REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies: Latin America & the Caribbean - Year 3 - Issue 167, July 2010

HIGHLIGHTS:

- SOUTH AMERICA: Peru is on emergency due low temperatures. Bolivia on alert due to the increase of influenza cases.

- LA HISPANIOLA: Heavy rains affected Dominican Republic and Haiti.

- COLOMBIA: 1,800 people affected by flooding in Nariño.

- GUATEMALA: Heavy rains destroyed crops and affected 435 families. Pacaya Volcano shows signs of activity