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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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Flood and flash flood alerts in the last 24 hours (ECHO 26 Mar 2026)
26 Mar 2026  10:33 UTC.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: warning level 2/3 for entire territory except the south
  • Croatia:warning level 2/3 for Karlovac, Gospic, Rijeka regions.
  • Greece: Wa
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Italy - Earthquake (ECHO 26 Mar 2026)
26 Mar 2026  10:33 UTC.


  • An earthquake of magnitude?4.0?ML and a depth of?11?km occurred between the provinces of Massa?Carrara (Tuscany region) and La?Spezia (Liguria region) on 25?March at?07:13?UTC (08:13?local time). The epicentre was located
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Thailand - Severe weather (ECHO 26 Mar 2026)
26 Mar 2026  10:33 UTC.


  • On 22 March, Nakhon Phanom and Chaiyaphum provinces in (central) northeastern Thailand have been affected by storms and strong winds, resulting in damage.
  • According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINe
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Syria - Floods (ECHO 26 Mar 2026)
26 Mar 2026  10:33 UTC.


  • In recent days, Hasakah province, located in northeastern Syria, experienced a second wave of heavy rain and flooding, resulting in damage and the displacement of people.
  • According to media reports, 120 families h
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Laos - Severe weather (ECHO 26 Mar 2026)
26 Mar 2026  10:33 UTC.


  • On 22 March, Vientiane prefecture, Laos, has been affected by a hailstorm, resulting in people affected and damage.
  • The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), as of 22 March, reports of 16 000 people affecte
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East Timor – Floods (ECHO 26 Mar 2026)
26 Mar 2026  10:33 UTC.


  • On 23 March, the Oecusse Special Administrative Region in East Timor has been affected by heavy rain and resultant flooding, causing displacement and damage.
  • The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresc
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Malawi - Floods, update (ECHO 26 Mar 2026)
26 Mar 2026  10:33 UTC.


  • The humanitarian impact continues to rise due to the heavy rain and consequent floods of mid-March across several councils of Malawi, most of them located in the southern areas.
  • According to national authorities,
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Flood in Malawi - EC/ECHO daily map
25 Mar 2026  18:03 UTC.


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