Natural Hazards Monitoring
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Colombia (update)
On 5 December 2022, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD per its acronym in Spanish) provided an update regarding the emergency in the municipality of Pueblo Rico, Risaralda Department, Colombia, caused by the influence of the La Niña…
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Colombia (update)
On 5 December 2022, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD per its acronym in Spanish) provided information regarding the rainy season and the La Niña phenomenon. According to the report, in the municipality of Pueblo Rico, Risaralda Department…
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Colombia (update)
On 1 December 2022, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish) reported that the Cauca, Cundinamarca, Meta, Norte de Santander, and Caldas have been the most affected departments by the 2022 rainy season and the La…
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United States of America
On 30 November 2022, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provided information regarding the severe weather reported in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana States. According to the report, tornadoes, severe wind gusts, and very large…
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Colombia
On 29 November 2022, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish) recorded that the Cauca, Cundinamarca, Norte de Santander, Magdalena, Meta, and Córdoba departments have been the most affected by the rainy season and the La…
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Brazil
On 27 November 2022, according to the rainy season Bulleting published by the Minas Gerais Civil Defense Cordinatoor (CEDEC per its acronym in Portuguese), a total of 39 municipalities in the State have declared state of emergency. The heavy rains in Bandeira caused the…
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Guatemala (Update)
On 23 November 2022, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish), provided an update indicating, to date, 5,139 incidents related to heavy rains have been reported in Guatemala. Between 1 April…
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Saint Lucia
On 20 November 2022, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provided information on the flash floods occurring in November in Saint Lucia. Around of 200 families had to evacuate their homes and at least 5,500 people were affected in the communities of Corinth, Bois…
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Panama
On 18 November 2022, the Nacional System of Civil Protection (SINAPROC per its acronym in Spanish) of Panama reported that heavy rains caused the overflow of the La Villa, Tonosí, and Cacao rivers in the provinces of Herrera and Los Santos. In Herrera province, over 25 families in the sectors of Mama Chagua,…