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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]
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 ...
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 high level of precipitation caused flooding within the city as well as destabilized the mountainside, causing mudslides. [3] Videos of the disaster were widely shared on social media, showing cars and houses being dragged by landslides. [9] [10] By February 21, the death toll reached 176, [11] including at least 27 children and teenagers. [12]
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 ]
2022 Brazil floods and landslides; Date: January – May 2022: Location: Brazil: Cause: Heavy rains: ... a series of floods and landslides killed 28 [1] people in ...
Brazil’s federal government has announced a package of 50.9 billion reais ($10 billion) for employees, those on public assistance, the state and municipalities, companies and rural producers.