River floods are common natural phenomena that occur when the flow of water exceeds the
capacity of a river due to excessive rainfall. In the Peruvian territory, the heavy rains of 2010 …

Floods pose a recurrent threat to the population of Venezuela, primarily due to the
characteristics of its basins and human activities in alluvial zones. While …

Due to its geographical location, the community of Motozintla de Mendoza (Motozintla) in the
State of Chiapas, Mexico, is continuously exposed to the impact of natural hazards. In this …

The risk of flooding in cities near riverbeds is a latent concern, especially during the rainy
season. A specific case is that of Misantla, located in the State of Veracruz-Mexico, where …

Recent catastrophic events related to floods in Colombia reveal again the situation of
disaster as a development issue not solved in the country. It is necessary to analyze in more …

Floods are one of the most common natural phenomena and represent a serious hazard
when they affect human activities. Structural measures are commonly used to mitigate them; …

Regularly occurring flood events do have a history in Santiago de Chile, the capital city of
Chile and study area for this research. The analysis of flood events, the resulting damage …

To reduce and prevent significant economic flood losses, reliable tools are required to
estimate potential river inundation effects. This paper focuses on the estimation of direct …

Flooding due to climate change is recurrent and has intensified in the lower course of the
Coyuca River. This paper implements a multivariate analysis, including conditioning and …

Abstract The municipality of San Sebastián, considered one of the most prone to natural
hazards in Guatemala, was selected as one of the pilot areas of the UNESCO program on …