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Map of disaster alerts in the past 4 days. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
The blurred events in the list below are the past events before last 4 days.
For drought alerts, all the events listed in the homepage are ongoing events. In bold: i) new events; ii) events where a significant worsening has been detected (+ 0.5 GDACS score or increase in the Alert Level); iii) events where new information products are available (Global Drought Observatory Report).
For Forest Fires alerts , the events are all the ongoing events of class Orange or Red plus the Green alerts with burned area exceeding 10k ha and population within 5 km exceeding 10k.
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Brazil - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 28 Mar 2024)
28 Mar 2024  11:15 UTC.


  • The number of casualties and damage continues to rise, following the heavy rainfall that has been affecting south-eastern Brazil, causing floods and triggering landslides.
  • As of 27 March, according to the Pan Amer
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Mexico - Wildfires, update (ECHO 28 Mar 2024)
28 Mar 2024  11:15 UTC.


  • Several wildfires have been burning across Mexico since 15 March, causing casualties and damage. The major ongoing active fire is across Guerrero and Mexico States, and according to the JRC Global Wildfire Informatio
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Madagascar - Tropical cyclone GAMANE, update (ECHO 28 Mar 2024)
28 Mar 2024  11:15 UTC.


  • Tropical cyclone GAMANE is crossing northern Madagascar weakening, and on 28 March at 0.00 (UTC), its centre was located inland over the Andapa District area, Sava Region with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h (tropical
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M6.4 in Indonesia - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
27 Mar 2024  14:57 UTC.


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FILIPO-24 - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
27 Mar 2024  10:38 UTC.


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GAMANE-24 - EC/ECHO daily map
26 Mar 2024  18:02 UTC.


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M6.4 in Indonesia - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation 26 Mar 2024  13:19 UTC.

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FILIPO-24 - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation 26 Mar 2024  10:00 UTC.

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M6.9 in Papua New Guinea - EC/ECHO daily map 25 Mar 2024  17:16 UTC.

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