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Severe Weather
Brazil (Update)
On 12 May, the Civil Defense of Santa Catarina in Brazil reported that due to ongoing heavy rainfall in Santa Catarina, 42 municipalities are under emergency alerts and 129 municipalities have been affected. In total, 52,593 people were affected, 9,852 people were displaced from their homes…
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Guatemala (Update)
On 12 May, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) provided an update related to the 2022 rainy season. As of 12 May, there have been 27 weather related incidents affecting the departments of Alta Verapaz, El Progreso,…
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Wildfire
United States of America (Update)
On 12 May, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported the Coastal Fire in Orange County, California, and provided an update for the Hermit’s Peak Fire in San Miguel, New Mexico. The Coastal Fire began on 11 May, has burned 200 acres, and is 0%…
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Guatemala (Update)
On 10 May, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish), reported 24 incidents related to the rainy season have occurred in the departments of Alta Verapapz, El Progreso, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Quiché, Sacatepéquez, San Marcos,…
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Severe Weather
Brazil
On 8 May, the Brazil state of Santa Catarina Civil Defense reported that heavy rains in the state have impacted 121 municipalities and caused 3 deaths, 2 in the municipality of São Joauim and 1 in the municipality of Urubici. The municipalities of Tubarão, Orleans, Forquilhinha, Urubici, Maracajá,…
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Wildfire
United States of America (Update)
On 9 May, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided an update to the Hermit’s Peak Fire in San Miguel, New Mexico. The fire has now burned 176,273 acres and is 43% contained. There are 25,939 residents under mandatory evacuation orders; 5…
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Guatemala (Update)
On 5 May, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish), reported 14 incidents related to the 2022 Rainy Season have occurred in the departments of Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Quiché, Sacatepequez, San Marcos and, Suchitepéquez…
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Wildfire
United States of America (Update)
On 5 May, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provided an update to the Hermit’s Peak Fire in San Miguel, New Mexico. The fire remains extremely active due to high winds and temperatures, and low humidity. The fire has burned 160,104 acres…
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Guatemala (Update)
On 3 May, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish), reported that since the beginning of the 2022 Rainy Season, 13 incidents related to severe weather have affected 8,791 people. The departments affected are Guatemala,…