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Floods and flash flood alerts in the last 24 hours (ECHO 12 Feb 2026)
Pubdate: 2/12/2026 8:54:47 AM

France: threshold level 2/3 for regions Vilaine-Cotiers Bretons, Maine-Loire Aval, Vienne-Charente-Atlandtique and treshold level 3/3 for regions Gironde-Adour-Dordogne and Garonne-Tarn-Lot
Italy: warning level 2/3 for Calabria and Sicily regions
Poland: threshold level 2/3 for Odra river.
Portugal: threshold level 1/2 for regions Mondego and Sado and threshold level 2/2 for regions Lima, DOuro and Tejo.
Spain: threshold level 3/3 for 4 stations on Guadalquivir river. Threshold level 3/3 for 19 stations and 2/3 for 12 stations in the Duero basin. Threshold level 3/3 for 1 station in Mino Sil bain.
United Kingdom: warning level 2/3 for 80 locations in England and 2 locations in Scotland.

(2/12/2026 9:02:03 AM - 2/13/2026 9:30:03 AM)

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France - Floods (ECHO 12 Feb 2026)
Pubdate: 2/12/2026 8:54:47 AM

Since 11 February, severe weather-related events, including heavy rain and strong winds, have caused widespread flooding in southern France, resulting in casualties and damage.
As of 12 February, media reports confirm one fatality in Landes, two injuries in Tarn-et-Garonne, and one injury on the A9 motorway near Lespignan.
Power outages have affected 850 000 homes across Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie, while schools have been closed and key roads, including major routes in Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales, remain impassable.
Meanwhile, the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMSR866) was activated on the morning of 11 February to monitor floods in the Bordeaux region.
Between 12 and 13 February, further rainfall is forecast nationwide, with Météo-France issuing red alerts for wind in Aude, flood risk in Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne, and avalanche risk in Savoie.

(2/12/2026 9:02:03 AM - 2/13/2026 9:30:03 AM)

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Indonesia - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 12 Feb 2026)
Pubdate: 2/12/2026 8:54:46 AM

Since 7 February, heavy rainfall has triggered floods in Central Java, Banten, and West Nusa Tenggara in southern Indonesia, affecting thousands.
According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), a flash flood in Sumbawa (West Nusa Tenggara) affected 4 572 people, while rising river levels in Pandeglang (Banten) affected 1 869 individuals. Meanwhile, in Kendal (Central Java), 1 700 people were affected by flooding due to persistent heavy rainfall.
Between 12 and 13 February, additional moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast to continue across Indonesia.

(2/12/2026 9:02:03 AM - 2/13/2026 9:30:03 AM)

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Brazil - Landslides and floods (ECHO 12 Feb 2026)
Pubdate: 2/12/2026 8:54:46 AM

Severe thunderstorms affected Minas Gerais state and the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, in the Southeast region of Brazil, on 9 February, causing flooding and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage.
Media reports, as of 12 February, six fatalities and five injured people in Minas Gerais due to a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall, and two injured people in Rio de Janeiro due to severe weather-related incidents. Several landslides have been reported in Rio de Janeiro that caused road closures and affected public transport.
Over the next 48 hours, drier conditions are forecast over the affected areas.

(2/12/2026 9:02:03 AM - 2/13/2026 9:30:03 AM)

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Madagascar - Tropical cyclone GEZANI, update (ECHO 12 Feb 2026)
Pubdate: 2/12/2026 8:54:46 AM

On 10 February at 16:00 UTC, Tropical Cyclone GEZANI made landfall near the city of Toamasina on the eastern coast of Madagascar as a Category 4. On 11 February, it moved inland across the northern part of the country as a tropical storm. On 12 February 00:00 UTC, GEZANI centre was located in the Mozambique Channel, about 235 km west of the west coast, with maximum sustained winds up to 95km/h.
The passage of GEZANI, as of 12 February, caused 31 fatalities, 29 in Toamasina and two in Ambatondrazaka cities, four missing people, 356 people seriously injured, and it affected 250 406 people, 36 807 houses damaged and 17 628 houses totally destroyed, with 6 874 who have been displaced across 28 accomodation centres distributed in four regions.
The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMSR867) was activated on 11 February to monitor the situation.
GEZANI is forecast to continue moving west-southwest over the Mozambique Channel, intensifing to category 3 and passing by the Mozambique coast on 14 February with maxumum sustained wind up to 190 km/h.
On 12 February, more rainfall and strong winds are still expected in central-western Madagascar. A red alert for strong winds and flooding has been issued.

(2/12/2026 9:02:03 AM - 2/13/2026 9:30:03 AM)

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