Severe weather
Dominican Republic
On 6 June 2023, the Dominican Republic Civil Protection published information about heavy rains affecting the province of Independencia and the villages of Azua and Bahoruco. Several families have been affected by the heavy rains, as well as roads, electrical services, and the distribution of potable water. Additionally, on 4 June, media reported 87 people were affected in the village of Bahoruco, Tamayo municipality. The reports are available at: Defensa Civil República Dominicana and Telesur.
Guatemala (Update)
On 8 June 2023, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) published an update on the rainy season in the country. There have been 113 severe rain weather incidents reported (24 increase since the 31 May report). There were at least 104,563 people affected in total (29,017 increase), 2,097 people were attended to (156 increase), 7,506 people are categorized as at risk (5,225 increase), and 824 people were evacuated (154 increase). In addition, 357 houses were moderately damaged (23 increase) and 24 severely damaged (8 increase). The report is available at: CONRED
