More than 260 000 affected as heavy rains hit Guatemala
At least five people have lost their lives and a total of 266 408 have been affected in Guatemala since the rainy season began in May, according to the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED). The latest fatalities were in Solola Department, where three people lost their lives in flash floods on Saturday, June 12.
According to CONRED, 368 houses have been slightly damaged, 768 moderately, and 34 severely, while 39 roads have been affected.
Five people have lost their lives so far this rainy season, with the latest fatalities coming from Solola Department.
On Saturday, heavy rainfall caused the Quiba River to break its banks, flooding the village of Guineales, Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan.
Around 30 houses were severely damaged, while 85 people have been transferred to safer grounds. Three people, two of whom were children, were swept away by the current.
The Red Cross said they were working to accommodate around 10 000 residents who have been displaced in the village.
In Amatitlan, a mudslide blocked a road on June 12, disrupting the travel of thousands of motorists. On the same day, 25 people have been displaced after flooding damaged buildings in San Cristobal Verapaz.
Debido a las fuertes lluvias que se han registrado 3 árboles caen en los kilómetros 161, 159 y 156 de la ruta CA-14, Baja Verapaz, #CruzRojaGT realiza labores de remoción y se procede a liberar ambas vías. pic.twitter.com/2v6N9ewmcg
— CruzRojaGT (@CRGuatemalteca) June 13, 2021
Durante las labores de esta tarde, y que aún continúan, en Aldea Guineales de Sololá, #CruzRojaGT junto a vecinos del sector localizan un deslizamiento de tierra en el área Noroeste de la aldea debido a las fuertes lluvias. pic.twitter.com/5vLkN5Cqkk
— CruzRojaGT (@CRGuatemalteca) June 13, 2021
Debido a las fuertes lluvias que se han registrado se reportan inundaciones en Aldea Guineales, Sololá, #CruzRojaGT junto a CBMD, CVB, Ejército de Guatemala y Conred han estado laborando en el lugar. pic.twitter.com/scCdjjoKLr
— CruzRojaGT (@CRGuatemalteca) June 13, 2021
Se reporta acumulación de agua en la zona 3 de Ciudad de Guatemala, derivado de las fuertes lluvias, #CruzRojaGT continúa realizando monitoreos. pic.twitter.com/at3z6cpvff
— CruzRojaGT (@CRGuatemalteca) June 14, 2021
#Sololá| Sin agua potable, sin puentes, con víctimas mortales, así amaneció #AldeaGuineales luego del desbordamiento del río Q'uiba. #ClimaGT@Guatevision_tv @prensa_libre @RBCNoticiasGT pic.twitter.com/g8tV7pHVDp
— Marvin Túnchez (@MTunchez_19) June 13, 2021
ALTA VERAPAZ. Familias fueron afectadas por las fuertes lluvias que causaron deslizamientos y caída de árboles en el caserío Chimulac Chipoc, Cahabón, Alta Verapaz.
Créditos: Matías Figueroa, Delegada Departamental de la CONRED. pic.twitter.com/k3DUxlqORz
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) June 13, 2021
SOLOLÁ. Sistema CONRED continúa realizando evaluaciones de daños en viviendas de Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Sololá que fueron afectadas por el desbordamiento de varios ríos. pic.twitter.com/89pEqpqPvg
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) June 14, 2021
Featured image credit: CONRED
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