Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 18 January, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED as per its acronym in Spanish) reported 105 weather related incidents during the cold season that affected 65,273 people, caused the evacuation of 3,404 people, and 84 people were…
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Brazil (Update)
On 16 January, the Brazil Government of Bahia state provided an update on the effect of continuous rains on the region since the end of November 2021. To date, 965,643 people were affected by the heavy rains, 62,156 of which were displaced from their houses, 27 died, and 523…
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Severe Weather
Brazil (Update)
On 12 January, the Brazil Government of Bahia provided an update to the effects of the heavy rains and flooding that has affected the state since the end of November 2021. To date, there are 856,917 people who were affected 59,637 people who are displaced from their homes, 2…
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Severe Weather
Colombia
On 13 January, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish), reported that between 1-13 January, 23 severe weather events were reported: 11 mass movements, 6 floods, 5 sudden floods, and 1 torrential flood occurred in 22 municipalities…
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United States of America (Update)
On 12 January the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA, as per its acronym in Spanish), provided an update to the heavy rain, snowfall, and flooding that have been occurring in Washington State since 10 January. Although heavy rain has…
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Brazil (Update)
On 7 January, the Brazil Government of Bahia provided an update to the effect of the heavy rainfall that has been ongoing since 28 November in the state of Bahia. There are currently 61,551 people who have been displaced, 520 people have been injured, 26 people have died, and…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 4 January, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED as per its acronym in Spanish) reported heavy rainfall that caused 7 floods in the department of Izabal. In total, 71 people were evacuated and housed in shelters, 3 people were injured,…
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Guatemala (Update)
On 5 January, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED as per its acronym in Spanish) reported that due to low temperatures in several areas of Guatemala, a total of 2,029 people have been housed in 10 shelters around the country. The…
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Wildfire
United States of America (Update)
On 4 January, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that the Marshall Fire in Boulder, Colorado is now 100% contained and has burned a total of 6,026 acres since it began on 30 December. There remain approximately 7,000 residents…