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Official Hurricane Puerto Rico (Update) On 27 September 2022, the government of Puerto Rico provided an update on Hurricane Fiona's passage in Puerto Rico through their Emergency Portal System. There have been 21 deaths reported associated with the hurricane, 8 are confirmed (4 increase since the prior report) and…
Official  Hurricane Puerto Rico (Update) On 26 September 2022, the government of Puerto Rico provided an update on Hurricane Fiona's passage in Puerto Rico through their Emergency Portal System.  There have been 16 deaths reported associated with the hurricane, 4 are confirmed and 12 remain under…
Official Hurricane Dominican Republic (Update) On 22 September, the Center for Emergency Operations of Dominican Republic (COE, per its acronym in Spanish) provided update on Hurricane Fiona's passage in the country. The COE indicated the Civil Defense has reported 8,708 (6,540 increase since the prior report) houses were affected and 2,…
Official Hurricane Dominican Republic (Update) On 20 September, the Center for Emergency Operations of Dominican Republic (COE, per its acronym in Spanish) provided update on Hurricane Fiona's passage in the country. The COE indicated the Civil Defense has reported 2,168 houses were affected and 613 destroyed (609 increase since prior…
Official Hurricane Dominican Republic (Update) On 19 September, the government including the Civil Defense and Center for Emergency Operations (COE, per its acronym in Spanish) of the Dominican Republic provided updates on Hurricane Fiona's passage in the country. According to the government, the most affected provinces are: La Altagracia…
Official  Hurricane Dominican Republic On 18 September, the Civil Defense of the Dominican Republic, provided information about Hurricane Fiona's passage in the country. According to the report, in Hato Mayor province there are 26 people sheltered. The Center for Emergency Operations (COE), reported that 18 provinces are on red alert and…
Official     Fire   United States of America (Update) On 14 September 2022, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provided updated information about the fire in Foresthill, California, United States of America. According to the report, a total of 25 homes and mixed commercial/residential buildings were…
Unofficial     Severe Weather   Colombia (Update)  On 13 September, a media report provided an update about the heavy rains in Antioquia Department, Colombia. More than 400 families have been affected in the villages of San José, Los Sánchez, Los Cedros, Guaimaral and Camilo C of the municipality of Amagá, Antioquia Department…
Official     Wildfire   Canada On 11 September 2022, the British Columbia Wildfire Service, provided information about a fire that began on 30 August in Battleship Mountain, approximately 50 km west of Hudson's Hope District, British Columbia, Canada. The fire is classified as Out of Control. The District of Hudson's Hope has…