Live · updated 16 min ago
Disasters right now
Every significant earthquake, cyclone, flood, volcano, wildfire and drought on the official alert feeds, with the people on HelpBLESS who need help in each place. If you were affected, you can ask for help in a few minutes.
Tropical Cyclone SIMON-26Tropical Cyclone ISAIAS-26Drought: 29 countriesTropical Cyclone POLO-26Eruption KanlaonEarthquake in PanamaEruption TaalEarthquake in VanuatuTropical Cyclone ONE-26Flood in IndiaFlood in ChinaDrought: 13 countriesDrought: 4 countriesDrought: 11 countriesM6.0 earthquakeM6.1 earthquakeM6.4 earthquakeM6.5 earthquakeWorldwide alerts
- Tropical cyclone · Orange alertOngoing7 days ago
Tropical Cyclone SIMON-26
Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h) · Mexico
🇲🇽 Mexico
- Tropical cyclone · Orange alertOngoing8 days ago
Tropical Cyclone ISAIAS-26
Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 194 km/h) · United States
🇺🇸 United States
- Drought · Orange alertOngoingsince Dec 21, 2025
Drought: 29 countries
Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1759971 km2
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇩🇰 Denmark and 21 more
- Tropical cyclone · Red alertsince Sep 21, 2026
Tropical Cyclone POLO-26
Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 287 km/h) · Mexico
🇲🇽 Mexico
- Volcano · Orange alert4 days ago
Eruption Kanlaon
Philippines
🇵🇭 Philippines
- Earthquake · Orange alert5 days ago
Earthquake in Panama
Magnitude 7.7M, Depth:12.647km · Panama
🇵🇦 Panama
- Volcano · Orange alert6 days ago
Eruption Taal
Philippines
🇵🇭 Philippines
- Earthquake · Orange alert6 days ago
Earthquake in Vanuatu
Magnitude 6.3M, Depth:10km · Vanuatu
🇻🇺 Vanuatu
- Tropical cyclone · Orange alertsince Sep 22, 2026
Tropical Cyclone ONE-26
Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h) · India
🇮🇳 India
- Flood · Orange alertsince Aug 9, 2026
Flood in India
India
🇮🇳 India
- Flood · Orange alertsince Jul 31, 2026
Flood in China
China
🇨🇳 China
- Drought · Orange alertsince Jun 21, 2026
Drought: 13 countries
Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2649772 km2
🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇳🇪 Niger and 5 more
- Drought · Orange alertsince May 21, 2026
Drought: 4 countries
Medium impact for agricultural drought in 270713 km2
🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Drought · Orange alertsince Apr 21, 2026
Drought: 11 countries
Medium impact for agricultural drought in 884209 km2
🇧🇸 Bahamas, 🇧🇿 Belize, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇨🇺 Cuba, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇭🇹 Haiti and 3 more
- Earthquake · Yellow alert4 days ago
M6.0 earthquake
7 km N of La Tronosa, Panama · 64 people reported feeling it
🇵🇦 Panama
- Earthquake · Low impact2 days ago
M6.1 earthquake
17 km W of Río Grande, Panama · 70 people reported feeling it
🇵🇦 Panama
- Earthquake · Low impactsince Sep 20, 2026
M6.4 earthquake
50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea · 30 people reported feeling it
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Tsunami · Low impactsince Sep 17, 2026
M6.5 earthquake
177 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 8 people reported feeling it · tsunami bulletin issued
🇺🇸 United States
US federal declarations
Declared by FEMA in the last 60 days. Where Individual Assistance is open, survivors can apply for grants for housing, repairs and other needs.
- EmergencyAlabama · Hurricane · declared Oct 9, 2026Hurricane Isaias (EM-3656-AL)
Statewide · public assistance to governments only
- EmergencyFlorida · Tropical Storm · declared Oct 9, 2026Hurricane Isaias (EM-3655-FL)
27 areas · public assistance to governments only
- EmergencyGeorgia · Tropical Storm · declared Oct 9, 2026Hurricane Isaias (EM-3657-GA)
76 areas · public assistance to governments only
- Major disasterNew Mexico · Flood · declared Oct 7, 2026Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-4954-NM)
Statewide · Individual Assistance open until Dec 6, 2026
- Major disasterHawaii · Hurricane · declared Oct 7, 2026Hurricane Lowell (DR-4952-HI)
2 areas · public assistance to governments only
- Major disasterGU · Typhoon · declared Oct 7, 2026Super Typhoon Bavi (DR-4946-GU)
1 area · Individual Assistance open until Dec 7, 2026
- Major disasterNew Hampshire · Severe Storm · declared Oct 7, 2026Severe Storm And Flooding (DR-4947-NH)
1 area · public assistance to governments only
- Major disasterUtah · Flood · declared Oct 7, 2026Cottonwood Fire, Flooding, And Mudslides (DR-4948-UT)
2 areas · public assistance to governments only
- Major disasterOklahoma · Severe Storm · declared Oct 7, 2026Severe Storm And Straight-Line Winds (DR-4950-OK)
4 areas · public assistance to governments only
- Major disasterHawaii · Hurricane · declared Oct 7, 2026Hurricane Lala (DR-4951-HI)
3 areas · public assistance to governments only
- Major disasterWest Virginia · Severe Storm · declared Oct 7, 2026Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-4953-WV)
3 areas · Individual Assistance open until Dec 7, 2026
- Major disasterWisconsin · Tornado · declared Oct 7, 2026Severe Storms And Tornadoes (DR-4949-WI)
4 areas · Individual Assistance open until Dec 7, 2026
Live in a declared area? Check your ZIP code for aid open in your county.
Extreme weather warnings
Active National Weather Service alerts rated Extreme: threat to life or property.
No extreme warnings in effect right now.
How to help well
Give money, not stuff.Relief groups ask for cash because it buys exactly what is needed, locally and fast. Donated goods have to be sorted, stored and shipped, and often go unused.
Give to a person you can check.Look for verification badges, updates and a clear plan for the money. Report anyone asking you to pay outside HelpBLESS.
Keep giving after the news moves on.Rebuilding takes months. Recurring gifts and skills like repairs, translation and paperwork help long after the first week.
Sources: GDACS (a cooperation framework of the United Nations and the European Commission), USGS, OpenFEMA and the National Weather Service. Refreshed every 10 minutes. Always follow instructions from local authorities.