Guatemala registers 13 deaths and more than 33 thousand people affected by the 2026 rains

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July 14, 2026July 14, 2026By Mario Vásquez
Guatemala registers 13 deaths and more than 33 thousand people affected by the 2026 rains

In the rainy season of 2026, the rains have already claimed the lives of 13 people in Guatemala, according to data from the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred), which added that one person is missing and 906 emergencies have been attended throughout the country.

According to the information, the victims have died in events related to electrical storms, river flooding, landslides and falling trees.

The departments with the most deaths are Alta Verapaz, with four; Sololá, with two; and Totonicapán, Santa Rosa, Izabal, Guatemala and Escuintla, with one or two victims each.

Among the most recent cases is that of a person who died on July 13 in Cuyuta, Masagua, Escuintla, after a tree fell. There is also the death of three people swept away by a river in Santa María Cahabón, Alta Verapaz.

According to information from Conred, in 2026 there will be 33,052 people affected, almost 14,000 evacuated, more than 1,000 sheltered and 6,494 homes with moderate damage.

Alta Verapaz continues to be the department with the most reported emergencies, with 279 incidents during the rainy season.

To read more: “It is quite complicated”: sheltered people fear returning to their homes after the floods in Fray Bartolomé de las Casas

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Data on incidents in which people have died

June 2, 2026

  • Two people died in the Pasac hamlet, San Vicente Buenabaj village, Momostenango, Totonicapán. Cause: electrical storm.
  • A minor died in the San José Las Flores hamlet, Senahú, Alta Verapaz. Cause: was swept away by a river.

June 6, 2026

  • Two people lost their lives in the Tecuaco canton, Casillas, Santa Rosa. Cause: They were swept away by a river.

June 10, 2026

  • A minor died in the Paculam hamlet, Guineales village, Nahualá, Sololá. Cause: glide.

June 12, 2026

  • One person died in the Santa Bárbara neighborhood, Morales, Izabal. Cause: tree fall

June 22, 2026

  • One person died in the Santa Elena II neighborhood, zone 18 of Guatemala. Cause: She was swept away by a current of water in a ditch.
  • One person lost his life in the Chobé hamlet, Santa Lucía Utatlán, Sololá. Cause: was swept away by a river.

July 8, 2026

  • Three people died in the Chimoxan village, Santa María Cahabón, Alta Verapaz. Cause: They were swept away by a river.

July 13, 2026

  • One person died in Cuyuta, Masagua, Escuintla. Cause: tree fall

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