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Map of disaster alerts in the past 4 days. European Union, 2023. 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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Spain - Wildfires in Castellon and Teruel provinces, update (ECHO 28 M
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28 Mar 2023  10:11 UTC.


  • Wildfires in Villanueva de Viver Municipality (Castellón Province, close to the border with Teruel Province, eastern Spain) hampered by the hot and dry wind with gusts of more than 50 km/h, are still ongoing.
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Peru - Severe weather, update (ECHO 28 Mar 2023)
28 Mar 2023  10:11 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting most of Peru since January 2023, causing floods, rivers overflow and triggering landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage. The most affected departments are Piura (the worst
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Ecuador - Landslide and floods (ECHO 28 Mar 2023)
28 Mar 2023  10:11 UTC.


  • On 26 March, a huge landslide caused by a geological fault and the heavy rains occurred in Alausí Town (Chimborazo Province, central Ecuador) leading to casualties and widespread damage (such as water and electrici
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South Africa - Floods (ECHO 28 Mar 2023)
28 Mar 2023  10:11 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern South Africa (in particular the Eastern Cape Province) since 23 March, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. The worst affected municipalites are Ingquza Hi
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Somalia - Floods (ECHO 28 Mar 2023)
28 Mar 2023  10:11 UTC.


  • Several areas of Somalia have received light to moderate rains over the last week, signaling an early start of the Gu (April-May-June) rainy season. Rainfall forecasts indicate a continuation of the rains in most parts of
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FREDDY-23 - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
28 Mar 2023  09:50 UTC.


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FREDDY-23 - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
27 Mar 2023  11:35 UTC.


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