Following the floods caused by Guatemala’s exceptionally strong rain season, the European Commission is providing €90 000 in humanitarian aid to assist 3500 people in the central Alta Verapaz department.…
Thousands of people have been affected by flooding and heavy rain in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala over the last few days. Five fatalities have been reported in Nicaragua. Local meteorological…
Heavy rain in Guatemala over the last few days has caused flooding in 4 departments. Guatemala’s Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología (INSIVUMEH) reports that the La Pasión…
Periods of heavy rain over the last 7 days have caused floods and landslides in parts of Central America. Civil protection authorities have reported 4 fatalities in El Salvador and…
TEPIC, Mexico, April 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Melting glaciers, intense storms and other climate-related shocks are expected to ramp up pressure on Latin America’s infrastructure, which needs to be…
In 1996, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) launched a comprehensive agenda for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) throughout the Latin America and the…
At least 40 people have died in Mexico after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain dumped by Tropical Storm Earl between 04 and 06 August 2016. Hurricane Earl made…
Hundreds of people were evacuated in Guatemala after torrential rain brought by Hurricane Earl caused several rivers to overflow in the north of the country. Hurricane Earl made landfall in…
Around 5,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes after heavy rain caused floods in Nicaragua and Guatemala. The heavy rain began to fall on 09 July, 2016. La…
A system of low pressure has left parts of central America experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding since 15 or 16 October 2015. Over 500 people have been displaced by floods…
At least 7 people have died in floods in Honduras since heavy rain began to fall on 17 October. Elsewhere in Central America, flooding has also been reported in Guatemala,…
The death toll from the landslide that struck in the community of El Cambray II, Santa Catarina Pinula municipality, Guatemala, in the early hours of 02 October 2015, continues to…
In the wake of flash flood disasters in southern France, South Carolina and Guatemala, the UN called for more action to reduce the risk of flash floods in urban areas.…
Heavy rain caused a devastating landslide in the community of El Cambray II, Santa Catarina Pinula municipality, Guatemala, in the early hours of 02 October 2015. According to the latest…
Heavy rain has caused flooding in several departments of Honduras over the last few days, according to the country’s civil defence agency, Copeco. Heavy rain has also affected several other…
A landslide caused by recent heavy rain has prompted disaster management authorities in Guatemala to evacuate over 300. The landslide occurred during the morning of Saturday, 11 July 2015, in…
