This report covers the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. In brief Programme purpose: The secretariat of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in the...
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Brazil: Floods - Nov 2009 Updates
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Towards a precise test for malaria diagnosis in the Brazilian Amazon: comparison among field microscopy, a rapid diagnostic test, nested PCR, and a computational expert system based on artificial neural networks
Abstract Background Accurate malaria diagnosis is mandatory for the treatment and management of severe cases. Moreover, individuals with asymptomatic malaria are not usually screened by health care...
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Southern Cone, South America: Appeal No. MAA46002, Annual Report
This report covers the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009. In brief Programme purpose: Support five National Societies in the Southern Cone and Brazil to effectively operationalize the...
Brazil: Displaced Flood Survivors Receive Food, Bedding
SILVER SPRING, Md. -In southeastern Brazil, residents are struggling to recover from recent torrential rains that fell in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro, causing heavy flooding...
Brazil: Floods (as of 08 Jan 2010) - Location Map
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EOC Weekly Report, 02 - 08 Jan 2010
BRAZIL- Flooding/Mudslides Persistent rainfall in the southeastern region of Brazil has caused widespread flooding and mudslides heavily affecting the State of Rio de Janeiro (Angra dos Reis) The...
Brazil announces emergency aid to storm-hit regions
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government announced on Thursday an emergency aid of 130 million reais (74.7 million U.S. dollars) to towns in the country's southeastern region...
Bridge Washes Away in Southern Brazil
Officials in Brazil say at least 15 people are missing after a bridge collapsed over a rain-swollen river in the southeastern part of the country. Authorities say the bridge over the River Jacui gave...
Brazil death toll from floods, mudslides rises to 64
Death toll jumps as more bodies found in Rio state * Weather improves, helping rescue efforts * Sao Paulo, Minas states also hit by heavy rain By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 2 (Reuters) -...
Brazil mudslides, floods kill 44 after heavy rain
Heavy rain likely to continue, death toll seen rising * So far, authorities confirm 44 deaths this week * In Angra resort, hotel collapses, killing 22 (Recasts to add details, confirmation, death...
Heavy rain causes huge rice production losses in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rain in Brazil's key rice-producing state has caused losses of 700 million reais (about400 million U.S. dollars) to local rice farmers, it is said. Over half...
Brazil: Death toll caused by storms in Sao Paulo rises to eight
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Sao Paulo authorities announced Wednesday that they found two more dead bodies after a storm hit the city on Tuesday, making the death toll rise to eight. The...
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REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies: Latin America & The Caribbean - Year 2, Issue 134
HIGHLIGHTS: ARGENTINA: Heavy rains displaced over 10,000 people due to floods. BRAZIL: Flooding from heavy rains has left more 15,400 people evacuated in Rio Grande do Sul. URUGUAY: The rise in the...
Storms in southern Brazil cause 2 bln USD in damage
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The storms that have been lashing southern Brazil in the past few weeks have already caused 3.5 billion reais (2 billion U.S. dollars) in damage, local authorities...
Storms kill 11 in southern Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian authorities on Wednesday confirmed one more death caused by the heavy rains which have hit the south of the country since last week, raising the total...
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Image of the Day for November 25, 2009: Flooding in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay
This image shows rainfall estimates for Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil from November 19–25, 2009. Heaviest rainfall amounts appear in dark blue, and lightest rainfall amounts appear in page green. By...
Floods leave 2,900 homeless in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of people who are forced to leave their homes due to the heavy rain which has been falling over several towns in Rio de Janeiro state, in Brazil's...
World: Current Flooding (as of 04 Nov 2009)
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REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies: Latin America & The Caribbean - Year 2, Issue 130
This note is compiled for The Risk Emergency Disaster Working Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (REDLAC) by the OCHA Regional Office through disaster monitoring and input from our Regional...