Free text search:

ACTIVE Emergencies ECHO DAILY Flash

Zoom to: Europe Global

 ECHO Daily Flash of 09 July 2017

I. International

Canada - Wildfires (Media)

  • On Saturday 8 July, a state of emergency has been declared by the Canadian province of British Columbia as more than 180 wildfires continue to rage out of control.
  • Thousands of people have being evacuated from their homes in British Columbia's first state of emergency in 14 years.
  • The federal government is monitoring the situation closely and informed that is ready to provide assistance upon request. So far, no deaths or injuries were reported.
II. Europe

Meteoalarm - As of 9 July, 7:00 UTC (EUMETNET)

  • High temperature in western Hungary, the entire territory of Montenegro, most of Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia - Orange Alert

Forest Fires danger forecast (EFFIS)

  • Extreme or very high danger in eastern and north-west Spain; the eastern Mediterranean coast of France; central and southern mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia; northern Serbia; central parts of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; eastern mainland Greece, parts of Crete and the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands; west, central and south-east Turkey.
III. Factsheets

N/A

Reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged and the original meaning of the document is not distorted. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties. The Commission accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the information contained in this document nor for any consequence stemming from the reuse thereof.

Emergency Response Coordination Centre

European Commission - Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
Rue de la Loi 86 B-1040 Brussels/Belgium
Contact form