Affected country: Nepal\n Glide: FL-2024-000177-NPL\n Heavy rain since 26 September caused flooding and landslides in many parts of the country, particularly in central and western Nepal. According to the Nepal Police, 104 people were killed, 64 people have gone missing, and 73 people have been injured. In Kathmandu Valley alone, 37 people were killed by landslides and flash floods. At ...

Affected country: Sierra Leone\n Glide: FL-2024-000182-SLE\n The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has reported extensive flooding across Sierra Leone, significantly impacting communities, farmlands, businesses, and infrastructure. By September 23, 2024, the NDMA identified 27 flood events across multiple districts, affecting 3,330 households and 23,596 people. Hardest-hit areas include Bo, Bonthe, Bombali, Falaba, Kambia, Moyamba, Tonkolili, Port Loko, Pujehun, and the ...

Affected countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, Poland, Romania\n Glide: FL-2024-000169-AUT\n The 2024 Central European floods in the Czech Republic were caused by Storm Boris, which brought record rainfall beginning on 13 September 2024. Over 200 rivers overflowed, with Northern Moravia, particularly Jeseník, Opava, and Ostrava, among the hardest-hit areas. The rain totals in parts of Jeseník exceeded 500 mm (20 ...

Affected country: Kenya\n Glide: EP-2024-000175-KEN\n Kenya is currently facing a public health challenge due to an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) with three (3) cases confirmed so far in 2024. All are confirmed in a very volatile context with high risk of transmission and low vaccination coverage.\nOn 8th September 2024 two samples out of 60 were confirmed ...

Affected country: Algeria\n Glide: FL-2024-000168-DZA\n On September 8, 2024, a severe tropical disturbance triggered widespread flooding across several provinces in southern and western Algeria. The most affected areas include Béchar, Elbayadh, Beni Abbes, Tamanrasset, Tiaret, Tindouf, and Naama. The flooding, which began around September 5th, intensified by September 8th, displacing approximately 2,220 families, some of them from nomadic communities. In ...

Affected countries: Cambodia, China, Lao People\'s Democratic Republic (the), Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam\n Glide: TC-2024-000161-PHL\n On 7 September, Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit the South China Sea in 30 years, made landfall in northern Viet Nam. The storm caused widespread damage in multiple provinces, with Quang Ninh and Hai Phong provinces, where wind speeds reached 213 ...

Affected country: Cameroon\n Glide: FL-2024-000162-CMR\n Severe flooding in Cameroon\'s Far North region has affected over 158,620 people, including 38,069 women of reproductive age and 4,133 pregnant women. The hardest-hit areas are Mayo-Tsanaga, Mayo-Danay, and Logone-and-Chari divisions, with significant damage to infrastructure, farmland, and disruption of essential services. UNFPA has deployed midwives and social workers to affected areas and is coordinating ...

Affected country: Nigeria\n Glide: FL-2024-000159-NGA\n In the early hours of August 20, 2024, the Kiri Dam in Tudun Tsira, Shelleng LGA, Adamawa State, breached its banks, resulting in severe flooding across the communities of Kwakwambe, Lure, Nbalang, Imburu, and Bare in the Numan Local Government Area. The deluge caused extensive damage, overwhelming local capacities and necessitating immediate humanitarian intervention. Just ...

Affected country: Panama\n Glide: EP-2024-000152-PAN\n In Panama, the increase in the number of dengue cases has been a cause for concern among health authorities, and is considered a significant threat to public health. The Ministry of Health, through resolution N. 1580 of July 25, 2024, declared a Dengue Health Alert in the Health Regions of Panama Metro, Colon, Panama Oeste ...

Affected country: Central African Republic\n Glide: FL-2024-000165-CAF\n Recent torrential rains and strong winds have destroyed 1,700 houses and caused the displacing of a further 3,300 people. (UNFPA, 3 Sep 2024)\nIn the Central African Republic (CAR), torrential rains and strong winds affected 2,700 people and destroyed 500 buildings (OCHA) during the month of August. On 18 August, Mbomou prefecture was severely ...