Flood near Siena, Italy

GDACS has tracked this flood near Siena, Italy since October 7, 2026, 15 days as of its latest update on October 22. It carries a GREEN alert: limited humanitarian impact expected.
Reported impacts
- Displaced · Fabulous view on city4
- Rescued · Naples1
- Rescued · Messina10
- Houses damaged · Messina20
- Displaced · Latina200
- Rescued · Ciampino3
- Affected · Lazio120
- Rescued · Ciampino2
- Houses damaged · Italy10
- Houses damaged · Lecce20
Detected by GLOFAS (the Global Flood Awareness System of the EU Copernicus programme).
Why floods happen
River floods build over days as heavy rain or snowmelt fills a basin faster than its rivers can drain it; flash floods strike within hours of intense rain. Floods affect more people worldwide than any other natural hazard.
Seen from space


False color from MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite (bands 7-2-1), which makes water stand out: rivers, lakes and flooded land are dark blue, vegetation is bright green, bare ground is brown, and clouds are pale cyan. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.
GDACS report. Source: GDACS, the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System of the United Nations and the European Commission (CC BY 4.0).
Did you know?
Pakistan, 2022. In 2022, monsoon floods in Pakistan affected more than 33 million people.
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