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OFFICIALSevere weatherUnited States of AmericaOn 17 August 2026, a media report informed that Hawaii officials provided updated information on the impacts of Tropical Storm Lala across the island chain. According to the report, the storm, which weakened from a hurricane on Sunday without making landfall, caused approximately 100 homes on the Big…
OFFICIALEarthquakeColombia (Update)On 14 August 2026, Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD, per its acronym in Spanish) provided updated information on the situation in the country. According to the report, 287 deaths, 3,975 injuries, and 378 missing persons were reported, with impacts recorded across 15 departments and 437…
OFFICIALEarthquakeColombia (Update)On 13 August 2026, Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD, per its acronym in Spanish) provided updated information on the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the country on 10 August 2026, with its epicenter in San José del Palmar, Chocó. According to the report, the earthquake resulted in…
UNOFFICIALEarthquakeColombia (Update)On 12 August 2026, a media report citing Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) provided updated information on the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that affected a significant portion of the country. According to the report, the earthquake, which was recorded in San José del Palmar, Chocó,…
OFFICIALEarthquakeColombia (Update)On 11 August 2026 the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) provided updated information on the earthquake that affected Colombia on 10 August. According to the report, 254 deaths, 724 injuries, and 129 missing persons have been reported, while 4,211 structures have sustained…
OFFICIALEarthquakeColombiaOn 10 August 2026, an official report from the Colombian Geological Service provided information on a powerful earthquake affecting the country. According to the report, the seismic event struck at 7:34 a.m., with its epicenter located in San José del Palmar, Chocó, registering a magnitude of 7.4 at a depth of…
UnofficialSevere WeatherBrazilOn 7 August 2026, a media report informed that the Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul provided information on a severe storm system affecting a significant portion of the state. According to the report, the formation of a rapidly intensifying extratropical cyclone, classified as a "bomb cyclone," combined with a cold…
OfficialSevere WeatherChileOn 6 August 2026, a media report informed that the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (SENAPRED) of Chile provided updated information on the frontal weather system affecting the regions between Valparaíso and Los Lagos in the central-southern portion of the country. According to the report, the event…
UnofficialUnited States of America WildfireOn 19 May 2026, a media report informed that firefighting authorities in Simi Valley, California, provided information on the Sandy Fire, a rapidly spreading wildfire affecting the region. According to the report, the blaze has consumed approximately 1,300 acres and prompted mandatory evacuation…