Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe weather
United States of America
On 26 January 2023, the Government of Texas has declared an emergency due to the severe cold weather in Harris and Orange counties. Media has reported a cold storm affected the Southern Plains and the Southeast of Texas on…
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Earthquake
El Salvador (Update)
On 19 January 2023, the Civil Protection of El Salvador provided an updated report regarding the recent earthquake. The report indicates that in Ahuachapán there were 456 families affected, 69 families evacuated, 456 homes affected, with 255 inhabitable houses…
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Cold wave
Guatemala
On 30 January 2023, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish), provided information on incidents associated with the temperature decrease season in the country. The report indicates that as of 30 January 2023…
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Severe weather
Brazil (Update)
On 30 January 2023, the Civil Defense of the state of Minas Gerais of Brazil, provided an update regarding the heavy rains occurring there. On 29 January 2023, in the municipality of Cipotânea, occurred a collapse of a building due to the mass movement…
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Severe weather
Brazil (Update)
On 27 January 2023, the Civil Defense of the state of Espírito Santo, provided an update regarding the heavy rains occurring in the state. There are at least 11 roads affected across the state and 2,794 people were evacuated (919 increase since the 25 January…
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Severe weather
Brazil (Update)
On 26 January 2023, the Civil Defense of the state of Espírito Santo, provided information on the heavy rains occurring in the state. On 25 January 2023, the heavy rains caused flooding in the municipality of Mimoso do Sul, the water supply is reported as damaged and…
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Severe weather
Brazil
On 25 January 2023, the Civil Defense of the state of Espírito Santo, provided information on the heavy rains occurring in the state. There were 1,875 people evacuated in the municipalities of Bom Jesus do Norte (1,851 people) and Linhares (24)…
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Brazil (Update)
On 23 January 2023, the Civil Defense of the state of Minas Gerais of Brazil, provided an update regarding the heavy rains occurring there. Between 21 September 2022 and 23 January 2023, 21 deaths have been reported in the state of Minas Gerais.…
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Earthquake
El Salvador (Update)
On 18 January 2023, the Civil Protection of El Salvador provided an updated report regarding the recent earthquake. According to the report, 291 home were affected (43 increase since the prior report) and 180 of these were destroyed (38 increase since the prior report).…