diff --git a/api/models.py b/api/models.py
index d8facc360..b58bab95b 100644
--- a/api/models.py
+++ b/api/models.py
@@ -886,6 +886,11 @@ class EventSource(models.IntegerChoices):
         verbose_name=_("emergency response contact email"), null=True, blank=True, max_length=255
     )
 
+    # TYPING
+
+    id: int
+    pk: int
+
     class Meta:
         ordering = (
             "-disaster_start_date",
diff --git a/dref/test_views.py b/dref/test_views.py
index 3c4a221d0..a0071523d 100644
--- a/dref/test_views.py
+++ b/dref/test_views.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from django.core import management
 from rest_framework import status
 
-from api.models import Country, DisasterType, District, Region, RegionName
+from api.models import Country, DisasterType, District, Event, Region, RegionName
 from api.utils import get_model_name
 from deployments.factories.project import SectorFactory
 from deployments.factories.user import UserFactory
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     ProposedAction,
 )
 from dref.tasks import send_dref_email
+from lang.serializers import TranslatedModelSerializerMixin
 from main.test_case import APITestCase
 
 
@@ -2664,6 +2665,79 @@ def test_dref_final_report_finalize(self, mock_translation):
         self.assert_200(response)
         self.assertEqual(response.data["status"], Dref.Status.FINALIZED)
 
+    @patch.object(
+        TranslatedModelSerializerMixin,
+        "trigger_field_translation",
+    )
+    def test_create_event_from_dref(self, mock_trigger_translation):
+        region = Region.objects.create(name=RegionName.ASIA_PACIFIC)
+        country = Country.objects.create(name="Test countrynpl", region=region)
+        district = District.objects.create(name="test district", country=country)
+        disaster_type = DisasterType.objects.create(name="test disaster")
+        dref = DrefFactory.create(
+            title="Test Title",
+            disaster_type=disaster_type,
+            event_description="Test event description",
+            event_date="2021-10-10",
+            glide_code="GLIDE123",
+            created_by=self.user,
+            country=country,
+            status=Dref.Status.FINALIZED,
+            type_of_dref=Dref.DrefType.ASSESSMENT,
+        )
+        dref.district.set([district])
+        url = f"/api/v2/dref/{dref.id}/approve/"
+        self.authenticate(self.root_user)
+        response = self.client.post(url)
+        self.assert_200(response)
+
+        dref.refresh_from_db()
+
+        dref_event_id = response.data["event"]
+        event_instance = Event.objects.get(id=dref_event_id)
+
+        # Translation triggered
+        mock_trigger_translation.assert_called_once()
+
+        translated_event = mock_trigger_translation.call_args.args[0]
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            translated_event.pk,
+            event_instance.pk,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                event_instance.name,
+                event_instance.dtype.id,
+                event_instance.summary,
+                event_instance.disaster_start_date.date(),
+                event_instance.glide,
+                event_instance.source,
+            },
+            {
+                dref.title,
+                dref.disaster_type.id,
+                dref.event_description,
+                dref.event_date,
+                dref.glide_code,
+                Event.EventSource.DREF,
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            list(event_instance.regions.values_list("id", flat=True)),
+            [dref.country.region.id],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            list(event_instance.countries.values_list("id", flat=True)),
+            [dref.country.id],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            list(event_instance.districts.values_list("id", flat=True)),
+            [district.id],
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(event_instance.auto_generated)
+
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
diff --git a/dref/utils.py b/dref/utils.py
index 15fd74efe..d7e04ccbb 100644
--- a/dref/utils.py
+++ b/dref/utils.py
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ def create_event_from_dref(dref: Dref) -> Event:
         source=Event.EventSource.DREF,
     )
 
-    event.countries.add(dref.country)
+    country = getattr(dref, "country", None)
+    if country:
+        event.countries.add(dref.country)
+
     event.districts.add(*dref.district.all())
+    region = getattr(country, "region", None)
+    if region:
+        event.regions.add(region)
     return event
diff --git a/dref/views.py b/dref/views.py
index 507f8508a..425bf7d10 100644
--- a/dref/views.py
+++ b/dref/views.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 )
 from dref.tasks import process_dref_translation
 from dref.utils import create_event_from_dref
+from lang.serializers import TranslatedModelSerializerMixin
 from main.permissions import DenyGuestUserPermission
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -127,7 +128,11 @@ def get_approved(self, request, pk=None, version=None):
             if event:
                 dref.event = event
             else:
-                dref.event = create_event_from_dref(dref)
+                event = create_event_from_dref(dref)
+                dref.event = event
+                # Translate the emergency instance
+                TranslatedModelSerializerMixin.trigger_field_translation(event)
+
         dref.status = Dref.Status.APPROVED
         dref.save(update_fields=["event", "status"])