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- Floods - World Health Organization (WHO)
Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry 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
- Floods: How to protect your health
The most common risks associated with flooding is the contamination of drinking-water facilities, and standing water, which can be a breeding site for mosquitoes, bring chemical hazards, and cause injuries Protect your health during a flood by:
- Heavy rainfall is causing rivers to burst their banks, leaving huge . . .
Vast areas of central Europe are experiencing what is being called the worst flooding in more than 20 years, triggered by slow-moving Storm Boris WHO Europe has been reaching out to affected Member States and offering support, including health advice for communities Several deaths have been reported, with numbers likely to rise as the full extent of the damage becomes clearer Thousands have
- El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Key facts El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most important sources of annual global climate variability, second only to the earth–sun relationship that drives the seasons El Niño and its counterpart La Niña are associated with characteristic patterns of rainfall and temperature, which can include extreme events such as flooding and drought ENSO affects many parts of the
- Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO)
The health impacts of tropical cyclones depend on the number of people living in low-lying coastal areas in the storm’s direct path, the built environment including building design, and whether there is sufficient time for warning and evacuation Tropical cyclones, may directly and indirectly affect health in many ways, for example by: increasing cases of drowning and other physical trauma
- Microsoft Word - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES17May
Diarrhoeal diseases such as cholera, ty-phoid fever and shigellosis can cause epidemics with high rates of mortality 9 Hepatitis E has resulted in in-creased mortality in pregnant women 10 Leptospirosis is associated with flooding and the in-creased proximity of rodents to humans
- Drought and food insecurity in the greater Horn of Africa
Millions in the greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger as the region faces one of the worst droughts in recent decades, compounded by years of conflict and instability, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising food prices due to, in part, the war in Ukraine
- Fact sheets - World Health Organization (WHO)
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