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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Tropical Cyclone BERYL-24
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- ECHO Daily flash of
30/06/2024
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- Tropical cyclone Beryl has become a major hurricane forecast to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.The hurricane headed toward the Windward Islands (Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and Martinique). On 29 June evening, Beryl was about 960 km/h east-southeast of Barbados with maximum sustained winds of near 136 km/h, moving west at around 30 km/h.
- Maximum sustained winds of 129 – 177 km/h or greater, rainfall accumulations of 100 to 150mm, very rough and hazardous marine conditions and storm surges are expected across St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with possible higher winds offshore. Large and destructive waves/swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.
- The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has urged the population to gather emergency supplies. Shelters are to be accessible by 6 p.m. local time today. Volunteers are active in their various communities, checking the vulnerable population and assisting families preparing for the event.
- The ERCC is closely monitoring the situation.
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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours
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- ECHO Daily flash of
30/06/2024
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- Belgium: warning level 2/3 for the Chiers basin in Wallonia.
- Germany: warning level 2/4 for 7 regions in Germany.
- Italy: warning level 2/3 for Aosta Valley region.
- Switzerland: threshold level 3/5 for parts of the Rhine, level 4/5 for Bodensee, level 5/5 for the Rhone up to the Genfersee.
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Sudan – Alarming levels of acute food insecurity
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- ECHO Daily flash of
28/06/2024
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- On 27 June, the newly released Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) marks a stark and rapid deterioration of the situation. Sudan is facing the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded in the country.
- During the lean season (June-Sept 2024), over half the population, 25.6 million people, face crisis or worse conditions (IPC Phase 3+).
755 000 people face catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) in 10 states, including the main conflict hotspots of Al Jazirah, Darfur, Kordofan and Khartoum states. There is a risk of famine in 14 areas if the conflict escalates further.
- According to the heads of the FAO, UNICEF and WFP, the scale of the hunger catastrophe in Sudan has not been seen since the Darfur crisis in the early 2000s.
- In view of this alarming situation, DG ECHO calls on the international community to actively engage with the warring parties to immediately end the hostilities and respect international humanitarian law and the humanitarian principles.
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Pakistan – Heatwave
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- ECHO Daily flash of
28/06/2024
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- Heatwave in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, and other districts of southern Sindh province has killed over 500 people over the last six days, 141 of whom died on 25 June alone with peak temperature of 49 °C (120 °F).
- The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported only nine deaths in Karachi on 27 June with total of 6,193 heatstroke cases were admitted to the hospitals.
- The provincial government has declared a state of emergency across all hospitals, halting leave for doctors and other medical personnel while bolstering stocks of medical supplies.
- In Karachi, residents are enduring power outages lasting between 12 to 14 hours, significantly affecting their ability to remain cool and safe during this crisis.
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India - Severe weather
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- ECHO Daily flash of
28/06/2024
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- Heavy rainfall has been affecting New Delhi in northern India, since 27 June, causing severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in casualties and damage.
- As of 28 June, media report one fatality, and six injured people due to a severe weather-related incident in the Delhi airport, one damaged structure has been reported and domestic flights have been temporarily suspended.
- Rescue operations are still ongoing.
- Over the next 48 hours, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are still forecast over northern and western India.
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Indonesia - Floods
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- ECHO Daily flash of
28/06/2024
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- Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Indonesia, in particular the Sulawesi Island since 25 June, causing floods and rivers overfow that have resulted in population displacement and damage.
- The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports, as of 28 June, approximately 440 displaced people, nearly 9,500 affected people, more than 2,400 affected houses and three damaged bridges across the Gorontalo province, northern Sulawesi Island. In addition, ADINet also reports over 700 affected people in the neighbouring North Sulawesi province.
- Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecast over the whole Sulawesi Island.
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USA - Severe weather and floods, update
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- ECHO Daily flash of
28/06/2024
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- Heavy rainfall has been affecting central-northern USA, in particular South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa in the Upper Midwest region over the last 10-days, causing floods, rivers overflow and triggering landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage.
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) report, as of 26 June, approximately 1,000 evacuated people and over 2,000 flooded houses across eight counties throughout the Iowa. In addition, FEMA reports a number of evacuated people across the Minnesota and a partially collapsed bridge in the South Dakota.
- Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecasted over the whole aforementioned affected states.
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Ecuador - Severe weather and floods
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- ECHO Daily flash of
28/06/2024
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- Heavy rainfall has been affecting central Ecuador, in particular the Tungurahua province over the last days, causing floods and a number of severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in casualties and damage.
- The Ecuadorian Government reports, as of 26 June, 14 fatalities, 27 injured people, more than 1,100 affected people, 24 destroyed houses, 18 damaged houses and two damaged bridges across the Baños de Agua Santa Canton, southern Tungurahua province.
- Over the next 48 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over central Ecuador.
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Peru - Earthquake
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- ECHO Daily flash of
28/06/2024
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- A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 at a depth of 28 km occurred on 28 June at 5:36 UTC (at 00:36 local time) in the sea at 1.5 km from the western coast of southwestern Peru. The epicentre was located approximately 8 km west of Atiquipa, in Caravelí province in Arequipa department and 54 km southwest of Yauca town, in Caraveli province.
- USGS PAGER estimates that 1,000 people were exposed to severe shaking, 63,000 to very strong and 95,000 to strong shaking.
- According to media reports, as of 28 June, the earthquake was felt in the departments of Ica and Lima in central Peru. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation of the Peruvian Navy reports that a tsunami was not generated on the Peruvian coast.
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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours
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- ECHO Daily flash of
28/06/2024
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- Germany: warning level 2/4 for 6 regions in Germany.
- Italy: warning level 2/3 for Lombardia region.
- Switzerland: threshold level 4/5 for Bodensee.
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