☣️ Public Health and Natural Disasters

• Suspected Plague Outbreak at Russian Lab: A lab technician in Siberia, Russia, is suspected to have died from the plague, with over 200 contacts being monitored. The World Health Organization (WHO) has preliminarily assessed the public health risk as 'low,' and Russian authorities have clarified that the situation is stable. • Nepal Flood Search and Rescue Concludes: The search and rescue operations for the unprecedented flood that occurred on the Nepal-China border since late August have officially concluded today. In Nepal, a total of 1,455 people have died and over 5,000 are missing. Reconstruction costs are estimated to be as high as $5 billion.