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Map of disaster alerts in the past 4 days. European Union, 2021. 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).
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Brazil - Floods and landslides (ECHO 23 Feb 2021)
23 Feb 2021  13:57 UTC.


  • Heavy rain has been affecting parts of eastern and western Brazil (in particular Minas Gerais, and Acre States) since 18 February, causing rivers overflow, floods and landslides, that have resulted in casualties and damag
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Indonesia - Floods update (ECHO 23 Feb 2021)
23 Feb 2021  13:57 UTC.


  • Heavy rain continued to affect the Java Island (in particular West Java, and Jakarta Provinces) since 19 February, causing rivers overflow and floods that have resulted in more casualties and damage.
  • The Indonesia
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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours reported by nationa
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23 Feb 2021  13:57 UTC.


  • Hungary: threshold level 2/3 for Tisa and Hármas-Körös rivers.
  • Poland: threshold level 2/2 for the Mazowieckie and Dolnoslaskie regions.
  • Ukraine: threshol
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Spain - Forest Fires (ECHO 23 Feb 2021)
23 Feb 2021  13:57 UTC.


  • Forest fires occurred in northern Spain, specifically in Gipuzkoa (Basque Autonomous Community) and Navarre, close to the border with France on 20-21 February, burning around 1,800 ha of vegetation and leading to evacuati
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