2022--hurricane-julia-kills-22-in-venezuela-landslide---magazine--healty-and-sport-news May 2026

: Las Tejerías, Aragua state, roughly 40 miles (67 km) southwest of Caracas.

: Exceptional rainfall associated with Hurricane Julia, which saturated the soil and caused five local streams to overflow simultaneously. : Las Tejerías, Aragua state, roughly 40 miles

The October 2022 landslide in , triggered by the precursor disturbance of Hurricane Julia , stands as one of the country's most devastating natural disasters in decades . While Julia primarily made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Nicaragua, its intense rainfall over the southern Caribbean caused catastrophic flooding in north-central Venezuela. Event Overview : Las Tejerías

The official death toll fluctuated as search operations progressed: : Las Tejerías, Aragua state, roughly 40 miles

: The region received a month's worth of rain in just one day (approximately 100 liters per square meter). Impact and Fatalities