Guatemala‘s National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED), reports that heavy rain, flash floods and landslides have affected thousands across the country since late September.

CONRED reported on 27 September that heavy rains in Baja Verapaz, Santa Rosa, Quetzaltenango and San Marcos departments had caused flooding and landslides affecting around 5,000 people.
Highways were damaged or blocked in Baja Verapaz, Santa Rosa and Quetzaltenango, delaying the passage of thousands of vehicles. A school building was damaged in Comitancillo, San Marcos. Several houses were damaged by a landslide in Jumaytepeque, Nueva Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, where army personnel have been deployed to carry out repair and clean-up operations. Dozens of homes were also damaged in Taxisco, Santa Rosa.
As of 30 September CONRED reported that areas in the departments of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Quiché, Sacatepequez and Solola were also affected.
Houses were severely damaged and 1 person died in a landslide in Villa Nueva, Guatemala. Landslides also blocked roads in Quiché and Sololá causing major traffic delays. Homes were damaged after flash floods in San Juan Chamelco in Alta Verapaz and San Juan Gascon in Sacatepequez.
CONRED later added that around 100 people were affected by flooding in the municipality of Las Cruces, Petén, where around 14 homes were damaged.
Rainy Season
The government in Guatemala reported on 30 September that emergency authorities had attended 230 incidents caused by the current rainy season that has affected 746,665 people so far. Six people have died, 6 injured and 1 is missing.
CONRED figures revealed that 1,261 people lost their homes while 2,652 had to be evacuated.


Social Media
SANTA ROSA. Durante la noche de ayer se realizó la entrega de asistencia humanitaria a familias afectadas por inundación registrada en la aldea El Cerinal, Barberena, Santa Rosa. pic.twitter.com/2xYphhNe22
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) October 2, 2019
SANTA ROSA
Se reporta inundacion en Aldea el Gariton, Taxisco, Santa Rosa, debido a el incremento del canal de chiquimulilla. Son 37 familias afectadas con daño moderado en las viviendas, las 37 familias se albergarán en casa de vecinos y familiares.
Fuente: Edwin Cuéllar TEC pic.twitter.com/Uyq6xCQxJi— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) September 30, 2019
PETÉN. Las fuertes lluvias registradas en horas de la madrugada provocaron inundación en 14 viviendas en el parcelamiento, kilómetro 63 del municipio Las Cruces, Petén. Personal de la CONRED se moviliza al lugar para realizar las evaluaciones. pic.twitter.com/2mDOSqxqv1
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) October 1, 2019
PETÉN. Luego de la Evaluación de Daños y Análisis de Necesidades -EDAN- realizada en el municipio Las Cruces, Petén, se coordina el traslado de ayuda humanitaria para apoyar a las 84 personas afectadas por la inundación. pic.twitter.com/MwWQcFpf23
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) October 1, 2019