REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Year 4 - Volume 191 - 17 January, 2011

HIGHLIGHTS:

h BRAZIL: More than 14,000 people have been affected by heavy rains. The death toll stands at 635.

h PERU: So far this year, some 2,000 people have been affected by rains, hailstorms and floods.

h GUATEMALA: Yellow alert in three departments due to Volcano de Fuego