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Brazil - Floods (Government of Bahia, NOAA-CPC, PAHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 February 2024)

  • The toll of the floods continues to increase following the heavy rainfall that has been affecting Bahia State, central-eastern Brazil since 26 January.

  • According to local authorities and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), as of 5 February, six people died, 9,751 have been displaced and 117,000 others affected across 34 municipalities. In addition, 24 of the 34 affected municipalities are under an Emergency Situation decree.

  • For the next 24 hours, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecast across the affected state.