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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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Flood in Libya - EC/ECHO daily map
21 Sep 2023  17:49 UTC.


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Australia - Wildfire (ECHO 21 Sep 2023)
21 Sep 2023  11:04 UTC.


  • Bushfires have been affecting New South Wales State, eastern Australia State with more than 61 wildfires.
  • According to media reports, as of 21 September, several schools along the New South Wales State coast were
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Nigeria - Floods (ECHO 21 Sep 2023)
21 Sep 2023  11:04 UTC.


  • Over the past few days, heavy rainfall and strong winds have affected the Emirates of Dukku and Nafada in Gombe State, eastern Nigeria, causing floods and resulting in displacements and damage.
  • According to the Na
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Libya - Floods, update (ECHO 21 Sep 2023)
21 Sep 2023  11:04 UTC.


  • Following the floods in north-eastern Libya, an accurate assessment of the actual number of fatalities and scale of the damage remains challenging across the affected areas. 
    Urgent needs of displaced people &ndas
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Flood in Libya - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation
20 Sep 2023  13:20 UTC.


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Flood in Libya - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation 19 Sep 2023  15:56 UTC.

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Flood in Libya - EC/ECHO daily map 18 Sep 2023  18:20 UTC.

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M6.8 in Morocco - UNITAR-UNOSAT Activation 18 Sep 2023  14:08 UTC.

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