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Cyclone Winston (2016) The most powerful cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere ravaged Fiji on 20–21 February 2016, leaving 44 dead, nearly 130 injured and 45 hospitalized. The cyclone had a significant impact on the health system, damaging health facilities, disrupting health care services, resulting in lost medical supplies, and ...
1 oct. 2019 · Tropical Cyclones. Tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, are among the most destructive weather phenomena. They are intense circular storms that originate over warm tropical oceans, and have maximum sustained wind speeds exceeding 119 kilometres per hour and heavy rains. However, the greatest damage to life and property is ...
Tropical cyclone Gita. In early February 2018, Tropical Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 storm with winds of more than 275 kilometres per hour, ravaged the Pacific. As the country most affected by the cyclone, Tonga was the focus of WHO's support. From 12 to 13 February, the storm ravaged the main island of Tongatapu and nearby 'Eua. The two islands ...
12 juin 2023 · On 14 May 2023, an extremely severe Cyclone Mocha crossed the coast between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Rakhine State in Myanmar with the wind estimated as high as 250 kmph, making it one of the strongest cyclones on record to hit the country. Preliminary report suggests significant damage in Rakhine, Myanmar. Extremely strong winds brought down power lines, uprooted trees, and damaged and ...
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Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas. Floods can cause widespread devastation, resulting in loss of life and damages to personal property and critical public health infrastructure. Between 1998-2017, floods affected more than 2 billion people worldwide.
3 févr. 2023 · Malawi is experiencing a widespread cholera outbreak, with 36 943 cases and 1210 associated deaths reported from all 29 districts since 3 March 2022. This is the deadliest outbreak of cholera in the country’s history. Cholera has been endemic in Malawi since 1998 with seasonal outbreaks reported during the rainy season (November through May). However, the current outbreak has extended ...
Drought is a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in the world. It is a slow-onset disaster characterized by the lack of precipitation, resulting in a water shortage. Drought can have a serious impact on health, agriculture, economies, energy and the environment. An estimated 55 million people globally are ...
Figure-1: Global situation of active epidemics of cholera and acute watery diarrhoea as of 1 February 2023. Note: Countries in white are not reporting ongoing cholera outbreaks as of 1 February 2023. Figure-2: Cholera cases* reported to WHO by year and continent, global CFR, 1989-2021**. * In 2017 and 2019, Yemen accounted for 84% and 93% of ...
A wildfire is an unplanned fire that burns in a natural area such as a forest, grassland, or prairie. Wildfires are often caused by human activity or a natural phenomenon such as lightning, and they can happen at any time or anywhere. In 50% of wildfires recorded, it is not known how they started.
