Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe weather
Chile (Update)
On 25 June 2023, the Chile Ministry of the Interior and Civil Protection (SENAPRED per its acronym in Spanish) published updated information on the frontal system that has been developing in the central-southern region of the country. SENAPRED reports 6,131 people are displaced, 9,814 people are isolated…
Severe weather
Chile
On 23 June 2023, the Chile Ministry of the Interior and Civil Protection (SENAPRED per its acronym in Spanish) published information on the frontal system that has been developing in the central-southern region of the country. The Valparaíso region was affected, causing road closures and water cuts. In…
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Severe weather
United States of America (update)
On 22 June 2023, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), published an update on severe weather impacting the US Central and Southern Plains, with 14 tornado touchdowns reported across Texas, Colorado, and Nebraska overnight.…
Wildfire
Canada (update)
On 20 June 2023, the government of the province of Alberta, Canada, published updated information on the wildfires indicating there are two evacuations orders in effect: one for Little River Cree Nation – Fox Lake and one in Edson (which is under a four-hour wildfire evacuation alert). At total of 3,693 people have…
Severe weather
Brazil (update)
On 20 June 2023, the Civil Protection of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, published updates on the effects of the tropical cyclone indicating there were 15 deaths (14 increase since the 16 June report). In addition, 15,362 people have been displaced, with 6,500 of them in the municipality of Taquara.…
Severe weather
Brazil (update)
On 16 June 2023, the Civil Protection of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, published information on the effects of a tropical cyclone that occurred in the state. The Civil Protection reported having rescued 628 people who were in at-risk areas, while the number of people rescued in places already…
Severe weather
Bolivia
On 14 June 2023, the Bolivia Government of the Department of Santa Cruz published information on heavy rains affecting the municipalities of Cuatro Cañadas and Okinawa Uno. Flooding occurred in 18 communities and 2,000 families were affected. A shelter opened in the municipality of Cuatro Cañadas is housing 285…
Severe weather
Peru (Update)
As of 13 June 2023, the Peru Civil Protection (INDECI per its acronym in Spanish), published updated information on the heavy rains affecting Peru.…
Severe weather
Cuba
On 12 June 2023, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) published information on heavy rains in Cuba, reporting 8 provinces in central and eastern Cuba were affected in the last week. The most severe rains were reported in Granma, Camagüey, Santiago de Cuba, and Guatánamo. More than…