Overall Green alert Flood
in Belize

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1103012
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Belize
From - To 16 Nov - 18 Nov

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Tropical Storm Sara, Belize, November 2024Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in Belize on 17 November 2024 near Dangriga Town. As of 18 November, local media reported flooding in areas of Cayo District, where some roads were closed. Flood and landslide warnings remained in place. Classes were suspended for 18 November. A severe Flood Warning was in effect for the Macal River and its tributaries.Mon 18 Nov 2024FloodList 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.

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Latest media headlines

TS Sara Related Flooding Affecting Rural Belize Days Later 11/21/2024 1:48:00 AM.

Tonight, hundreds of residents in Belize River Valley are grappling with floodwaters that have surged in from western Belize. In Rancho Dolores, a community of two hundred and fifty villagers, everyone is hunkering down. The bridge leading
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Advisory No. 7: A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the ent.. 11/21/2024 12:57:00 AM.

At 6 pm local time, Tropical Storm Sara was located near latitude 16.2N, longitude 86.3W, or about 155 miles southeast of Belize City. Sara was moving to the west at 2 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. A continued slow westward mo
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Tropical Storm Sara causes massive flooding in Belize 11/21/2024 12:57:00 AM.

Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in southern Belize on Sunday, November 17th, bringing heavy rainfall to the region. A tropical storm warning was issued for the entire Belizean coast and the Cayes. As the storm dissipated, residents in flo
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Roaring Creek River Floods Old Bridge 11/19/2024 5:52:00 AM.

In Roaring Creek, the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Sara over the weekend are making their way from western Belize through the rivers and tributaries towards the Caribbean Sea. This means the Macal, Sibun, and Belize Rivers are among the
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),