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The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring, map catalogues and Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre. |
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GDACS monitors floods in partnership with the Dartmouth Flood Observatory, now hosted by the University of Colorado.
New methodology (1 September 2010) The current system is based on floods detected by passive microwave remote sensing, which are then validated using media reports, moderate resolution satellite imagery (MODIS) or other sources. (Previously, media reports and specialized websites were compiled on a daily basis into a flood list.)
For each flood, humanitarian impact is recorded including affected population. Each 15 minutes, GDACS collects - in an automatic way - media reports, damage maps, ReliefWeb situation reports and more about the floods.
Click on the flood id to zoom the map, or on 'report' to see more details.
| alertcolor | id | country | dead | displaced | damage | event date | ended | magnitude | sqkm | main cause | coordinates | notes | glide | Info |
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 | 2010_3834 | United States | n/a | n/a | 8/29/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/30/2010 00:00 UTC | 3.17 | 756.05 | 46.57, -101.75 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| India | n/a | n/a | 8/29/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/30/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.25 | 8954.21 | 16.06, 80.64 | Report | |||||
 | 2010_3817 | Niger | 5 | 0.2 million | 8/26/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.02 | 5333.12 | 14.71, 6.84 | 8/30/2010:"The United Nations humanitarian arm is seeking urgent assistance for Niger, where recent flooding has displaced nearly 200,000 people and aggravated a food crisis in which almost half of the country’s 15 million people are experiencing hunger. The floods which began earlier this month hav... | Report | |||
| 2010_3815 | India | 106 | n/a | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/30/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.36 | 3820.13 | 27.54, 79.11 | 9/30/2010: "More than 35 villages of the nearby Gonda and Barabanki districts in Uttar Pradesh were still clamouring for relief as flood waters had submerged them following breach on the embankment on the river Ghagra near Rachpur-Parsawan village yesterday.The flood waters have so far claimed 106 l... | Report | |||
| 2010_3806 | United States | n/a | n/a | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.69 | 16608.75 | 37.17, -98.24 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3808 | Chile | n/a | n/a | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 3.9 | 2687.24 | -35.55, -70.74 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3816 | Russia | n/a | n/a | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 3.56 | 1227.19 | 54.22, 127.62 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3811 | Sudan | n/a | n/a | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/26/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.83 | 33922.11 | 13.18, 34.69 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3812 | Sudan | n/a | n/a | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/26/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.2 | 7933.14 | 19.62, 34.78 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3807 | United States | n/a | n/a | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC | 2.42 | 268.56 | 26.64, -81 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3801 | Niger | n/a | n/a | 8/24/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 3.8 | 3155.09 | 17.32, 6.7 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3804 | China | n/a | n/a | 8/24/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/25/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.11 | 6465.24 | 41.58, 122.94 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3799 | Ghana | n/a | n/a | 8/24/2010 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC | 3.17 | 1489.77 | 8.1, -0.72 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3803 | Indonesia | n/a | n/a | 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC | 3.8 | 6398.14 | -3.47, 134.55 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3819 | China | n/a | n/a | 8/23/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/26/2010 00:00 UTC | 3.08 | 305.53 | 40.36, 124.96 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3796 | China | n/a | n/a | 8/23/2010 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC | 3.51 | 3249.44 | 31.23, 106.92 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3795 | India | n/a | n/a | 8/22/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.76 | 9665.32 | 12.91, 79.56 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3792 | Nigeria | n/a | n/a | 8/22/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/26/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.54 | 7017.48 | 13.32, 5.08 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3786 | Mexico | n/a | n/a | 8/21/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/30/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.41 | 2577.61 | 17.64, -95.67 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3784 | China | n/a | n/a | 8/21/2010 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC | 3.21 | 1639.22 | 30.78, 105.16 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3777 | China | n/a | n/a | 8/20/2010 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC | 3.37 | 2384.48 | 37.26, 116.14 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3761 | Indonesia | n/a | n/a | 8/18/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.07 | 1201.72 | 0.71, 112.05 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3707 | Mexico | n/a | n/a | 8/12/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/30/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.09 | 6573.16 | 17.95, -92.07 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3717 | Ethiopia | n/a | n/a | 8/12/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/30/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.59 | 20743.95 | 11.02, 41.31 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | |||
