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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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Norway - Snow avalanche (ECHO 08 Apr 2026)
08 Apr 2026  10:59 UTC.Image


  • On 6 April, a snow avalanche went off in Hemsedal municipality, Buskerud county, southern Norway, resulting in fatalities.
  • Media reports, as of 6?April, indicate two fatalities and one person rescued injured after
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Greece - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 08 Apr 2026)
08 Apr 2026  10:59 UTC.Image


  • A severe storm characterized by heavy rainfall, strong winds, and Saharan dust affected southern Greece in early April, causing flooding that resulted in casualties and disruptions. The most affected are the Attica region
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Italy - Landslide (ECHO 08 Apr 2026)
08 Apr 2026  10:59 UTC.Image


  • On 7?April, a historic pre-existing landslide in the municipality of Petacciato (province of Campobasso, Molise region) was reactivated by recent heavy rainfall that affected central Italy. The toe of the landslide extend
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Russia - Floods and landslides (ECHO 08 Apr 2026)
08 Apr 2026  10:59 UTC.Image


  • On 5-6 April, the republics of Dagestan and Chechnya, North Caucasus, Russia have been affected by heavy rainfall triggering overflow of rivers, flooding and landslides, resulting in fatalities, damage, and traffic and se
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Azerbaijan - Floods (ECHO 08 Apr 2026)
08 Apr 2026  10:59 UTC.Image


  • Heavy rainfall hit eastern and northern Azerbaijan, particularly the Baku city area, on 5 and 6 April, causing landslides and severe flooding that resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to media, as of 7 Apr
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Angola - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 08 Apr 2026)
08 Apr 2026  10:59 UTC.Image


  • The humanitarian impact of the severe weather and floods that affected western Angola between 4 and 6 April is increasing.
  • According to media, as of 7 April, 42 people died, including 24 in the city of Benguela, 1
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