Drawing upon the results of an extensive desk study, a research presentation (remote) was made to the Symposium on Improving preparedness and response for multi-hazard scenarios in the midst of a pandemic, under sub-theme 6: Early warning and risk communication strategies on multi-hazard scenarios for concurrent and cascading hazards. The symposium was held on 16th & 17th March 2022 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (http://pandemic-mhew.org/index.php/symposium-2022).