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2. January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides - Wikipedia

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   A series of floods and mudslides took place in January 2011 in several towns of the Mountainous Region (Região Serrana), in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Casualties occurred in the cities of Nova Friburgo , Teresópolis , Petrópolis , Bom Jardim , Sumidouro and São José do Vale do Rio Preto . [ 3 ]

3. Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing

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   Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 94 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis. Rubens Bomtempo, mayor of the German-influenced city ...

4. April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides - Wikipedia

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   The April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides was an extreme weather event that affected the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in the first days of April 2010. At least 212 people died, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 161 people have been injured (including several rescuers), [ 5 ] while at least 15,000 people have been made homeless. [ 6 ]

5. List of landslides - Wikipedia

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   Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro: 110 Worst single event in a series of landslides caused by very heavy rain in the area around Rio de Janeiro in the summers of 1966 and 1967. A high-velocity debris avalanche struck three buildings, two of them apartment buildings.

6. Nearly 40 confirmed dead in mudslides, floods in Brazil - AOL

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   The German-influenced mountain city of Petropolis on Tuesday saw just over 10 inches of rain within hours — as many inches as the region had seen over the past month combined.

7. Landslide - Wikipedia

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   Zhouqu county mudslide in Gansu, China on 8 August 2010. [61] Devil's Slide, an ongoing landslide in San Mateo County, California; 2011 Rio de Janeiro landslide in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 11 January 2011, causing 610 deaths. [62] 2014 Pune landslide, in Pune, India. 2014 Oso mudslide, in Oso, Washington; 2017 Mocoa landslide, in Mocoa, Colombia

8. 2022 Petrópolis floods - Wikipedia

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   Rio de Janeiro: The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro, announced on his social networks that he had mobilized more firefighters and ambulances. The governor also went to the most affected region of Petrópolis together with the Civil Defense and the president of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro , André ...

9. Monster storm triggered hundreds of mudslides across Los ...

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   The city was still working its way through 562 mudslides as of Wednesday evening. Burn scars, loose earth and improper construction are all factors. Monster storm triggered hundreds of mudslides ...