Natural Hazards Monitoring - 13 December 2022

Official   

Wildfire 

Chile 

On 12 December 2022, the Ministry of the Interior and Public Safety of Chile (ONEMI per its acronym in Spanish) provided information regarding the wildfire in Melipilla, Chile. To date, 46 homes have been destroyed, 184 people were affected, and 1 death was reported. One shelter was opened with 30 occupants. The fire is 60% contained. The report is available at: ONEMI

 

 Unofficial  

Severe weather

Brazil (update)

On 12 December 2022, media reported at least 17,002 people had evacuate their homes due to the heavy rains in the state of Bahia, with 119,611 people affected overall and 1 death reported. The report is available at: Correio 24 horas