PERU
Education authorities have allocated 1,292,000 soles (around US$347,885) in response to 11 public schools in the province of Caylloma – Arequipa damaged by the 14 August earthquake. Authorities will purchase, transport and install 16 pre-fabricated classrooms, as a temporary solution.
Ministry of Education.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
About 1,779 people have been displaced due to flooding and 16 provinces are under alert. Rains are forecasted to continue.
National Emergency Centre.
PANAMA
Authorities have provided food, health care and protection to some 9,000 migrants this year. About 2,400 migrants currently remain in the country. Authorities closed the land border with Colombia three months ago as a preventative measure against massive migration. The majority of migrants are Haitians, who have lived in Brazil since 2010, Africans, Asians and Cubans who continue to cross through the jungles of the Darién.
Ministry of Security
HONDURAS
A UNHCR study reveals that Honduras has more than 200,000 internally displaced people due to violence. This number may be much higher as only one study has been carried out by government authorities and indicates 174,000 Hondurans displaced by violence in 20 of the country’s 298 municipalities.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
GUATEMALA
Ash particles were reported in the south-western part of the country after the Santiaguito Volcano erupted generating an ash column that reached 5,000 meters above sea level. The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) reported that the explosion generated lava flows and strong tremors. Authorities are monitoring 8,000 areas that are at risk of flash floods and mudslides and recommend people to take precaution and avoid spending time in areas near the volcano.
National Disaster Reduction Coordinator.