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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Bolivia - Heatwave (ECHO 03 Oct 2023)
03 Oct 2023  09:45 UTC.


  • Heatwave, caused by  El Niño phenomenon, is bringing record-high temperatures and a major drought to most parts of Bolivia.
  • According to UN OCHA, six of the nine departments of the country are sufferin
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Rwanda - Landslide (ECHO 03 Oct 2023)
03 Oct 2023  09:45 UTC.


  • On 2 October, a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall occurred in Nyamasheke District, Western Province, south-western Rwanda, resulting in casualties.
  • According to media, at least two people died while eight othe
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Sri Lanka - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 03 Oct 2023)
03 Oct 2023  09:45 UTC.


  • Over the past few days, heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and strong winds have hit most parts of Sri Lanka, causing floods, and severe weather-related incidents that resulted in damage.
  • According to national auth
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Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands - Tropical storm PHILIPPE (ECHO 03 Oct
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03 Oct 2023  09:45 UTC.


  • Tropical storm PHILIPPE formed over the Atlantic Ocean on 23 September and started moving west toward the Lesser Antilles. On 3 October at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located over the Ocean approximately 65 km east of the An
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Philippines, Taiwan, China - Tropical cyclone KOINU, update (ECHO 03 O
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03 Oct 2023  09:45 UTC.


  • Tropical cyclone KOINU continued northwestward over the Philippine Sea. On 3 October at 5.00 UTC, its centre was located over the northern Philippine Sea approximately 420 km south-east of the Hengchun Peninsula, with max
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Vietnam - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 03 Oct 2023)
03 Oct 2023  09:45 UTC.


  • Over the past few days, heavy rain and thunderstorms have affected Dong Nai Province and Ho Chi Minh City, causing floods and resulting in damage and power outages.
  • According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Netw
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