Overall Green alert Flood
in Philippines

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1103246
Death: 0
Displaced: 7541
Countries: Philippines
From - To 26 Apr - 22 May

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Philippines - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 31 May 2025)Mon, 26 May 2025 08:40

  • Since 14 May, the southern and western regions of Mindanao island, Eastern Visayas region, and Palawan province in Mimaropa region have been experiencing severe weather conditions, including heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds, due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). These conditions have resulted in flooding and flash flooding, leading to displacement and damage.
  • As of 26 May, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD DROMIC) reported that 11,453 individuals have been displaced, with 4,836 seeking shelter in 13 evacuation centres. A total of 176,962 people have been affected by the flooding.
  • Over the next 48 hours, forecasts indicate that the affected areas will continue to experience heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, prompting flood warnings for two locations in Mindanao.
Philippines - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 02 Jun 2025)Wed, 28 May 2025 09:14

  • The number of affected and displaced people continues to rise in the southern Philippines due to heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds associated to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
  • According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD DROMIC), as of 28 May, a total of 272,125 people have been affected across six regions: Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Additionally, 12,949 people remain displaced in the regions of Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, and BARMM.
  • Over the next 24 hours, cloudy skies with scattered rain and thunderstorms are expected across parts of the affected areas.
Flood in Philippines - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 28 May 2025 16:29

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Philippines - Severe weather and floods, update
  • Since 14 May, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) have been affecting the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, in the southwestern part of the island of Mindanao, southern Philippines causing floods that have resulted in people displacement and damage.
  • According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), as of 21 May, a total of 233,945 people have been affected in Maguindanao del Sur (BARMM) province, including 6,115 inside eight evacuation centres. In addition, three houses have been damaged, one bridge and four roads have been blocked by flooding in the same area.
  • Over the next 48 hours, more heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are forecasted over the southern Philippines, and red and orange flood warnings have been issued.
Thu 22 May 2025Provided by ECHO Daily Flash
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. 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.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

EDSA Rehab: How the government plans to avoid traffic jams 5/26/2025 7:13:00 AM.

MANILA, Philippines With massive rehabilitation work on EDSA set to begin June 13, authorities have laid out several mitigation schemes to address the expected traffic disruptions, including free access to the Skyway and the implementation
...(more)
Over 21,500 cops to flood Metro Manila streets in visibility drive 5/26/2025 4:41:00 AM.

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla (fourth from left) and National Capital Region Police Office Director Maj Gen Anthony Aberin (fourth from right) leads the launch of the police visibility programme at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City on May
...(more)
Over 21,500 cops to flood Metro Manila streets in visibility drive 5/26/2025 4:01:00 AM.

12,539 police officers to beat patrols; 2,989 police officers assigned to administrative patrol duties; 2,944 police officers to mobile patrols; 1,794 police officers to fixed visibility posts and outposts; 629 police officers to checkpoint
...(more)
LOOK: Flood waters engulf Zamboanga del Sur school 5/25/2025 6:23:00 PM.

In these photos taken by Judy Ann Roda, the Rebokon Agricultural and Vocational High School in Barangay Rebokon, Dumalinao town, Zamboanga del Sur was engulfed by waist-deep flood on Sunday, May 25. ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines Heavy rai
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),