2022 Brazil floods and landslides
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Natural disasters in Brazil
| Date | January – May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Location | Brazil |
| Cause | Heavy rains |
| Deaths | 365
|
In 2022, major floods and landslides occurred in Brazil.
Late January–early February
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From 28 January to 3 February, a series of floods and landslides killed 28[1] people in Brazil.[2] [3] [4]
Mid-February
[edit ]Main article: 2022 Petrópolis floods
On 15 February, heavy rain in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro killed at least 231 people.[5] [6] [7]
May
[edit ]Main article: 2022 Northeastern Brazil floods and mudslides
From 27 to 28 May, heavy rains in Recife and Zona da Mata, Pernambuco killed at least 106[8] people.[9] [10] [11] At least 5,000 people were displaced from their homes.[12]
See also
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[edit ]- ^ "Brazil – Floods and landslides, update (INMET, media)". Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations . Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Brazil rains: São Paulo floods kill 21 and destroy homes". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Rain-fed landslides, flooding kill at least 19 in Brazil". AP News. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Brazil – Floods and Landslides in Sao Paolo Leave at Least 19 Dead". Flood List. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Brazil – Floods (UN OCHA, INMET Brazil, FloodList, media)". Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations . Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Storms near Brazil's Rio de Janeiro kill 38, fears toll may rise". Al Jazeera . Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Gaier, Rodrigo Viga (21 February 2022). "Death toll in Brazil's Petropolis mudslides, floods hits 176; more than 110 missing". Reuters.
- ^ "Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 106, 10 still missing". Reuters. June 2022.
- ^ "Heavy rains in Brazil's northeast kill at least 35". Reuters. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Sobe para 35 no de mortos pelas chuvas no Grande Recife; só neste sábado, foram 30 óbitos". G1. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Death toll from Brazil floods at least 91, with dozens lost". Associated Press . 30 May 2022.
- ^ "At least 91 dead in Brazil floods and landslides with many more missing". the Guardian. Associated Press. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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