Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 15 August, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED), provided an update about the effects of the heavy rain season in the country. To date 1,229 incidents related to heavy rains have been reported. Between April to August 2022, 2,046,534 people were affected by the rainy season and 28 deaths were reported. There are 1,895 people who have been placed in shelters as they have lost their homes. In total, 1,179 houses were lightly damaged, 4,467 houses were moderately damaged, and 326 houses were severely damaged. In addition, 68 bridges and 353 roads were affected, and 18 bridges were destroyed. The report is available at: CONRED.