Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe Weather
Peru
On 15 July 2020, the Peru National Institute of Civil Defense reported that heavy rains and strong winds on 8 July affected 123 people and damaged 28 houses in the San Juan Bautista District, Maynas Province. The report is available in Spanish at: INDECI.
Volcanic activity
Guatemala
On 16 July 2020,…
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Severe weather
Guatemala
On 14 July 2020, the Guatemala National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED) reported that 70,098 people were affected, 680 people were evacuated, 74 were housed in shelters, and 157 houses were damaged due to severe weather in the first 13 days of July. The affected departments are…
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Severe weather
Brazil
On 13 July 2020, media reported heavy rain and flooding that occurred across Rio Grande do Sul State in the past week caused the death of 2 people and displaced 3,899 people in 30 cities. In Roca Salles municipality in the Taquari Valley, more than 1,000 people were displaced and are staying with…
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Severe weather
Mexico
On 12 July 2020, media reported heavy rain causing landslides and damage in at least 10 municipalities in Oaxaca State, as well as the death of 2 people. The affected municipalities include San Antonio Eloxochitlán, Huautla de Jiménez, San José Tenango, San Mateo Yoloxochitlán, Cuyamecalco Villa de…
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Tropical Storm Fay
United States of America
On 10 July 2020, the United States National Hurricane Center reported that Tropical Storm Fay is expected to cause heavy rainfall from northern Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania northeast across New Jersey, southeast New York, and portions of New England; flash flooding is…
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Tropical Storm Cristina
Mexico
On 9 July 2020, the Government of Mexico reported that the center of Tropical Storm Cristina is located southwest of the Jalisco coast and is expected to cause very heavy rains in Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Baja California, and Michoacán states in addition to strong gusts of wind and high…
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Brazil
On 8 July 2020, media reported that heavy rains and flooding in Rio Grande do Sul State forced the evacuation of more than 340 people, displaced 65, and caused damage in at least six municipalities including Santa Rosa, Caxias, Lajeado, Ijuí, Santa Tereza, and São Sebastião do Caí. The Taquari and Cai river…
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Severe Weather
Colombia
On 5 July 2020, the Government of Meta Department reported that heavy rains and overflow of several rivers in numerous municipalities of Meta Department affected 1,245 families, causing the evacuation of 131, and damaging 1,057 hectares of crops. According to media, the rivers that overflowed are…
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Tiempo severo
Brasil (actualización)
El 2 de julio de 2020, el Gobierno del Estado de Santa Catarina informó que el ciclón extratropical del 30 de junio afectó al menos a 135 municipios del estado. Según los datos más recientes, al menos 2.200 viviendas sufrieron daños en el estado y varias escuelas sufrieron daños,…