Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Earthquake
Mexico
On 7 September, the Mexico National Seismological Service reported a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, inGuerrero State at a depth of 10 km with its epicenter at11km from the coastal city of Acapulco. According to media, one fatality was reported in Coyuca de Benítex…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 3 September, the Guatemala National Coordination System (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported heavy rain in the departments of Suchitepéquez, Guatemala, Retalhuleu, and Quetzaltenango that affected 9,596 people. Of the affected people, 40 were evacuated from their homes and 1…
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Tropical Depression Ida
United States of America (Update)
On 3 September, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported on Tropical Depression Ida. In Louisiana overall search and rescue activities are projected to end by 4 September. Due to 137 water systems being damaged by the passage of Ida,…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 1 September, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported heavy rain that caused 6 incidents impacting 5 departments and affecting 31,634 people. Landslides were reported in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, and…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 30 August, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported 6 severe weather incidents that affected 17,803 people in various departments. The most impacted department was Suchitepéquez; however, the departments of Guatemala…
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Hurricane Ida
United States of America
On 30 August, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that Hurricane Ida made landfall in southern Louisiana on 29 August as a Category 4 hurricane. Once making landfall, the storm quickly weakened to a tropical storm. In Louisiana, one million…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 26 August, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported 17 severe weather incidents in the departments of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, San Marcos, Retalhuleu, Alta Verapaz, Escuintla, and Quetzaltenango and affected 10,754…
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Severe Weather
Peru
On 25 August, the Peru National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI, per its acronym in Spanish) reported heavy rains and strong winds that occurred in the evening of 24 August into the early hours of 25 August in the districts of José María Químper and Samuel Pastor in Camaná…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 24 August, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported severe weather that impacted 7 departments and affected 20,320 people. The impacted departments were Chiquimula, Baja Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Retalhuleu,…