Disasters active right now, and the relief organizations on the ground

1. Day4

   Florida Flooding

   Flood·Florida, United States

   A stalled storm system dropped 13–24 inches of rain on Florida's east coast from November 1–2, 2026, triggering a Flash Flood Emergency near Melbourne and Palm Bay. One death was reported, and Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in seven counties.

   Thousandsaffected

   No responders listed yet

2. Day8

   Syria Flash Floods

   Flood·Syria

   Flash floods and heavy rain hit northern and eastern Syria from October 28, 2026, killing at least seven people, including five children, with others missing. About 375 families fled displacement camps in Raqqa province.

   375+ families displaced

   No responders listed yet

3. Day9

   Cyclone Arnab

   Cyclone·India

   Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh–Yanam coast on October 28, 2026, after more than 180,000 people were evacuated across Andhra Pradesh and Odisha; at least six people had died as of October 30, 2026.

   180,000+ evacuated

   No responders listed yet

4. Day14

   Tibet Earthquake

   Earthquake·China

   A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northern Tibet on October 22, 2026, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and collapsing at least 339 homes.

   Thousandsaffected

   No responders listed yet

5. Day19

   Storm Adam Floods

   Flood·Spain

   Storm Adam, Spain's first high-impact cut-off low (DANA) of the 2026–27 season, dropped up to 600–700 mm of rain in 24 hours on the Valencia and Alicante coast from October 17, 2026, killing at least four people. As of October 20, the Guardia Civil had carried out 496 rescues and 2,141 evacuations.

   2,100+affected

   

   Responding: World Central Kitchen

6. Day19

   Typhoon Champi

   Typhoon·Guam, United States

   Category 4 Typhoon Champi passed about 10 miles south of Guam on October 18, 2026, then re-intensified to super typhoon strength and struck Taiwan and Japan's southern islands on October 22–24, killing at least one person and injuring 527 in Taiwan (as of October 24).

   Tens of thousandsaffected

   

   

   Responding: World Central Kitchen and Federal Emergency Management Agency

7. Day22

   Istanbul Floods

   Flood·Turkey

   Record rainfall flooded Istanbul and neighbouring Kocaeli province from October 14, 2026, killing at least eight people. As of October 19, authorities had received nearly 20,000 damage reports, with about 2,000 homes and 900 businesses seriously damaged.

   20,000+ damage reports

   No responders listed yet

8. Day27

   Hurricane Isaias

   Hurricane·Florida, United States

   Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm on October 9, 2026, killing nine people across Florida, Alabama and South Carolina, knocking out power to about 900,000 customers and causing more than $2 billion in damage.

   900,000+affected

   

   

   

   

   

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   Responding: World Central Kitchen, American Red Cross, The Salvation Army and 4 more

9. Day27

   Panama Earthquake

   Earthquake·Panama

   A shallow magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Panama's Azuero Peninsula on October 9, 2026, followed by a magnitude 6.6 quake, killing one person, injuring 27 and damaging nearly 8,000 homes, with damage reported in all 10 provinces.

   22,400+affected

   

   

   Responding: World Central Kitchen and Global Empowerment Mission

10. Day43

    Northern Ethiopia War

    War·Ethiopia

    Fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia on September 23, 2026, nearly four years after the Pretoria peace deal, when an alliance of the TPLF, Fano and other armed groups launched attacks and seized airports in Tigray. About 150,000 people were displaced in the first week, and as of October 10 UN operations in the north were on hold.

    150,000+affected

    

    Responding: American Red Cross

11. Day50

    Thailand Floods

    Flood·Thailand

    Heavy rain since mid-September 2026 has flooded 53 Thai provinces, including Bangkok, killing 83 people and affecting 6.8 million (2.2 million households) as of October 26, with water levels now falling.

    6.8 million+affected

    No responders listed yet

12. Day63

    Yemen Conflict Escalation

    War·Yemen

    A Houthi offensive launched on September 3, 2026 against the western Taiz fronts and along Yemen's west coast has ended the relative calm of the 2022 truce. As of October 20, the UN says more than 250,000 people have been displaced and access to Taiz is essentially blocked.

    250,000+affected

    

    

    

    

    Responding: American Red Cross, International Medical Corps, Prosper Global and 1 more

13. Day184

    2026 DRC Ebola Outbreak

    Pandemic·Democratic Republic of the Congo

    An outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus has spread across eight provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since May 2026. It is now the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country, with more than 9,500 confirmed cases and 4,600 deaths.

    9,500+affected

    

    

    

    

    

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    Responding: American Red Cross, International Medical Corps, Direct Relief and 4 more

14. Day248

    Lebanon War

    War·Lebanon

    Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon since March 2, 2026 has killed more than 4,380 people and at its peak displaced 1.2 million. A June truce has reduced the fighting but not ended Israeli strikes, and more than 340,000 people remain displaced.

    1,200,000affected

    

    

    

    

    

    Responding: Global Empowerment Mission, Prosper Global, International Medical Corps and 2 more

15. Day250

    US-Israel War on Iran

    War·Iran

    US-Israeli military strikes on Iran since February 28, 2026 have killed more than 3,300 people and displaced 3.2 million. A June ceasefire collapsed in July, and a U.S. naval blockade and tanker war in the Strait of Hormuz continue.

    3,200,000affected

    

    

    

    

    

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    Responding: American Red Cross, Direct Relief, Prosper Global and 3 more

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