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Wildfire United States of America (Update) On 16 August 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), published an update regarding the wildfire Hawaii. A total of 106 deaths (7 increase since the 15 August report). The state of Hawaii, State secured more than 400 hotel rooms and…
Wildfire United States of America (Update) On 15 August 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), published an update regarding the wildfire Hawaii. A total of 99 deaths (6 increase since the 14 August report). In Maui County 5 shelters were opened with 571 occupants (136 decrease…
Severe weather   Guatemala (Update) On 14 August 2023, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) published an update on the rainy season in the country. There have been 598 severe rain weather incidents reported (8 increase since the 11 August report). At least 1,562,007 people were…
Wildfire United States of America (Update) On 10 August 2023, the County of Maui, Hawaii, published an update regarding the wildfire in Lahaina, Pulehu, and Upcountry Maui. A total of 55 deaths (19 increase) have been reported. Additionally, on 11 August 2023, the United States Federal Emergency…
Wildfire United States of America On 10 August 2023, the White House, President of the United States of America, declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii, ordering Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires that began 8 August and are ongoing. The…
Severe weather   United States of America (Update) On 8 August 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), published information on the heavy rains in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country. According to the information, significant power outages were reported in the state of Maryland (66,000 people…
Severe weather   Guatemala (Update) On 7 August 2023, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) published an update on the rainy season in the country. There have been 566 severe rain weather incidents reported (19 increase since the 4 August report). At least 1,477,991 people were…
Severe weather   Guatemala (Update) On 4 August 2023, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) published an update on the rainy season in the country. There have been 547 severe rain weather incidents reported (63 increase since the 2 August report). At least 1,452,986 people were…
Severe weather     Guatemala (Update) On 2 August 2023, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) published an update on the rainy season in the country. There have been 484 severe rain weather incidents reported (38 increase since the 2 August report). At least 1,132,539 people…