Risk events in Belgium, April 2026

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175 events were recorded: 144 conflict events and 31 unrest events.

175 eventsSources: gdelt

175 events· Belgium

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 30 Apr 2026Military mobilization in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 30 Apr 2026Assault in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Roeselare, Belgium · Belgium · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Roeselare, Belgium · Belgium · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 28 Apr 2026Assault in Leuven, Belgium · Belgium · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium · Belgium · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 27 Apr 2026Military posture change in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium · Belgium · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 27 Apr 2026Assault in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 27 Apr 2026Assault in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Luxembourg, Belgium · Belgium · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Luxembourg, Belgium · Belgium · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 26 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 25 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 25 Apr 2026Military force used in Mons, Belgium · Belgium · 25 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 24 Apr 2026Assault in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Roeselare, Belgium · Belgium · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 23 Apr 2026Demonstration in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 30 Apr 2026Demonstration in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 29 Apr 2026Demonstration in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 29 Apr 2026Demonstration in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 28 Apr 2026Demonstration in Saint-Gilles, Belgium · Belgium · 26 Apr 2026Strike in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 25 Apr 2026Demonstration in Aalst, Belgium · Belgium · 25 Apr 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
144
43 in the list
Unrest
31
7 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 141.3
144
Unrest
90-day baseline: 22.7
31
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
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2026-04-04000005
2026-04-05003101
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2026-04-070074031
2026-04-0800112035
2026-04-090032026
2026-04-10005300
2026-04-11003101
2026-04-12005204
2026-04-130011003
2026-04-140070025
2026-04-150021016
2026-04-160071019
2026-04-170052022
2026-04-18003105
2026-04-190051020
2026-04-20007107
2026-04-210080024
2026-04-220060027
2026-04-230050027
2026-04-240060034
2026-04-250032022
2026-04-260061031
2026-04-270080024
2026-04-28007100
2026-04-29003200
2026-04-30005100

Events

What is happening now

175 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 2 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Assault in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 2 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Roeselare, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Roeselare · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Roeselare, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Roeselare · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Assault in Leuven, Belgium

    Severity 2 · Leuven · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Woluwe-Saint-Lambert · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Demonstration in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military posture change in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 2 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Sint-Niklaas · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Assault in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 2 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Assault in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 2 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Luxembourg, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Luxembourg · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Luxembourg, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Luxembourg · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  34. Unrest

    Demonstration in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 4 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 4 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Mons, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Mons · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Strike in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  39. Unrest

    Demonstration in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Assault in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 2 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Roeselare, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Roeselare · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Aalst, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Aalst · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.