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Severe weatherBrazil (Update)On 2 May 2024, the Government of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, published updated information on the heavy rains affecting 147 municipalities of the state (40 increase since the 1 May report). In Rio Grande do Sul, there were 67,860 people affected (48,750 increase), 12 people were reported as injured (1…
Severe weatherBrazilOn 1 May 2024, the Government of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, published information on the heavy rains that affected 107 municipalities of the state. According to the information, 19,110 people were affected, 10 deaths were reported, 11 people were injured, and 21 people are missing. Additionally, 5,011 people were…
Severe weatherUnited States of America (Update)On 30 April 2024, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published updated information on the severe weather affecting several states. In the state of Iowa, 49 homes were reported as destroyed (17 increase since the 29 April report); in Oklahoma, there were four deaths reported (…
Severe weatherUnited States of AmericaOn 29 April 2024, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published information on the severe weather affecting several states. In the state of Oklahoma, the Governor has declared a State of Emergency; there were 59 homes damaged, 68 homes were destroyed, and two deaths were reported. In…
Severe weatherEcuador (Update)On 25 April 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat published an update on the heavy rains affecting the country since 29 January 2024. There have been 173,389 people affected (4,346 increase since the 23 April report), 3,434 people have been directly impacted (405 increase), 39,900 homes were affected (825…
Severe weatherEcuador (Update)On 23 April 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat published an update on the heavy rains affecting the country since 29 January 2024. There have been 169,043 people affected (573 increase since the 21 April report), 3,029 people have been directly impacted (23 increase), 39,075 homes were affected (28 increase…
Severe weatherParaguayOn 22 April 2024, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay, reported heavy rainfall in the departments of Ñeembucú, Presidente Hayes, and Cordillera. According to the information, the heavy rains occurred on 20-21 April 2024. A total of 2,360 families were affected. There were 2,150 families evacuated to…
Severe weatherEcuador (Update)On 21 April 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat published an update on the heavy rains affecting the country since 29 January 2024. There have been 168,470 people affected (1,623 increase since the 9 April report), 3,006 people have been directly impacted (45 increase), 39,047 homes were affected (714…
Severe weather Dominican RepublicOn 17 April 2023, the Dominican Republic Emergency Operations Center (COE per its acronym in Spanish), declared a yellow alert due to heavy rains for 16 provinces: Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Sánchez Ramírez, María Trinidad Sánchez, La Vega, Hermanas Mirabal, Monseñor Nouel, San Pedro de Macorís,…