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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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Flood in Afghanistan - EC/ECHO daily map
16 May 2024  16:54 UTC.


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Flood in Afghanistan - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
16 May 2024  15:40 UTC.


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Kenya - Landslide and floods (ECHO 16 May 2024)
16 May 2024  10:59 UTC.


  • The heavy rainfall affecting Kenya in recent days triggered a landslide on 14 May that has resulted in casualties and severe damage.
  • As of 16 May, media reports at least five missing and a destroyed road due to th
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Indonesia - Lahars event, update (ECHO 16 May 2024)
16 May 2024  10:59 UTC.


  • Following the cold lahars - a cold mixture of water and volcanic deposits - triggered by very heavy rainfall that occurred in the upstream area of Mount Marapi, West Sumatra province on 11 May, the death toll has increase
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Burundi - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 16 May 2024)
16 May 2024  10:59 UTC.


  • Very heavy rainfall has been affecting most of Burundi since the beginning of the rainy season (from February to May). This has caused floods, landslides, rivers overflow and a rise in the water level of Lake Tanganyika,
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Brazil - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 16 May 2024)
16 May 2024  10:59 UTC.


  • Following the heavy rainfall that has been ravaging the Rio Grande do Sul state - the southernmost state of Brazil - since early May, causing floods and triggering landslides and mudslides, the number of casualties and da
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Ethiopia - Floods (ECHO 16 May 2024)
16 May 2024  10:59 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall since early May has caused severe flooding, affecting nine villages of the Gujis, in southern Oromia; flooding has also been reported in some areas of Sidama, Central Ethiopia and South Ethiopia.
  • In
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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours (ECHO 16 May 2024)
16 May 2024  10:59 UTC.


  • Germany: warning level 2/4 at several regions in Baden-Württemberg.
  • Italy:warning level 2/3 for Lombardia and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions.
  • Sweden:
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Flood in Brazil - EC/ECHO daily map
15 May 2024  16:53 UTC.


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Flood in Afghanistan - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
15 May 2024  12:03 UTC.


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Flood in Afghanistan - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation 14 May 2024  07:42 UTC.

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