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- Floods - World Health Organization (WHO)
Deaths also result from physical trauma, heart attacks, electrocution, carbon monoxide poisoning or fire associated with flooding Often, only immediate traumatic deaths from flooding are recorded Floods can also have medium- and long-term health impacts, including: water- and vector-borne diseases, such as cholera, typhoid or malaria
- Floods: How to protect your health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Knowing your community’s evacuation route and warning signals, and identifying areas prone to flooding or landslides Chlorinating or boiling all water for drinking and food preparation Ensuring uninterrupted provision of safe drinking water is the most important preventive measure to be implemented following flooding, in order to reduce the
- WHO and partners respond to recent tropical storms, typhoons and . . .
In early September 2024, Typhoon Yagi impacted several countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, leaving a trail of destruction with its intense rainfall and powerful winds, subsequent flooding and landslides In the Philippines, the powerful typhoon was even followed by other typhoons, placing considerable pressure on local communities and the Government’s
- Rising Waters, Rising Challenges-WHOs Response to Severe Flooding in . . .
In the third week of August 2024, heavy rainfall and upstream water releases caused significant flooding across multiple districts in Bangladesh, particularly affecting 11 districts in the eastern regions The districts of Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, and Cumilla experienced the most severe impacts According to the National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRCC), approximately 5 8
- 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
- Flooded but not defeated: the residents of Budapest navigate . . .
Linda Juhász-Horváth, Technical Officer for Environment and Health at the WHO Country Office in Hungary and a mother of 2, has always understood the delicate balance of living close to nature For the past decade, she and her husband have made their home on a houseboat on the Danube River in Hungary The couple built their life on the water, embracing an existence surrounded by nature, far
- Flooding in northern Italy and central Europe threatening the health of . . .
Severe rainfall across northern Italy and central Europe, including parts of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia, has caused numerous rivers to burst their banks, leading to the death of at least 13 people in Italy and forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes The extreme weather has also reportedly led to landslides and the destruction of roads, hampering emergency
- The unseen toll of floods: Prioritizing mental well-being in Bosnia and . . .
Climate change is intensifying extreme weather globally and Bosnia and Herzegovina is reeling from some of the most severe flooding in a decade Heavy rains triggered catastrophic floods, particularly in the southern and central regions, devastating communities in Jablanica, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Fojnica and Vareš Rising waters and landslides destroyed infrastructure, severed access to crucial
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