Ecuador’s Esmeraldas Floods Bring Local Emergency as Hail Swamps Quito
The Esmeraldas floods push Ecuador's coastal city into a local emergency, while a hailstorm floods a Quito Metro station and...
October 5, 2026Topic
natural disaster
Guatemala Tells Villa Hermosa to Evacuate as Rains Hit
Guatemala rains swell the Pinula River: Villa Hermosa told to evacuate, a bridge is shut, and the weather service links...
October 4, 2026
Tolima Seismic Swarm: M4.5 Tremor Shakes Central Colombia
A days-long seismic swarm around Chaparral, Tolima, peaked with a M4.5 tremor felt in Bogotá on 23 September 2026. Schools...
September 24, 2026
7.4 Southern Mexico Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert, No Deaths
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Chiapas in southern Mexico, briefly triggering a tsunami warning. No deaths and only minor...
July 20, 2026
Ecuador’s President announces state of emergency due to strong earthquake
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced Sunday that he would declare a state of emergency to accelerate the reconstruction
March 20, 2023
Sâo Paulo governor announces 300-bed field hospital on Navy ship to serve natural disaster victims
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas, announced today a field hospital with 300 beds to serve the...
February 22, 2023
Niterói Receives Weather Warning System
An alert system is currently being installed in several neighborhoods of the Niterói municipal area to warn residents about mud-...
September 17, 2013
More Landslides in Nova Friburgo: Daily
Two rock slides left twenty homes destroyed and at least 72 people homeless in Nova Friburgo of Rio State, following...
November 16, 2012
Rebuilding Região Serrana in Rio State
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The interior, mountainous region of Rio state (Região Serrana)...
February 1, 2011