Heavy rains triggered floods across Somalia that have left thousands trapped and many others displaced from their homes.

Between 7 and 15 October 2023, a series of earthquakes and aftershocks hit Herat Province in western Afghanistan, causing 1,482 deaths, 2,100 injuries, and 3,330 homes damaged. Aftershocks continued until 28 October 2023. Around 43,400 people (23% are children under the age of five) are directly affected across six districts: Injil, Kushk/Rabat-e-Sangai, Zindajan, Gulran, Herat and Kohsan of Herat Province, and 114,000 people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Many survivors were left in temporary shelters in Herat city or villages of their origin with congested and poor hygiene conditions.

More than 5,000 people have died following catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya, according to government and hospital officials, after heavy rain from Storm Daniel inundated the North African country’s coastal region. Around 10,000 people are believed to be missing, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland, 21 - 30 May 2023