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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]
The January 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 January 2010. At least 85 people died, [1] with at least 29 people in the Hotel Sankey after it was destroyed by landslides, [3] and many more have been injured. [2]
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]
Deadly and destructive flash floods and landslides swept through communities along the southern coast of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state as unrelenting downpours pounded the region during the first ...
A road that connects Rio de Janeiro to the city of Santos was cut off after landslides and ... Rio de Janeiro’s famously colorful carnival celebration returned in full force this month after ...
Neighborhoods in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded Monday more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people. The heavy downpour wreaked havoc over the weekend ...
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 ...
At least eight people died in Rio de Janeiro state due to landslides and floods caused by heavy rains Thursday, Brazilian authorities said. A 6-year-old was listed as missing in the countryside ...