Overall Green Flood alert in Venezuela from 08 Feb 2023 01:00 UTC to 09 Feb 2023 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in Venezuela

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1101853
Death:	2
Displaced:	4
Countries:	Venezuela
From - To	08 Feb - 09 Feb

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Venezuela - Landslide (ECHO 13 Feb 2023)Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:31

A landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, occurred on 8 February in the state of Mérida (north-western Venezuela) resulting in casualties and damage.
The event occurred in the settlement of Onia in Alberto Adriani Municipality and, according to media reports, tw people died, four families have been evacuated and a bridge has been destroyed. In addition, the power supply in the area has been interrupted as a result of landslide damage.
For the next 24 hours, drier conditions are expected over Merida State.

Merida State, Venezuela, Early February 2023Heavy rain triggered a landslides in Onia in Alberto Adriani municipality, Merida State, Venezuela on 08 February 2023. Two people died and 7 buildings were damaged or destroyed, with 4 families evacuated. A bridge on the Onia river was destroyed, causing severe transport problems.Fri 10 Feb 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS

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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

El top seis de los terremotos más fuertes que se han registrado en Col.. 2/1/2023 10:09:00 PM.

"El departamento del Huila fue el más devastado, ya que allí casi todos sus municipios presentaron daños graves en las construcciones e importantes efectos en la naturaleza. Por ejemplo, en Timaná, la iglesia y la mayoría de las casas queda

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Clima21: Fallas para prevenir, mitigar y atender desastres naturales s.. 1/20/2023 8:18:00 PM.

Un espeso velo de «silencio y olvido» impide conocer los efectos de eventos meteorológicos y climáticos extremos en Venezuela, lo que aumenta la vulnerabilidad de la población e imposibilita que se puedan tomar acciones para mejorar la gest

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),

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