Guatemala issues warning for possible impact of tropical storm Pilar

Guatemala launched this Monday a warning about the possible effects of the impact of Tropical Storm Pilarthat advances slowly in the waters of the Pacific Oceanand this could affect half of the Central American country’s territory with rain this week.

Analyzes by the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) point out that the climate phenomenon will reach the south coast of Guatemala this Tuesday.

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The constant rains started since the weekend in the regions of Pacificwest, the North Transverse Range and part of Caribbeanaccording to the same source.

In turn, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) said that due to the weather conditions there are warnings of possible sudden river floods, rising tides and damage to the road network.

The civil protection institution reported that at least 12 of the 24 departments (provinces) that the country has are highly likely to be affected by the storm that formed on Sunday night between Mexico It is Guatemala.

Authorities asked artisanal fishermen to protect boats in ports and the population to carry out preventive evacuations if necessary and watch rivers flood in the area. Pacific Rim, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

During 2023, the rainy seasonThe campaign, which began in May, left at least 57 dead in Guatemalan territory, most of them in Guatemala City, in addition to 11 missing and 5 injured, according to official data.

Source: Elcomercio

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