INFOCUS QUARTERLY SUMMARY - Q2 2021 TERRORISM & CONFLICT, NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL UNREST
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INFOCUS QUARTERLY SUMMARY TERRORISM & CONFLICT, NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL UNREST Q2 2021 FocusPoint International 866-340-8569 861 SW 78th Avenue, Suite B200 info@wwfocus.com Plantation, FL 33324 www.focuspointintl.com
SUMMARY
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NATURAL DISASTERS
Any event or force of nature that has cyclone, hurricane, tornado, tsunami, volcanic
catastrophic consequences and causes eruption, or other similar natural events that give
damage or the potential to cause a crisis to a rise to a crisis if noted and agreed by
CAP customer. This includes an avalanche, FocusPoint.
landslide, earth quake, flood, forest or bush fire,
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS
32
3
3 118
20
9
Asia Pacific 118
Sub-Saharan Africa 20
Middle East and North Africa 3
Europe 32
Domestic United States and Canada 3
Latin America 9
MOST "SIGNIFICANT" EVENTS
• Indonesia: Tropical Cyclone Seroja • Canada: Deaths in connection with
• DRC: Mt. Nyiragongo eruption an ongoing heatwave
• Algeria: Flash Floods • Panama: Floods/Landslides
• Russia: Crimea and Krasnodar Krai flooding
03
TERRORISM / CONFLICT
Terrorism means an act, including but not government(s), committed for political,
limited to the use of force or violence and/or the religious, ideological or similar purposes
threat thereof, of any person or group(s) of including the intention to influence any
persons, whether acting alone or on behalf of or government and/or to put the public, or any
in connection with any organization(s) or section of the public, in fear.
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS
20
1
270 209
144
15
Asia Pacific 209
Sub-Saharan Africa 144
Middle East and North Africa 270
Europe 20
Domestic United States and Canada 1
Latin America 15
MOST "SIGNIFICANT" EVENTS
• Taliban Attack on Ghazni • Tigray Market Airstrike
• Solhan Massacre • Landmine Explosion
04
POLITICAL THREAT / CIVIL UNREST
The threat of action designed to influence the purposes of this travel assistance plan, a
government or an international governmental political threat is extended to mean civil threats
organization or to intimidate the public, or a caused by riots, strikes, or civil commotion.
section of the public; to advance a political,
religious, racial, or ideological cause. For the
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS
153
40
52 180
36
67
Asia Pacific 180
Sub-Saharan Africa 36
Middle East and North Africa 52
Europe 153
Domestic United States and Canada 40
Latin America 67
MOST "SIGNIFICANT" EVENTS
• Myanmar: Coup d'état • UK: Dissident violence and sporadic unrest.
• Kingdom of eSwatini: Anti-monarchy protests • USA: Anti-police unrest
• Israel: Inter-communal unrest • Colombia: Anti-government protests
CIVIL UNREST
06
NUMBER OF TYPE OF INCIDENTS
Political Threat
Political Violence
Protest
460
67
1
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY REGION
153
40
52 180
36
67
Asia Pacific 180
Sub-Saharan Africa 36
Middle East and North Africa 52
Europe 153
Domestic United States and Canada 40
Latin America 6707
MYANMAR - COUP D'ETAT This has resulted in renewed open conflict
between these groups and the Myanmar
military. The military government has also
Following the coup d'état in February this year,
stepped up its media campaign to silence the
pro-democracy protests have continued across
press from reporting through suspensions of
the country in opposition to military rule.
radio and tv stations. Media outlets have been
Protesters have gone out in large numbers every
shut down, and journalists have been harassed
day, often facing significant military and police
and arrested. The media have also begun
forces' resistance. The protests have frequently
arresting celebrities, models, and influencers
turned extremely violent, with military and
for spreading 'news to affect state stability.
police forces cracking down, often fatally, on the
protestors. International condemnation of the coup
remains, with the UN drafted a resolution
To date, over 800 protestors have been killed,
condemning the coup and calling for an arms
and nearly 5000 have been arrested. Increasing
embargo and the release of political prisoners,
violence by security forces has led to groups of
including Aung San Suu Kyi, however the draft
protestors seeking training and assistance from
has been indefinitely postponed.
insurgent groups in Myanmar's border regions.
