REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean - Year 5 – Volume 245

HIGHLIGHTS:

 PERU: Rains have affected 80% of Peruvian territory.

 ECUADOR: Thousands of people have been affected by rains. A state of emergency was declared for the canton of Chone.

 COSTA RICA: A 6.0 earthquake shook Costa Rica although no damages or victims were reported.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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