8th – 12th August 2026 

Regional Hazards 

Americas Region 

Measles cases up eight-fold in the Americas in 2026 

Country Hazards 

Afghanistan 

Deadliest form of malnutrition has reached critical levels in Afghanistan | Newsfeed | Al Jazeera 

Cameroon 

Cameroon: Three Killed as Torrential Rains Trigger Floods, Landslides in Limbe - PAN AFRICAN VISIONS 

Canada 

Deadly wildfire in Western Canada grew overnight | AP News 

• Wildfire forces thousands of evacuations in Western Canada | Weather News | Al Jazeera 

China 

Typhoon Dolphin 2026: Typhoon Dolphin: More than a million evacuated as China’s most powerful storm of the year makes landfall | The Independent 

• Tropical Storm Dolphin dumps rain in eastern China | AP News 

Colombia 

At least 169 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years - BBC News 

• Colombia earthquake: UN joins national response | UN News 

• Rescuers race against time to find survivors after Colombia earthquake | AP News 

• Colombia scrambles to find survivors after deadly earthquake | Earthquakes News | Al Jazeera 

Democratic Republic of Congo 

DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record | Ebola News | Al Jazeera 

• Africa CDC and WHO call for urgent, community-led action to contain Ebola in the DRC 

Egypt 

At least 18 killed in Egypt truck crash, many children | Africanews 

India 

India’s severe monsoon season causes more than 100 deaths since July | Weather News | Al Jazeera  

• Monsoon rains trigger deadly landslide in Mumbai's Ghatkopar | AP News 

• Lightning Strikes in Jharkhand & Floods in UP | Kerala Rain Red Alert 

• Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand | The Daily Star 

• 2 killed, 4 injured as lightning strikes agricultural workers in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam | Vijayawada News - The Times of India 

• Nine killed as lightning strikes three Bihar districts | Daily Pioneer 

• 4 dead, over 20 injured in suspected lightning strikes | Bhubaneswar News - The Times of India 

Indonesia 

Indonesia haze spreads across region as firefighters battle wildfires - BBC News 

• Wildfires burn across Indonesia as officials cite El Nino as a cause | Climate News | Al Jazeera 

Japan 

Tropical storm hits Tokyo area, leaving thousands without power before moving west - ABC News 

• Tropical storm weakens and moves out of Japan after injuring 7 | AP News