Overall Green alert Flood
in Colombia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1102018
Death: 2
Displaced: 370
Countries: Colombia
From - To 16 May - 13 Jun

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Colombia - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 24 May 2023)Wed, 24 May 2023 06:56

  • On 16 May, heavy rainfall hit Puerto Triunfo Municipality in the Antioquia Department (north-western Colombia) causing floods and leading to widespread damage. The severe weather conditions affected also the Municipalities of Belmira, Sopetrán and Frontino.
  • According to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) and the Government of Antioquia, 468 families have been affected, eight houses destroyed and 15 damaged.
  • For the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rainfall with localized thunderstorms is forecast across the affected Department.
Cauca Department, Colombia, Late May 2023Local media report floods in Timbío Municipality in the Cauca Department of Colombia after heavy rain that began on 21 May 2023. Some families were evacuated after the overflow of the Chambío stream. A landslide caused by heavy rain blocked a section of the Pan American Highway near Caldono.Tue 23 May 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),