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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.…
Severe weatherChile (Update)On 12 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 Biobio, La Araucanía, Los Ríos, and Ñuble. In the region of Biobio, 480 people were directly impacted (467 increase since the 11 June report) and 1,…
Severe weatherChileOn 11 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 Biobio, La Araucanía, and Los Ríos. In the region of Biobio, 13 people were directly impacted, 307 people are without communication, 425 homes were affected…
Severe weatherBrazil (Update)On 10 June 2024, the Government of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, published updated information on the heavy rains affecting 478 municipalities of the state (two increase since the 5 June report).…
Severe weatherChileOn 6 June 2024, the Chile Ministry of the Interior and Civil Protection (SENAPRED per its acronym in Spanish) published information on the frontal system occurring in the central-southern region of the country. In the region of Maule, 25 people are isolated. In the Region of Biobío, 10 people were directly impacted, 45 are…
Severe weatherBrazil (Update)On 5 June 2024, the Government of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, published updated information on the heavy rains affecting 476 municipalities of the state. …
Severe weatherBrazil (Update)On 4 June 2024, the Government of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, published updated information on the heavy rains affecting 476 municipalities of the state (one increase since the 3 June report).…