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Tropical Storm Debby United States of America (Update)On 5 August 2024, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported tropical storm Debby moving through the Southeast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, with significant risks of flash flooding and life-threatening storm surge anticipated through Friday, 9 August,…
Severe weatherColombiaOn 3 August 2024, the Colombia Civil Defense reported the overflowing of the Pauto River in Trinidad Province, in Casanare Department, affecting over 300 families, seven of which were evacuated and suffered significant losses in housing, crops, and animals. The report is available from: Defensa Civil Colombiana.Guatemala (…
WildfiresBolivia (Update)On 30 July 2024, the Bolivia Ministry of Defense (MINDEF per its acronym in Spanish) provided an update on the wildfires in the country. The MINDEF reports that as of 30 July 2024, the department of Santa Cruz officially registers six active fires in the municipalities of San Matías, Concepción, San Rafael, San Ignacio de…
WildfiresBolivia (Update)On 30 July 2024, the Bolivia Ministry of Defense (MINDEF per its acronym in Spanish) provided an update on wildfires in the country, reporting joint strategies are being implemented between the National Government and the Government of the Department of Santa Cruz to mitigate the damages. On 29 July, the Ministry of…
Severe weatherGuatemala (Update)On 29 July 2024, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) published updated information on the heavy rainfall affecting the country. As of 29 July, 8,040 people were directly impacted (197 increase since the 22 July report), 22,228 people were…
Severe weatherPanamaOn 26 July 2024, the Panama National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC per its acronym in Spanish) visited the communities affected by heavy rains in the sector of San Cristóbal, Juan Díaz District, Panama. Media is reporting 35 homes were damaged and general damages are reported in the sectors of Río Abajo, Caimitillo, and…
WildfiresBolivia (Update)On 24 July 2024, the Bolivia Ministry of Defense (MINDEF per its acronym in Spanish) published information on wildfires occurring in Bolivia. MINDEF is reporting 11,576 hotspots distributed throughout the national territory (6,671 increase since the 17 July report), of which, almost 96% are in the departments of Santa Cruz…
Severe weatherGuatemala (Update)On 22 July 2024, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) published updated information on the rainy season in the country. As of 22 July, 7,843 people were directly impacted (671 increase since the 16 July report), 21,072 people were evacuated…
Wildfires EcuadorOn 18 July 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat provided information on the wildfire situation in the country, reporting there are five active wildfires currently. Between 1 January and 18 July 2024, 631 wildfires have affected in 16 provinces in the country and burned 5,271.84 hectares. The…