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Flash FloodSan Sebastian, Puerto Rico

May 8, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
San Sebastian

Event narrative (NOAA)

A person was swept away as Cascada Gozalandia, while other two were trapped by increasing water levels in Rio Guatemala. The body of the person was found and recovered two days later, when the water levels finally receded.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Flash Flood — San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, May 8, 2024 | DisasterAtlasUSA