Storm Cristina moves to El Salvador while rains cause flooding and falling trees in Guatemala

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Storm Cristina moves to El Salvador while rains cause flooding and falling trees in Guatemala

Meteorological bulletin number 10, prepared by the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh), points out that the Tropical Storm Cristina maintains a speed of 6 kilometers per hour and It is located 275 kilometers from Jutiapa.

The scientific institution indicates that the possible path of the storm remains towards El Salvador, where could weaken when it hits land and possibly dissipate.

Due to the proximity and circulation of Cristina, the Insivumeh predicts increase in rain between June 10 and 12. The accumulated majors They are expected in the valley regions of the east, bocacosta, Pacific, central highlands and west.

Storm Cristina, so far, It is located in the orange zone of the Operational Plan.

Read more: Guatemala reports damage to rest houses in Iztapa as Storm Cristina moves towards El Salvador

The Insivumeh records abundant entry of humidity and atmospheric instabilityas well as the proximity of Cristina, conditions that promote cloudiness with rain.

Rain damage

In the early morning, municipal personnel and Volunteer Firefighters work at kilometer 33.5 of the RN-10, in Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, on the fall from a tree

The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) reports homes affected by floods and mudflow in the village Los Esclavos, Cuilapa, Santa Rosa.

The authorities evaluate damages and analyze needs.

Besides, warns about the descent of a laharwith weak to moderate characteristics, in the Barranca Ceniza, a tributary of the Achiguate River, adjacent to the Fuego volcano.

The lahar moves along the bed of the Ceniza River and drags a mixture of water, fine volcanic material, branches, trunks and rocks from 30 centimeters to 3 meters in diameter.

The Insivumeh warns that if the lahar increases the flow due to the rains, there is the possibility of overflowing into the Zarco and Mazate rivers.

During the night of June 9, affected homes were also recorded in Moyuta, Jutiapa, due to a bottom tide.

In the last 24 hours, the highest rainfall accumulations occurred in Huehuetenango, with 41.4 millimeters; San Marcos, with 30.4 millimeters, and Chiquimula, with 29.8 millimeters.

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