Fires have affected parts of Southern California in the United States, East Java in Indonesia, and Paris in France, causing disruption and concern for local communities. In East Java, a wildfire on Mount Bromo reportedly killed four people and seriously injured two others; the full effects in the other areas remain limited in the available information.
Please pray for people in Yemen, where suspected cholera cases have increased amid conflict, overcrowding, unsafe water, and disrupted healthcare. Displaced families are especially at risk, while the emergency response faces a significant funding shortfall.
Landslides and related flooding affected parts of Nepal and Chile, including Gorkha District and the Budhi Gandaki River corridor, and San Carlos de Apoquindo in Las Condes, Santiago. In Nepal, the blocked river caused a debris-carrying flash flood; five people remain out of contact, while 95 people, including nine foreign nationals, were rescued.
People in the Philippines, Mexico, China, Japan, Vietnam, and the United States have experienced storm-related effects, including heavy rain, strong winds, flooding, and power outages in some areas. In the United States, impacts were reported along the Gulf Coast and across the Southeast, with four deaths and widespread outages after landfall in Florida.
Flooding has affected communities across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, including Nepal, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, the United States, Spain, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, and other listed countries. Impacts include evacuations, damaged homes, roads, bridges, and infrastructure, with continuing humanitarian needs; in Nepal, flash flooding particularly affected Rasuwa and nearby districts.
Drought is affecting Sudan and Ethiopia, including Darfur and Kordofan in Sudan and Amhara and Afar in Ethiopia. Low rainfall is reducing water availability and placing pressure on crops, livestock, and livelihoods, while worsening existing humanitarian needs in Sudan.
Famine and severe food insecurity are affecting communities in Yemen, Gaza Strip and other parts of Palestine, Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Djibouti’s remote migration routes, and the Ethiopia–Djibouti corridor. Conflict, displacement, high prices, unemployment, and limited aid are leaving many people without reliable access to food, with children and displaced families especially vulnerable.
Earthquakes have affected Panama and nearby parts of Central America, as well as regions across South America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Asia, and the United States. In Panama, the strongest reported shaking damaged buildings and roads and injured at least 27 people; emergency teams continue to assess needs and support affected communities.
A school-roof collapse in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, killed at least 28 children and one teacher and injured more than 50 people. May those who died be remembered, and may the injured, their families, and all affected communities receive care and strength.
Conflict continues to affect people across Yemen, Ukraine, Sudan, Ethiopia, and other regions including Gaza, Lebanon, Somalia, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fighting and insecurity have caused civilian deaths and injuries, damaged homes and essential infrastructure, restricted humanitarian access, and left many communities in need of food, protection, and other life-saving assistance.