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2022 Brazil floods and landslides; Date: January – May 2022: Location: Brazil: ... From 28 January to 3 February, a series of floods and landslides killed 28 ...
Deaths. 109. 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]
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Deaths. 231. Missing. 5. Property damage. 1 billion R$ ($193.8 million USD) On 15 February 2022, intense rainfall in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil caused mudslides and flooding that destroyed parts of the city. At least 231 people died in the disaster. [1][2]
As major floods engulfed entire cities in the northern part of the Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state last week, meteorologist Estael Sias knew the water would drain into capital Porto Alegre’s ...
January 15, 2024 at 4:50 PM. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neighborhoods in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded Monday more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people ...
Brazil's southernmost state capital may suffer severe flooding for weeks to come, experts warn, compounding the struggles of half a million people forced to abandon their inundated homes. Parts of ...
Capitólio, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coordinates. 20°38′49″S 46°15′56″W / 20.64694°S 46.26556°W / -20.64694; -46.26556. Deaths. 10. Non-fatal injuries. 32. On 8 January 2022, a rockfall occurred in a canyon of Furnas Lake in Capitólio, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A cliff face collapsed onto tourist pleasure boats on the lake ...
Unrelenting rounds of heavy rain have turned deadly in northeastern Brazil, killing 21 people and leaving hundreds more injured. The devastating floods have left entire cities and towns completely ...