20th – 26th August 2026 

Regional Hazards 

Latvia & Lithuania 

Cyclone leaves 2 dead, thousands without power in Latvia and Lithuania | AP News 

Country Hazards 

Brazil 

Head-on collision between bus and lorry in Brazil kills more than 20 - BBC News 

• Brazil bus crash kills at least 23 and injures five in Parana state | News | Al Jazeera 

Central African Republic 

At least 100 dead in gold mine collapse in Central African Republic | Mining News | Al Jazeera 

China 

China's torrential rains kill 10 in southwest as thousands evacuated  | Reuters 

Nepal 

Nepal flash floods: Hundreds of tourists missing and 31 people killed - BBC News 

• Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border - BBC News 

Nigeria 

At least 50 killed, mostly children, as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria | Reuters