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Guatemala (Update)
On 1 March, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) reported during the month of February 2022, 1,944 people were sheltered due to low temperatures across 10 centers located in the departments of…
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Brazil (Update)
On 28 February, the Brazil National Civil Defense (DCN per its acronym in Portuguese) reported 231 deaths due to heavy rains and ongoing landslides in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. In total, 876 people have been displaced and temporarily housed in 14 shelters, 24 people were…
Note: PAHO has published guidance urging countries to improve disease surveillance efforts after floods to mitigate and control disease outbreaks with potentially serious public health implications. The notification is available at: PAHO.
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Brazil (Update)
On 25 February, the Brazil…
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Bolivia
On 23 February, the Bolivia Ministry of Health and Sports reported flooding that impacted the communities of Ñaurenda, Saladito de Ñaurenda, Tomatirenda, Mokomokal and Timboy in Entre Ríos, Tarija, and affected 200 families, 29 of which were displaced. The affected communities…
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Brazil (Update)
On 23 February, the Brazil National Civil Defense (DCN as per its acronym in Portuguese) updated reports indicating that due to heavy rains 1,324 landslides have occurred causing the deaths of 186 people in the state of Rio de Janeiro. There are 13 shelters that remain open with 811 occupants…
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Guatemala
On 14 February, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish), reported 6 severe weather incidents in the departments of Izabal, Petén, and Alta Verapaz affecting 843 people. The weather events were strong winds in Izabal,…
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Guatemala
On 11 February, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) reported a total of 4,758 people have been sheltered in centers operating nationwide since low temperatures began in November 2021. In November 158 people were…
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Peru
On 10 February, the Peru National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI per its acronym in Spanish) reported that due to heavy rains on 7 February several neighborhoods in the province of Daniel Alcides Carrión in the department of Pasco were affected. According to Damage Assessment and…
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Colombia (Update)
On 8 February, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management reported that between 1 January to 8 February, 64 severe weather events were reported in 54 municipalities of 13 departments in the country. In total, 9,117 people were affected, 1,265 houses were…