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Map of disaster alerts in the past 4 days. European Union, 2026. 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 flash flood alerts in the last 24 hours (ECHO 15 Jan 2026)
15 Jan 2026  10:02 UTC.


Germany: warning levell 2/4 for Klein Hollenbeck / Aue.Poland: Warning level 2/3 for Wel, Pisa, and Bibrza ponizej ujscia Rivers. Threshold level 3/3 for Olza river and 2/3 for Wel River.United Kingdom: warning level 2/3 for 3 locations in England (River Severn).
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Austria - Snow avalanches (ECHO 15 Jan 2026)
15 Jan 2026  10:02 UTC.


  • Several snow avalanches occurred in the Austrian Alps between 11 and 13 January, resulting in casualties.
  • According to media, as of 15 January, two people died in two separate avalanches: one in the Weerberg munic
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Philippines - Tropical storm ONE (ECHO 15 Jan 2026)
15 Jan 2026  10:02 UTC.


  • On 14 January, a tropical depression named ONE (ADA for the Philippine authorities) was formed over the southern Philippines Sea and moved north-westwards. On 15 January at 3:00 UTC, its centre was located 420 km east of
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Indonesia - Floods (ECHO 15 Jan 2026)
15 Jan 2026  10:02 UTC.


  • In the past few days, heavy rain has been affecting Bekasi city (West Java province), causing floods and resulting in damage.
  • According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), more than 7 500 people ha
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Chile - Wildfires, update (ECHO 15 Jan 2026)
15 Jan 2026  10:02 UTC.


  • Several wildfires continue to affect Chile since early December, resulting in casualties and damage. The most affected regions are Araucanía, Biobio, Libertador, Los Lagos, Maule, Metropolitana, Valparaíso.
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South Africa - Floods (ECHO 15 Jan 2026)
15 Jan 2026  10:02 UTC.


  • Since December 2025, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, located in north-eastern South Africa and bordering southern Mozambique, are experiencing heavy rain and consequent floods, leading to severe weather-related incident
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Flood in Mozambique - EC/ECHO daily map 13 Jan 2026  18:03 UTC.

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