Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe Weather
Ecuador (update)
On 18 May, the Ecuador National Service for Risk and Emergency Management (SNGRE, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that due to heavy rains in the Cuenca Canton, the Tarqui river overflowed affecting 42 homes, 101 families, and 461 people. In conjunction with the…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 14 May, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that 352 people were affected by heavy rains across the country during the week of 10 to 14 May. Heavy rains caused a landslide in Oratorio, Santa Rosa which…
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Severe Weather
Colombia
On 12 May, the European Civil Protection Commission and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) reported heavy rain that has caused flooding and landslides in several Colombian departments. Moderate to heavy rainfall is forecasted to continue over more parts of Colombia over the…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 10 May, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that since the beginning of the rainy season, from early May until the afternoon of 10 May, 23 severe weather incidents have been reported which have affected 16,999…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 7 May, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that in compliance of the Specific Protocol on Rains in the Republic of Guatemala 2021, heavy rains that caused 10 incidents in the national territory were…
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Severe Weather
Guadeloupe
On 6 May, the Guatemala National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that due to heavy rain fall a landslide occurred in Chicacao, Suchitepéquez which subsequently affected 4,000 people. CONRED coordinated with the Road Conservation…
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Severe Weather
United States of America
On 4 May, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported severe weather moving through the Southeast and Southern Plains regions into the Great Lakes that resulted in several tornado watches being issued in Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas.…
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Wildfire
Guatemala
On 30 April, the Guatemala Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported there were, 465 events related to wildfires were recorded of which 310 occurred in forest areas and 155 in non-forest areas. In total over 6,080 hectares of land in the…
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Severe Weather and Volcano
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (update)
On 29 April 2021, National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines issued a warning advising the public of flooding and landslides in several areas as a result of heavy rainfall. The red zone of…