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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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The Netherlands - Wildfires (ECHO 04 May 2026)
04 May 2026  09:40 UTC.


  • A number of wildfires started across central, southern and western Netherlands on 29 April, causing population evacuations and damage.
  • The affected areas were the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen nature reserve (wes
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Italy - Wildfire (ECHO 04 May 2026)
04 May 2026  09:40 UTC.


  • On 28 April, a wildfire broke out on Mount Faeta, between the provinces of Pisa and Lucca (Tuscany region, central Italy), causing damage and prompting evacuations.
  • According to media reports, the fire has burned
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Brazil - Floods and landslides (ECHO 04 May 2026)
04 May 2026  09:40 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting north-eastern Brazil (in particular, the Pernambuco and Paraiba states) since 30 April, causing floods and triggering landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • Media
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Philippines - Volcanic activity (ECHO 04 May 2026)
04 May 2026  09:40 UTC.


  • On 2 May, a strong eruption of Mayon volcano, located in Albay Province (southern Luzon), generated a lava-flow collapse that produced a pyroclastic density current along the Mi-isi Gully on the southwestern slopes. The e
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Kenya - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 04 May 2026)
04 May 2026  09:40 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting a number of counties of Kenya since 21 April, causing rivers to overflow (particularly the Tana river). The resulting floods and landslides have resulted in casualties and widespread dama
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Tajikistan - Floods (ECHO 04 May 2026)
04 May 2026  09:40 UTC.


  • In recent days, Kulob City (Khatlon Region) and Isfara City (Sughd Region) have been affected by heavy rainfall, causing floods and mudflows that resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to the International F
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Flood in Kenya - EC/ECHO daily map 30 Apr 2026  16:54 UTC.

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