ASIA PACIFIC. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Afghanistan 3 Myanmar 84
Australia 3 New Zealand 6
Bangladesh 6 Pakistan 18
Cambodia 1 Philippines 3
India 14 Sri Lanka 2
Indonesia 4 South Korea 1
Japan 6 Thailand 25
Kazakhstan 408
KINGDOM OF ESWATINI - Soldiers have also been seen going
door-to-door and violently arresting people of
ANTI-MONARCHY PROTESTS interest. Authorities have cut water supplies and
internet access nationwide, and shortages of
food and fuel have been reported due to the
Frequent anti-police violence and
unrest. Flights out of King Mswati III
pro-democratic protests had been ongoing for
International Airport (SHO/FDSK) were
weeks following the suspicious death of a law
suspended until further notice. Eswatini Airlink
student, Thabano Nkomonye, in May. These
also suspended flights to and from
protests escalated on 28 June, when hundreds
Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport
of people rallied across Mbabane, Matsapha,
(JNB/FAOR).
Manzini, and other cities in defiance of a ban on
demonstrations. Protests quickly turned violent King Mswati III has been in power for the last 35
as demonstrators set fire to dozens of buildings years after inheriting the throne when he was 18
and looted businesses. On 29 June, military years of age in 1986. The King selects the
forces were deployed to quell the unrest, and government, and political parties have been
the government imposed an 18:00-05:00 local banned since 1973. The current protest
time nightly curfew and ordered businesses to movement is calling for sweeping democratic
close by 15:30. reforms in the face of the current corrupted
monarchy and associated government.
Martial law has been declared nationwide since
Unconfirmed reports suggested that King
30 June. Security forces have cracked down
Mswati has fled the country; however, the
hard on protesters using live rounds, tear gas,
government denies this.
and rubber bullets, resulting in at least 40
deaths and dozens of more injuries as of 1 July.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Benin 1 Kingdom of Eswatini 3
Cameroon 1 Liberia 1
Cote d'Ivoire 1 Malawi 1
DRC 8 Nigeria 8
Ghana 1 Senegal 2
Guinea 3 South Africa 509
ISRAEL - INTER-COMMUNAL UNREST hotels, were burned in Lod, Ramle, Haifa,
Nazareth, Umm Al-Fahm, Baqa Al-Gharbiyye,
Qalansawe, Jaffa, Acre, Tayibe, Tamra, Sakhnin,
Demonstrations over access to the Temple
Wadi Ara, Kafr Qara, Kafr Qasim, Shaqib
Mount in Jerusalem's Old City and to protest the
Al-Salam, Kafr Manda, Daburiyya, Jisr az-Zarqa,
eviction of Palestinian families in East
and Eilat.
Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood since
mid-April have escalated into running street Police were forced to evacuate Jewish families
battles between the Arab and Jewish from some areas while preventing anti-Arab
communities in the city. Protesters gather mobs from entering others; public transport
regularly in parts of the Old City close to the was suspended in the worst-affected areas. On
Temple Mount and have repeatedly clashed 11 May, far-right Jewish protesters attacked
violently with police, who have used tear gas, businesses and mosques in Lod, Tiberias, Haifa,
stun grenades, and baton charges to disperse Acre, Jaffa, Bat Yam, and other towns in
crowds. retaliation. A general strike by the Palestinian
community was held on 18 May, with large
The protests peaked at the start of May as the
demonstrations in Umm al-Fahm, East
Muslim holy month of Ramadan came to a
Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, Tira, Shefa-Amr, Tamra,
close. Israeli authorities imposed additional
Nazareth, and Deir Hanna.
restrictions on access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque
ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations and a planned As inter-communal clashes continue between
far-right march by Zionist organizations to the Jewish and Palestinian communities, there
Damascus Gate, a major flashpoint for protests. is a high risk of incidental injury or mistaken
Damage to the mosque and the tear-gassing of identity during attacks or protests. Avoid all
worshippers by Israeli security forces triggered protests and Areas with concentrations of
riots in Arab-majority cities nationwide from 10 security forces, and protest action should be
May. At least one person was killed and dozens avoided as these situations can be highly
more injured in the riots as numerous volatile.
