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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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Floods and flood warnings during the last 24 hours (ECHO 05 Jun 2024)
05 Jun 2024  10:38 UTC.


Belgium: warning level 2/3 for Central and Eastern Belgium.Croatia: threshold level 2/4 on Mura river.Czech Republic: threshold level 2/3 on Radbuza river.Germany: threshold level 4/4 for the Danube and its Southern Tributaries exceeded.Hungary: threshold level 3/3 on Tarna and 2/3 on Danube rivers.Poland: warning level 3/3 for the Malej Wisly catchment area.Switzerland: threshold level 4/4 for Lake Constance and level 3/4 for Rhine until the mouth of Thur.
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Brazil - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 05 Jun 2024)
05 Jun 2024  10:38 UTC.


  • The number of casualties is still increasing following the heavy rainfall that affected the Rio Grande do Sul state since early May, causing floods and triggering landslides and mudslides.
  • The Civil Defense of Rio
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China - Floods, update (ECHO 05 Jun 2024)
05 Jun 2024  10:38 UTC.


  • Following the flooding caused by the heavy rainfall that has been affecting eastern China, particularly the Shandong province since 1 June, the number of casualties has increased.
  • Media report, as of 5 June, three
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Sri Lanka - Severe weather, update (ECHO 05 Jun 2024)
05 Jun 2024  10:38 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall, strong winds, thunderstorms and lightning, due to the onset of the Southwest Monsoon,  continued to affect most of Sri Lanka since 1 June, causing several severe weather-related incidents that have re
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Philippines - Volcanic eruption, update (ECHO 05 Jun 2024)
05 Jun 2024  10:38 UTC.


  • Over the past 24 hours, the volcanic activity of Kanlaon Volcano, Negros Occidental province, central Philippines, continues and was characterized by 53 volcanic earthquakes, SO2 emissions (4,113 tonnes) and an ash plume
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Indonesia - Landslides and floods (ECHO 05 Jun 2024)
05 Jun 2024  10:38 UTC.


  • In the past few days, heavy rainfall has been impacting Sulawesi and Java Islands, central Indonesia, triggering landslides and floods that resulted in casualties and damage.
  • The National Agency for Disaster Count
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Flood in Sri Lanka - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
04 Jun 2024  13:20 UTC.


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REMAL-24 - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
04 Jun 2024  12:24 UTC.


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Flood in Germany - EC/ECHO daily map
03 Jun 2024  18:40 UTC.


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REMAL-24 - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation 03 Jun 2024  10:08 UTC.

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