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Map of disaster alerts in the past 4 days. European Union, 2023. 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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New Zealand - Floods (ECHO 31 May 2023)
31 May 2023  09:54 UTC.


  • On 30 May, torrential rain hit Waihi Beach Town (North Island, northern New Zealand) causing floods and resulting in evacuations and damage.
  • According to media reports, at least 50 people have been evacuated in th
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Indonesia - Severe weather (ECHO 31 May 2023)
31 May 2023  09:54 UTC.


  • Heavy rainfall, strong winds and thunderstorms have been affecting northern Indonesia (in particular the Sumatra Island) over the period 24 - 28 May, causing a number of strong wind-related incidents that have resulted in
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Phillippines, Taiwan, Japan, Guam - Tropical Cyclone MAWAR, update (EC
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31 May 2023  09:54 UTC.


  • On 30 May, tropical cyclone MAWAR (named "Betty" in the Phillippines) continued northward over the northern Philippine Sea, off the coast of eastern Taiwan, further weakening. On 31 May at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located
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Jordan - Severe weather and flash floods (ECHO 31 May 2023)
31 May 2023  09:54 UTC.


  • On 30 May, several parts of Jordan experienced heavy rainfall and hailstorms that caused flash floods and resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to media reports, one person died in Aqaba City in southern Jo
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Uganda - Landslide (ECHO 31 May 2023)
31 May 2023  09:54 UTC.


  • A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall occurred in Bulambuli District on the slopes of Mount Elgon (Eastern Region, eastern Uganda), leading to casualties and damages to houses and infrastructure.
  • According to Mi
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Flood in Somalia - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
31 May 2023  09:44 UTC.


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MAWAR-23 - EC/ECHO daily map
30 May 2023  18:12 UTC.


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Flood in Somalia - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
30 May 2023  15:55 UTC.


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