structures, including municipal buildings,
synagogues, Jewish-owned restaurants, and
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Algeria 3
Chad 5
Ethiopia 3
Iraq 11
Israel 4
Jordan 2
Lebanon 9
Mali 1
Oman 1
Somalia 3
South Sudan 1
Sudan 4
Syria 3
Tunisia 210
UNITED KINGDOM - DISSIDENT arrangements. Representatives of these groups
have withdrawn support for the Good Friday
VIOLENCE AND SPORADIC UNREST. Agreement over the existence of what is
functionally a border between Northern Ireland
and the rest of the UK. Tensions have also flared
Beginning on the evening of 29 March, youth
due to the perceived double standard of the
gangs engaged in violence in a loyalist area of
PSNI with regards to failure to prosecute Sinn
Londonderry. Over the next week, violent riots
Fein politicians over breach of COVID-19
took place in Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus,
regulations to attend the funeral of former IRA
Portadown, Ballymena, Markethill, and Belfast.
head of intelligence Bobby Storey, which drew a
Members of the Police Service of Northern
crowd of over 2000 people. Unionist parties
Ireland (PSNI) came under attack from rioters,
called for the PSNI Chief Constable to resign,
sometimes as young as 12, using iron bars,
but he refused to do so.
bricks, masonry, and petrol bombs. To date, 88
PSNI officers have been injured. These riots have raised concerns over
escalating sectarian tensions in Northern
The cause of the riots is a complex mix of
Ireland, which could potentially see a return to
factors. Loyalist and unionist groups in
the 'Troubles' which saw sectarian violence
Northern Ireland blame the tensions for anger
result in the deaths of over 3500 people over a
over the Irish Sea Border, which came into effect
30-year period.
because of the UK's post-Brexit trading
EUROPE. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Armenia 7 North Macedonia 2
Austria 3 Norway 1
Belarus 2 Poland 1
Belgium 5 Portugal 1
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 Romania 1
Czech Republic 4 Russia 2
France 13 Serbia 1
Georgia 4 Slovakia 2
Germany 15 Slovenia 1
Greece 15 Spain 12
Hungary 3 Switzerland 1
Ireland 4 Turkey 9
Italy 9 Ukraine 4
Lithuania 1 United Kingdom 21
Netherlands 411
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USA - ANTI-POLICE UNREST disperse the crowd. Following the police killing
of a local resident in Portland, Oregon,
demonstrations turned into a riot when
The killing of Adam Toledo by a Chicago police
protesters dressed in helmets, goggles, and gas
officer led to widespread protests in Chicago as
masks became confrontational. The unrest
protesters demanded justice for the death of the
ended up with protestors outright attacking
unarmed 13-year-old boy. The protests mainly
officers. Police responded with pepper spray,
remained peaceful, with few scuffles between
smoke canisters, and a rubber ball grenade to
protestors and police. These protests would
disperse the rioters.
later spread due to the death of 20-year-old
Daunte Wright at the hands of a Minneapolis Incidents of police violence can result in
police officer. Nights of protest eventually large-scale protests in cities across America.
turned violent outside the Police headquarters These can often turn violent, especially as the
when protestors breached the barricades protests continue into the night. They also have
resulting in a police crackdown and arrests. the potential to spread to cities across the
country and draw large crowds, as were seen
In Oakland, California, police brutality protests
during the Black Lives Matter protests following
turned violent when protesters began throwing
the death of George Floyd. These situations can
bottles and other objects at police officers.
be highly volatile and should be avoided at all
Protestors would go on to set fires, damage
times.
vehicles, and cause excessive property
damage. Police were eventually forced to
DOMESTIC UNITED STATES AND CANADA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Canada 4
USA 3612
COLOMBIA - ANTI-GOVERNMENT in Bogotá on 4 May, while multiple public
transport stations and other public facilities in
PROTESTS urban hubs were damaged, and dozens of
supermarkets and other businesses were looted
Protests initially called on 28 April as part of a across major cities. Deadly clashes erupted in
national strike to condemn a tax reform project Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, on 25 May, while
promoted by President Iván Duque have unidentified people set ablaze the Palace of
spiraled into nationwide anti-government Justice in the city. Police have frequently fired
demonstrations and violent unrest. Despite the into the air and the ground and used tear gas
President withdrawing his proposal on 2 May, and water cannons to disperse protesters.
