28th May – 3rd June 2026 

The Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin will be on hiatus next week, returning 17th June. 

Regional Hazards 

WHO: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda 

• Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus 

• Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus 

• Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Bear injures 4 people during attacks in residential area of Japan | AP News 

• Bear attack casualties in Japan reach 23, with 3 dead, since April | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News 

Kenya 

Kenyan police arrest eight students over boarding school fire that killed 16 | World News | Sky News 

Malta 

Watch: Fireworks factory explosion shocks Malta 

Myanmar 

An explosion at building in northeastern Myanmar kills more than 45 | AP News 

Pakistan 

Truck carrying Afghan returnees from Pakistan flips on highway, killing 18 | Transport News | Al Jazeera 

South Korea