Weekly Situation Update (23-30 September 2019) As of 30 September 2019

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Weekly Situation Update (23-30 September 2019) As of 30 September 2019

KEY FIGURES BAHAMAS: HURRICANE DORIAN Four weeks after Dorian slammed (EOCs) in Abaco and Grand Bahama. northwestern Bahamas as a Category Humanitarian organizations are 53 5 hurricane, the Government of providing health and protection services, DEATHS REPORTED BY NEMA, The Bahamas is shifting efforts from supply delivery, debris removal, waste WITH MORE EXPECTED response to recovery. management and temporary housing.

The National Emergency Management Humanitarian organizations Agency (NEMA) reports that the official 1.6K have delivered more than death toll is 53, with more expected. PEOPLE STILL SHELTERED, 350,000 meals and 135,000 NEMA also reports that authorities have MOSTLY IN NEW PROVIDENCE liters of water successfully located some 690 people previously reported as missing and that there are 1,600 people still in shelter, In a 26 September press release, the mostly in New Providence. Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources called Dorian’s damage to Although response presence is the agricultural and marine resources transitioning, partners continue industry in Abaco and Grand Bahama to deliver humanitarian assistance, catastrophic, noting that preliminary Sources: as coordinated by NEMA through assessments in Grand Bahama suggest National Emergency Management Agency (Bahamas) their Emergency Operations Centres losses of some US$60 million.

KEY FIGURES CARIBBEAN: TROPICAL STORM KAREN Following Tropical Storm Karen’s BVI reported little damage and normal path near Trinidad and Tobago and activity. 10 the British Virgin Islands (BVI), both MUNICIPALITIES IN TRINIDAD territories deactivated their National Karen later produced 1-2 inches of rain AFFECTED BY KAREN Emergency Operations Centres across Puerto Rico and the US Virgin (NEOCs) as of 25 September. Islands, with isolated storm totals of eight inches, before weakening in In Trinidad, Karen affected 10 strength and speed ahead of a clockwise municipalities, with landslides and loop towards the southwestern Atlantic, flooding reported in several areas. The breaking apart without posing any Trinidad and Tobago Office of Disaster serious threat to land. Preparedness and Management (ODPM) is carrying out cleanup activities and distributing cleaning supplies.

Tobago reports some 133 emergency calls over damaged roofs, fallen trees and landslides. All services on both islands have returned to normal. Sources: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

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KEY FIGURES MEXICO: TROPICAL STORM NARDA Narda, currently some 15 miles west- northwestern mainland Mexico through INCHES northwest of Mazatlan, weakened to 2 October. Narda may produce 3-6 3-6 a depression on 29 September before inches of rainfall in Nayarit and Sinaloa, OF POTENTIAL RAINFALL IN strengthening again on 30 September. with 1-3 inches over Colima, Jalisco and NAYARIT AND SINALOA Narda continues to bring flooding rains Michoacan, rainfall that may potentially and maximum winds of 45mph. cause flash floods and mudlsides, especially in mountainous terrains. Narda is moving up the western Mexican coast at 15mph, a track that Following the recent multiple impacts the National Hurricane Center (NHC) by Hurricane Lorena along the western expects to continue over the coming coast, federal-level Civil Protection days, albeit with decreasing speed. NHC prepositioned response assets and projects that Narda will move over the personnel to strengthen local civil Sources: National Hurricane Center Gulf of California near the coast of protection systems and governments. Civil Protection (Mexico)

KEY FIGURES REGIONAL: NATURAL HAZARDS GUATEMALA - RAINY SEASON CHILE - EARTHQUAKES 539K Heavy rainfall in recent days has led On 26 September, a magnitude 6.1 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE RAINY to several minor emergency incidents earthquake struck southern Chile, with across Guatemala, including flooding, reports of shaking in the cities of Ancud, SEASON IN GUATEMALA landslides, sinkholes and collapses. Osorno, Puerto Montt and Temuco. The quake occurred some 610 miles south Most of the reported incidents are the capital of Santiago, with a depth of in the departments of Alta Verapaz, 80 miles below the surface. Guatemala, Quiche, San Marcos, Santa Rosa and Zacapa. As of 26 September, A powerful 6.8 earthquake later shook the rainy season (June-October) has Chile’s coast on 29 September, swaying affected some 539,000 people, causing buildings in the capital city of Santiago. the evacuation of 2,600 people and The quake struck some 255 miles south rendering 1,100 people homeless. of Santiago, with an epicenter of 10.3 miles below the surface. The rains have also triggered lahar flows for volcanoes throughout Guatemala, Chilean officials reported that most most notably the Volcán de Fuego and of central and southern Chile felt the Santiaguito volcanoes. The National earthquake. Chile’s national emergency Coordination for Disaster Reduction service said that there were no reports (CONRED) continue to carry out the of injuries or damage to basic services, Sources: corresponding response actions, with adding that the quake did not meet National Coordination for Disaster Reduction the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) the requirements to issue a tsunami (Guatemala) and UN Emergency Technical Team warning. National Emergency Office of the Ministry of the Interior (Chile) (UNETT) monitoring the situation.