The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) has intensified over the Philippines, bringing persistent heavy rainfall over western and northern Luzon, Metro Manila, some parts of CALABARZON (combined provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), and MIMAROPA (combined provinces of Mindoro island, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) for the past four weeks. By August 30, the Office of Civil Defense reported 429 areas in Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Ilocos Region, and Central Luzon that were flooded by the heavy rains. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau, meanwhile, issued alerts for landslide occurrences in 3,786 villages.

A total 117 local government units have declared a state of calamity, unlocking emergency funds, triggering price freezes, and speeds up relief delivery efforts. This includes province-wide declarations in Benguet, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Pangasinan and Cavite. The emergency has already displaced 83,580 people across the country.

Among the regions, Central Luzon recorded the highest death toll with 16, including nine indigenous Ayta people; followed by the Cordillera Administrative Region which recorded the highest death toll with 15, all from landslides. Four were recorded in Rizal province of Calabarzon due to rock slides.

While local resilience efforts through vigilance in flood mitigation projects, government aid, and civil society mutual aid initiatives helped communities get by at the beginning of the rainy season; local capacities were later on overwhelmed by the incessant rains, month-long floodings, and cumulative impacts and damages.

The government reported P1.74 billion worth of aid provided to affected families by OCD, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units, and other partners. Pre-emptive evacuation by local government units were employed. Search and rescue efforts in different municipalities and provinces have been responsive.

An initial assessment conducted by local ecumenical formations identified the following priority needs: a) Food assistance and access to safe drinking water; b) Essential non-food items, including hygiene kits and cleaning materials; c) Psychosocial support and protection services, particularly for women and children; d) Economic support for income and livelihood losses

ACT Alliance member, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) is on the ground and extending its response efforts to areas affected by floods.

ACT Alert – Philippines Central Luzon floods

On 26 August 2026, a devastating and sudden-onset flash flood occurred in the Bhote Koshi River, following a powerful surge of water, sediment, ice, rocks, and debris from the upstream Himalayan catchment in Tibet/China, reportedly associated with a major ice-and-rock avalanche/landslide. The flood rapidly travelled downstream through the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems, severely affecting communities in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Gorkha and Dhading, including settlements, market places and travellers in and around the Rasuwa–Gosaikunda area, while posing continuing risks to downstream communities towards Gorkha, Chitwan, Nawalparasi and along the Trishuli and Narayani corridor.

As of the latest NDRRMA update-5, 165 bodies have been recovered, 73 injured people are receiving treatment, and 823 people are reported missing. Among those missing are 44 Nepal Army personnel, 13 Armed Police Force personnel and 28 Nepal Police personnel who were working in the affected areas. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, 579 people, including 466 foreign tourists and 113 Nepali tourists, who had travelled to Gosaikunda and surrounding areas remain out of contact. The Government has mobilized 7,415 security personnel for search and rescue, and 239 people have so far been rescued by helicopter operations. These figures remain preliminary, and the full scale of casualties, displacement and losses is yet to be established as access to affected areas improves.

The Government, security forces, local authorities, Nepal Red Cross, UN agencies and humanitarian partners are leading the initial response, but the scale of the disaster and access constraints are likely to exceed available local capacity. Significant gaps remain in reaching remote communities and in reliable information on affected and displaced populations, sectoral needs, infrastructure damage and vulnerable groups.

For ACT Alliance Nepal Forum, the immediate priority is to ensure rapid, coordinated needs assessment and targeted support to underserved communities, particularly in emergency shelter/NFIs, WASH, food, health, education, protection and early recovery, while avoiding duplication with the Government-led response.

ACT Alert_Nepal_Bhotekoshi Flash Flood

Following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on 10 August, ACT Alliance members are preparing a coordinated humanitarian response to support affected communities, with particular attention to Chocó and other heavily impacted areas, including Caldas, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca. According to information available as of August  14th, at least 284 people have died, more than 3,977 have been injured and approximately 360,000 people have been affected nationwide. Thousands of homes and public buildings have been destroyed or damaged, while continued aftershocks, landslides and disruptions to roads and communications are compounding humanitarian needs, particularly in rural, riverine and hard-to-reach communities. Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities are among those facing heightened vulnerabilities.