the demonstrations have continued in several Demonstrations are likely to continue with a
cities across the country, with Cali, Bogotá, widened scope to demand better living
Medellín, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, and conditions for citizens amid despair caused by
Ibagué particularly affected. An estimated 70 the COVID-19 pandemic and structural changes
people have been killed, over 300 others have in the police forces, repeal of health reforms,
gone missing, and over 840 others have been and social leaders' protection and ex-FARC
injured. In contrast, hundreds more have been combatants. The risk of clashes and attacks
detained amid clashes between the targeting public and private infrastructure and
demonstrators and the National Police and transport hubs remains high, particularly in Cali,
Mobile Anti-Riot Squads (ESMAD). They have Bogotá, and Medellín, where dissenting
heavy-handedly responded to incidents of behavior is often met with an immediate and
protest, vandalism, and looting. Further unrest is heavy-handed response from security forces.
expected in the near term, although a Anticipate possible shortages of utilities and
nationwide strike was called off on 16 June, associated travel and service disruptions,
after 50 consecutive strike days. including the suspension of public transport
The demonstrations prompted local nationwide.
governments, including in Cali in Valle del Cauca
and across the Sucre department, to order
temporary night-time curfews following civil
unrest. Local authorities closed the overland
LATIN AMERICA. NUMBER OF
borders of Valle del Cauca to 15 June. The
President also deployed some 7,000 soldiers in
INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Cali and across Valle del Cauca to quell the riots
and blockages that have caused shortages of
food and fuel in the city and Popayán. Troops
were also deployed to Cauca, Nariño, Norte de Argentina 3
Santander, Huila, Santander, Putumayo, Belize 1
Caquetá and Risaralda departments on 29 May.
Bolivia 1
Chile 3
Roadblocks have also triggered disruptions on Colombia 51
major highways in other parts of Valle del Guatemala 2
Cauca, including the temporary closure of Haiti 1
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Honduras 1
(CLO/SKCL) and across Cundinamarca, Meta,
Mexico 4
and Quindío departments.
Protesters vandalized at least 21 police stationsTERRORISM & CONFLICT
14
NUMBER OF TYPE OF INCIDENTS
Assassination 2
Bomb Blast 168
Terrorism 74
Conflict 327
Airstrikes 16
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY REGION
20
1
270 209
144
15
Asia Pacific 209
Sub-Saharan Africa 144
Middle East and North Africa 270
Europe 20
Domestic United States and Canada 1
Latin America 1515
AFGHANISTAN – TALIBAN ATTACK forcing shopkeepers to close the main market.
Over 5,000 Afghan families have fled their
ON GHAZNI homes in the northern city of Kunduz after days
of fighting. The Taliban, who has seized nearly a
The month of June claimed the lives of over quarter of the country’s districts, has been
6,000 Taliban fighters. Over 1,000 Afghan waging an armed campaign against the
security personnel have been forced to retreat Western-backed government since 2001 where
into Tajikistan due to the advancement of the United States invasion overthrew their
Taliban soldiers in Northern Afghanistan. On power. Despite a longstanding history of
June 29, 2021, Taliban soldiers launched an violence in the war-torn country, the attack on
attack on Ghazni killing dozens in an attempt to Ghazni occurred shortly after the United States
take control of the central Afghan city. Roads began withdrawing their troops. It is likely that
into the area were blocked and violence surged further conflict will escalate as the U.S has been
between the Taliban and Afghan soldiers. fighting in Afghanistan for nearly two decades
Clashes increased near security checkpoints in following the terrorist attacks of September 11.
