Calamity
criticalFloodCalamity Score: 68

Disaster — Venezuela

3d agoYumareVenezuelaSource: gdacs

Earthquake in Venezuela

Geographic Context

This flood event occurred near Yumare (approximately 24 km away) in Venezuela, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 609.9K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "catastrophic" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a flooding event detected through hydrological monitoring stations and satellite observations. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 90. The computed Calamity Score is 68 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (85), population (85), historical (80). Data for this event was sourced from gdacs, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Venezuela has a documented history of flood events. Monitoring for flood events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.

Cascade Risk Analysis

This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.

Event Data

TypeFlood
Severitycritical
Severity Value90
Calamity Score68 / 100
Confidence80%
Coordinates10.4360, -68.5277
Nearest CityYumare (24 km)
Population Exposed609.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiercatastrophic
Timestamp2026-06-24T20:04:32.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1548473&episodeid=1714423&eventtype=EQ

Score Breakdown

85
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTypeEQ
AlertLevelRed
AlertScore3
CountryVenezuela
IsCurrenttrue

Cascade Risks

cascade
cascade

Safety Information

During flooding: never walk, swim, or drive through floodwaters. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of water can sweep away a vehicle. Move to higher ground if waters rise. After flooding, avoid contact with floodwater which may contain sewage, chemicals, or debris. Follow local emergency service guidance.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a flood event with CalamityScore 68/100, near Yumare (Venezuela), based on data from gdacs. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.