The World Health Organization reported the containment of an Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the Netherlands-flagged cruise ship M/V Hondius. By 2 July 2026, 13 cases had been notified: 12 laboratory-confirmed and one probable. Three people died, giving a reported case fatality ratio of 23 per cent. All cases involved people who had travelled aboard…
A long-running drought has left a broad belt of Europe under an Orange GDACS alert after months of pressure on farmland and water supplies. The event began on 21 December 2025 and its latest assessment covers 29 countries, from Ireland and Spain across central and eastern Europe to Ukraine and Russia. GDACS estimates that medium agricultural-drought…
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