Disease

Newcastle Disease in Romania

Romania has reported an outbreak of Newcastle disease for the first time since 2007.

Over 500 birds died in a flock of laying hens in Bucov, Prahova. Another 1070 birds were destroyed to prevent the outbreak from spreading.

Romania's report to the World Organisation for Animal health described the affected farm as 'non-commercial, and said the birds were aged seven and a half months. They were vaccinated at 1 and 3 weeks old with a live attenuated vaccine, administered orally.

In addition to the stamping out operation, the country is enacting screening measures, tracing of the outbreak and movement controls.

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

6.3 Earthquake hits Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia.

Initial reports of minor property damage, no casualties.

5.5 Earthquake hits East Timor.

5.3 Earthquake hits the Bismarck Sea.

5.2 Earthquake hits Romania.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Nias region, Indonesia.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Bismarck Sea.

5.1 Earthquake hits Dominica in the Leeward Islands.

5.0 Earthquake hits northwest of the Kuril Islands.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Sunda Strait, Indonesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Bismarck Sea.

5.0 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits East Timor.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Depression Nora is located about 450 mi...725 km se of Hilo Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...W or 280 degrees at 6 mph...9 km/h.

Tropical Storm Koppu is located approximately 757 nm south-southeast of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan and is tracking westward at 11 knots.

Tropical Storm Champi is located approximately 614 nm east of Saipan, and is tracking west-northwestward at 20 knots.

Invest 96E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for tropical development.

NewsBytes:

Pakistan - A landslide in Pakistan's Gulsitan-e-Jauhar area in Karachi has claimed the lives of at least 13 people including seven children on Tuesday. The landslide buried three shanties built on mud and sand.

Romania - Authorities say more than 20 people have been rescued after flash floods swept through a town in eastern Romania, submerging cars and flooding a railway embankment. Authorities said Tuesday that 23 cars were flooded in Corbu, a small town on the Black Sea coast, late Monday.

El Niño

El Niño is expected to be more beast than "little boy" this year — a forecast about the weather pattern that becomes clear in newly released maps of the waters around the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Storms and Floods

Tornado in Russia

At least 200 people have been injured by a tornado in Efremov, near Tula in central Russia. The Tula Governor has declared a state of emergency The tornado damaged 179 houses, five schools and two kindergartens.

Flash floods in Kathmandu, Nepal

Heavy rainfall swept away at least two houses in Kathmandu, Nepal. The flood also closed Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Nepal's only international airport, for a short time.

Flooding in Norway

Hundreds of people have been evacuated following mudslides and flooding in Norway. Train services through Gudbrandsdalen and Østerdalen that connect Oslo and Trondheim have been closed. The flooding in Norway this year is expected to be the worst since 1995.

Storm in Bucharest, Romania injures 18

Heavy rain and strong storms in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania have injured at least 18 people including one in critical stage. The storms have left more than 17,000 residents without power.