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Hurricane BerylThe Caribbean (Update)On 8 July 2024, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) published updated information on the hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean region. According to the information, the hurricane caused significant damage across several islands, including Grenada, Saint Vincent and the…
Hurricane BerylThe CaribbeanOn 1 July 2024, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) informed that hurricane warnings are in effect for Barbados, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tobago. On 29 June 2024, the CDEMA activated its Regional Coordination Plan for the Hurricane Beryl. In Trinidad and Tobago,…
Severe weatherChileOn 28 June 2024, the Chile Ministry of the Interior and Civil Protection (SENAPRED per its acronym in Spanish) published information on the severe weather in the regions of La Araucanía and Los Lagos. In the region of La Araucanía, there were 136 people directly impacted, 68 homes were affected, 13 people are being sheltered,…
Severe weatherChileOn 24 June 2024, the Chile Ministry of the Interior and Civil Protection (SENAPRED per its acronym in Spanish) published information on the severe weather in several regions of the country.…
Severe weatherHonduras (Update)On 21 June 2024, the Government of Honduras has issued a red alert for the departments of Ocotepeque, Lempira, Intibucá, La Paz, Valle and Choluteca. Additionally, media is reporting 6,100 people have been affected (1,013 increase since the 17 June report), with 1,288 directly impacted (…
Severe weatherEcuador (Update)On 20 June 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat published updated information on heavy rains affecting the canton of Baños De Agua Santa, in the province of Tungurahua, Ecuador. There have been 1,101 people affected (74 increase since the 16 June report), 27 people injured, three people are reported as…
Severe weatherHondurasOn 17 June 2024, the Honduras Risk Management Secretariat (COPECO per its acronym in Spanish) has issued a red alert for the municipality of Alianza in the department of Valle and a yellow alert for the following seven departments, Ocotepeque, Lempira, Intibucá, La Paz, Francisco Morazán, Valle, and…
Severe weatherEcuadorOn 16 June 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat published information on heavy rains affecting the canton of Baños De Agua Santa, in the province of Tungurahua, Ecuador. There have been 1,027 people affected, 22 people injured, ten people are reported as missing, and six deaths have been reported. Four shelters have…
Severe weatherChile (Update)On 14 June 2024, the Chile Ministry of the Interior and Civil Protection (SENAPRED per its acronym in Spanish) published updated information on the severe weather in several regions of the country as described in the table below.…