including acute watery diarrhoea/cholera, and measles cases, which are likely to increase due to the risk of people consuming contaminated water and lack of adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities and services. |
EQ-2023-000043-AFG
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Earthquake |
Afghanistan |
An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude was reported from Hindukush region of Afghanistan. Shockwaves were felt in most of the northern parts of Pakistan; including KP, GB, AJ&K, ICT and Northern Punjab with lesser degree in Northern Balochistan. The earthquake was followed by one aftershock of 3.7 magnitude. |
EQ-2023-000043-PAK
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Earthquake |
Pakistan |
An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude was reported from Hindukush region of Afghanistan. Shockwaves were felt in most of the northern parts of Pakistan; including KP, GB, AJ&K, ICT and Northern Punjab with lesser degree in Northern Balochistan. The earthquake was followed by one aftershock of 3.7 magnitude. CNN reported more than 13 casualties. |
EQ-2023-000043-TJK
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Earthquake |
Tajikistan |
GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 5.9M |
FL-2023-000042-SYR
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Flood |
Syrian Arab Rep |
On 16 March, a heavy rainstorms swept through Northern Syria and the wider region. In Northeast Syria, the consequent floods caused significant damages, the destruction of infrastructure and loss of livelihoods, leaving bridges and agricultural land damaged. At least eight people died due to the floods in Al Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Kobane. The Abu Khashab camp suffered severe damages with accumulation of mud on the roads and water entering the tents, worsening the living conditions of more than 10,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). |
FL-2023-000041-PRY
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Flood |
Paraguay |
The rains in the northern part of Paraguay that began in mid-February registered a maximum impact on 28 February,
with more than 350 mm of rain recorded in a period of 12 hours, causing flash floods in the departments of
Concepción, Alto Paraguay and Amambay |
FL-2023-000040-TUR
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Flood |
Turkey |
On 14-15 March heavy rainfall affected the Provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa (southern Türkiye) causing floods and resulting in casualties and damage. According to media, 14 people have died, of which 12 in Sanliurfa (hit by 111 mm of rain in 24 hours) and two others in Adiyaman (136 mm of rain in 24 hours). In addition, at least five people are still missing (three in Adiyaman and two in Sanliurfa) as reported by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) and media. |
EP-2023-000039-SSD
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Epidemic |
South Sudan |
On the 22nd February, Medicines' San Frontiers Spain (MSF Spain) in Malakal, Upper Nile State received alert of increasing cases of acute watery diarrhea and vomiting in children aged 1 year and below. Two samples were collected and tested positive for cholera on rapid diagnostic testing (RDT). Additional nine samples were collected and transported to the National Public Health Laboratory in Juba on the 2nd March 2023 for culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. Two out of the nine samples tested positive for Vibrio cholerae on PCR testing.
On 25th February 2023, Ministry of Health received notification of suspected case of cholera from Malaka, Upper Nile State. Since then, the Malakal county continue to received more alerts of increasing cases of acute watery diarrhoea and vomiting.
The Malakal cholera update of 11 March 2023 reported a total of 265 cholera cases including one death have been reported from Malakal, Upper Nile State. Most of the cases are males (147/55%) while 118 accounting for 45% are females. Overall, case patients between 0-4years old are mostly affected. Since February, the curve of children under 4 have represent between 91% to 95% of the reported cases. On 7th March the children from 0 to 4 years were already 170 (95%) of the 179 cases reported. Of these, 109 (61%) are from Malakal Town, while 70 (39%) are from Malakal Protection of Civilians Sites (POC). The Malakal PoC site was born out of the civil war that started in South Sudan on 15 December 2013. At the time, civilians were fleeing from indiscriminate and deliberate attacks and their only place of refuge was the UNMISS Base in Malakal. To date, it remains a crucial safe haven for 34,056 IDPs/civilians (source: DRC April 2021 population head count) who still perceive the security environment outside the PoC site as unsafe, with the PoC site continuing to serve as a critical coping mechanism for populations facing risk in Malakal and beyond.
With the positive PCR test result, the Ministry of Health hereby declared a confirmed outbreak of cholera in Malakal, Upper Nile State, South Sudan on 7th March 2023, and issued situation report number one. |
EQ-2023-000038-ECU
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Earthquake |
Ecuador |
GDACS - High humanitarian impact, magnitude 6.8M tsunami generates 0m |
FL-2023-000037-MWI
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Flood |
Malawi |
GDACS - Medium in Malawi |
FL-2023-000036-PER
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Flood |
Peru |
The number of casualties is increasing following heavy rainfall, floods and landslides that have been affecting several Departments of Peru since the beginning of March.
According to UN OCHA, at least 58 people have died while the National Institute of Civil Defense of Peru (INDECI) reports more than 24,000 affected people and more than 6,400 damaged or destroyed houses.
The State of Emergency has been declared in the Departments of Cajamarca, La Libertad, Lambayeque and Piura for the impact due to the huge precipitations.
For the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain is expected across north-western, western and south-western Peru while light to moderate rain is expected across the rest of the country. |
EQ-2023-000035-VUT
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Earthquake |
Vanuatu |
Vanuatu has been affected by destructive winds and heavy rains, brought by two category 4 cyclones and followed by a 6.6 M earthquake between 1- 4 of March. The disasters have caused widespread damage and destruction. Port Vila and Tanna Island are the most affected areas. The cost of damages is estimated at USD 50 000 000. 30,000 households are affected, and 5,000 people are still displaced in evacuation centres. 15 days after the disasters, food security, lack of drinkable water, and water-borne disease risks are a growing common concern among stakeholders. (ECHO, 13 Mar 2023) |
EP-2023-000034-NGA
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Epidemic |
Nigeria |
There has been an alarming increase in the diphtheria in Nigeria since early 2023, worsen in march. The suspected cases reported increased from 136 cases in Week 1 of 2023 to 253 cases.
As of March 2, 2023, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded again further increase of the disease. In total of 733 suspected cases, including 89 deaths (CFR 12.3%) with children between the ages of 5 and 18 are the age group most afflicted. The overall case fatality rate is (12.3). World Health Organization (WHO) latest data received from ProMed, reported that 20 states are currently reported suspected cases in Nigeria, with the majority of cases reported from Kano (74%), Yobe (12%), Katsina (6%), Sokoto (2%), Enugu ( 1%), Ogun ( 1%), Osun (1%), Kaduna (1%), Lagos (1%), and Zamfara (1%) states. Osun and lagos state has high cases of zero dose children who are at risk of diphtheria. This outbreak has been labelled as one of the most recently severe outbreaks of diphtheria in Nigeria in recent years.
Diphtheria is a disease that affects most people without the vaccine, and the NCDC reports that out of the suspected cases, only 27 (12.5%) out of 216 confirmed cases were fully vaccinated with a diphtheria toxin-containing vaccine. There have been laboratory-confirmed cases in addition to clinically suspected cases, and the NCDC is collaborating with state health departments and partners to improve surveillance and response to the outbreak. NCDC has been working with stakeholders to increase the awareness of the disease, however the cases continues to increase.
NCDC was first notified of suspected diphtheria cases in Kano and Lagos states on December 1, 2022. On January 20, 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) officially declared the situation as an outbreak of Diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States, which were the first to confirm Diphtheria cases. Diphtheria quickly spread to other states.
The National technical working group multi-partner, multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) activated to coordinate the response activities at all level. With the alarming trend, Zamfara state also requested National Society assistance in the emergency action to reduce the huge burden on the health care services in the state. |
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