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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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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours (ECHO 24 Apr 2024)
24 Apr 2024  09:33 UTC.


  • Belarus: threshold level 1/1 on the Pripyat river
  • Poland: threshold level 2/2 for Obra river in Lubuskie region
  • Ukraine: threshold level 2/3 on the Desna
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Kyrgyzstan - Landslides and Floods (ECHO 24 Apr 2024)
24 Apr 2024  09:33 UTC.


  • Since 20 April, heavy rainfall has been affecting the regions of Osh, Jalal-Abad and Talas (southern and eastern Kyrgyzstan) triggering several landslides, causing floods and resulting in casualties and damage.
  • Ac
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Afghanistan - Floods (ECHO 24 Apr 2024)
24 Apr 2024  09:33 UTC.


  • The humanitarian impact continues to rise following heavy rainfall and floods that have been affecting several provinces of Afghanistan, particularly Badghis, Uruzgan, Farah, Paktia, Zabul, Helmand, Kunar, Kabul, Badakhsh
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Iran - Floods, update (ECHO 24 Apr 2024)
24 Apr 2024  09:33 UTC.


  • Following the heavy rainfall that has been affecting south-eastern Iran causing floods and river overflow, the number of casualties and damage is increasing.
  • According to media reports, as of 23 April, ten people
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Indonesia - Floods (ECHO 24 Apr 2024)
24 Apr 2024  09:33 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern Sumatra Island since 16 April, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), as of 24 A
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China - Floods, update (ECHO 24 Apr 2024)
24 Apr 2024  09:33 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall continues to affect Guangdong province in southern China since 20 April, causing severe floods, river overflow and severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • As of
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Mauritius - Floods (ECHO 24 Apr 2024)
24 Apr 2024  09:33 UTC.


  • Over the past few days, the whole of Mauritius Island (particularly the Port-Louis area) has been experiencing heavy rainfall and consequent floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to media,
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M6.4 in Indonesia - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation 22 Apr 2024  08:37 UTC.

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