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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 in Spain - Copernicus EMS activation
31 Jan 2026  03:40 UTC.


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FYTIA-26 - EC/ECHO daily map
30 Jan 2026  17:27 UTC.


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Floods and flash flood alerts in the last 24 hours (ECHO 31 Jan 2026)
30 Jan 2026  11:16 UTC.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: warning level 1/1 for Trebižat river.
  • Portugal: threshold level 2/2 for the Tejo river, and threshold level 1/2 for 3 other basins (Douro, Sado and Mondego
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Portugal - Severe weather, update (ECHO 31 Jan 2026)
30 Jan 2026  11:16 UTC.


  • Since January 27, storm Kristin has brought heavy rainfall, flooding, and strong winds to Portugal, causing fatalities and widespread damage. The worst-affected districts include Lisbon, Leiria, Coimbra, Castelo Branco, P
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Italy - Landslide, update (ECHO 31 Jan 2026)
30 Jan 2026  11:16 UTC.


  • On 25 January 2026 around 12 UTC, a very huge landslide triggered by heavy rainfall occurred in the town of Niscemi (Caltanissetta province, southern Sicily island). As of 30 January, the landslide is still moving. The la
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Madagascar - Tropical cyclone FYTIA (ECHO 31 Jan 2026)
30 Jan 2026  11:16 UTC.


  • A new tropical cyclone named FYTIA formed over the northern Mozambique Channel on 29 January in the afternoon (UTC) and started moving east toward Madagascar as a tropical storm. On 30 January at 6.00 UTC, its centre was
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Mozambique - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 31 Jan 2026)
30 Jan 2026  11:16 UTC.


  • Since December, heavy rainfall has been affecting Mozambique, leading to severe flooding, casualties, and extensive damage. 
  • As of 29 January, the National Disasters Management Institute (INGD) reports, 85 fa
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USA - Severe weather, update (ECHO 31 Jan 2026)
30 Jan 2026  11:16 UTC.


  • Heavy snowfall, very low temperatures and strong winds have continued to affect the northeastern and eastern USA (from New England southward to the Mid-Atlantic states) and the southern USA since 24 January, causing sever
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Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activation
30 Jan 2026  02:00 UTC.


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Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activation
29 Jan 2026  16:00 UTC.


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Forest fire in Chile - EC/ECHO daily map 28 Jan 2026  17:17 UTC.

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Flood in Mozambique - Copernicus EMS activation 28 Jan 2026  00:42 UTC.

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Flood in Mozambique - Copernicus EMS activation 27 Jan 2026  19:45 UTC.

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Flood in Mozambique - EC/ECHO daily map 27 Jan 2026  17:55 UTC.

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