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Map of disaster alerts in the past 4 days. European Union, 2024. 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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Flood in Thailand - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
17 Sep 2024  12:43 UTC.


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Floods and flash flood alerts in the last 24 hours (ECHO 17 Sep 2024)
17 Sep 2024  11:33 UTC.


  • Austria: Threshold level 3/3 and 2/3 at many stations in the Danube River basin. Warnings for Lower and Upper Austria, Vienna, Salzburg and parts of Styria and Tyrol.
  • Czech Republic:
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Central-Eastern Europe - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 17 Se
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17 Sep 2024  11:33 UTC.


  • Heavy rain and strong winds have been affecting central and eastern Europe, particularly Romania, Poland, Austria, Czechia, and Slovakia, causing floods and river overflow, resulting in casualties and damage. As of 1
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Chad - Floods, update (ECHO 17 Sep 2024)
17 Sep 2024  11:33 UTC.


  • The humanitarian impact of the widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall that has been affecting central and south-western Chad is increasing.
  • As of 17 September, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) repo
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Mali - Floods (ECHO 17 Sep 2024)
17 Sep 2024  11:33 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting Mali, resulting in severe flooding, casualties, and damage.
  • According to UNICEF, as of 16 September, at least 62 people died, 118 have been injured, and 179,949 have been affected
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Libya - Flood (ECHO 17 Sep 2024)
17 Sep 2024  11:33 UTC.


  • On 14-15 September, heavy rainfall affected the Sabha city area, Fezzan region, central-western Libya causing floods and resulting in casualties and damage.
  • According to media, two people died, dozens have been in
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Eastern and south-eastern Asia - Tropical cyclone activity (ECHO 17 Se
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17 Sep 2024  11:33 UTC.


  • Intense tropical cyclone activity is ongoing across the Philippine sea, South and West China Sea.
  • Typhoon BEBINCA made landfall in the Shanghai area on 16 September leading to evacuations, damage, and disruptions
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Viet Nam, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Philippines, China - Tropical cyclo
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17 Sep 2024  11:33 UTC.


  • The aftermath of tropical cyclone YAGI and the ongoing Southwest monsoon continue to unfold across the Philippines, Viet Nam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. Tropical Bebinca and the approaching tropical depression GENER are
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Portugal - Wildfires (ECHO 17 Sep 2024)
17 Sep 2024  11:33 UTC.


  • Several parts of northern and north-western Portugal, particularly the Aveiro district are experiencing wildfires that are resulting in injuries, evacuations, and damage.
  • According to media, one firefighter died o
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Flood in Nigeria - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
16 Sep 2024  15:53 UTC.


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Flood in Thailand - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
16 Sep 2024  15:22 UTC.


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Flood in Poland - Copernicus EMS activation 15 Sep 2024  02:30 UTC.

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Flood in Romania - Copernicus EMS activation 14 Sep 2024  23:05 UTC.

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YAGI-24 - Copernicus EMS activation 14 Sep 2024  12:50 UTC.

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Flood in Nigeria - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation 13 Sep 2024  15:05 UTC.

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YAGI-24 - Copernicus EMS activation 13 Sep 2024  13:18 UTC.

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