LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Monthly Humanitarian Snapshot As of 3 September 2018

CENTRAL AMERICA - DROUGHT GRENADA - FLOODS HAITI - FOOD SECURITY UPDATE NICARAGUA - SOCIAL TENSIONS

PEOPLE AT RISK OF FOOD INSECURITY POPULATION OF ST. DAVID AND ST. PEOPLE IN NEED, PER THE ASYLUM CLAIMS LODGED TO COSTA IN EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA & GEORGE PARISHES, DECLARED 2017-2018 HUMANITARIAN RICA BY NICARAGUANS IN AUGUST, 2M+ HONDURAS DUE TO DROUGHT 48K DISASTER AREAS DUE TO FLOODS 1.3M RESPONSE PLAN 5K DOWN FROM 21,000 IN JUNE-JULY

MUNICIPALITIES AFFECTED % IPC: ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY PHASES PARISHES DECLARED Nicaragua has been in embroiled in social tension for over EL SALVADOR 143 OF 262 54.5% DISASTER AREAS (JUL-SEP 2018) 130 days, a situation that continues to draw attention from international groups and from its neighbour Costa Rica. MEXICO GUATEMALA 163 OF 240 67.9% None or Minimal HONDURAS 135 OF 298 45.3% Stressed NORD OUEST TOTAL 441 OF 800 55.1% NORD GUATEMALA BELIZE NORD ESTEST GRENADA HONDURAS ARTIBONITE MANAGUA CENTRECENTRE 2 SAINT MARCHES IN GEORGE SAN JOSÉ PORT-AU-PRINCE 62% OVER THE SAINT DAVID OF CASUALTIES GRANDEGRANDE ANSE ANSE OUESTOUEST SITUATION IN NIPPES HAVE BEEN IN NICARAGUA SUD SUD EST MANAGUA, EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA MASAYA AND Caribbean Sea CARAZO SAN JOSÉJOSE DEPARTMENTS WITH AFFECTED MUNICIPALITIES Caribbean Sea

98K $94M 75% 75 20 6+ 1.1M 531K 47% TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS FARMERS ESTIMATED LOSS IN MAIZE & BEAN TOTAL LANDSLIDES BUILDINGS INCHES OF RAIN PEOPLE PEOPLE REACHED OF PEOPLE 2 The Organization of American States (OAS) approves the AFFECTED IN ECONOMIC LOSSES CROPS IN AFFECTED REPORTED ACROSS AFFECTED BY RECORDED IN TARGETED FOR WITH ASSISTANCE TARGETED HAVE AUG creation of a working group to seek a peaceful solution to the months-long unrest, a move criticized by Nicaragua’s EL SALVADOR IN GUATEMALA AREAS OF HONDURAS ISLAND PARISHES FLOODING PARTS OF GRENADA PRIORITY IN FOOD SECURITY BEEN REACHED ASSISTANCE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 6 More than 50 civil society organizations sign a letter urging OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OVERVIEW AUG the UN Human Rights Council to convene a special session on the current situation in Nicaragua. Rainfall in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras for A tropical wave passed over Grenada on 1 August, Per the July 2018 bulletin on food security conditions in June-July 2018 was lower-than-average, affecting the main generating torrential rainfall over the island and causing Haiti published by the National Coordination for Food 26 Hundreds of Costa Ricans march in San José in solidarity AUG with Nicaraguans who have fled to Costa Rica, just one week crop cycle in the region. With 281,000 hectares of maize landslides and flooding homes in several areas. The Security, the general improvement in several departments after a tense protest against Nicaraguans in Costa Rica. and bean crops reported lost, subsistence farming families parishes of St. David and St. George were severely affected have upgraded conditions from crisis levels for March-June 27 UN Secretary-General António Guterres meets with the will not have enough food to eat or sell in coming months. and declared disaster areas by the National Disaster to stressed for July-September, per the Integrated Food AUG Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Affairs. Management Agency (NaDMA). Security Phase Classification (ICP). In livelihood zones 27 OHCHR issues a report indicating human rights abuses. The Honduras declared an emergency for the Dry Corridor on 15 where food security is improving, some pockets could still AUG report met with a rebuttal by the Government. August, while El Salvador placed 12 of 14 departments Although road networks, security, transport, health and be in crisis phase due to the decrease in livestock numbers 30 The Government of Nicaragua ends the invitation extended under alert in July. Guatemalan authorities are evaluating electricity services suffered minor interruptions due to the and areas planted as a result of the impact of drought, AUG to OHCHR’s mission in Nicaragua, which had been in the possible measures to address the situation. flooding, normalcy was restored within days. which is forecasted to continue into autumn. country since 24 June.

