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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 flash flood alerts in the last 24 hours (ECHO 12 Dec 2024)
11 Dec 2024  11:29 UTC.


  • Poland:threshold level 2/3 for segments along the rivers Sleza, Swedrnia, Lubsza and Widawa; and warning level 2/3 for Sleza river.
  • United Kingdom: threshold level 2/3 for 27 loca
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USA - Wildfire (ECHO 12 Dec 2024)
11 Dec 2024  11:29 UTC.


  • A wildfire has been burning since 10 December near Malibu city in Los Angeles County, California, in the western United States, causing displacements and damage. The JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) reports a
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China - Wildfire (ECHO 12 Dec 2024)
11 Dec 2024  11:29 UTC.


  • A wildfire has been burning in Yajiang district, in western Sichuan province in southwestern China since 9 December, prompting evacuations and causing damage. According to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS)
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Philippines - Volcanic activity, update (ECHO 12 Dec 2024)
11 Dec 2024  11:29 UTC.


  • In the recent 24 hours, Kanlaon volcano, located in Negros Island, central Philippines continued its activity characterised by continuous degassing with occasional ash emission, drifting westward, 31 volcanic earthquakes
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Madagascar - Tropical cyclone CHIDO, update (ECHO 12 Dec 2024)
11 Dec 2024  11:29 UTC.


  • Tropical cyclone CHIDO continued west towards northern Madagascar and on 11 December at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located in the sea, approximately 1,060 km east-northeast of Antsiranana city, Diana Region, northern Madaga
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