Approximately $409 million (€378 million) is needed immediately for WFP to support these 4.8 million people in the three most affected countries,

On Wednesday, the Mayor’s Office of Colombia’s capital city established restrictions to the water service in shifts, which will officially come into effect today, in order to overcome the water supply crisis. RELATED: Colombia Ratifies Rejection of US Sanctions Against Venezuela Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán said the measure aims to save two cubic meters of […]

On Wednesday, the United Nations pledged to assist Zimbabwe in mobilizing resources to address the El Niño induced drought crisis. RELATED: Zimbabwe: State of Disaster Declared, Drought This commitment follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s declaration of a state of disaster earlier in the day due to the drought, which has significantly reduced cereal output and affected […]

On Friday, the National Water Agency reported that the drought in the Brazilian Amazon has caused a reduction in the flow of the Branco River to historic lows. RELATED:  Forest Fires Ravage 19 States in Mexico Earlier this week, the flow reached a mark of -39 centimeters, a figure reminiscent of the record set during […]

On Sunday night, Mayor Ivan Arias declared the city of La Paz in an emergency situation due to intense rains and river overflows. RELATED:  Floods in Bolivia Cause 43 Deaths and 36000 Affected to Date “I held a meeting with Bolivian President Luis Arce to address the critical situation that La Paz is going through […]

On Friday, the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) confirmed that 1,691 fires have occurred so far in February in the Roraima state, which is located in the northern region of the Brazilian Amazon. RELATED:  Floods Caused by Intense Rains Leave Dead in Rio de Janeiro Compared to the same period last year, such figure […]

On Wednesday, Rio de Janeiro Governor Claudio Castro declared a “dengue epidemic” in this Brazilian state amidst a heavy rainstorm affecting various regions of this South American country. RELATED:  Brazil to Strengthen Ties with Africa for a Fairer World “This declaration is important to work more tranquilly and guarantee that the population lacks nothing,” he […]

On Thursday, the National Committee for the Regional Study of the El Niño Phenomenon warned that rains would lash the entire Ecuadorian coastal zone for several weeks. RELATED: Ecuadorian President Gave in to IMF Policy Pressures: CONAIE So far this year, authorities have recorded 390 dangerous weather events caused by rains in 19 provinces, affecting […]

On Thursday, the Brazilian Health Ministry published data showing that the number of dengue cases has almost tripled since January due to the rains and high temperatures associated with the El Niño phenomenon. RELATED: El Niño Puts Colombia in a Disaster Situation In the first three weeks of January, 120,874 cases were recorded, with an […]

On Wednesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared “natural disaster situation” to mobilize resources and address the impacts caused by the El Niño phenomenon, which has triggered fires and drought in this South American country. RELATED:  Colombia Honors the Memory of Senator Piedad Cordoba “We have had over 500 fires, and there are 60 municipalities experiencing […]