Natural Hazards Monitoring - 26 August 2024

Guatemala (Update)

On 26 August 2024, the Guatemala National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) updated their information regarding the ongoing rainy season, reporting there were 1,538 related incidents nationally (12 increase since the 22 August report). As of 26 August, there were 8,340 affected persons (11 increase), 23,320 evacuated persons (36 increase), and 24 deaths reported (no changes). In addition, 8,328 homes were affected, of which 7,221 presented moderate damages, 741 with minor damage, and 377 were severely damaged. The affected infrastructure includes 591 roads (3 increase), and 42 bridges (1 increase). The report is available from: CONRED