IOM reported that nearly 1.5 million people have been displaced inside Haiti, with most living outside the capital. The agency also warned that hurricane-season hazards may add to the difficulties displaced families face.
A UAE search-and-rescue team found ten people reported missing after floods in Nepal, raising its total to eighteen. Drones, aerial images, and three-dimensional maps are helping the team search difficult areas alongside Nepalese rescue workers.
Omani trekker Fathiya Al Zadjali was rescued after three nights stranded on a mountain during severe flooding in Nepal. Her family lost contact with her while she waited with other survivors for a helicopter rescue.
Forest fires in eastern Algeria eased after Civil Protection reported that it had extinguished 118 of 123 recorded fires. Authorities are investigating the causes, while residents have sent aid to affected areas.
A glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border caused destructive flash floods on August 26. More than 160 people were reported dead, while nearly 1,500 remained missing as rescue work continued.
Heavy rain in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture killed 13 people and left one person missing. Flooded roads and homes left rescue teams moving thousands of abandoned vehicles.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, 2026. At least 265 people had died by August 13 as local rescue teams and volunteers continued searching damaged areas.
