FLOOD

Flood near Yalta, Ukraine

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Map: Flood near Yalta, Ukraine

GDACS has tracked this flood near Yalta, Ukraine since October 19, 2026, 2 days as of its latest update on October 21. It carries a GREEN alert: limited humanitarian impact expected.

TypeFlood
GDACS alertGreen
CountryUkraine
SinceOct 19, 2026
Tracked for2 days
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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

Satellite picture, Satellite view · October 20, 2026
Satellite view · October 20, 2026

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?

Floodplains. Rivers naturally spill onto flat land called a floodplain, which is why that land is so fertile and so flood-prone.

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