Overall Green alert Flood for Guatemala
in Guatemala

Event summary

Flood Guatemala can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101673
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Guatemala
From - To 19 Sep - 21 Sep

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Guatemala, Late September 2022Teams from military and firefighters carried out rescues after the Shutaque river broke its banks near San Juan Ermita in Chiquimula Department, Guatemala on 19 September 2022. Roads were blocked, at least 5 vehicles were swept away and 25 people rescued. A bridge collapsed in Hacienda El Santo village in Chiquimula municipality. On 20 September CONRED reported 2 houses were damaged by a landslide in Tamahú, Alta Verapaz Department. The overflow of the Samalá river affected areas of the municipality of San Andrés Villa Seca, Retalhuleu. At least 11 houses were damaged after flooding in Gualán, Zacapa.Wed 21 Sep 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 15 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Conred reporta 14 mil personas evacuadas por temporada de lluvias2022-09-23T01:01+0200.

La Conred en el Informe General Temporada de Lluvias 2022 para este jueves 22 de septiembre reportó 7 mil 838 personas damnificadas. Foto: La Hora / Conred La Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (Conred) en el Informe Gene
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Inundaciones dejan 43 fallecidos en Guatemala durante 20222022-09-20T21:21+0200.

La Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (Conred) de Guatemala comunicó este martes que se han registrado 43 fallecidos durante el presente año como consecuencia de las severas precipitaciones que afectan a la nación centroam
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Terremoto en México: qué es la alerta de tsunami2022-09-19T23:12+0200.

El organismo pronosticó que habría olas de entre uno y tres metros de altura , aunque los impactos “podrían variar considerablemente de una sección de costa a otra”, especificó en un comunicado en su página web. Si bien las autoridades mex
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Lluvias provocan inundaciones, socavamientos y daños en Zacapa2022-09-17T16:47+0200.

Durante las últimas horas y a causa de las fuertes lluvias, la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (Conred), reporta carreteras, puentes y comunidades afectadas en Zacapa y otros puntos de la ciudad. Foto La Hora: Conred D
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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),