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10114
Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours (ECHO 27 Jul 2024)
Pubdate: 7/26/2024 10:35:00 AM
  • Poland:Threshold level 2/2 for Barycz river.
  • Switzerland:Threshold level 2/5 for the Bodensee.

(7/26/2024 10:37:07 AM - 7/27/2024 9:30:07 AM)
10115
USA - Wildfires (ECHO 27 Jul 2024)
Pubdate: 7/26/2024 10:35:00 AM
  • Several wildfires have been burning across California, Washington and Oregon (western United States), since 17 July, prompting evacuations and causing damage.
  • As of 25 July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports five wildfires in Oregon that have been burning a total area of approximately 266,014 ha across Baker, Malheur, Grant, Harney, Gilliam, Morrow and Umatilla counties, resulting in 21 injured people and the prompt evacuation of a total of 3,189 people. A wildfire close to Chico city in Butte county in northern California has been burning an area of approximately 2,600 ha, 2,000 people have been evacuated and 1,500 houses have been threatened. In Washington a wildfire has been burning an area of 6,000 ha near the communities of Keller, Koontsville, and Seatons Grove, 60 homes have been evacuated and 210 houses have been threatened.
  • Over the next 48 hours, according to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), the fire danger forecast is from very high to extreme in the affected areas.

(7/26/2024 10:37:07 AM - 7/27/2024 9:30:07 AM)
10116
Japan - Severe weather, floods and landslides (ECHO 27 Jul 2024)
Pubdate: 7/26/2024 10:35:00 AM
  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Japan since 25 July, in particular Yamagata, Shiga and Akita prefecture, causing floods and landslides and resulting in casualties and damage.
  • According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) and media, as of 26 July, one person died in Omonogawa in Akita prefecture, and three people are missing, including two in Shinjo city (Yamagata prefecture) and one in Yuzawa City (Akita prefecture), two people have been injured in Okura Village in Yamagata prefecture. In addition, an evacuation order has been issued for 198,150 people across Akita, Yamagata and Shiga prefectures.
  • Over the next 24 hours, more rainfall is forecasted over northern Japan, and emergency warnings for rainfall and landslides have been issued for the Akita prefecture. 

(7/26/2024 10:37:07 AM - 7/27/2024 9:30:07 AM)
10117
India - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 27 Jul 2024)
Pubdate: 7/26/2024 10:35:00 AM
  • Cloudburst on July 25 causes heavy rainfall and flooding across parts of India, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh.
  • Casualties reported include three in Gujarat, four in Maharashtra, with media indicating higher numbers: 49 in Himachal Pradesh and 61 in Gujarat since June 2024.
  • National Disaster Management Department records 464,532 people affected and 3,638 houses damaged as of July 24. State Governments lead search and rescue efforts, seeking additional relief support.
  • Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issues red alerts for "exceptionally heavy rainfall" in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and the Konkan region.

(7/26/2024 10:37:07 AM - 7/27/2024 9:30:07 AM)
10118
China, Taiwan, Philippines - Tropical Cyclone GAEMI, update (ECHO 27 Jul 2024)
Pubdate: 7/26/2024 10:35:00 AM
  • Tropical cyclone GAEMI made landfall on 25 July in the mid-morning (UTC) over the eastern coast of Fujian province as a tropical storm and is expected to move north-west over the province and dissipate over the Jiangxi province on 27 July.
  • According to the media, in China, more than 240,000 people were temporarily evacuated in the province of Fujian and more than 5,000 rescuers were deployed in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian and Ningde, and Pingtan County. In Taiwan, three people died following its passage on 24 July.
  • In the Philippines, more than 1,3 million people have been affected (in combination with the southwest monsoon) and over 800 000 have been displaced.
  • On 26-27 July, moderate to very heavy rainfall is expected to most of south-eastern China, the whole of Taiwan, southern Ryukyu islands (southern Japan) and most of the Philippines (particularly the northern regions). 

(7/26/2024 10:37:07 AM - 7/27/2024 9:30:07 AM)
  
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