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 18 Apr 2024)
18 Apr 2024  08:59 UTC.


  • Belarus: threshold level 1/1 on the Pripyat river 
  • Poland: threshold level 2/2 for Obra river in Lubuskie region
  • Sweden:warning level 2/3 for the Kol
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Brazil - Floods and landslides (ECHO 18 Apr 2024)
18 Apr 2024  08:59 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting south-eastern Brazil (Santa Catarina State) over the last few days, causing floods and landslides that have resulted in population displacement and damage.
  • According to media, as
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Malaysia - Floods (ECHO 18 Apr 2024)
18 Apr 2024  08:59 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting south-eastern Malaysia since 16 April, causing floods that have resulted in population displacement and damage.
  • The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports, as of 18 A
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Oman, United Arab Emirates - Flash floods and floods, update (ECHO 18
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18 Apr 2024  08:59 UTC.


  • The number of fatalities is still increasing following the heavy rainfall, which affected particularly north-eastern Oman and caused flash floods over the past few days.
  • According to media, as of 17 April, at leas
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USA - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 18 Apr 2024)
18 Apr 2024  08:59 UTC.


  • Since 16 April, heavy rainfall, strong winds and tornadoes have affected the central and eastern United States, causing severe weather-related incidents that resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to media r
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Japan - Earthquake (ECHO 18 Apr 2024)
18 Apr 2024  08:59 UTC.


  • A 6.3 M earthquake at a depth of 26 km occurred on 17 April at 14.14 UTC (23.14 local time) offshore close to the south-western coast of Shikoku Island in southern Japan. The epicentre was located approximately 17 km west
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Afghanistan, Pakistan - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 18 Apr
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18 Apr 2024  08:59 UTC.


  • Following the heavy rainfall and thunderstorms that are still affecting Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Provinces) and Afghanistan, the death toll has increased. 
  • As of 18 April,
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Indonesia - Volcanic Eruption, update (ECHO 18 Apr 2024)
18 Apr 2024  08:59 UTC.


  • The activity of the Ruang volcano, located on Ruang Island (part of Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi Province), is still ongoing. Between 16 and 17 April three main explosive events occurred and the ash column reached
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Flood in Kazakhstan - EC/ECHO daily map
17 Apr 2024  17:39 UTC.


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Flood in Pakistan - EC/ECHO daily map
16 Apr 2024  16:45 UTC.


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