Overall Green Flood in Colombia from 31 Oct 2024 01:00 UTC to 11 Nov 2024 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green Flood

in Colombia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 1102988
Death:	1
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Colombia
From - To	31 Oct - 11 Nov

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Analytical products

Flood in Colombia - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationWed, 13 Nov 2024 16:07

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated

Flood in Colombia - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationFri, 15 Nov 2024 14:53

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated

Flood in Colombia - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationMon, 18 Nov 2024 15:59

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated

Flood in Colombia - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationTue, 19 Nov 2024 15:09

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated

Flood in Colombia - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationWed, 20 Nov 2024 16:57

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated

Flood in Colombia - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationThu, 21 Nov 2024 16:23

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated

Flood in Colombia - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationFri, 22 Nov 2024 14:26

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated

Colombia - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (ECHO 01 Dec 2024)Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:34

Heavy rainfall and strong winds have been affecting central, northern and western Colombia, in particular the Chocó, and the La Guajir departments since mid-October, causing floods, a number of severe weather-related incidents and triggering landslides that have resulted in population displacement and damage.
UN OCHA reports, as of 25 November, around 28,500 displaced people and a total of approximately 383,300 affected people across 36 municipalities of the aforementioned affected departments. In addition, 105 damaged schools have been damaged in the Chocó, and the La Guajir departments.
Over the next 48 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is forecast over most of the country.

Santander Department, Colombia, Early November 2024Heavy rain caused several water bodies to overflow in areas of Santander Department, Colombia, in early November 2024.Mon 11 Nov 2024Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),

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