EMERGENCY

Ecuador’s COE declares Chone City in emergency after heavy rains

Published on: February 21, 2024
16:51

Quito, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s Emergency Operations Committee (COE) declared on Wednesday Chone City, Manabi province in emergency after the heavy rains of the last hours.

Costa Rica declares sanitary emergency for animal parasites

Published on: February 7, 2024
16:51

San Jose, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica’s Government declared on Wednesday a sanitary emergency given the presence of the screwworm, a type of parasitic insect that affects livestock animals, among others.

State of emergency due to dengue fever in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Published on: February 5, 2024
11:44

Brasilia, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Mayor Eduardo Paes decreed a state of emergency in public health in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro due to dengue, as published today in the Official Gazette of the territory.

Uruguayan meteorologist warns of weather emergency due to heat wave

Published on: January 31, 2024
14:10

Montevideo, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay is presently facing up a killing heat wave that could create weather emergency conditions, meteorologist Mario Bidegain said on Wednesday.

WHO launches appeal for 1.5B dollars for key emergencies in 2024

Published on: January 15, 2024
17:19

Geneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched an appeal for US$ 1.5 billion to protect the health of the most vulnerable populations in 41 emergencies around the globe in 2024.

López Obrador thanks Cuban doctors for their assistance in Acapulco

Published on: October 31, 2023
12:48

Mexico, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) President Andrés Manuel López Obrador thanked the Government and people of Cuba for sending doctors to support the health emergency in Acapulco due to Hurricane Otis.

October: the month with highest number of homicides in El Salvador

Published on: October 31, 2023
00:30

San Salvador, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador reported 13 days without homicides in October to become the month with the highest incidence of this scourge so far in 2023, according to a report from the National Civil Police (PNC).

Russia delivers donation of vegetable oil to Cuba

Published on: September 27, 2023
12:45

Havana, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Russia stressed its strong will to continue to cooperate with Cuba at a ceremony in Havana to deliver a donation of 650 tons of vegetable oil worth nearly three million dollars.

Danger of hurricanes for Cuba increases in August

Published on: August 5, 2023
01:00

Havana, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) August tends to be more dangerous for Cuba regarding the formation of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, a specialist said on Friday.

Peruvian Government announces withdrawal of troops from Puno

Published on: August 3, 2023
08:02

Lima, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Government announced the end of the militarization of public order in the southern region of Puno, currently under a state of emergency due to protests that began in December 2022.

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