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Latest Report : Flood and Landslide in Northern Vietnam on 18 July, 2026 see detail

  • Disaster Type: Flood and Landslide
  • Country/Region: Vietnam
  • Occurrence Date (UTC): 18 July, 2026
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 31 July, 2026
  • Requester: Japan International Cooperation Agency (Vietnam Office)
  • Escalation to the International Charter: No
  • GLIDE Number: FL-2026-000137-VNM

Disaster Situation

Floods and Landslides Devastate Northern Mountainous Region
On July 17, 2026, heavy rainfall triggered a large-scale landslide in Muong Than Village, Lai Chau Province, resulting in four fatalities and four missing persons.
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/floods-landslides-wreak-havoc-on-northern-mountainous-region-post348547.vnp
https://tuoitre.vn/toan-canh-hien-truong-lu-quet-sat-lo-kinh-hoang-o-muong-than-lai-chau-100260719102358177.htm?gidzl=iYxz8PST1o6pCVKbcGO59RCz_YMFNWuX_ZxrAjmD1NYjQVHzZWrLBQqveNhU3LD-gJhqT3KI0iCpb1yB90

Latest Report : Earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan on 28 July, 2026 see detail

  • Disaster Type: Earthquake
  • Country/Region: Japan
  • Occurrence Date (UTC): 28 July, 2026
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 28 July, 2026
  • Requester: Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
  • Escalation to the International Charter: Yes
  • GLIDE Number: EQ-2026-000135-JPN

Disaster Situation

A major earthquake that registered a maximum seismic intensity of 7 rocked Kumamoto Prefecture at 4:27 p.m. on July 28, causing casualties, damaging or destroying infrastructure and disrupting transportation.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16762650
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto

Latest Report : Wildfire in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan on 14 July, 2026 see detail

  • Disaster Type: Wildfire
  • Country/Region: Kazakhstan
  • Occurrence Date (UTC): 14 July, 2026
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 16 July, 2026
  • Requester: Central Asian Institute of Applied Geosciences (CAIAG)
  • Escalation to the International Charter: No
  • GLIDE Number: WF-2026-000116-KAZ

Disaster Situation

Nearly one thousand hectares of steppe blazed last night in the Akmola region of Kazakhstan.
Around 300 personnel and 55 vehicles from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, local executive bodies, and other services were deployed to extinguish the fires. Two aircraft from the Ministry's 'Kazaviaspas' JSC and the 'Kazavialesookhrana' Republican State Enterprise are also operating.

On ENG:
https://en.tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/nothing-to-breathe-in-stepnogorsk-10-wildfires-occurred-in-272264/
On RUS:
https://www.nur.kz/incident/emergency/2400146-masshtabnye-pozhary-derzhali-v-strahe-selchan-v-akmolinskoy-oblasti/
https://kz.kursiv.media/2026-07-15/lngr-akmola-region-fires/
https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/v-stepnogorske-nechem-dyishat-10-prirodnyih-pojarov-sutki-604001/
Video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h7qdPxX0xs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wim_4Iy39Qw
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VhR0fHBibOo

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