Jan 30, 2024 · 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, …

Jan 29, 2020 · Since floods can potentially increase the transmission of water- and vector-borne diseases, such as typhoid fever, cholera, malaria, and yellow fever, among others, it is …

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May 22, 2023 · The impacts of floods on health arise directly through contact with floodwater or indirectly from damage to health facilities, other critical infrastructure, ecosystems, food and …

Jul 27, 2023 · Climate change is altering the world in which we live in. Weather has become more extreme, and natural disasters happen more often than before. Flash floods have emerged as …

Sep 15, 2017 · Flash floods and landslides in the northern provinces of Viet Nam in June 2018 led to 19 deaths; 11 went missing and 12 were injured. There were 2 221 houses that were …

Sep 18, 2024 · Floods cause extensive damage, disruption and adverse health effects, particularly given the potential for increased transmission of water- and vector-borne diseases. …

Jun 23, 2022 · The dreadful flood in Bangladesh is deeply concerning, and I am saddened by the suffering of millions of flood-affected people in the country. My prayers and heartfelt …

Nov 8, 2019 · In Somalia and Somaliland floods have led to the displacement of over 300 000 people since September. Many flood-hit districts are cholera hotspots, where people already …

Oct 5, 2022 · Pakistan’s people ravaged by calamitous floods - 18 September 2022 WHO Director-General's statement on Pakistan – 17 September 2022 WHO inaugurates an …