Natural Disasters Monitoring - October 22, 2020

Official Sources:
 
Severe Weather 
Guatemala 

On 22 October 2020, the Guatemala National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED), reported recent heavy rain affecting the departments of Huehuetenango and Quetzaltenango in Guatemala. Landslides in Malacatancito Municipality (Huehuetenango) affected 5,000 people and in Coatepeque Municipality (Quetzaltenango) the severe weather affected 1,000 people. The report is available in Spanish at: CONRED

Hurricane Epsilon 
Bermuda (Alert)

On 22 October 2020, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), reported that Hurricane Epsilon is located about 251 miles southeast of Bermuda and is moving toward the northwest. There is a tropical storm warning in effect for Bermuda. The report is available in English at: FEMA Daily Operations Briefing.