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Climate
A green-level flood alert was issued for Poland on July 31, 2026, according to GDACS. No deaths or displacement of the population have been reported. The humanitarian impact of the event is assessed as low, based on the magnitude of the flood, the exposed population and its vulnerability. Data was last updated on August 2, 2026.
Climate
An overnight storm struck the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, causing minimal damage according to firefighters. In the Dessau-Roßlau district, apartments, basements, and streets were flooded during the night. Emergency services reported a low number of interventions in response to the storm, according to Zeit.de in a report published on August 1, 2026.
Climate
A green alert-level flood began in Argentina on July 24, 2026. According to GDACS, the disaster displaced 106 people with no reported deaths. The most recent update is dated July 26, 2026. The humanitarian impact has been assessed as low, based on the magnitude of the event, the exposed population, and vulnerability factors.
Climate
On July 24, 2026, French overseas territories face multiple simultaneous crises. Drought grips Futuna, Réunion, Martinique, and Guadeloupe, with seven municipalities in Réunion under water restrictions. In New Caledonia, heavy rainfall triggered deadly flooding: a man drowned in Touho after his vehicle was swept away on a flooded passage. In Martinique, a daytime shooting in the Terres Sainville neighborhood of Fort-de-France killed a man in his twenties, bringing the year's firearm homicide count to 18.
World
On July 15, 2026, a thunderstorm with heavy rainfall struck Reutlingen, Germany, in the late afternoon and evening. Local firefighters (Feuerwehr) conducted 17 interventions throughout the city, primarily responding to fully flooded basements and submerged streets in the city center (Kernstadt). Two additional interventions were reported in the surrounding Landkreis Reutlingen, the rural administrative district. According to a fire department spokesperson, no injuries were reported during the event.