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Venezuela tropical wave rainstorms continue

14 clusters · 83 sources · last updated

Latest: Tropical Wave #47 to bring rain and thunderstorms

The Atlantic tropical‑wave season kept Venezuelan regions under repeated rain threats through August 2026. Early August activity included Waves 34 and 35, which brought thunderstorms, lightning, and Saharan dust. By 12 A

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Traffic accidents in Caracas

2 clusters · 9 sources · last updated

Latest: Caracas truck accident leaves multiple dead and injured

A series of traffic accidents in Caracas has resulted in multiple casualties and injuries. On September 23, a public transport bus lost control on Avenida Fuerzas Armadas and struck the gate of the ‘El Manantial de la R

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Super El Niño intensifies, threatening global health and ag

170 clusters · 1304 sources · last updated

Latest: El Niño threatens Brazilian dairy production through heat stress

The 2026–27 Super El Niño is intensifying, with the United Nations warning of a record-breaking phenomenon that is ‘super-sizing’ and could potentially be the largest in at least 1,000 years. Ocean temperatures in the he

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Venezuela earthquake recovery and seismic activity

788 clusters · 4276 sources · last updated

Latest: Venezuela completes 65,000 inspections following June earthquakes

Three months after the June 24 twin earthquakes, the humanitarian and economic crisis in Venezuela persists. The official death toll has reached 6,509, though reports of missing persons vary. Munich RE estimates economic

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Public utility and infrastructure challenges in Venezuela

12 clusters · 47 sources · last updated

Latest: Fuel supply in Venezuela disrupted by electrical failures

Public utility and infrastructure services in various Venezuelan cities continue to face significant operational challenges and maintenance delays. In Cabimas, local authorities have been conducting preventive maintenanc

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Venezuela earthquake recovery and diplomatic developments

7 clusters · 71 sources · last updated

Latest: Venezuela requires $21 billion for earthquake recovery

Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez has engaged in efforts to bolster the national economy through both domestic sector promotion and international diplomacy. Domestically, Rodríguez has focused on economic diver

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2026-2027 El Niño intensifies heat, floods in Latin America

21 clusters · 289 sources · last updated

Latest: Táchira residents protest electricity diversion to Caracas

By mid-August 2026, the 2026–2027 El Niño event continued to intensify, with Venezuela reporting temperature increases of at least two degrees Celsius. Vice Minister José Ramón Pereira Bastida noted that this spike, exac

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Venezuela floods and bridge collapses

5 clusters · 72 sources · last updated

Latest: Heavy rains cause landslides and flooding in Colombia and Venezuela

Intense rainfall across central-western Venezuela triggered a series of flood-related emergencies. On 2 August, the Autopista Centroccidental Cimarrón Andresote bridge in Yaracuy collapsed after swollen waters eroded its

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Venezuela disaster relief and infrastructure response

11 clusters · 106 sources · last updated

Latest: Caracas flooding causes death and missing persons

Following severe rains in late July 2026, Venezuelan authorities deployed over 900 officials to monitor tropical waves and assess infrastructure damage. On 4 August, tropical wave 34 struck Monagas, causing power outages

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