Airways determined to divert flights because of climate in Guatemala – 2024-06-17 07:58:37

Guatemala Metropolis/Prensa Latina

A number of airways determined to divert their flights from this nation to different locations as a result of intense rains falling on a part of Guatemala, the Normal Directorate of Civil Aeronautics confirmed right now.

Via a press release, the entity referred to the Monzonic Trough local weather phenomenon together with a low stress channel that’s about to enter that Central American territory, causes for the measure “to safeguard the protection of customers and crew members.”

La Aurora Worldwide Airport continues to function in all its areas; Nevertheless, the Directorate pressured that it invitations customers to contact their airways to search out out if there’s a deviation from their regular route.

The wet season started particularly at first of this month and the Chapin soils are already saturated, whereas a number of incidents and vital harm to infrastructure and houses have been recorded.

The heavy rainfall additionally brought on deaths from lahars within the volcanoes positioned within the southeast of the nation and the evacuation of a whole lot of individuals from their houses as a result of danger they pose.

This afternoon, Military personnel monitored the overflow of the Paz River within the municipality of Moyuta, within the japanese division of Jutiapa.

The Nationwide Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology indicated that the best results of the rains are anticipated in San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Suchitepéquez, Escuintla, Santa Rosa, Jutiapa, Sololá, Chiquimula, Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz and Petén.

The Ministry of Schooling of Guatemala suspended in-person courses in 12 of the 22 departments for subsequent Monday and Tuesday as a result of climate state of affairs.