the Shaikh Ajal and Ganj area of Ghazni city,
ASIA PACIFIC. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Afghanistan 69 Myanmar 48
India 31 Pakistan 14
Indonesia 12 Philippines 22
Kyrgyzstan 5 Tajikistan 4
Malaysia 1 Thailand 2
Maldives 116
BURKINA FASO – SOLHAN and ISIL (ISIS) have been targeting civilians and
soldiers. Military personnel in Burkina Faso are
MASSACRE ill-equipped and lack the resources to handle
such threats. President Roch Kabore has been
On June 5, 2021, over 132 civilians were killed by under immense pressure to contain the
gunmen in an attack on the village of Solhan in humanitarian crisis which has been
Yagha province. More than 7,000 families fled to compounded by the public’s demand of his
Sebba after the massacre which has been resignation. Protests have been erupting in the
marked as the deadliest attack since 2015. capital Ouagadougou in pleas to end the
Since then, people in Burkina Faso have been violence and terror attacks. The United Nations
the victim of devastating violence unleashed by humanitarian office stated that over than 1.5
groups linked to Al Qaeda and Daesh (ISIS). The million people have been displaced in Burkina
slaughter in Solhan followed the killing of 14 Faso since the beginning of the year as a result
people in the village of Tadaryat in the same of the terrorism and conflict which has tripled
region, where armed groups linked to al-Qaeda since 2015.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Burkina Faso 22 Kenya 9
Burundi 4 Madagascar 1
Cameroon 1 Mozambique 6
CAR 4 Nigeria 65
Cote d'Ivoire 3 Uganda 2
DRC 2717
ETHIOPIA – TIGRAY MARKET conflict with forces loyal to the Tigray People’s
Liberation Front for several months. The conflict
AIRSTRIKE has killed thousands of people, if not more, and
displaced over two million, triggering an
A seven-month-old conflict flared up again in immense humanitarian crisis. Moreover, aid
Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray. On June 22, groups have stated that the conflict has also
2021, an air strike targeted a busy market in the resulted in over 350,000 people facing
village of Togoga and killed at least 43 people, conditions of severe famine in the northernmost
injuring dozens. The bomb went off at region; a prediction which the Ethiopian
approximately 13h00 p.m. local time. Despite government refutes. Concerns are being raised
claims made by Ethiopia’s military that the air over further escalation of the seven-month
strikes only targeted rebels, survivors and conflict. The United States has condemned the
health workers described how the aerial attack and announced visa restrictions on those
explosions struck the marketplace and killed involved in the conflict, including rebels, ethnic
and wounded many women and children in the militias, and Ethiopian leaders.
process. The Ethiopian military has been in
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Algeria 1 Libya 3
Chad 8 Mali 19
Egypt 4 Somalia 46
Eritrea 1 South Sudan 22
Ethiopia 22 Sudan 10
Iran 1 Syria 25
Iraq 15 Tunisia 1
Israel 88 UAE 2
Lebanon 318
AZERBAIJAN – LANDMINE expressed his sadness and urged on Armenia to
hand over maps locating mined areas.
EXPLOSION Azerbaijan is viewed as the victor of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Kalbajar is one
Two Azerbaijani journalists and an official were of the regions that was handed back to
killed by a landmine explosion in Azerbaijan’s Azerbaijan after the conflict. The landmine
Kalbajar region, west of Nagorno-Karabakh on explosion came a day after Azerbaijan had
June 4, 2021. Four others were injured as well captured six Armenian servicemen in Kalbajar.
when their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine. The Despite the Russian-brokered ceasefire, the
incident occurred at a time of heightened Azerbaijani Journalists Union has accused the
tensions in the wider region, with Armenia and Armenian state of terrorism and sabotage, by
Azerbaijan accusing each other of border intentionally planting landmines in the area.
incursions, showing the vulnerability of a Azerbaijan's foreign ministry also blamed the
ceasefire maintained after six weeks of fighting blast on Armenia, accusing it of violating the
between Armenian forces and the Azeri army. Geneva Conventions. There was no immediate
Azerbaijan's foreign minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, response from Armenia.
EUROPE. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Armenia 2 Russia 2
Azerbaijan 3 Spain 1
France 1 Turkey 1
Germany 2 Ukraine 7
Hungary 119 DOMESTIC UNITED STATES AND CANADA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY USA 1 LATIN AMERICA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY Brazil 1 Colombia 7 Peru 1 Venezuela 6
NATURAL DISASTERS
21
NUMBER OF TYPE OF INCIDENTS
Ashfall 2
Avalanche 1
Earthquake 46
Floods 35
Heatwave 8
Heavy rainfall 45
Heavy snowfall 1
Heavy swells 1
Landslides 1
Lightning 1
Strong winds 7
Tornado 7
Volcanic eruption 8
Wildfires 9
Windstorm 1
Waterspout 1
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY REGION
153
40
52 180
36
67
Asia Pacific 116
Sub-Saharan Africa 18
Middle East and North Africa 3
Europe 30
Domestic United States and Canada 3
Latin America 922
INDONESIA – TROPICAL CYCLONE Tenggara province as of evening hours local
time on April 14. Rote Ndao regency had the
SEROJA highest number of displaced residents with
5,556 displaced. Authorities indicated that
On April 15, Indonesian authorities announced flooding and landslides due to the passage of
that at least 181 people were killed, 258 injured, Tropical Cyclone Seroja was responsible for the
47 missing, and more than 12,000 residents widespread destruction.
