Overall Green Flood
in New Zealand

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1104006
Death: 0
Displaced: 38
Countries: New Zealand
From - To 05 Jul - 07 Jul

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Otago Region, New Zealand, Early July 2026Local authorities reported flooding in areas of Otago Region, New Zealand, after heavy rain in early July 2026.Mon 6 Jul 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Sea-Level Rise Has Increased Frequency of Extreme Coastal Flooding Wor.. 7/7/2026 5:20:00 PM.

, published in the journal Nature Climate Change , found that coastal flooding events expected only once every 100 years are now, on average, about 12 times more likely to occur. Climate change has made those events about four times more li
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Study reveals what drives heart disease in Indigenous communities 7/7/2026 3:15:00 PM.

A sweeping new international analysis reveals that cardiovascular disease is carving a devastating and premature path through Indigenous populations, with the crisis erupting not in old age but in the vital decades of adolescence and young
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Bargain homes are to be had in New Zealand but here’s the catch: flood.. 7/7/2026 2:12:00 AM.

facing the highest flood risk have gained 26.1 per cent in value since January 2020, compared with 19.8 per cent for homes with no exposure, property consultancy Cotality said in Wellington on Tuesday. Discounts of as much as NZ$100,000 (US
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Driver Rescued From Floodwaters 7/6/2026 8:04:00 PM.

Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 8:01 am Press Release: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Specialist Water Rescue Teams have rescued a person from a vehicle trapped in floodwaters near Mt Lyford this morning, supported by
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),