Current Disaster Events
Cyclone FIONA-10 5 hours ago
Tropical Storm FIONA-10 affected 613 thousand people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
More informationCyclone TEN-E-10 5 hours ago
Tropical Depression TEN-E-10 affected few people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
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Cyclone United States EARL-10 5 hours ago
Tropical Cyclone EARL-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 4 affected 25.3 million people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 283 thousand people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, 19 thousand people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
More informationCyclone MALOU-10 8 hours ago
Tropical Storm MALOU-10 affected 1.2 million people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
More information Cyclone GASTON-10 17 hours ago
Tropical Storm GASTON-10 affected few people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
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Cyclone KOMPASU-10 2 hours ago
Tropical Cyclone KOMPASU-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 3 affected few people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 3.2 million people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, 62 thousand people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
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Flood Niger 26 Aug 2010
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. ...
More informationFlood India 25 Aug 2010
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 yesterd...
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Based on the location and magnitude of the disasters and the local population and
their vulnerability, disasters are classified in three classes:
Green: very low likelihood of humanitarian disaster
Orange: potential humanitarian disaster
Red: very high likelihood of humanitarian disaster
How to use GDACS alerts
GDACS does not provide authoritative information. For confirmation or further information of the disaster, please refer
- to the “coordination” section of GDACS
(OCHA Virtual OSOCC and ReliefWeb),
- to the media
- and – most importantly – to the local disaster response authority.
