Global Hazards 

Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country 

• Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship under investigation: risk for Europe very low 

Country Hazards 

Afghanistan  

Afghanistan - Flash floods (IFRC, NOAA Central Asia) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 May 2026) - Afghanistan | ReliefWeb 

Bangladesh 

Bangladesh: H5N1 avian influenza fatality in Chattogram child 

Brazil 

Brazil - Floods and landslides, update (UNOCHA, INMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 6 May 2026) - Brazil | ReliefWeb 

• Heavy rainfall leaves 6 dead, thousands displaced in Pernambuco, Brazil - The Watchers 

China 

China: 26 dead after explosion at fireworks factory - BBC News 

Colombia 

Coal mine explosion in Colombia's Cundinamarca province kills 9 miners and injures 6 | AP News 

Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Democratic Republic of the Congo – Floods (IFRC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 May 2026) - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb 

Kenya 

Kenya - Floods and landslides, update (media, Kenya Meteorological Department) (ECHO Daily Flash of 4 May 2026) - Kenya | ReliefWeb 

• Death toll in Kenya reaches 18 over a week as heavy rains trigger flooding | AP News 

Libya 

Boat wreck off Libya claims the lives of at least 17 Sudanese migrants | AP News 

Nepal 

Death toll in Rolpa jeep crash reaches 20 

Pakistan 

Heatwave in Karachi leaves eight dead, rescue confirms 

Philippines 

Nearly 200,000 people affected by Philippine volcano ash | AP News 

Philippines - Armed conflict (DG ECHO Partners, DSWD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 May 2026) - Philippines | ReliefWeb