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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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France - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 21 Jan 2026)
21 Jan 2026  12:44 UTC.


  • Since 18 January, heavy rainfall and strong winds have been affecting southern France, particularly the Aude, Hérault, and Corsica departments, causing floods, evacuations, and damage.
  • According to media re
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Floods and flash flood alerts in the last 24 hours (ECHO 21 Jan 2026)
21 Jan 2026  12:44 UTC.


  • France: warning levels 2/3 for rivers Odet and Laïta.
  • Greece: warning level 3/3 for Peloponnese, 2/3 for central Greece.
  • Italy: warning level 3/3 for
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Mozambique - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 21 Jan 2026)
21 Jan 2026  12:44 UTC.


  • The humanitarian impact of the widespread flooding that has been affecting southern Mozambique since 24 December is increasing.
  • According to the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD), as of 21 January, 52
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Chile – Wildfire (ECHO 21 Jan 2026)
21 Jan 2026  12:44 UTC.


  • Since 1 January, a series of wildfires have been raging across central Chile, causing an escalating death toll and widespread destruction. The most affected regions are La Araucanía, Biobío, Maule, Metropoli
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Tunisia - Floods (ECHO 21 Jan 2026)
21 Jan 2026  12:44 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall and strong winds have been affecting eastern Tunisia since 18 January, causing floods and river and wadi overflow that resulted in casualties and damage.
  • Media reports, as of 20 January, four fatali
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North-West Syria – Flooding in Displacement Camps (ECHO 21 Jan 2026)
21 Jan 2026  12:44 UTC.


  • Between 11 and 13 January, heavy rainfall affected multiple IDP sites across Aleppo and Idleb countryside, causing damage to tents, shelters and properties.
  • According to the Camp Coordination and Camp Management C
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Italy, Malta - Severe weather, update (ECHO 21 Jan 2026)
21 Jan 2026  12:44 UTC.


  • Since 18 January, heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and strong winds gusting up to 120 km/h has been affecting southern Italy (particularly Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria) and Malta, resulting in casualties, evacuations an
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Flood in Mozambique - Copernicus EMS activation
21 Jan 2026  12:29 UTC.


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Forest fire in Chile - EC/ECHO daily map
20 Jan 2026  17:59 UTC.


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Flood in Mozambique - Copernicus EMS activation
20 Jan 2026  01:06 UTC.


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Flood in Mozambique - Copernicus EMS activation 19 Jan 2026  00:09 UTC.

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Flood in Mozambique - Copernicus EMS activation 18 Jan 2026  01:48 UTC.

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Flood in Mozambique - Copernicus EMS activation 17 Jan 2026  17:29 UTC.

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