Natural Hazards Monitoring - 31 May 2023

Wildfire

Canada

On 30 May 2023, the Halifax Regional Municipality, of Nova Scotia, Canada, provided information the occurrence of a wildfire since 28 May 2023. The fires are burning in multiple areas, with more than 788.3 hectares in the impacted area. The fire is ongoing and is not yet under control. About 16,492 residents have been evacuated from their homes, with currently no missing people or injuries reported. On 28 May 2023, the Regional Municipality of Halifax declared a local state of emergency. The reports are available at: Halifax 30 May and Halifax 29 May

 

Severe weather  

Peru (Update)

As of 30 May 2023, the Peru Civil Protection (INDECI per its acronym in Spanish), published updated information on the heavy rains affecting several departments in Peru.

 

The detailed reports are available from: INDECI-Amazonas-11APRINDECI-Áncash-9May,  INDECI-Apurímac-14MayINDECI-Arequipa-27APRINDECI-Aycacucho-4MayINDECI-Cajamarca-8MayINDECI-Cusco-28APRINDECI-Huancavelica-22MayINDECI-Huánuco-12MayINDECI-Ica-7MayINDECI-La Libertad-29APRINDECI-Lambayeque-22MayINDECI-Lima-6MayINDECI-Pasco-14APRINDECI-PIURA-22MayINDECI-PIURA-29MAY,  INDECI-San Martín-27APRINDECI-Tumbes-8May and INDECI-Ucayali-14APR and INDECI-Puno-15May.