| 2010_3730 | Thailand | 2 | n/a | 8/12/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/30/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.29 | 10308.39 | 16.2, 100.35 | BANGKOK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Flash floods triggered by weeks of heavy rain across Thailand have killed two people and damaged farmland, according to a government-run disaster management office on Monday, forecasting further bad weather next month.Since the beginning of August, 922 villages in 16 prov... | Report | |||
| 2010_113 | United States | 1 | 1000 | 8/10/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/11/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.21 | 8257 | Torrential Rain | 42.31, -93.47 | August 11, 2010: "A teenage girl died Wednesday when raging floodwaters swept three cars off a road near Des Moines, and hundreds had to evacuate their homes as widespread flooding struck Iowa after three nights of rain.In Ames, flooding contributed to a water main break that forced the city to shut... | Report | ||
| 2010_111 | India | 150 | 180 | 8/6/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/8/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.69 | 145000 | Torrential Rain | 33.53, 76.12 | August 11, 2010: " A handout picture released by the Indian army shows an aerial view of the flood-affected areas of Leh, 443 km (275 miles) east of Srinagar. Heavy rainfall was hampering rescue and relief efforts in Ladakh on Saturday, the army said, after flash floods killed at least 113 people. S... | Report | ||
| 2010_114 | Niger | 1 | 5000 | 8/1/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/11/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.83 | 619100 | Torrential Rain | 13.6, 14 | August 11, 2010: "Thousands of homes have been flooded in and around Niamey Some five thousand people in Niger lost their homes and crops after the River Niger burst its banks at the weekend.The West African country is already suffering from severe food shortages caused by recent drought.Another 20,... | Report | ||
| 2010_110 | China | 65 | 180 | 7/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/11/2010 00:00 UTC | 7.02 | 442500 | Torrential Rain | 37.84, 99.58 | August 11, 2010: "ZHOUQU, China (AP) — Heavy rains on Wednesday lashed a remote section of northwestern China where weekend flooding killed at least 702 people, as hopes of finding more survivors faded and crews worked to stave off outbreaks of disease.More than 1,000 people were still listed as mis... | Report | ||
 | 2010_107 | Pakistan | 1600 | 14 million | 7/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/11/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.61 | 129700 | Monsoonal Rain | 33.36, 73.26 | August 11, 2010: "Pakistan warned of fresh flooding along vast stretches of the Indus basin, as engineers raced to shore up defenses in the country’s sixth-largest city and reopen roads that have cut off the biggest refinery.More rains are expected in the next 24 hours in central Punjab province and... | FL-2010-000141-PAK | Report | |
| 2010_109 | Germany | 15 | 3000 | 7/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/8/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.95 | 45880 | Torrential Rain | 51.47, 14 | August 8, 2010: "Heavy rain in central Europe has caused floods which killed at least seven people, cut off towns and forced the evacuation of residents from submerged villages by helicopter, authorities and local media said on Saturday.The Polish town of Bogatynia was cut off after a river overflow... | Report | ||
| 2010_112 | North Korea | n/a | 0.01 million | 7/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/8/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.82 | 51190 | Torrential Rain | 39.59, 125.71 | August 8, 2010: "Floods caused by torrential rain have washed away homes, roads, railways and farmland in North Korea, state media said on Sunday, without giving a casualty toll."Water damage restoration work is underway in... areas struck by continuing torrential rain," the official Korean Central ... | Report | ||
| 2010_94 | Sudan | 33 | 0.01 million | 7/10/2010 00:00 UTC | 8/11/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.69 | 100400 | Heavy Rain | 18.7, 36.7 | August 11, 2010: "Heavy rain and floods across Sudan have driven thousands from their homes in July. The hardest hit are Red Sea state in eastern Sudan and Jonglei state in Southern Sudan where more than 10,000 have been left homeless. Some of the affected areas are inaccessible because of the flood... | Report | ||
| Pakistan | n/a | n/a | 8/30/2010 00:00 UTC | 71911.6 | 29.11, 70.73 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | ||||||
| India | n/a | n/a | 00:00 UTC | 11568.94 | 17.64, 79.96 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | ||||||
| Venezuela | n/a | n/a | 8/27/2010 00:00 UTC | 24808.33 | 7.6, -67.19 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | ||||||
| Sudan | n/a | n/a | 00:00 UTC | 13558.13 | 13, 35.5 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | ||||||
| Cameroon | n/a | n/a | 00:00 UTC | 23639.8 | 11.61, 14.49 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | ||||||
| Australia | n/a | n/a | 00:00 UTC | 43044.24 | -28.76, 137.29 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report | ||||||
| Sudan | n/a | n/a | 8/26/2010 00:00 UTC | 9947.37 | 6.79, 32.31 | Detected through the Global Flood Detection System and validated by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. | Report |
While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information. The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
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