Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (update)
On 21 May, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported heavy rains in the departments of Santa Rosa and Petén that affected 679 people. In Petén, a flood in the village of El Zapotal, San Francisco damaged 36 homes and…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (update)
On 24 May, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported 14 rain events between 21-24 May affecting 10,571 people, damaging 217 homes, causing the evacuation of 483 people, and injuring 1 person. In the department…
Unofficial
Severe Weather
Guyana
On 20 May, media reported severe flooding across Region Nine of Guyana that has affected 15,000 people, with evacuations currently underway for the communities most acutely affected by the flooding. Preliminary infrastructural damage assessments have reported severe damage to roads…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 19 May, the Guatemala National Coordinating System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported strong winds and heavy rain that damaged 9 houses in San Francisco, Petén, affecting 45 people, and injuring 9 individuals. CONRED provided humanitarian aid…
Unofficial
Severe Weather
Colombia
On 18 May, media reported that over 4,000 people had been affected by heavy rains in the La Virginia Municipality that caused the overflow of the Risaralda River and subsequently flooded 14 neighborhoods. Currently there are 140 people being housed in a shelter and the Governor…
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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…