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Map of disaster alerts in the past 4 days. European Union, 2024. 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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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours (ECHO 07 May 2024)
07 May 2024  10:17 UTC.


  • Belarus: threshold level 1/1 on the Ptich river as reported on 6th of May 2024
  • Belgium: threshold level 2/3 for several locations in Meuse basin
  • Germany: warning level 2/4 for 2 locations in Nordrhein West
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USA - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 07 May 2024)
07 May 2024  10:17 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting several parts of Texas state in the last few days, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to media, as of 7 May, one person died in Burleson (Johnso
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Bangladesh - Heat wave (ECHO 07 May 2024)
07 May 2024  10:17 UTC.


  • Over the past two weeks, a heatwave has affected several parts of Bangladesh, impacting millions of people.
  • Media report at least 15 fatalities due to heat-aggravated conditions, with most of the deaths recorded i
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India - Hailstorm and heavy rain (ECHO 07 May 2024)
07 May 2024  10:17 UTC.


  • Hailstorm and heavy rain struck several parts of Manipur on 5 May 2024, causing significant damage to houses and vehicles.
  • The State Government of Manipur reported 6,761 affected households and 15,425 severely dam
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Brazil - Floods, update (ECHO 07 May 2024)
07 May 2024  10:17 UTC.


  • The death toll continues increasing in Rio Grande do Sul state (southernmost Brazil) after the heavy rainfall and floods 
  • According to media, 83 people have died, 111 are still missing and 276 others have bee
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Flood in Brazil - EC/ECHO daily map
06 May 2024  17:43 UTC.


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Flood in Kenya - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
06 May 2024  12:32 UTC.


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