displaced respectively across East Nusa
ASIA PACIFIC. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Australia 2 New Zealand 10
Bangladesh 5 Pakistan 3
Bhutan 1 Papua New Guinea 1
China 10 Philippines 10
East Timor 1 Singapore 1
Fiji 2 Sri Lanka 2
India 12 Solomon Islands 2
Indonesia 15 Taiwan 7
Japan 13 Thailand 3
Laos 1 Tonga 2
Malaysia 4 Vietnam 1
Mongolia 3 Wallis and Futuna 1
Nepal 323
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE related to the eruption of Mt. Nyiragongo
volcano near Goma, North Kivu province, since
CONGO (DRC) – MT. NYIRAGONGO May 22. At least 200 earthquakes and
aftershocks have been felt near the volcano
ERUPTION following the eruption and around 2,500 homes
On May 26, DRC authorities indicated that at were destroyed or damaged. Water shortages
least 32 people have died due to incidents were also reported in northern parts of Goma.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Angola 2 Mauritius 2
Burundi 1 Namibia 1
DRC 3 Nigeria 1
Kenya 6 South Africa 224
ALGERIA – METEO ALGERIA several arterial roads was disrupted and dozens
of homes were damaged. In addition, building
On May 5, Local media reported that at least and infrastructure have been flooded across the
seven people were killed following flash floods aforementioned Provinces. Moderate to heavy
triggered by torrential rainfall in Batna, Médéa rainfall is expected to continue through 6 May.
and M'sila provinces since 2 May. Traffic on
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Algeria 1
Iran 1
Somalia 125
RUSSIA – CRIMEA AND KRASNODAR Feodosia, Kirovske, Sevastopol, Sudak, Alusha,
Yevpatoria, Simferopol, Novorossiysk, and
KRAI FLOODING Anapa, amongst others, suffered inundation
and damage to hundreds of homes. Water and
On June 18, a state of emergency was declared
power cuts due to the flooding were also widely
by Russian authorities, in Crimea and Krasnodar
reported and dozens of roads were closed
Krai after at least one person was killed and
across the peninsula.
some 1,400 others were evacuated due to heavy
flooding. The communities of Kerch, Yalta,
EUROPE. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Belarus 1 Germany 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Greece 2
Croatia 1 Ireland 1
Cyprus 1 Italy 4
Czech Republic 1 Romania 1
Finland 1 Russia 7
France 3 Ukraine 326
CANADA – HEATWAVE BRITISH ongoing heatwave, US President Joe Biden said
the heatwave was tied to climate change. the
COLUMBIA extreme weather conditions were forecasted in
Alberta, the Northwest Territories (NWT),
On June 30, amid an unprecedented heatwave,
Saskatchewan and western and central
authorities indicated that over 130 deaths were
Manitoba. The heat over western parts of
reported in British Columbia, with Vancouver,
Canada and the US has been caused by a dome
Burnaby and Surrey the worst-affected areas. Of
of static high-pressure hot air stretching from
those who died were mostly the elderly or had
California to the Arctic territories
underlying health conditions. Caused by the
DOMESTIC UNITED STATES AND CANADA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Canada 1
USA 227
PANAMA - SAN MIGUELITO Cristóbal, Colon province, due to flooding, and
landslides caused by heavy rainfall; traffic was
On 14 June, more than 600 houses were disrupted along Centenario road near Merca
affected across the country and 50 families Panama in Panama City due to a landslide.
were evacuated in and around Panama City, San Several flights were diverted at Tocumen Airport
Miguelito and other parts of Panama province, (PTY/MPTO).
while at least one person was missing in
LATIN AMERICA. NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY
Barbados 1 Guatemala 2
Brazil 1 Haiti 1
Chile 1 Panama 1
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