Several trade and natural disaster alerts were issued that affected global trade. An embargo was placed on Russia by several countries for supporting violence in Ukraine. A civil war broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo affecting it and South Africa. An earthquake in China closed all ports due to tsunami fears, impacting trade with China, Australia, Russia, Singapore, and India. A hurricane approached Tonga and an earthquake triggered a tsunami in Brazil, closing their ports and halting trade with neighboring countries in both cases.