Through the ACT Colombia Forum, HEKS/EPER and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are preparing a comprehensive response addressing urgent and evolving needs in WASH, emergency shelter and household items, food security,protection, mental health and psychosocial support, livelihoods and early recovery, alongside support for the rehabilitation of critical community infrastructure and essential services. The response will prioritize vulnerable households and communities that are difficult to reach through conventional humanitarian channels, while working closely with local organisations, faith-based partners, authorities and affected communities. As immediate life-saving needs are addressed, the response is expected pto progressively support safer housing, restoration of livelihoods, rehabilitation of community infrastructure and community-led recovery and resilience.

ACT-Alert Earthquake_Colombia

Serbia is experiencing severe drought and hydrological stress following prolonged high temperatures and reduced water availability. In Kraljevo, more than 60 Roma families are reported to be without access to drinking water, while 11 additional rural settlements with a combined population of 3,829 people have been identified as particularly vulnerable to water shortages. In Novi Sad, around 240 people from vulnerable Roma households are affected by extreme heat and very low Danube water levels, while in Plandište around 70 older people and children with developmental disabilities are considered particularly at risk.
ACT Alliance members Philanthropy – Charitable Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation (EHO) are considering a localized response in Kraljevo, Novi Sad  &Plandište through the Rapid Response Fund (RRF). The proposed response would prioritize the distribution of safe drinking water and basic food assistance to the most vulnerable households, alongside water sampling and laboratory testing of rural water systems to identify potential public-health risks and inform further action.

ACT-Alert-Serbia drought 2026

ACT Alert_Floods in Assam state, India

The Honduras Forum submitted the alert in response to the rapidly worsening food insecurity situation in the country’s Corredor Seco. Prolonged drought, erratic rainfall and an extended mid-summer dry spell have caused significant losses of staple crops, particularly maize and beans, while many vulnerable households have already exhausted their food reserves and are struggling with rising market prices. As of July 2026, approximately 95,000 people were classified in IPC Phase 4, facing Emergency levels of acute food insecurity. The urgency is further heightened by the narrow seasonal window for distributing seeds and agricultural inputs, which would allow affected small-scale farmers to make use of the upcoming planting season and avoid waiting until the next agricultural cycle.

The Forum has therefore prioritised underserved communities in Copán, Santa Bárbara and Lempira. ACT members OCDIH and CASM, which have an established presence and previous humanitarian response experience in the affected areas, intend to provide vulnerable families with food assistance, access to safe water and agricultural inputs to support the recovery of their productive livelihoods.

Honduras Food insecurity and Draught Alert July 2026 english

(en español)

El Foro de Honduras presentó la alerta en respuesta al rápido agravamiento de la inseguridad alimentaria en el Corredor Seco del país. La sequía prolongada, las lluvias irregulares y una canícula extendida han provocado pérdidas significativas de cultivos básicos, especialmente maíz y frijol, mientras que muchos hogares vulnerables ya han agotado sus reservas de alimentos y enfrentan el aumento de los precios en los mercados. A julio de 2026, aproximadamente 95.000 personas se encontraban clasificadas en la Fase 4 de la CIF, enfrentando niveles de Emergencia de inseguridad alimentaria aguda. La urgencia se ve acentuada por la limitada ventana estacional para la distribución de semillas e insumos agrícolas, que permitiría a los pequeños productores afectados aprovechar el próximo ciclo de siembra y evitar tener que esperar hasta el siguiente ciclo agrícola.

Por eso, el Foro ha priorizado comunidades desatendidas de Copán, Santa Bárbara y Lempira. Los miembros de ACT OCDIH y CASM, que cuentan con presencia establecida y experiencia previa en respuesta humanitaria en las zonas afectadas, prevén brindar a las familias vulnerables asistencia alimentaria, acceso a agua segura e insumos agrícolas para apoyar la recuperación de sus medios de vida productivos.

Honduras Nota de alerta inseguridad alimentaria y sequia julio 2026