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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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Italy - Severe weather (ECHO 14 May 2026)
14 May 2026  08:55 UTC.


  • Severe weather has affected northern Italy since 11 May, resulting in weather-related incidents that have caused casualties, damage and traffic disruption.
  • As of 14 May, media reports indicate that three people we
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South Africa – Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 14 May 2026)
14 May 2026  08:55 UTC.


  • The death toll is increasing due to the heavy rainfall and consequent flooding that has affected South Africa's Western Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces since 4 May.
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Türkiye - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 14 May 2026)
14 May 2026  08:55 UTC.


  • On?12?May, heavy rain fell on the Havza district of Samsun province in northern?Türkiye, causing rivers to overflow and flooding streets, homes and basements, resulting in casualties.
  • As of?13?May, seven peop
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Nepal - Snow avalanche (ECHO 14 May 2026)
14 May 2026  08:55 UTC.


  • On 12 May, a snow avalanche struck Mount?Makalu in the Mahalangur Himalayas of northeast Nepal, resulting in fatalities.
  • As of?11?May, media reports indicate that one person succumbed to injuries sustained in the
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Forest fire in Kenya, Somalia - EC/ECHO daily map
12 May 2026  17:25 UTC.


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