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Floods and mudslides occurred in the Northeast region of Brazil in 2022. Its cause was the rains that hit mainly the state of Pernambuco, but also Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte. Precipitation volumes surpassed the historical monthly average in several cities in just three days. [1] [2] [3]
Deadly landslides have upended lives in Brazil's northeastern state of Pernambuco after torrential rain caused extensive damage and significant flooding over the past week. According to Al Jazeera ...
Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in Brazil, killing at least 36 people and casting a pall over the country’s annual carnival festivities.. The hardest-hit regions – Sao Sebastiao ...
The floods were considered the worst to hit Brazil in over 80 years, [5] and marked the fourth such environmental disaster in a solar year, as previous floods killed 75 people between July, September, and November 2023. [7] [8]
The Rio-Santos highway, the main road in the region connecting it to Rio de Janeiro state, [2] suffered extensive damage, with numerous landslides covering or destroying stretches of the road. [10] Another road connecting Santos with Bertioga was blocked off. [2] Landslides from the rainfall on 21 February impacted Juqueí, displacing 80 people ...
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 ...
In 2022, torrential rain led to landslides and mudflows near the city of Recife in the country's northeast, resulting in the deaths of at least 100 people. [6] That same year, floods in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, killed 231 people and caused 1 billion R$ ($193.8 million USD) in damage. [7]
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 ...