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 1102034
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Venezuela
From - To 30 May - 01 Jun

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Venezuela, Late May 2023A Tropical Wave brought heavy rainfall to parts of Venezuela from 20 May 2023. Local media reported flooding in Barinas municipality in the state of Barinas, and in the municipalities of Valencia, San Diego and Los Guayos in Carabobo state. Civil Protection reported some rescues and evacuations in Valencia. Around 400 families were affected in Valencia, local media said. Civil Protection deployed teams in the municipalities of Guanarito and San Genaro de Boconoíto in Portuguesa state, to carry out damage assessment and needs analysis after flooding.Wed 31 May 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

¡Tragedia en Venezuela! Inundación en mina de oro ilegal dejó 12 miner.. 6/4/2023 8:17:00 PM.

Edgar Colina, Secretario de seguridad ciudadana de Bolívar, dijo que “las labores fueron muy difíciles porque ya tenían 72 horas en descomposición en la mina de oro , pero muchos tenían tatuajes y tienen plena identificación.” Los cuerpos e
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TD2 not expected to strengthen into tropical storm 6/2/2023 2:09:00 PM.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking and three tropical waves in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Depression Two: The depression is in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, west of Fort
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Inician reparación de muro de contención tras desbordamiento del río T.. 5/29/2023 10:47:00 PM.

-Se dio inicio a los trabajos para reparar el boquete que dejó el desbordamiento del río Tucaní, cuyas aguas mantienen inundadas 222 viviendas en la comunidad de San Antonio de Heras, municipio Sucre, estado Zulia. Actualmente hay 316 famil
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Reparan muro de contención tras desbordarse el río Tucaní en Zulia 5/29/2023 9:29:00 PM.

Se iniciaron los trabajos para reparar el boquete que dejó el desbordamiento del Río Tucaní, cuyas aguas mantienen inundadas 222 viviendas en la comunidad de San Antonio de Heras, municipio Sucre, estado Zulia. Actualmente hay 316 familias
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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),