Overall Green Flood alert in Guatemala from 12 Aug 2024 01:00 UTC to 18 Aug 2024 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in Guatemala

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 1102837
Death:	0
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Guatemala
From - To	12 Aug - 18 Aug

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Guatemala - Rainy season, update (ECHO 10 Sep 2024)Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:58

Heavy rainfall and strong winds have been affecting most of the country since the beginning of the rainy season (May 2024) causing floods, landslides and a number of severe weather-related incidents, in particular due to the strong wind that have resulted in casualties and damage.
The National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) and WHO PAHO report, as of 4 September, 28 fatalities across 12 departments of the country, where the worst affected ones are Suchitepéquez and Escuintal with four fatalities each.
In addition, CONRED reports 13 injured people, around 24,000 evacuated and a total of approximately 8,500 currently affected people. More than 8,600 damaged buildings - of which 383 were severely damaged - and five destroyed bridges were also reported across the country.
Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over the whole country.

Suchitepéquez Department, Guatemala, Mid-August 2024CONRED reported flooding in the municipality of San José la Máquina, Suchitepéquez department, in mid-August 2024.Sun 18 Aug 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS

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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

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Intensas lluvias en Guatemala causan daños en varios departamentos 8/18/2024 10:21:00 PM.

Varias comunidades de por lo menos cuatro departamentos reportan daños a causa de las intensas lluvias que se registraron en las últimas horas en gran parte del territorio nacional, según la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desast

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