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Tragic figure of 43 deaths due to severe rains in Guatemala in 2022
According to data provided by the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) of Guatemala, at least 43 deaths have been reported this year as a result of
heavy rains.
According to Conred's General Rainy Season Report 2022, at least 10 thousand 937 people have been at risk due to the persistent floods that have affected more than three million Guatemalans.
At the same time, the prevention entity informed that there are currently 14 people sheltered for a total of 2,000 for the year. Meanwhile, 1,849 people have been assisted in the last few days.
Also on Tuesday, a hammock bridge collapsed in the village of Hacienda El Santo, in the department of Chiquimula; as well as the overflowing of the Samalá river in the municipality of San Andrés Villa Seca, Retalhuleu.
Conred registered the collapse of drains in the health post of the village of La Laguna Abajo in the municipality of La Unión, in the department of Zacapa. As well as flooding in the Centenario del Callejón Continuó Hotel El Alba, Suchitepéquez department.
At the same time, landslides have been reported in the perimeter wall of an elementary school in the village Timushan, in Zacapa; in the sector of Palo Alto, village Las Anonas, San José Pínula. And in the village Valentón 5 Arroyos, Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, where two houses were affected.
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Torrential rains wreak havoc in Guatemala's Chuquimula province
▪︎Hurrricane Fiona update
Fiona became a powerful Category 3 hurricane on Tuesday as it heads toward the Turks and Caicos Islands after leaving two dead and causing widespread flooding and power outages in the Caribbean.
With maximum winds near 185 kilometers per hour, it is already causing cyclone conditions in the British overseas territory and is expected to strengthen further, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
So far, Fiona has left two dead: a man whose house was swept away in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe and another in the Dominican Republic, who died while felling a tree to protect himself from the storm.
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader declared three eastern provinces as disaster zones: La Altagracia, home of the popular resort of Punta Cana; El Seibo and Hato Mayor.
Several roads were flooded or cut by falling trees or power poles around Punta Cana, where electricity was cut off, an AFP reporter reported on the scene.
Fiona se convirtió en un poderoso huracán de categoría 3 el martes mientras se dirige hacia las islas Turcas y Caicos después de dejar dos muertos y provocar grandes inundaciones y apagones en el Caribe.
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Hurricane Fiona lashes the Turks and Caicos Islands with torrential rains and strong wind gusts.
Following the passage of Hurricane Fiona in the Dominican Republic, at least two people are reported dead in the country. The eastern zone is the most affected area of the territory,
with more than 12,000 inhabitants displaced. Some 1.4 million people are without drinking water.
Tras el paso del huracán Fiona en República Dominicana, se registran por lo menos dos personas muertas en el país. La zona este es la más afectada del | Clima | CNN
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