08 May 2026  09:40 UTC.

Poland: warning level 2/3 for Brynica basin.

08 May 2026  09:40 UTC.

• On 6?May, severe weather – including tornadoes and intense thunderstorms – swept across central and western Mississippi, causing injuries, extensive damage and widespread power outages. 
• By 7 May, media reports confirmed at least 17 people had been injured. In Lincoln county more than 200 structures were damaged, while Lamar county saw 275 homes and 50 apartment units compromised and 30 roads closed. Lawrence county suffered damage to 12 homes, together with several road closures and cuts to power lines. 
• Forecasts indicated that heavy rain and further thunderstorms would continue to affect the Southeast and the Lower Mississippi Valley from 8 to 9?May, persisting through the end of the week.

08 May 2026  09:40 UTC.

• From?5?to?7?May, heavy rain from a low-pressure system triggered flooding across the Western and Eastern Cape, leading to evacuations, road closures and infrastructure damage. 
• Media reports said one person died in Knysna (Western Cape province) after a tree fell on a vehicle, another was rescued in North?End (Eastern Cape), and around?2?000 people were displaced and 450 were affected in the Garden?Route district (Western Cape province). 25 emergency shelters were opened in flood-hit parts of Nelson?Mandela?Bay and the Eastern Cape. 
• In the Gamtoos Valley (Eastern Cape), the Kouga Dam rose to 113?% of capacity, prompting evacuations from Kingsway Village, Big?Fish, Gamtoos?Mouth?Resort, Ferry?Hotel and other low-lying areas, with shelters established at Katrina?Felix Hall in Thornhill and Loerie Community Hall.
• Moderate to heavy rain is forecast for southern South?Africa over the next 24?hours, with drier conditions expected on?9?May.

08 May 2026  09:40 UTC.

• Very heavy rainfall affected seven provinces of Afghanistan since 24 April, causing flash floods that have resulted in more casualties and damage. The affected provinces are Faryab, Badghis, Baghlan, Bamiyan, Badghis, Ghor and Sar-e Pul.
• According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), as of 8 May, the death toll stands at 16 fatalities, with nine injured people. In addition, UN OCHA also reports a total of approximately 73 300 affected people (of whom around 56 900 are in need of assistance) and approximately 7 500 damaged houses (of which an uncertain number are completely destroyed) across the affected area.
• Over the next 72 hours, no more rainfall is forecast over the whole country.

08 May 2026  09:40 UTC.

• As of 7 May, at 22.41 UTC (8 May at 7.41 local time), the Dukono volcano, located in the northern Halmahera island (the main island of the Maluku islands, eastern Indonesia), started to erupt. The ash column reached more than 10 km above the summit as of 7 May at 23.29 UTC and the ash cloud is moving northward. The eruption and ash emission are currently still ongoing.
• Media reports, as of 8 May, 20 rescued hikers remained trapped by the eruption across the affected area.
• The alert level issued by MAGMA remains red (maximum level), and the Aviation Colour Code (VONA) is red. All activities are prohibited within a 4 km radius of the crater.
• Moreover, heavy rainfall has been affecting the Sumatra island since 5 May, causing a landslide that resulted in casualties. Media reports one fatality and seven injured people due to a landslide that occurred in the area of the Jorong Kampuang Baruah, Nagari Sungai Landia and Ampek Koto districts (Agam regency, West Sumatra province).