Data: FAO, WFP, Civil Protection (El Salvador), Ministry of Agriculture Data: National Disaster Management Agency (Grenada) Data: CNSA, FAO, revised 2017-2018 HRP, WFP Data: Governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, OAS, OHCHR (Guatemala), Agriculture and Livestock Secreteriat (Honduras)

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LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Monthly Humanitarian Snapshot As of 3 September 2018

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

ANGUILLA PERU - COLD WAVE / - FLOODS VENEZUELA - EARTHQUAKESAINT MARTIN VENEZUELA - POPULATION MOVEMENT Isla de ANTIGUA AND Mona SAINT KITTS BARBUDA PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PEOPLE AFFECTED IN COLOMBIA AND NEVIS PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN 100KM WHO HAVE LEFT EXTREME COLD IN SEVERAL AND VENEZUELA DUE TO THE OF THE EARTHQUAKE’S SINCE 2014, MAINLY TO OTHER 713K DEPARTMENTS OF PERU 85K OVERFLOW OF THE BASIN 560MONTSERRATK EPICENTER, PER GDACS 2.3M SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES

COLOMBIA AFFECTED DEPARTMENTS ECUADOR RIVER DOMINICA Authorities in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru all took measures in August to address the effects of the escalating Caribbean Sea number of Venezuelans crossing through their borders.

MONAGAS DELTA Pacific AMACURO ST. LUCIA Ocean GUARICO BRAZIL TÁCHIRA BARBADOS ST. VINCENT VENEZUELA AND THE GRENADINES BOLIVAR HUANUCO 7 GRENADA VICHADA 2 AMAZONAS COLOMBIA LIMA 3 HUANCAVELICA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ECUADOR 1 4 7 AYACUCHO GUAINIA PUNO 5 APURIMAC BOLIVIA VENEZUELA COLOMBIA 6 7 8 AREQUIPA BRAZIL DEPARTMENTS PLACED PERU ECUADOR BRAZIL UNDER EMERGENCY ON 17 AUG PERU VENEZUELA

The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the northeast coast TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS 87K 12K 24 60K 15K 28K of Venezuela on 21 August was felt throughout the north of ANIMALS LOST TO HECTARES OF SCHOOLS PEOPLE AFFECTED PEOPLE SHELTERED OR PEOPLE AFFECTED South America and nearby Caribbean islands; Venezuela 7 1 Brazil briefly shuts the northern border in Roraima to people EXTREME COLD IN CROPS AFFECTED AFFECTED BY BY FLOODING IN WITH HOST FAMILIES BY FLOODING IN and Trinidad and Tobago registered most of the minor AUG from Venezuela, reopening after a few hours. AFFECTED AREAS BY COLD WAVE COLD WAVE VENEZUELA IN VENEZUELA COLOMBIA damages reported. 9 Ecuador declares a state of emergency in three northern AUG 2 states to expedite humanitarian assistance. OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Trinidad and Tobago suffered minor structural damage and 18 3 Ecuador begins requiring passports for Venezuelans who interruptions to power and telecommunications, while AUG wish to enter the country. Due to the effects of the extreme temperatures in several Thousands in Colombia and Venezuela remain affected by Venezuela reported damage to an unoccupied building in 20 4 Brazil deploys military personnel to Roraima for security areas of Peru, on 17 August, the Executive branch of the flooding after heavy rainfall in July. The Orinoco and Caroní Caracas. Both reported that there were no casualties. AUG after Venezuelans attacked and chased back to Venezuela. Peruvian Government declared a state of emergency for rivers, in particular, reached historical water levels in 24 Ecuador begins operating Humanitarian Corridor to move 116 districts in the departments of Apurímac, Ayacucho, Venezuela. AUG 5 Venezuelans through Ecuador by bus service. Arequipa, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Puno and Lima for 30 KEY FIGURES 25 Peru begins requiring passports for Venezuelans who wish calendar days to allow regional and local governments to Venezuela has deployed assistance to Amazonas, Delta AUG 6 to enter the country. take immediate action in the affected areas. Amacura, Apure, , Guárico, Bolivar and Táchira. 7.3 154KM 44 27 Colombia, Brazil and Peru immigration authorities meet to AUG 7 discuss regional solutions. MAGNITUDE OF DEPTH OF AFTERSHOCKS The extreme cold has had a negative impact on health, In Colombia, authorities are responding to needs of EARTHQUAKE ON EARTHQUAKE, RECORDED AS OF 28 Peru declares health emergency in northern districts, area education, agricultural activity, livestock and infrastructure. affected people in Vichada and Guanía. THE RICHTER SCALE PER THE USGS 26 AUGUST AUG 8 with high migration flow .

Data: National Emergency Operations Centre (COEN) of the National Data: DG ECHO, National Disaster RIsk Management Unit (Colombia), Data: USGS, Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), ODPM Data: Governments of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, IOM, Civil Defence Institute (INDECI) of Peru Civil Protection (Venezuela) (Trinidad and Tobago), Ministry of the Interior, Justice and Peace (Venezuela) UNHCR

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. The numbers presented are for orientation and not conclusive. Sources are reports from national authorities from public websites. Creation date: 31 August 2018 Sources: Reliefweb, Redhum Feedback: [email protected] | www.unocha.org/rolac | www.reliefweb.int