Disaster authorities in Guatemala report floods and landslides in areas of San Marcos, Sololá, Guatemala and Santa Rosa Departments following heavy rainfall over the last few days. Two people have lost their lives and several houses and two.
Natural Hazards Monitoring - 14 July 2021
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Guatemala
On 13 July, the Guatemala National Coordinating System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish), that since the beginning of the rainy season, 288 severe weather incidents affecting 625,981 people have been reported. These weather incidents include floods, landslides, falling trees, and mud flows. In total 270 people remain at risk, 5,344 people were evacuated, 343 of which have been sheltered, 2 people were injured, and 7 people died. The most affected departments have been Chimaltenango, Quetzaltenango, Sololá, Guatemala, and Quiché. The Damage Assessments and Needs Analysis (EDAN, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that 52 homes are currently at risk, 528 homes sustained slight damage, 990 sustained moderate damage, and 74 homes sustained severe damages. In total 6 schools were affected, 95 roads were affected with 2 completely destroyed, 7 buildings sustained damages, and 11 bridges were affected