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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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Floods and flash flood alerts in the last 24 hours (ECHO 07 Jan 2026)
07 Jan 2026  11:01 UTC.


  • Albania: warning level 1/1 for Shkodër, Kukës, Dibër Lezhë, Durrës, Elbasan, Vlorë and Gjirokastër regions.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: threshold le
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Europe - Severe weather (ECHO 07 Jan 2026)
07 Jan 2026  11:01 UTC.


  • Severe weather, characterised by snow, ice, heavy rain, and strong wind, has been affecting most of Europe, including France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, and the Netherlands, leading to flooding and severe weather-rela
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South Africa - Severe weather (ECHO 07 Jan 2026)
07 Jan 2026  11:01 UTC.


  • Severe weather characterised by lightning affected the village of Mathibestadsouth in the North West province of South Africa on 3 January, causing a number of severe weather-related incidents that resulted in casualties
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Philippines - Volcanic eruption (ECHO 07 Jan 2026)
07 Jan 2026  11:01 UTC.


  • On 1 and 6 January, magmatic eruption, ashfall, pyroclastic flow and rockfall events occurred at Mayon volcano located in Albay Province, Bicol Region, south-eastern Luzon Island.
  • The Philippine Institute of Volca
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Indonesia - Severe weather and flash floods (ECHO 07 Jan 2026)
07 Jan 2026  11:01 UTC.


  • On 6 January, flash floods caused by heavy rainfall have stuck Sitaro Islands regency, North Sulawesi province, central Indonesia, resulting in fatalities and damage.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster
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Afghanistan - Severe weather and flash floods (ECHO 07 Jan 2026)
07 Jan 2026  11:01 UTC.


  • From 2-4 January, western and south-western Afghanistan has been affected by heavy rainfall and consequent flash floods, resulting in fatalities and damage.
  • As of 4 January, the International Federation of Red Cro
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Japan - Earthquake (ECHO 07 Jan 2026)
07 Jan 2026  11:01 UTC.


  • A 5.7 M earthquake struck Shimane prefecture in Chugoku region of Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 10 km on 6 January at 01:18 UTC (10:18 local time). The epicentre was located 18 km south of Matsue, the capital of Shimane pr
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