Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Guatemala (Update)
On 27 November, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) reported that since the start of the cold weather season in November, 3,710 people were housed in shelters across the country. Between 26-27 January…
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Guatemala
On 24 January, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) reported since the start of low temperatures in November 2021, 3,464 people were sheltered between 11 centers operating nationwide; there were 1,783 people sheltered…
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Guatemala
On 29 January, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED as per its acronym in Spanish) reported during the 2021-2022 cold season 3,141 people have been housed in 11 shelters across the country. On 20 January, 110 people were housed in the…
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Guatemala (Update)
On 18 January, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED as per its acronym in Spanish) reported 105 weather related incidents during the cold season that affected 65,273 people, caused the evacuation of 3,404 people, and 84 people were…
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Brazil (Update)
On 16 January, the Brazil Government of Bahia state provided an update on the effect of continuous rains on the region since the end of November 2021. To date, 965,643 people were affected by the heavy rains, 62,156 of which were displaced from their houses, 27 died, and 523…
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Brazil (Update)
On 12 January, the Brazil Government of Bahia provided an update to the effects of the heavy rains and flooding that has affected the state since the end of November 2021. To date, there are 856,917 people who were affected 59,637 people who are displaced from their homes, 2…
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Colombia
On 13 January, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish), reported that between 1-13 January, 23 severe weather events were reported: 11 mass movements, 6 floods, 5 sudden floods, and 1 torrential flood occurred in 22 municipalities…
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United States of America (Update)
On 12 January the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA, as per its acronym in Spanish), provided an update to the heavy rain, snowfall, and flooding that have been occurring in Washington State since 10 January. Although heavy rain has…
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Brazil (Update)
On 7 January, the Brazil Government of Bahia provided an update to the effect of the heavy rainfall that has been ongoing since 28 November in the state of Bahia. There are currently 61,551 people who have been displaced, 520 people have been injured, 26 people have died, and…