Floods - World Health Organization (WHO)
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, resulting in loss of life and damages to personal property and critical public health infrastructure. Between 1998-2017, floods affected more than 2 billion people worldwide.
Floods: How to protect your health - World Health Organization …
Jan 29, 2020 · Protect your health during a flood by: 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 ...
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Sep 18, 2024 · 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 …
Drowning - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 29, 2024 · Drowning is one of the top 5 causes of death for people aged 1–14 years for 48 of 85 countries with data meeting inclusion criteria (1). Australia: drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury death in children aged 1–3 years. Bangladesh: drowning accounts for 43% of all deaths in children aged 1–4 years.
Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 1, 2019 · Tropical Cyclones. Tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, are among the most destructive weather phenomena. They are intense circular storms that originate over warm tropical oceans, and have maximum sustained wind speeds exceeding 119 kilometres per hour and heavy rains. However, the greatest damage to life and property is ...
Drought - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 1, 2018 · Drought is a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in the world. It is a slow-onset disaster characterized by the lack of precipitation, resulting in a water shortage. Drought can have a serious impact on health, agriculture, economies, energy and the environment. An estimated 55 million people globally are ...
Landslides - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 30, 2024 · Landslides. Landslides are more widespread than any other geological event, and can occur anywhere in the world. They occur when large masses of soil, rocks or debris move down a slope due to a natural phenomenon or human activity. Mudslides or debris flows are also a common type of fast-moving landslide. Landslides can accompany heavy rains or ...
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 6, 2013 · Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines, 2013. On 8 November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) swept across the Philippines affecting 16 million people. More than 28 000 were injured and 6 300 died. As international assistance began to pour in, the World Health Organization (WHO) was one of the first agencies on ...
Disaster in Viet Nam - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 15, 2017 · Disaster in Viet Nam. Disasters can be natural (e.g. typhoon or flooding) or man-made (e.g. chemical spills). Regardless of the type of disaster, there are always impacts on health. The primary objective of the response to any disaster is to save lives and minimize disability and disease. However, the health system itself can be impacted by ...
Hypertension - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 19, 2024 · Hypertension can also cause strokes by blocking or bursting arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the brain, as well as kidney damage, which can lead to kidney failure. High blood pressure causes damage to the heart by hardening arteries and decreasing the flood of blood and oxygen to the heart.