Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 1 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 446 severe rain weather incidents reported (29 increase since the 31 July report). At least 1,072,750 people…
Severe weather
Guatemala
On 31 July 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 417 severe rain weather incidents reported (57 increase since the 26 July report), of which 50 occurred on 29 and 30 of…
Severe weather
Mexico
On 26 July 2023, media published information about heavy rains on 25 July in the municipality of Chalco, state of Mexico, Mexico. Media is reporting wastewater flooded a large part of the municipality, the heavy rains increased the…
Severe weather
Guatemala
On 26 July 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 360 severe rain weather incidents reported (17 increase since the 21 July report…
Severe Weather
Peru
As of 25 July 2023, the Peru Civil Protection (INDECI per its acronym in Spanish), published updated information on the heavy rains affecting several departments in Peru. Additionally, in the department of Piura, 316 health care facilities were affected (13 increase since the 19 June report…
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Canada
On 22 July 2023, the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada has declared state of Emergency due to the heavy rains in the province. The most affected areas were East and West Hants, Halifax Regional Municipality, Lunenburg, and Queens counties. To date, 2 deaths were reported, and the heavy rains caused…
Heat Wave
United states of America
On 21 July 2023, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health in Arizona state, United States, published a weekly heat report concerning the current heat wave. The report indicates in 2023, 18 confirmed heat-associated deaths have been reported, and 69 deaths are under investigation. Additionally,…
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Colombia
On 19 July 2023, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD per its acronym in Spanish) published updated information regarding a landslide caused by the heavy rains, in the municipality of Quetame, department of Cundinamarca. There were 19 deaths reported (8 increase since the 18 July…
Severe weather
Colombia
On 18 July 2023, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD per its acronym in Spanish) published information regarding the landslide caused by the heavy rains, in the municipality of Quetame, department of Cundinamarca. There were over 20 homes destroyed, 11 deaths were reported, and the…