World disasters, live
What is happening elsewhere, from the UN alerting bodies and named newsrooms. The same sourcing rules as the Nepal coverage.
Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, wildfires and the humanitarian response to them, collected from the same kind of sources this site uses for Nepal: UN alerting bodies first, then named international newsrooms. Every headline links to whoever published it. Nothing is rewritten here and no figure on this page is this site's own.
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Indonesia: Asia and the Pacific: Snapshot of El Niño & Middle East Crisis (as of 28 August 2026)
Countries: Indonesia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippine…
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Grant Assistance to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “The Project for Strengthening Immunization Programme”
Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Japan Source: Government of Japan On August 28 (local time: August 27), in New York, where the headquarters of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is located, Mr. YA…
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Nepal: Satellite-detected Mudflow/ rockflow extent as of 26–27 August 2026 in Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province (Imagery Analysis: 26&27/08/2026 Published: 27/08/2026 V1)
Country: Nepal Sources: The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters, UN Satellite Centre Please refer to the attached Map. This map illustrates the cumulative satellite-detected udflow/rockflow extent derived fr…
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Nepal-Tibet flash flood live updates: death toll rises to 469, police say; debris-clogged river at risk of flooding again
The catastrophic flash flood has left 1,300 missing, with hundreds of tourists unaccounted for as rescuers race to find survivors Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killed Nepal-Tibet flash flood: what w…
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Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say
Preliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice.
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Nepal-Tibet live: China warns lake formed by mudslide on Nepal border could breach
Chinese authorities warned Friday that a lake formed by a mudslide on the China-Nepal border could breach and send floodwaters downstream, threatening further damage. Water levels are expected to rise over the next three…
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'The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away
One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
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‘We just want them to return’: relatives of Australians missing in Nepal floods wait anxiously for news of loved ones
Family of two Sydney boys and their parents, who are among 39 Australians identified as missing after flash flooding, ‘worried, but hopeful’ The family of two Sydney boys who went missing with their parents in flash floo…
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What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
Hundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
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They Dragged Nepal Flood Victim From River By Hair, Then Stole Her Earrings
Nepal police later reshared the 41-second video, saying the two men have been taken into custody for stealing the earrings from the ear of the dead woman.
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Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Logistics Working Group - Ad-Hoc Regional Call on Nepal Flood Emergency (27 August 2026) [Presentation]
Country: Nepal Sources: Logistics Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file.
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Nepal Flash Floods LIVE: Nepal Flood Death Count Rises To 400, Over 1,400 Still Missing
Nepal Flash Floods Live Updates: Sudden flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district cause destruction and trigger rescue efforts
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Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Logistics Working Group - Nepal Flood Emergency Coordination Meeting Minutes (27 August 2026)
Country: Nepal Sources: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, Logistics Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file.
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Magnitude 6 earthquake: 145 km N of Caluula, Somalia
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IOM Yemen DTM Flash Alert: Emergency Displacement in Mawza District - Ta’iz Governorate (Reporting Date: 27 August 2026)
Country: Yemen Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. Between 25 and 26 August 2026, IOM Yemen DTM recorded approximately 227 households (HHs) of Internally Displaced Persons …
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‘Everything is covered in ash’: Indonesia wildfires leave people in crisis
Fires severely impacting people's health in West Kalimantan, with pregnant women and children particularly vulnerable.
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Lebanon: Displacement Tracking Matrix: Mobility Snapshot - Round 114 (27 August 2026)
Country: Lebanon Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducts regular monitoring of population movements in Lebanon to su…
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Nepal Flood Horror Caught On Cam, Riverside Village Washed Away In Seconds
The horrifying footage captures the flood racing through the settlements along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers. Water and sludge can be seen overtopping the banks and sweeping past buildings, damaging or washing away …
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DR Congo: République démocratique du Congo: Province de l’ituri - indice de solutions et de la mobilité zones de santé d’Angumu, de Mahagi et de Rimba (Collecte des données : Juin 2026)
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. L’Indice des solutions et de la mobilité dans les zones de santé d’Angumu, Mahagi et Rimba, ba…
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Race to get aid into Nepal and Tibet amid warnings flood lake could burst
Flash floods have killed at least 469 people while homes and infrastructure have been swept away Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates What caused the flash flood in Nepal and Tibet? The international community was sc…
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Madagascar — Multi-Sectoral Location Assessment — Post Cyclone Gezani — Atsinanana Region (11-20 April 2026)
Country: Madagascar Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. The Atsinanana region, including the districts of Toamasina I, Toamasina II and Brickaville, were heavily affected b…
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Search is on for at least 33 Britons missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet
Rescue teams try to locate nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, while police report recovery of 389 bodies Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nat…
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Lebanon: Escalation in the Middle East and Beyond — Mobility Report (11 – 24 August 2026)
Countries: Lebanon, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Turkmenistan Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached …
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Red Cross mobilises in Nepal following natural disaster: 'Entire villages & communities washed out'
François Picard is pleased to welcome Tommaso Della Longa, Spokesperson for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The immediate challenge in Nepal is not only the scale of destruction, exp…
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How to read these alerts
GDACS is the UN and European Commission's global disaster alert system. It colour-codes every event by the humanitarian impact it expects: green for little, orange for significant, red for severe. Only orange and red are carried here, because green alerts fire many times a day and would bury everything else.
USGS publishes every earthquake it detects. Magnitude 5.5 and above is the cut-off here. Magnitude is not damage: a magnitude 6 under a city can kill thousands, and the same quake far offshore can pass unnoticed. Depth and where people live decide that.
ReliefWeb is UN OCHA's clearing house for humanitarian reporting. Its situation reports are slower than a newsroom and far more careful, which makes it the place to check a figure a headline gave you.
Why this sits next to the Nepal coverage
The hazards are the same hazards. A glacial lake outburst above Rasuwa and one in the Andes fail for the same reason, and the flood safety rules on the hazard guide hold anywhere. Nepal is where this site watches closely; this page is where it keeps an eye on everywhere else.
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