Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Hurricane
On 1 September 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), updated the information regarding the passage of Hurricane Idalia. In the state of Florida, eight shelters were opened (decrease of 106 since the 31 August report) with 133 occupants (4,791 increase), and 97,000…
Hurricane
United States of America (Update)
On 31 August 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), published information regarding the passage of Hurricane Idalia. In the state of Florida, 114 shelters were opened (20 increase since the 30 August report) with 4,924 occupants (17 increase), …
Hurricane
United States of America
On 30 August 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), published information regarding the Hurricane Idalia affecting the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, United States. A state of emergency was declared for these four states…
Hurricane
Cuba
On 28 August 2023, the Civil Protection of Cuba (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) established the Cyclone Alarm Phase in the provinces of Pinar del Río, Artemisa, and the municipality of Isla de la Juventud, due to the Hurricane Idalia. Media outlets reported at least 8,000 people were evacuated province of…
Severe weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 28 August 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 640 severe rain weather incidents reported (16 increase since the 25 August report). At least 1,829,903 people were…
Severe weather
Dominican Republic (Update)
On 24 August 2023, the Dominican Republic Emergency Operations Center (COE per its acronym in Spanish) published preliminary report No. 7 regarding the passage of Tropical Storm Franklin in the country, with 32 provinces under yellow alerts (7 additional provinces since the last report…
Tropical Storm
Dominican Republic
On 23 August 2023, the Emergency Operations Center of Dominican Republic (COE per its acronym in Spanish) published a preliminary report regarding the passage of Tropical Storm Franklin the same day, with 25 provinces under red alerts and 7 under yellow alerts. There were 280 people reported as evacuated to safe…
Hurricane
United States of America
On 22 August 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), published information regarding the Hurricane Hilary in the states of California and Nevada, United States. In the state of California, evacuations orders are in effect for 9,000 people, 10 shelters were opened…
Wildfires
United States of America (Update)
On 21 August 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), published an update on the wildfires in Hawaii. There have been 114 deaths reported (3 increase since the 17 August report). In Maui County 11 shelters (1 increase) were…